Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-11-10
III | S G E L l. A N Y.
"S0METlIlNG Has BEEN SAID"
ScESE-l Lacyer's oOice-La,cyer sol,ts read
ing. Enter Lldy

u.s. i<'tc t'ity.
Lady.--ls this Mr.. -?
Lawyer.-Ics, madam take a seat, ma'am.
Gushing chair)
Lady.-Wc!l, I've liulo business with you.
(seating hersefcloso to the professional gentleman
and III have more business, too
Law.-Ah well, madam.
Iady.-You sec, sir, i'm determined some things
shan't 90 on-they shall MT They oughtn't To
go on-they're too bad.
I.aw.-Wcli madam-
Lady.-i'il Just tell you what it isl believe
something has been said Gan emphatic gesture
with the parasol)
Iaw.-it is possble-very, madam.
Lady.-Yes, | knotc it-and, now | just want
you to 90 TO certain person, and find out what
has been said. Won't that do?
Law.-Not exactly madam-rather out of the
usual course But if you bring me your evidence
can advise you. and undertake.
Lady.-Oh, well-f YOU don't want to do it,
and then he can come 10 me, and can come 10 yOu
cant ?
Law-Oh very easily.
Lady-Yes, and then can find out Wi,at has
been sad-all about it-can't we?
Law.-With the greatest case in the world
Lady-Wel, we'll do it that way. But may
as well tell you what ii is. In the first place,
there are two young men in store-and think
they said t-ndced, people told me so-and what
do you think they said
Law.-I'u sure can't tell
Lady.-Why, they actually said that me and
my husband ANT married-iust think of that!
Law.-Slander under the statute.
Lady.-Ycs, indeed-and they ought TO be pun
shed for me and my husband were married by
Justice Kretschmar, when first to St.
Louis, were--and Justice kreSchmar knows
it. And don't you think--why, people have actu-
ally gone to Justice Kretschmar to see if we acre
married me and my husband, now, aint that too
bad
Law.-Too bad. indeed, ma am.
Lady guess it is-and won't bear it--they
must 6e punished--fJr I'm sure something has been
said. But more than this. good for nothing, good
looking woman, has told some of my acquaintance
that my husband, while he was counting, gave her
his miniature and that she is going to make il a
present to me The huzzyl Now know she is
not got my husbands miniature, for he never gave
me one, and I'm his wife, and know if he would
give any one his dear picture, he would give it TO
me, and
And here we left the scene, with a strong i'm
preston that something had been said y
Miraculous DELvERANcE.-"Ona late trip
of the splendid steamer HIbernia, No. 2. down the
Ohio, with 800 passengers. she took fire in the
hold from the spontaneous combustion OF some
chemicals. With great difficulty the flames were
suppressed, when TO the horror OF all on board, VI
was discovered that some half burnt casks, marked
coffee, contained kegs of Gun Powder, surrounded
/ by coffee, and the slaves OF one powder ksg were
actually charred II seems almost miracle that
/ the boat was not blown 10 atoms. and three hun
dred souls ushered into eternity One shudders
Mt the very thought of such imminent perli!'
The above reminds us Of story which we once
heard of similar character A wedding party
had assembled at the house of the BRIDES parents
consisting of some sixty persons. During the even
ing, and whilst the party were enjoying themselve;
in dance, servant sent into the cellar Il
draw some wine. When he returned, the maste
Of the house observing that he brought no candle
in with him, asked what nc mad done with it.
"Not having candlestick, sir" said he, 90
stuck the candle into that barrel Of black sand,
left it sticking there"
The master Of the house descended very quickl,
into The cellar, approached the barrel. CAREFUL,
drew out the candle and retteatng few steps
fell and tainted. He was soon found and restored
by the members of the family when he related I
them the rather unpleasant intelligence, that the
had been dancing Orer barrel of gun po,cdey
NTH lighted candle in IN y. Bulletin.