Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-02
Applying ths Prioospis.
py THE Yorso 'uS.


wise generous proporiOLs--tbe whole being
turnounted by head. which ives covered with
grey FIVE year old, (st lessD seal skin cop.
THIS sum soial-iegs, pants, feet, boiy, and
t:sprso-was the property. BY possession, OF
sir. zsnes iIumsppn. -, ...,.
Z-nas had been on "a bat during tie night
Wevooa, and had squsndered full hafs dollar
on himself in white eye and ,sweetenins. But
his returning senses made him feel philosophl.
esi; and onthe morning We speak OF hin'. he
stool, ct an early hour. in---stree', gazing
2'ng thus wise -.
tic That's the te'erguf-W---'ic
Well, don't poorceve Duthin per'ic-cu.
her 'tout them strings--on'y ones bigger 'en
t',othet-'c.' .... ....
.ThatsMe hgii'nin line, the big 'un'--said
40 urchin in the doorway near by.
Wen dops she-'ic-start =
You'd better ax in thar
'Whoar 7?
In the Office, up thar
The loater wss shown 10 .he door Of the build.
nag, and ty hook or crook found hs wsy up
,,ree fights OF stairs, into the Telcgrephic Of.
ne. The attendants enquired what the gen.
i.clnon had to forward p
For I'd !-hiC--who's size p
.Wha, will yon send!
Send IVhar
This :s the Telegraphic Office, sir.'
'Well--'ic--who' thunder said it wusn'l J.
1 supposed you had busuCss, sir
'Nuthn o the sort--'lc quite the re-ic-
icfte . the conirui;u.'
" hat vii! You have (!
Il want to make ,cme-'ic-'quiries.'
The hour being early, aud little doing, the
clerks vpty charitaby determined upon some
!Uu with the fellow, with view to sobering
min. The opportunity for anything gra.utous
escaped them, however, for ss they commenced
" consultation upon The hes; means to benefit
tie Intruder, he stepped 10 one of tie batteries,
wlch h'ppened, fortunately. 10 be bat lightly
ararged--aud, concluding tina, the knobs were
pornbe. he pulled his cap over his forehead
a,d suenp'td TO remove one of the bills a.; the
next m0ment Z"nus lsy stretched upon The floor!
Sic arose, as best he could, aud turned 10 the
G,rrk With:
Look we're 'ic--wot's--vure-
name kin lick as many sich Ike skunks ns
M, as could be druv into forty aker lot Wot
'r---did yer 'ic-knock an innersent man
'!own in tha. way ior !?
'NUbody touched you = said the clerk.
The --,hey--'Ic-ddnt
NO, sir. You took the
Took TOOL! Yere's yure contemplate cop
Icr,' ard, proceeding TO dash loose penny to.
'Hrds the attendant, which lay upon the ma
'ainr. his fingers came in contact with the bat.
'"'y, and away he went again, heel over hond
cross the floor!
Look yere = continued the sufferer. who by
,hi- 'i'nc, wss well nix h sobered cd bias, vure
.n'e7nnI n'olur, wot in thunder are you bout :
You mustn't handle the toOl.' observed the
r,erS. nearly bursting with laughter.
'L"os you MIR. Wot's your ia me ain't 10
he fooled this yere way ter nuthing'-l arnt
3y thunder! I'm an independent indivdooal
ain-rrd this yere nockin' people down, with
on. notice OF no kind arn't The thing, Ivy! I!
II you'll open tho. yere door, IL! 70 yo, O this
sna 40 question sxct-'
'Tha''s the door, cir
'rhst brass handled = Yea
'lm blo"ed OF you do Though. This child
ont ineddle with no more hard ,cQre in this
,ro0 40 how
The door wss opened by the clerk, and the
. How sldied out suppressed laughed per-
tded the coun,enancG of The attendant, as Zc.
nHs hlch. as the door closed, vented
nsslf IN broad hsw.haw.
You &c d sna,i young gentleman--you are"
bawied the loai.r, through the keytole, as he
held the door fast with both hsnds-'you're a
rTy smart young man! You'd like to gi, cut
q that md 90 "a yur breakfast, bemby, may
oe An et yur do GIT any grub afOre noon, left
'et a teller hnnt my size know it, will yer !
II! teach yer III knock people down. sinutnne-
Cn.Iy for nulhIS'-I willard, IRON prepar,.
IONS making On tie outside, the prospect was,
lhst the insiders were to be made prisoners.
a houglt s,rnck the attendant He discon.
nectsd lhe wire, and placing il in contsc, with
the knob of the tGor upon The inside, hi. coinpa.
mon ct on the battery!
The door flew open ins;nntansously, and our
valiant stranger, with the seal skin cap. was
Il scovcreJ in the act OF an sn,iansulsr descent
down Stare, the side OF his head scraping the
pain, from the edges ofthe steps. and his legs
mean time, performing IN involuntary pirouette
Ehlch would have done infinite credit to a
French dancing master.
|; 50 chsnced thSt Zrnas had purchased a
bunch ~ 'ncl'er matches the night before, which
he hsd deposited IN his coat pocket In his pre-.
!-eeS down stairs, ihe matches had became ig.
'u'"G. and hy the tine be- had reached the bot.
e o' the tir.' fight, M hah partially recover.
go i-rm the frSf effjcts at 'lhe slIock'-hut the
fHy I.rgsd through the veins, his coat tails
va uo l.a. soa hr was ant 'se, forward in
Ns .urgue',nu any 10y lhis last effort al his Tor
r,n'or,. tie discovered the FIRE. and preauu,-
ing . 80. pprt aCi carcel of the 'cussed inveU.
u"r "spraur To t,s feet. and with both hs nds
H,lsk.y u vor. hrhui him, for the purpose of
-rn''.''r' i've 0amr. which was roasting the
ga a. hl- 'n'Sp-".sibles-he put for the street
H"'r ~- IN gallon!
'-.t Fr"' i',1p! yerc! Ore! Murder
~ - ed the victim, az be dsried
ft., -t"tt.
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