Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-07-27
TELEcRAfHIo GA,rnLIN6

The scenery, machinery, decorations an,
properties of a well fixed up s.item game.
was discovered on Monday last in coffee
mousse on the corner of Baronne and Girdt
streets, bya Stranger, who came very neal
beng victim to the schemes of the scamp,
interested The story.as toldlby the in
tended victim. is as follows: With two
told dcsireto have little amusementan
to tryhis luck, he went into the house IN
question and commenced sgame.n but
soon found that the run Of luck was deci.
dedly against him. From this extraordi,
nary circumstance, and from some suspi-
clous actions on the part Of the PLAYER. lie
very naturally concluded that .somebody
had been "double teaming" il on him, and
as natural consequence he kicked up a
tip top row, and kicking the table over.
discovered lot of wires, which led from
the noor to the ceiling, and which were ad-
nirably adapted to convey any intelligence
which the confederate on the second floor,
wished to convey. This little discovery
induced him to demand his money with i
good spirit, and after giving the keeper Of
the game pretty good thrashing he col.
bt ss a y H. and Stored leaving b
H HA03Mfef a rffssIssippi editor, thus describes
some Of his own, and his 'scy labors:
x We have been partieula. engaged du
ring thelnfost part Of this week, cutting up r
rs, ast;.s ;,,4 H. IL x. :
uones sSg lard and beeswax, pm, &c;
Washing dishes; keeping an army of Howes
from raising the old boy, and otherwise do
amusing ourself, in consequence
Of which philosophical, philanthropical
and physiological advertisement, we are
unable to issue but half a sheet tp-day
Fine boy, fat and saucy, very image OF
his daddy, weight IL pounds, astonishing
babe; ate quart bowl of mush the first
day. and squalled for more; lively as
colt grows pound day doing tolera-
bly, we'll; SOS his NANNY Hope our sub
scribers will excuse us. Don't happen
but once year. South Caroliaiaa.
Calling on landlord for house, his
first inquiry was, Show many children
have youl' The good widowreplied, Ny
children are all in the graveyard She
was instantly rented the house; but it turn
ed out that she had nine childrenl She
| had sent them to d neighbcring burial
eroulSd while she negotiated with the land
lord. Though shrewd one, he admitted
he was regularly done for this time.
i Al VALUABLE Boy What can you
ldo2n asked traveller of a country urchin
Whom he saw in front Of a fathner's house
Tickling toad with long straw. !.
90. can do more'n considerable
ride the turkies to water, milk the geese
card down the old rooster, put up the pigs
tails in paper omake 'em curl, hamstring'
the grasshoppers, makes fires for flies t
lcourt by, keep tally for dad and mammll
when they scold al mark, anascut IL
buttons of dads coat when hes at prayc
! in the mornin'i"
! Ayoung Irish servant girl, coming frof
ALBANY recently in oneof the night steam
III ers, had the bad luekt to lose the recon
q mend, :, which had. been given her on lea
z ing her last place. She brought hoWcvs
the accompan ying rather dubious ticket
which she presented to hneighbor Of oVtr'
i Z This. i 70 say, that Kathleen q hazt
J, had 4 rood character when she left I'D
i nv lint she lost il on board the steam
IS coming down from Albany !;
y TIM MURrily, Chcrry-st
~ a celebrated preacher. IN the resie'
rs mart Of Pennsylvania, in announcing
lf..:-s. - ,,,e,cls II, the woods on q CT