Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-01-16
NO. 20.
A DEEP SELL.

Boston, an agreeable little spot by Lake
Cochituate. @.
Dodge was standing, a few mornings
since, upon the pavement Of Browns drug
store, corner Of Washington and State
streets, when he observed that near about
every body, big and little, old and young,
darkies and bull dogs, passing along down
State street by the open basement door of
certain eating establishment, gazed
down as if something was going on there
in Of considerable momentary attraction.
-Dodge's everlasting penchant for
joke induced him TO cross over and take
a peep down the cellar, Just 10 see if
something couldn't DO made Of the mat.
ter.
About the time Dodge espes' prorslier
coming up State street from towards the
Mail office. with bunch of "Crsises" in
his haad.
"Hcavens and earthn' ejaculated bod ge;
looking down INTO the basement, and ges-
ticulating with great emphasis.
'Hello! brother,' said Propeller, whats
the matter?'
Only look' says Dodge.
'Whal?' says man, stopping short and
peoring over the shoulders Of Dodge and
Propeller.
well, never!' chimes Propeller, ia
king the dodge.
'Eh! What--whal's the matter!, anxi-
ously asks third, fourth, tenth and fif-
teenth person, stopping & Gro wding about
the doorway, while Dodge kept rolling
his big eyes and saving the air with his
hands; and Propeller equally excited
lodging up and down, effecIually keeping
others from getting any thing like fair
sight Of the doings in the basement.
Can't that be stopped?' says Dodge;
Cant it, I'd like to know?'
Lets go down and sec--too bad,' says
Propeller,
'Wha.'s going on, ch?'
'Any body hurtY
What--wha, hurt him, eh?' SAYS first
one, then another, crowding up and block
ing the sidewalk.
Hes got knife, by thuntern says
Dodge.
'Who?' says one.
Stabbed himself, eh?' says another.
'Who's stabbed: Call policeman ech.
oed a third.
mo, no! No use, no use,' says Dodge,
he only wants air and light. Stand back,
gentlemen, stand back!
'Yes, ves-don't crowd; stand back
gentlemen, if you please, he's only
but before Propeller could get the resi-
due of his speech out, some body shouted
She's on y got fit
"A fit? Is that all? thought he'd
cut his throatn says another.
'What's the mattcr?' asked an outsider
Of a newsboy.
"A mans cut his throat down in that cell
lar, they say. sir
"A mans cut his throatn echoes the
) mob, and by this time shopkcepers, stock
jobbers, loafers, cab drivers, apple women
and newsboys fairly barricaded the door,
: way Of the basement, and several voices
from below could be distinctly heard Ut
tering offensive ep'thcts to the mob to
move off.
'Why don't they send for an officer2'
says an old specialized gentleman.
There's two down there says Propel-
} Ter.
) :Only one,' says Dodge; .just look sect
9Th! man kiled?' whispered an inves-
tigator, almost breathless
'Man killed! man killed" shouted the
boys.
Silence, you scoundrclsn Who says
a mans killed?' said Dodge. mo mans
killedn
'Wo-man killed! is there, sir?' inquiries
another.
Woman killed. No--women savedr
says Propeller. Glad to see i,--anything
to save the women!
sWoman saved! woman saved?' again
shouted the boys,
run over--much hurt where is she--eh!
-umph ? asked a medical man who had
heard the report and saw the mob as he
was rididg by.
Didn't say woman was hurt says
Propeller. Il say that thing will save
the womcn--save them--'
aye! my hearties, save the wimmin eff
the shi p's afre--hau! out the wimmin--
bias: the goods! cried tar, rushing to
the rescue as soon as he heard, or thoug ht
he heard the women were in danger.
'GentlemenH shouted Propeller, as the
mob nearly crowded him, Dodge, and the
rest whowerc nearest, down into the base
ment-'gent!emcn, nobody is hurt, nor in
danger; but there will be if you don't
quit pushing in this way. If you will
keep quiet, gentlemen, I'll tell you all a.
bout it. and my friend here-Dodge
-chanced along, and seeing man turn
ing new.fangled machine for cleaning
knives and foks,we just stopped to see the
snotion-tha!'s ally
"MocH1o" HoGs.-Mr. S. Stephens, Of
Half Day, Lake county, informs US that
he has some hogs passing under this name
which he describes as very extraordina-
ry animals. They attain their growth
in six months, and may be fatied to weigh
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