The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-07-24
AtsBER 70.
Att N>iNc st.EGrER-

III" following very a,ir,is trick wss
recently played In ooc ot tho inns oi
Ersani
a Gentleman. neatly dressed wa'kci
in aaI pr2,,...ci to bo tised. Having
lakcH T,l,r~hmcD., IL, said bo woui
take nap .pr ar hour. To sleep hc
wen; Ia a very hosiu,ss likr style IN h,.
,hair, and ha.i n lvng nap which he Az
r'crc4 in cniay. Before he awose. the
n'ral smolrp'pc company began ,n
drop ~, aNi aUnnc others, two .frrr
ger, made t,j",r appearance. one ~
the company remarked tl1, u vas on
pleasant Ia have man sleeping ~
puhhc rus'sn wifh valuable property
[ about him, such "a. the sleeper. who had
a 'ing looking quad chain displayed on
h'' wn's'-coai. ani apparently connected
with watch in one Of h,- pockets L"
( tut 'cmark on" ofihc strangers replied
ienh' that, no gentleman. I'm
SIRE; he's most likely ono Nv them era
/ swell mob ns i. always taking Nv people
an. dare say he ha, no watch at all
| bat i soon see Sui,ing the action
to TIC word tie siranrr ,eftly drew
! l"tih tom tho slccpiny fnan pocket n
! p,ecs OF wood, found and about the s'z''
! at B, wntch ! thought So" said hc
>,hcrcs = pretty watch for YOU hold
/ '"@ il ny that the company might see
il. and lhcn returned il 10 the owners
poke. l'y at.a by tho sleeper awokc.
a"d calloa brishly for glass Of brandy
and water. lie assumed quite pa,roo-
lIln- air 10 the farmers, which soon
raised desire to pa, him down. hc-
rorlinsly. ono of the seniors required to
br Informed of tho tine Of the day.
" WI hy. sanl the gentleman. ",hc fact
IA, ! had - dire. too much last night,
aud forgot to wind up my wa.cl, "Iu.t
eo. cj,-ulatcd ihr sru,or. "you forgot
to wind ]! up. dil yol2 You'd be pu,-
z'cd TO do that, | sl'onl say, wouldn't
vou, mo-" - Wen, sir, YOU seem To
'akc more motto" uf such ,r,Nc, than
there i, any call for; bat the truth il.
! have no. a watch key about mc. nnl
ininc is father peculiar watch" Hero
i buist Of laughter cr'nod. and many
IpAes were passed abou, the peculiar
,ryIo Of the watch. AT las, ot.c OF ,ho
company loudly io+l hisa t.,at TO hal
80 watch about him; whcrcupon ,h~
amazed Individual hastily clappcl his
land - his wai.icoat pocket, having
prcviruIy d'clarel TIN, unless ,ho
watch had been prcy io,~ly s,elen since
he lad been in ,le room, he Ind ono
Satisfied apparently. by tile external
application 10 lis por,c'. he snid. :" ia
nj! right, my watch j. here, | thought
yon bad been play ing trick on me.
II bctyou IL as YOU lia.e 10 watch"
brawlcl one oi II. tor,ncntcrs an
other Offered 70 bet flO; and one ~
Tie strangers said lie hli It Ij, but h>
bad two soscrei.r,s which he should
like TO double by betting in the same
way. The awakensJ sleeper looked n,
them with ns,onishmcni and asked
them il they were serious. They all
stuck 10 ii tlat l,e lad no watch md
then hr took Oh, his purse and produced
!i'c aud tea pound no'es 10 the amount
10. lie bets offered agains, him. Tho
stake" wcrc posted; and then the tho
roughly aNak,nel sleeper cjolly pulled
out the piece q wood, at which horse.
iau2h ro." agGio,i him: bu, The laugh.
tor was .oon on tic other side, when,
touching n spiiay in the bit ~ wood, i.
iI-w open Il d di'play"d very hard.
seine gold watch snuty cncascd With"