The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-03-15
TIE MOUSE IN LIQUOR,

The Juvenile Scciety, composed of
lnrge number of the youth in Rev. Dr..
Skinner's church, held their anniversary
III the Lec.ure-room, on the Slh Of April
and were addressed by the Hon. Mr., Ere
linhuysen, Mr.. Blatchford, anu other gen.
tlemcn, in very interesting manner.
This branch of the N. Y. Cold water
Army is doing nobly. ---,
from London, apologisd for much Of the
folly of drunkards by the following story
ofthe Cat and the Mouse;
a mouse ranging about brewery hap
pcncd to fall into one of the watts Of beer,
was in imminent danger Of drowning, and
appealed to cat 10 help him out. The
cat replied il is foolish request, for as
soon as get out shall ent you. The
mouse piteously, replied that fate would
be better than to be drowned in beer.
The cat lifted him out but the fumes of beer
caused pussy to snceze; the mouse took
refuge in his hole. The cat called upon
mousy TO come out-'You rascal, did YOU
no, promise that | should ent you?''
"Ah!'' replied mousy, ''but you know
| was in liquor at the time"
a SINGULAR INCIDENTAL late num-
bcr of the New York Sun contained the
following advertisement
If the cabman who brought gentle
man tolhc Astor House, at abou, O'clock
this morning (Monlay) will call at the
Office and leave word with either of the
clerks, nt what street and number he
found the gentleman, he will be most
literally rcwartlcd.''
This mysterious notice set everybody
wondering and guessing. After few
days tho mystery was solved by the
New York correspondent of Boston
paper ; and the facts, as he represents
them, make out case suoh as has rarely
occurred in New York or elsewhere.
1t appears by the statement that a gen.
tlcmcn arrived in New York from Syra.
cuse with $4,000, for the purpose of
making purchases. Having selected his
goods and got his drafts cashcd, he started
of with three fine fellows (drummers)
upon spree. After getting pretty we'll
excited ut n game Of ten pins--nothing
morc-they explored the unknown re.
gions of Church and Leonard streets,
kept up the game for two or three days
until ut last our country merchant
found himself, by some mysterious apen.
cy, leaning over and area railing in
Walker street, and there all conscious.
ness left him, together with some SI2,
600 in cash and $500 worth Of iewclry,
at O'Clock in the morning. The first
returning dawn Of reason hit him hard at
about 10 o'clock OH Monday Morning,
when he awoke in bed, and, glancing at
his under and only covering, discovered
its material TO be coarse cotton, instead
fine linen ! which, operating Oke O
brandy smasher) as an cye-opencr, he
raised himself, sane, and espicd a very
fair girl ironing at a side table, while his
clothes were hanging upon chairs before
the fire. 'Will you have tho kindness to
tell me, Miss, how the deuce came
here 2 yes, sir saw YOU in Walker
street about 3 o'clock in the morning,
clinging to lamp'post, and as you couldn't
name TO me your residence or destination,
| took the liberty Of bringing you to my
lodgings and Of relieving me Of the bal.
ancc of my money, thought he r. Your
clothes were soilcd, ms was your linen
! have washed the one and cleaned tho
others, and they will be ready in few
moments. 1 believe had small sum
OF money about me last night, Miss = cjac.
u!ated he, like q man conscious of his
own ruin. 'Not very small sum, sir,'l
sho replied; 'but here it is, sir, with the ]