Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-04-01
From The Daily Delta.
A y T. II 4 K u f. tai f.
Showing How Jimmy, the Baker,
FOOLED THE POLIOE OrrICERs
From The Daily Delta.

For the last five wears. wight known far and
wide in the Crescent wotli, as JIMMY TIM B,Krn."
has been wont 10 Iide 10 aud fro along the levee on
coal black sieed Every one liked jimmy for, us we
before observed, Jimmy was n merry wight and all
orders io bread his delight t. snpply AT the short
est possible notice. Now, jimmy and his sieed were
well acquainted with each others ways. aud not fonda
Iurpin of his bnnny 'e~s than WAS his s,eed of
Jimmy. jimmy Of his seed. Nor curb nor rein was
needed by the baker o other mems kneading 10 ove in
formation 10 Jlmmys horse of the desires ol his master;
whispered word whistled noe was all sufficient
for the purpose
II 50 fell out, that Jimmy and his sieed were eplnp
along the levee Yesterday. medalng the ways this
wicked world. when they happened 10 crowd be
ginning gather near The shipping opposite the mint
Both horse and rider picked up their ears on his and
away 10 the crowd they onward dashe to see what
could be seen. II yhng funny were going on they
wished TO have laugh. though 1t might be but horse
laugh, yet laugh they w,nld and it n dead man were
there, they just likely 10 shed as anyholy
else. We'll as above observed onward dashed Jimmy
and his ste, d. As they arrived at the " here
abou OF he crowd police officer seized H.. bridle and
requested Jimmy 10 90 wi him. The day being cal
culaed for the ptonoiion Of thirst Jimmy supposed that
he had met W tn of hose polite gentlemen whom
people read Of, and certainly SIR" was the reply Of
Jenny. "And which way shall we go" sd Jimm, 7
for that individual baker deluded the belief that
the gentlemen whp held his bride rein was des rnus If
cemeniing growing intimacy with at least "julep -
"To the Caaboosr. said Charley Al the enuncation
OF that word the OF both horse and rider again
pricked up but the only words which either allowed hs
tongue To utter were-"N u'Te a good loukng f.llnw
--am't yon now :" and away horse and rider
with the officer Arrived al the meat market jimmy
began to argue his point in order get the duality abov
alluded 10. released from the cuches Of the law To
this Charley replied with Plaonc infexbliy that he
rider Of the dark steed should be mncted the
five or haply almighty dollars, aud that argument
would be Of no avail y
BY this time bakers dozen of the peace guardians
surrounded man and horse. Some held the bride snne
the riders legs and stood by, ready for coming
emergencies
Finding that argument was waste Of BREATH Jimmy
thought that he would uuNt his frinnes the hazard Of
die and strive fr chair breadth 'scape" A as
this idea came in The b,er's head he dexirousv Olsen
engaged The bride from the head Of his Bucephalus and
gaveone gentle whistle. As
'Away went Gilpin and away
Went Gilpins bat and wig"
in the days Of other years. 81, away went Jimmy and
his horse, leaving bdle as trophy to the agha,t Po
lice.
Loud were the hnzzas If ma rlet men and maids rs
the distance increased between jimmy and his
quandam aptors, and high in The air waved handher-
chiefs and old hats GIum looked The guardians If the
States dignity, as if their future peace pauperizad
aid oaths not few, were uttered, when were oh
served thousands Of wagg fingers. upward and down
ward moving in n.ockng mood, and when, rngin. in
air, was heard
"--ihe worlds sdread laugh,
Which scarce the stern phiIos pher scorn,"
that is tn, market world's-wakinp wild echoes -
Nor fyn. bighwaymap. nor flying Duchman, nor 6y-
ing
"Train bind Captain. exc"
ratified oer the stony sreets as did Jimmy, the
Baker and his sable sieed Up and down they "as and
furious" hew with Haunting coal ia s,rea ming out be-
hind full Of derison and strange nockery for the GeJ
police; and a, every turn, the crowd cried OUT "urrah
for Jmmy and again hurrsh ~