Washington telegraph., 1848-07-26
"pUpoNT'S BEST

number Was considerable, and each was
anxious 10 gel Us near as possible to the
source ol comfort, the closely wedged cir.
Gle OF ehaif.baebs iomcd sofl OF e0ri0H
SdHHdHe. siane, without some one would
move, ali iuafess 10 the lire Was cit oil,
rs though L were under quarantine. Aud
the semi=eifeular row OF les and feet
turning. .laWafds coward the hearth, looked
like the srukes ol Uu euurmous wagun-
wheel Efen the landlord Was excluded,
aud with bis haud- ia his pockets, Mr.
NJ, was Hdaslfi5u,ly pgomeaadng his
bar'foomi enleatoaug to look Us good na.
Iufcd aud Is comfortable Us eireumstanc,
would permit.
In tins state Of things DR.. z. of our
town, eulefed rubbing his hana= and pro.
uouueed euefgelira.ly several mouosyl.
lubIir wafd=. IN connection with some
quite original observations on the state
ui the weather But in VAIN did he, with
blue nose aud heseechug look, walk round
the semieifeIe OF kiud.heafied neighbor-,
To get aeeezs 10 the lire, uota soul moved.
"by the law.s IL, cold al lenaJh rX.
claimed The Doctor by way Of drawing
attention IN his iudom condition.
"ilryi eold dyou say answered one
carrIessly5 ", should lhink Hkely 1t is,
Out IN the street. -rnd he cody gake his
chair mleh, IN the unsuccessful eaou
10 get Ii haki-iuch nearer 10 the hfa.
Nov, D. T.. though one q lHs best
hearted mn ii lhH world, Is exceeding.
| ly irritable. aud while as fond oI .ake us
tumn Was. Is known as d perfect dare.
devil capable Of any thing Ailef mo-
mcnts waiting. hs iuit the RON. mulicr.
ing something expressive oi hi= private
opinion Is Il The stat, ul civilization W
that town. Crossing lha street l8 store,
hc put neatly up bundle, sama iaaf uch.
e., by two IN size. IN one eonefa af which,
| ho put aboai spoonful Of "DapaHl= e-t,
Re-eugeHHg the barrunm. h tipped
the landlord =Iy wink aud iHau, py d
personal arHaaI prevailed up1u Tho most
| guoi-mWaa INN OF The Hfaup u move
mmuanlaIs. 50 sIuadmil 4. WITHIN ,hr
c.nlsl movement which tH5 fH-G r.
proved Immediately By looking daggOf-
and ic.cie 90 the good.uaurgd man.
| Doctor L., however quietly turned h!.
back Goo tila lire. puliug hl,ruat.tai!- aside,
American fashion, api very cuupo-cdly
wm,Jng aHkee Doodle
Al ia-i some one Glanced 10 remark
"MuN be- a good morning lor rabbit
hunting
"Ie-,' said the doctor catching eager.
! Is st tho very hint that he had been wait.
Ing for "ycs, should think so. I'm 90
ing myself. directly Just bought pound
or TWO of tr.i rate powder over the way
here. Enc-taulcle I've scenin towr'
And cody taking out the package, he
tore oil corner, rs Il at random, aud
poured upon hi- hand about a spoonful
oI tLc apparent contents, threw II upon
,ue be.
The explosion elevated some mli.a.
dozen OF iHe circle twho bad not no-
/ urcd what be- WA, duingj TWO or three
inches from their chall., and loud wmDu.
Huurcs followed against lHe repetition
o. any chemical experiments, oI that
-or Whilr lhg landlord, who had geo uI-
cue. remarked.
"By George, you'd better blow mans
/ house up, hadn't you!'
"li you say much, Twill, rcJoincd H.,
in great apparent heat I'D just as soon
pitch the whole two pounds INTO the fire
as not
Idliko to see you, replied NJ. conf.
IDENTIFY
"Do you dare me to do it, shouted Il
"Ncs, | do doggcdly answered the
Landlord.
No sooner said Than done. With a
mu;,egpd remark about taking dare
from any man, 4. dashed the bundle among
the blazing brand, and sppng towards
the door followed by the landlord
Heavens and earth, what scattering
No one stopped TO shove bacl, his char
everything turned q complete somerset;
and gathering themselves up as quickly
as they could disentnglc arms aud lcg-
from the confused mas-, everybody shot
tor the door and windows, without stop
ping To look behind him.
One mau, whose pluck has been tried
on ordinary occasions, vanished through
the back door, jumped a i've foot fence
without breaking hi, trot, and was last
seen strcukng il down a back street, yell
ing murder at the top oI his voice, and
once nus while loohlugup backward, to
dodge the falling tinbcrs.
Another long-lcggci individual, who
is built up like "a pair OF longs, made but
three strides arfo-- a sixty foot street, and
heading up lane, leaning forward at an
angle OF about lorY-iyc degrees, putting
down his long spars like the bucket, OF
steamboat wheel, with his coal-talls
streaming behind him like the tail of
comet
While one courageous citizen porecly-
lng both doors aud windows hopelessly
| wrdpcd scrambled behind door and COM