The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-12-13
NJ I S G Ell Z a Fl K 0 u S
TNE HUNGRY ACTOR;
OR,
Empty Stomaehs versus Empty Pockets.
ny PAUL CREYToN.

One day. last summer, during the pre-
,ale1ce of the cholera. slim young gen
,leman, of remarkably hungry appear
auce, and with sharp eye, which gave
him wonderfully intelligent look, might
have been seen walking leisurely to and
fro before the entrance of popular eat
ing house in the Granite City. One
might have thought, from appearances
that the sole object of the young gentle
man in lingering in that vicinity was 10
snuff the fumes of roasted meats and smo-
king pies that were placed In tempting
array before the guests of the house; Out
if we take the liberty to examine his Sc,
cret thoughts, we shall see that he aimed
at something more substantial than the
mere odors of good cooking.
a pretty fix he muttered. hungry
with nothing wherewith TO satisfy my
hunger. To eat or not TO eat. that Is the
question which am afraid will be decl-
ded in the negative. Oh disconsolate
thought. I'D rather be a toad and live
upon the vapor of dungeon, than De
man, and live on nothing al all. mere
are all my friends! A friend should bear
\ friends infrmiues;' and furnish him with
dinner occasionally, when he's hungry:
But nv friends have all left me since L
gave way to my passion for the drama,
and took to the stage for subsistence
which failed 10 obtain. I've not friend
LETT to write my epitaph; not one to say OF
me when am gone-'He was a man OF
an unbounded stomach with nothing
wherewith to satisfy it. y dinner, an
ner, my kingdom for dinner!
At that moment a second young genue-
man made his appearance. approaching
the hungry actor with stare You
would have seen at glance that he was
from the country. His unshorn locks
and wide open mouth and eyes, ana hea-
Wv, awkard gait, together with his dress,
BETRAYED his ignorance of the town. HIS
habiliments contrasted strangely with those
of the hungry actor. The dress OF the
latter was fitted with exquisite taste to his
person, while that of the former was
clumsy in the extreme. But the ACTOR
coat was threadbare, while the country
mans was probably fresh from Oak Hall.
is it here that feller can 60 to get
bite when he's hungry? asked the Yer
monter.
Yes, SIR replied the actor, politely;
excellent dinners, fine puddings, delicious
cofTee-eYcrything that's good.
I'm in for that exclaimed JOSIAH
I'm so tarnal hungry that feels 'ough
IDS lief git rid of quarter IN good
restoraPs not
Famine is in thy cheeks young man,
muttered the actor, when Josiah had dis
appeared in the eating house; famine is
in thy cheeks and dimes in thy pockets,
probably. Can't | manage to ENJOY
dinner, dear youth, at your expense!
And the stage struck young man fol-
lowed Josiah incontinen1y into the sa-
loon. The Vermonter, seated at one OF
the short tables, was leaning on his elbows
and gazing about the 'lnsdes' of the room
when his new acquaintance boldly took
seat at the same table, directly opposite.
Just then waiter approached, bearing
a generous plate of roast turkey, smoking
and swimming in gravy. Josiah seized 1t
with avidty, and was on the point OF
striking his knife and fork into the tempt
ing dish, when the actor drew his atten-
ton by knocking on the table.
WAL, what is it' said the Vermonter.
The actor replied by glancing at the
fowl, and at the retreatin g waiter, and
shaking his head so omniously, that JOSH
ah dropped his knife in amazement.
.Eh? what?' whispered the Vermonter,
feeling that his new acquaintance had
something to communicate in confidence.
The cholera!' muttered the actor in
lugubrious and warning tone.
In the turkey!'
'Yes!'
Then that waiter--' growled Josiah,
starting up.
oh, said the other, it's all right with
the waiter He didn't mean any harm.
He thought you belonged to town.
And what ALFRED difference does that
make! demanded Josiah, with indigna-
ton.
! oh repeated the actor, 'all the differ
ence in the world. We people that live
in town are so used to-to-to-all this |
sort of thing'-polnting at the turkey
that it don't hurt us. But sure's man
from the country INDUCES, he's dead |
man; dead as door post. That's why |
the cholera takes off foreigners and coun-
try men as fast as they eat their dinners |
'Pshaw!' said Josiah, feeling faint.
Truth! exclaimed the other. Il know |