The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-09-17
From the New Orleans Picayuue.
A RUNAWAY APPRENTICE.

and glossy pate, with crisped curled locks,
sprinkled with gray around the edge making
the bald place more apparent and noticeable
rushed into the Recorders office yesterday,
conducting an individual many years his ju-
Nor. 1t cannot he said that he was leading
him for he had evidently been compelled 10
+ resort 10 coercive measures, as his right hand
firmly grasped collar of a brown linen sack
coat, covering the upper portion of his COM
San;on's person, by which he was compel
ling hin to advance nolens Uolens. The lad
for it is useless TO conceal the fact that
the companion of tic Old gentleman was a lad
was remarkably interesting youth lie
was moi built exactly in the Apollo prlnclPle
for his knees had decided inward ten2en-
cy; his nankeen pantaloons were little
short, but his shirt collar made up by its ex-
IRENE size for any deficiency in the afore-
said nankeens; his sandy hair was cut so
very close TO his head that it seemed mat
ter of extreme doubt whether it would ever
attain any considerable length. The old
gentleman sat his companion forcibly down
upon bench arranged his own voluminous
sack coat and wiped his face with brown
silk handkerchief.
"May it please yourhonor, you honor's
at lezure,' commenced The stout gentleman.
"Fve got very aggravated case 'ere-l
might say hard case, only won't be wul-
gar. That ere lad, sir, is refectory prem
tice Of mine, sir, and | wants 10 ave him
dealt with with the utmost wigor of the law,
srn
"Ah!" exclaimed the Recorder, "you are
licensed victualer,I supposed"
ga witler, sir, CALCULATED The stout COM
plainant, with reproachiul smile, ga witler!
Does | look like witler, sir?" And here
the complainant displayed the folds ofan enor-
nous ruffle that had been partially conceal
ed by being tucked under his wastcoa;.
The Recorder intmated that he was not
familiar enough with the external appearance
of Victuallers TO judge, as he had never seen
them except in their places of business,when
lthey generally had on white aprons and were
in their shirt sleeves; but he had supposed
from the remark of the complainant, that the
lad was "his refectory apprentice" that he
kept restaurant.
''No sir" said the stout one, tucking away
his rufe again, q am not wtler and hope
| dosn't resemble one.''
"You look more like green turkle,' said
the boy. The old gentleman extended his
fright hand towards the free-spoken youth,
and looked at the Recorder, as much as TO
say, "Observe what wiper Eve been carry
in in my BOSOM"
81 am tradesman, sir, in the dry goods
lime; my name is neutrality-suspicious. Jen-
kins."
Sand what complaint have you 10 urge a,
gainst the lad, Mr.. Jenkins?"
"Whould you be good enough TO cast your
eye upon that interestin' youth?"
The Recorder did as he was desired.
''You would little imagine, sir, from them
lhypocritical tears as is APPARENT on his counte
nance, indcatin' repentant spirit, that the
malignity of rattlesnake and the decep
tive qualities of a chameleon is concealed
under his shirt. doesn't suppose you would
sir, and. it's no discredit TO you ifyou don't
: Nobody wouldn't The speaker here ap
peared 10 be much overpowered by his feel
: ings, and again produced the brown sill
handkerchief and wiped his eyes. and while
bis hand was in, extended it TO his large ex-
tended nasal organ, which he blew vigorous
: Y.
"But the complaint" suggested the Re
corder, perfectly unmoved.
GIVE been father sir TO that lad"
! eyes," interrupted the subject of the com
$ plaint-"you've been grand father, havn'
youW
II "Doos your honor hear himT' asked III
complainant. ''No,sr, claim nothink of thu
S sort, alt hough rve bestowed as much affec
: ton on you as great, great, grand father
/ infant crocodile that you are"
+ "What has the boy done?" said the Re
1t corder.
n "Everythink that was bad, sir, and woun
o up all by runnIn away from my bed and boar
+ three days ago, contrary TO the terms of hi
'r indenures."
"That's fact. part on it. did runawa
n from your board, for | amt had nothin' els
to sleep on since fust was bound to you, al
u amt gon' to stand it not no longer, sal
IS the boy, jerking his head great many time
u by way of emphasis.
m "Does he not treat you well?' inquired til
e Re corder.
IS 81 shouldn't say he did, returned the DO.
'e GA boy can't live on hard billed rice all til
le time, or dry bread nuther. We had th
r same rice puden' on the table for four day
ID hand runnin' an every day it was billed owe
ID an arter the fust day they didn't take tn
r trouble to cut il; coz they know'd it was'I
b. no use-might just as we'll Try TO cut paw
stone with penknile. There'd been b
- chunk cut out the fust day, and the boys a