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

The Juvenile Society, composed Of q
large number Of the youth in Rev. Dr..
Skinner's church, held their anniversary
in the Lec.ure-room, on the 9Th Of April
and were addressed by the Hon. Mr., Ere
linhuysen, Mr.. Blatchford, nnd other gen
tlemcn, in very interesting manner.
This branch Of The N. Y. Cold water
Army is doing noby. --,
from London, apologisd for much Of the
folly of drunkards by the following story
oflhe Cat and the Mouse;
A mouse ranging about brewery hap
pcncd 10 fall into one of the watts Of beer,
was in imminent danger Of drowning, and
appealed to cat to help him out. The
cat replied il is foolish request, for as
soon as get out shall eat you. The
mouse pitcouslv, replied that fate would
bc better than to be drowned in beer.
The cat lifted him on, but the fumes o beer
caused pussy to sncezc; the mouse took
refuge in his hole. The cat called upon
mousy to come out-'You rascal, did you
not promise that should eat you?"
"Ah!' replied mousy, .'but you know
was in liquor at the time"
SINGULAR INCIDENT.-A late num-
hcr Of the New York Sun contained the
following advertisement
" If the cabman who brought gentle.
man tolhe Astor House, ut about l o clock
this morning (Nlonday( will call at the
office and leave word with either of the
clerks, at what street and number he
found the gentleman, he will be most
literally rewarded"
This mysterious notice set everybody
wondering and guessing. Aflcr few
days tho mystery was solved by the
New York correspondent Of Boston
paper and the facts, rs = eprescnts
them, make out a cnse such as has rarely
occurred in New York or elsewhere.
1t appears by the statement that gen.
tlcmen arrived in New York from Syra.
cusc with $4,000, for the purpose of
making Notwithstanding selected his
goods and got his drafts cushcd, he started
of with three fine fellows (drummcrs)
upon spree. After getting pretty we'll
excited nj game of ten pins--nothing
more--ihcy explored the unknown re-
gions Of Church and Leonard streets,
kept up the game for two or three days
Until at last our country merchant
found himself, by some mysterious agen.
cy, leaning over and area rniling in
Walker street, and there all conscious.
ness left him, together with some $l2,
600 in cash and $500 worth of iewclry,
at 3 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, glnncing at
his under and only covering, discovered
its material to be coarse cotton, instead
of fine linen {! which, operating (like
brandy slnasher) as an cyc-opencr, he
raised himself, sane, and espcd very
fair girl ironing at side table, while his
clothes were hanging upon chairs before
ti", fire. 'Will you have tho kindness to
tell me, Miss, how the deuce came
here ?? Yes, sir: | saw you in Walker
street about 3 o'clock in the morning,
clinSins to lamp post, and as you couldn't
name 10 me your residence or destination,
| took the liberty of bringing yon TO my
lodgings and Of relieving me ofthe bal.
ancc OF my money, thought he ! Your
clothes were soiled, rs was your linen
| have washed the one and cleaned the
others, and they will be ready in few
moments. Il believe had small sum
OF money about me last night, Miss + eac.
ulated he, like q man conscious of his
own ruin. 'Not vcrv small sum, sir
she replied; 'but here it is, sir, with the