Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-08-16


of this city passing by the premises of Chinese
hombre who keeps restaurant not far from the
ner of Sacramento and kcarny streets. Perhaps not
keeping the line of travel very correctly. it was
late in the night he fell into cess pool that was not
well enclosed upon the bounds of the Chinaman-
Having sustained considerable damage, both in mind
and costume, he called attorney to bring suit
upon the case. Previous to commencing. the man
of law sent note to the celestial delinquent calling
upon linn to make amends to the complainant, or
that he would be obliged to commence proceedings
and would send officer for the purpose. In
short time the attorney received note done up
in the regular mandarin STYLE in full Chinese charac
ters This puzZler but legal friend is
not Of the " scared sort, he never rested I'M
til he found interpreter, who rendered the docu
ment faithfully into English, of which the following
is copy
Translation-By the laws of the Celestial Empire.
which have been in force from the time of Confucus
to the reign of the present illustrious Tau-kwang it
provided that when imam trespasses upon anothers
grounds and thereby faeth into sink, he shall get
nothing but dirty Clothes unless he happeneth to be
an outside barbarian in which case he shall also
get laughed at. Assisting believes those laws still in
force in all parts of the world and also in California
But, if Mr. E, thinks otherwise he can trot that Of
fcer along with the writ
This answer had the desired effect. All have
stood in awe, since, and Assisting has not been
| visited by the men of law--Pdc!fc Nears June IA.
! Friendly Visit.
| In the little town of Dover which is situated on
the Cumberland river, in Middle Tennessee there
lived, some time ago, eccentric and Incorporate
old bachelor, by the name of Kingston. On one oc-
casion, when Frustrated on his bed by excess, and
suffering acutey from those horrors peculiar to his
situation he sent for of his old boon companions
to come and visit him. Shryack, for that was the
others name, came duly to Kingstons room.
Whats the matter, Kingston %
/ 81 Shryack shut the door"
Yes, my dear fellow"
" Lock it,
"Eh?"
| clock the door"
| ''Certainly, my dear boy
/ "Shryack, am going to kill myself
"My dear fellow, let me entreat YOU not to do it
| II will
q Dont-it'll be the death of you'
Shryack was quite cool and iocose little dreaming
that so terrible an event was actually going to TAXI
place
Kingston had as the last eccentric act of his life
taken chiscl and malet to bed with him. and, will
desperate resolve he seized the extraordinary tool
of death, and in instant drove the blade of tn,
chisel into his breast!
The hair rose upon Shryacks head, and frigh
spread like sheet of snow over his face
Kingston Kingston my dear fellow-vou d,
rascal Kingston. do you want to have me hung
Hold on don't die till | call somebody's
Shryack ran to the door, and called like mad
man to some people that across the street
! Halo! here say, you Mister! all YOU stunt
gsS2!e make haste over here or thsFo be nas
r The people came rushing into Kingston's house.
Don't die, KingSton Don't chisel me that way
Don't die until you tell them who did it.n
/ Il did it mySclf' said Kingston
"Therc, that'll do; now You may die.n rcn'ic,
Shryaek taking a long breath, and wiping the per
D spiration from his forehead
And Kingston did die in that extraordinary man
ner' leaving his fate to DC recorded as suicide tina
was almost mw3sr-N Y. SP'ct ?j'tts Time.