The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-16
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fcrnal piriur. wot in thunder are you about.
'You mu.l,'t handle the tools, observed the
clerk nearly bu,s ingwih laughter
! .Louk YOU! MIR. .wols.ynre- name. !
ann 10 be fooled This ere way for nu'hin, !
4 ant. By ,bund.r I'm an independent indi'
vilool. am; and This yere knockn' down
wi hout no,ice Of no kind, arm, the thing. II
you'll open that ypre door, II go out OF this,
and 10 question axed a.
Til Is The door sir
That brass handle
Yes.
I'm hlowed il you do though! THIS child
don't r,e.iale Ni.h no more hIrIwrs in this
trap now how -,
Tn. ,Iopr was-opened by The clerk and The
fellow si,iled ont. A suppressed laugh per
yn,le,l The colnlenance OF the attendant as
Ze,,as departed, which. IA The door closed
vented, itself in a broad haw, haw.
You re n sn.rt young gentleman, yoa are !.
hawle,i The Ioalpr, through the keyhole, us
he held the door fast with 10th bands you
re a ,ery sinar, young man! You'd like 10
re, out of ,ha, and go 10 yoIr breakfast
hi,nc hy! And er YOU do 81, any grub this
fore nnon. i,sl le, a le!l'r about my size know
it. will yer! l'lhieach yer 10 knock people
down simultaneous, Ter nnhin', willard
from the prepartns making on the outside
the prospect was that The insides were 10 be
made prisoners. O.
A thought struck the attendant. He dis
connected the wire, and placing II in contact
with The knob of the door upon the inside,
his companiou lie, on the battery.
The door flew open inslantanrouslv, and
! our valiant stranger with the seal kin cap,
was discovered in the act Of an anti angular
descent down stairs, The side OF his head
scraoiug The paint i.om she edges of The steps,
and Iii, ieas meantime performing revnlu'
,ionary puroeue which would have done
mer, lo, d French dancing master
Il 50 cllanccd that Zeras lad purchased a
lunch o lucifer matches the hisnt be'"'e;
which he had depe sized in his coat pocket
In his progress down stairs the matches ce-
came iani I'd. and ~ the tine that he HAD
reached The hoiiom oi the first flight he hau
partially recovered from The first effects "i
the shock bu, the fluid lingled il'r"nsi, l'iH
vens, his coat tail. were on fin', anl he vas
now srt forward in his iuiaginalior hy this
la-i eifou oi his iormeniors. He discovered
the fire. aud, prcsumnig ii wa part ot par~
eel of The fire cusspd nvrn'ion.' he sprai'g
to his !erl. and with both hands behind him.
lor The pur. .'o>e Of smoihcrl9 the hame
which was roasting the seat OF his meApres'
>ihl.s he PM for the street toor nj ull ga.lop
Fire! f,e! Help! ger mnn'-ilre help )
thou ed the victim as lie darted into the
street.
Away he d; she'd iuwarls Baltimore. at
speed which the ''ligl,niI' line itself might
have been pr,nl o.. Luckily square off.
he discovered Il ,erval.t with Il horse attach
e,l 10 enc Of The hy,lran;s, bu,'y engaged III
washing off the pavement llc rushed io
lie spot and ur IN. short before him pcs
teriori, he begged him. at the top OF his
voice Tor Gods sake In PIT him out
Perhaps his sable friend : eye didn't elis
ten ;,,.l may I've his ivory 'inl'nt shine, rs he
charii;abIy turned the current OF thai s:rea'n
upon the uninen;onable porions OF the poor
fellow nehermenis. The fire was cAln-
gui-hed without serious damage rs the pa
pers ray; he loairr was entirely saturated
and having changed his heavy inside wet for
a rkin drenchihs' he departed, perfectly so
her, amids, the ieers of-lhe crowd who had
Witnessed The fd'l. most vocilrrously curs'
,ng al Improvements in magnetism and com.
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