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We'll this same J ack has afforded srch a
fund of amusement 10 several choice spirits
bn I- wharf. Tin Boston, that your
humble servant, Bob deemsHit expediept to
chronicle few Of the richest Jokes wherein
Jack has been the sufferer.
Jack was passionately fond Of smoking,
and WIS always ID the habit Of asking an in
diEidaal whom be saw enjoying the weed,
1if hsihad any more of the same sort left 2n
On one occasion in answer to this question
10 received ! reply Of certainly, Jack, there
i one on the desk TINT you are welcome to- =
Jack seized the delicious twist, Ia huge re-
|. gala. which bad been heavily charged With
powder, for bis special benefit GA light
| if you please said he TO the donor; .don't
bpther1nhe,n was the reply, there's man
who will accommodate YOU" pointing to full
blooded Emeralder who stood on the bier
Ewfth both arms leaning comfortably over /
huge post, and enjoying the rays Of the sun.
and short black pipe 1T. the Same time. -
Jack stepped briskly over, and the Emcral-
der acceded to his request With nod, aud
without removing the pipe from his mouth 1
Jack inserted the end Of bis cigar into tie
bowl ofIhis pipe, bringing the noses of theI
two smokers almost in3contaetl and began To-
draw vigorously to ensure the desired result: /
scarce bad be commenced, ere an explosion
Ftopk plsce, which sent the llpc in one d.
reetion and the cigar ID another, filling the
Plfactory organs and eyes of the two wor-
thfes with any quantity of gunpowder smoke
And fragments of tobacco When the smoke
blew aside, We beheld Jack. and the accomo-
dating Hibernian engaged in regular set
Vol each thinking the other the aggressor-
The roars Of laughter, however. undeceived
lack, who stepped over with bloody nose
and savAge denleanor to where we were
standing5 his eloqucnce was soon hushedt
sa5oFcvcr,Iby an individual known as the
Doctor. from the fact of his keeping some
1'Isiuf in the back part of his store, which
he sometimes served out on particular oc-
casfons,p to his particular friends IN
''small doses"
4 Stcpin hore with me, jack said the
Doctor with amysterious wink, ''step in here
and make 1t up with glass of old brandy !"
Jadk nothing 10th. accepted the invitation
and followed the Doctor; arrived at the
pReo OF deposit, the Doctor poured out half
q ttmblerfull Of the rudy liquid. and under
pretencc of adding a little sugar he silly
slipped nearly half handful Of cayen
pepper frpln box near by into the tumblcr.
Drink quick, Jack. before the others come
back hcref said the Doctor, stirring the fiery
mixture and handing it To Jack, WHO quaffed
IT pit without taking breath; scarce had he
taken his lips from thu tumbler, ere his
colntenaIce began to undergo the most lu-
dicTous contortions. TPathcr, for the sake
o. mercy wather Y gasped he, his mouth
raw with the burning drought Just at!this
moment ohio of the Doctor friends happen
ing accidsatally to walk near the two and
seeing the bottle from which the liquor had
ecnlpoured standing on barrel in front of
Jack. he exclaimed with an anxious look,
Why, Doctor you didn't let the man drink
from that bottle2 = I,
aN cs I did, was tie reply Then
you're dead man r. said the other. turning
To Jack, 'tfor | prepared that bottle Of
Pol$dN to kill bed bugs With
Jhsk turned CHASTITY pale, and gaspcd for
breath, .OImurther I'm dead run for a
Doctar @ I'll be dead afore you comes
back Holy mother.of Moses, why did taste
I the dirty brandy D the poison burns the
inside of me For the love Of heaven, fetch
a Doctor Tim dyin, Lord have mercy
on ihy soul r and like Explanations did
Jack pour forth with astonishing rapidity.
.I6" What's to be done for the poor man IN
said the Doctor. aIFll run and get him a
dose of Tiheturc Hokeepokee,n said his
friend. sit il the only thing thatll save his
life, and AWAY he went and shortly return
cd with the Tincturc Hokecpokee, as he call
ed it, which was nothing more or less than
rochelle powder Almost every one knows,
OF ought to know, that rochelle powder is
put up in two papers, one blue and the other
white, and Id taking it, the contents of the
blue paper are dissolved in abont gill Of
pure Mater il one tumbler, and that of the
white paper i'm another, the two are then
poured together, when lively effervescence
takes place, making foamiDg and sparkling
drink
1 Well, two tumblers were arranged, the
rochelle powder dissolved il them, and Jack
was told to drink FIRST one, and then the
other Immediately after it; hefolIowed these
directions implicitly, and the result was that
1 the twp doses met midway in his throat
the efferyescence took place, and for mo-
ment 3r two be was perfect living fountain;
I he literally foamed al the BueutA.
II The bystanders could keep silent no Ion.
ger, but gave vent to their feelings Id j laugh
long lSal and hearty Jack started Of from
his prosecutors without his hat, his hands
clasped over his abdominal regions and his
hair streaming IN the Wind.
TheEnext day one ii Jacks friends seeing
him, inquired respecting the occurrence =
4 q BAD luck to that scamp, the Doctor 4
said Jack, The gave me such red hot brandy
il set my insides IRE, and when / drank
rowld Father il billed over ~
5 BoB Lively