Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-08-06

can yell not show me the umbreller !"
"Cant stop, sir; got copy to WI"
Is this The editors shop!"
"Yes, madam, walk in. Ephraim hand the
lady chair; be seated, madam"
Lady s,s-a leg Of the chair gives way. and
down comes The lady with a Tremendous crash
and shriek-all hands rush in TO rescue her /;
and after thousand explanations and apologies,
she is accommodated with seat on the dead
paper barrel
81 am sorry TO disturb you. sir, bu, my son
los, his umbrella. and as paid high price for
i, TO take TO Havana, where he is going as su-
Percargo TO sloop on account Of his health,
which is very poor. as his aun, Maria says he
may be -"
Devil" Copy, sir"
"Clear out"
Il dom. wish to disturb you, sir, bu. under
Is this the Office of the Star %
"Yes, sir"
"l see that you have an -"
Where's the editor !-ah, good morning
| hope that The umbrella you mentioned this
morning is The one -"
"Dunder, vo, crowt! Val, now nynheer,
ash you got mine ombrel-"
"Gracious me, can't get in here9 want
10 see the editor Where is he! eh, that him?"
Looks more like rish,ened owl than an
editor But want to see the umbrella that
is -"
"Eh, bien begare | shall &c, to dis vo, you
call Won umbrella, nevare! Monsieur shall
tell you two or tree word, de umbrella | shall
lose -"
"All hands waiting for copy, sir"
Good people have patience. If you will
just range yourselves agains. the wall. two
deep, while we get little copy for -"
GOOD morning, Mr.. Star. see you prob
ably have my umbrella; just The description
lost il last -"
You advertise an umSrel-mine was black
silk with -"
IL should be glad -"
Stand back, here are four ladies' who wan,
to come in. and seven boys, all to see that um.
brel -"
Has it any ivory Z"
Can, you just hold i, up!'
"Oh dear, don't push on"
"Open the door if you pl-"
"Copy, sir"
Who picked my pocket! !"
"Silence"
Where's the edi-w
Bow.wow-wow ki-i-yi-eye"
Kill tha, dog"
"What scrousing time"
Mr.. Editor, do -"
Ladies and gentlemen, silence! do! silence!
silence ! silence! keep silence! There, now,
If you will jus. be still moment, we will ge,
the umbrella and hold i, up where you can see
ii, and if the owner is here, he or she can take
it. Ephraim. reach it here; stand back, gen.
tIemen be quiet, now"
There now, there it," (about forty voices
' That's mine yes, that's it,"
In rushed the crowd, the editor knocked over
his coat torn, one boo, (patched) stolen off, the
umbrella ripped into fifty pieces, the ladies were
roughly handled, and shrieked yociferously, and
horrible confusion reigned supreme, urtil aid
came TO clear the Office. The deviIhas no, been
seen since, and on hearing s,iAed grun, iu the
corner, we stepped there and found Ephraim
had captured the Dutchman in the melee, and
was indusiriously a. work in corner, choking
him. "Uh donder and blxen where ish dat
umbrella :"
After this, people will please bring no more
umbrellas here. We highly approve Of the
change IN moral sentiment upon the subject of
umbrellas, bu, deliver US from ever again hav-
ne found umbrella in our sanclum. II was
madness in the first place Bring us no more
/ rcwS-ing--A cat seIensde al midnight, |
sih raging iooiii-aeLe To match