The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-11-20
EXTRACT FROM
THE LIFE OF DAN MARBLE.

Towards the close of DAMS apprentice
ship, lie became what Is called stage struck
| Hartford afforded few incentives to study the
profession, or means of judging what it was
all about; but Dan. had caught the fever,
and il affected him in about the same way it
affects thousands who get into that ,Day,
Everything around him assumed dram.
atic hue, or was turned TO stage account. A
tjourneyman .Smith," at work in the shop Of
Dams master, was an old stager that is, he
had seen the foot lights often, i. he had not
exactly snuffed their exhalations. This man
kindled Dan. Marbles "penny dip" OF stage
enthusiasm into perfect Aambeau of drea-
my longngs for a glance at the great actors
and immense lighthouses Of New York.
Dan. caught "snatches" of tragedy, drama,
and farce, from his old friend, and the con-
sequence was, that everything touched, look
ed at, or turned up, was converted into a
weapon o. defence or onslaught, and theat-
really addressed or dismissed. As he bnr-
nished piece OF silver ware
"Out, out, damned spot !" would accom-.
pany his frclional efforts with buff and pow
der.
One day, Dams master came in, in the
midst of great haranguing of the "greasy
citizens" of Rome, by Brutus and Marc An
thony; the jonrneyman and apprentice, some
half dozen other operatives and idIers look
ing on, and the whole functions of the silver.
smiihery being in State of suspended oper.
alton.
or course Dan felt fiat as pancakes, and
got moral lecture yard long But the
next day or two gave the boss another ink
ling into what was going on during his abb
sence. Entering the shop rather huriedly
the boss. in state Of agitation better concei-
we'd than described, sees his apprentice STREET
ched out upon the floor, the jouneyman
standing over him, and in voice and with
face terribly worked up, screwing the po-
ker into the dying body of poor Dan, and
in an awful long cultural, gasping-
"io'on, DOWN (giving the poker savage
rous screc,) to he-e-e-H (another screw and
say Isent you there %
The first impulse of the "boss" was TO run
out-nobody else than those described being
in the shop-call in the neighbors, and se-
cure the murderer; but changing his mind,
the boss was about to pitch into the blood
stained jw. and secure him himself, when
mn. inmps Dan--.and snealeI. to h;.- work..
blnshing like boiled lobs,eri
"Dan Marble" says the "boss,n feeling
much easier in his boots, 'ths won't do.
Now, sir, you must quit this internal nom
sense, or you and I'll have a settlement. And
you, sir" TO the cheap feeling Jw., s'may
quit my shop if you are 10 turn it into
playhouse, STRIP
Like the boy caught in the thief trap, hey
hadn't a 'oord TO sag, but "ripped" into their
work like house afre.
Not long after this, the moral ears of The
boss were sauted with such storm of sal
Tor talk in the garret, on Sunday, that he yer.
lily believed dozen man-of-war's men had
got up there but crawling into the precincts
quietly, he found MIR. Dan. Marble, and his
crony the jouneyman, going it like bricks
Dan, as sailor talking about swinging off
the yardarm, and eoafrere as dozen ship.
mates, receiving shares OF "poor Jacks
"poor Wiaiam's," rather-goods and chat
tells.
The next day the journeyman stepped out
for New York, and Dan. Marble was caution
ed not to do SO any more! Whether Dan.
left on "French leave" or Paddy's furlough,
or whether he W; s bound apprentice for
specified term, without reference to age, we
know not ; but certain it is, Dan. Marble
stepped ashore one morning from boat on
the North River side of Gotham shortly after
the above noted time And as he was only
about nineteen or twenty years OF age, he
was probably set little ahead by his father
in his identnres 10 his master. This, we
take il, was the true version of The case.