Washington telegraph., 1851-11-05

AN AUCTION SCENE.-StrOillng through
our CRY, we chanced into an action room
to see what bargains we could make
The auctioneer was upou the stand, witt
a piece of calico.
Eight cents yard!--who says ten?'
"!'l give you ten, says an old lady.
"Goiug at ten! Going!--gone! Yours
madam; walk in aud settle"
Il didn't bid on it, exclaimed the old
lady. advancing
"We't thank persons not to bid if thew
don't want an article" said the auction
eer.. Going. then. at eight. Who says
more thsn eighta"
mine cents, said all old gentleman
opposite.
"Nine.-nine!-who says ten! Going
at Neutrality-suspicious.! Yours, sir. Cash
takes it at nine cents"
Il didn't bid" said the gentleman. II
don't want it; l wouldn't, give you FIVE
cents for the whole piece
Auctioneer. getting mad:l "If any
one bids again they will have TO take
the article or get into trouble, Throwing
down angrily The piece Of calico. Give
me something else. All gentlemen. here
is fine piece of diaper. What can l
ge, for this? What dlI hear?--anything
you please.
"I'll start it at five" Ten" says an
other.
Twelve aud a half says a third
Thirteen, cries an cid lady. -Four
teen. fifteen" cried several voices
Fifteen | am otfered-fifteeu.- done
at fitteen.-can'l dwell-g-o-i-n-g. Yours,
sir. Step up. whoever bid"
No one came up--all eyes staring in
various parts Of the room
Gone. then, at fourteen. Yours, sir;
walk up here!"'
But the bidder could not be made TO
walk up.
Thirteen. then, madam; you eau have
it al your BID"
IL didn't bid. What do you think I
want Of that article!" said the old lady,
Indignantly.
Here, III take it at thirteen" ex-
claimed a voice at the other cud Of the
room. All eyes were turned in that
direction, but no claimant stepped for
ward
'Who says they'll take ii at tnirteeh"'
Il do, said all old fat.:aced farmer"
WELL sir, walk out aud take il.
"I'm afraid it, stolen goods" says the
iat-faced man.
The auctiOueer, now quite mad, spranS
down, and was about collering the old
man. when person right behind him,
cried:
Don't strike him! 1t was me tina, said
you stole them"
The auc,ioneer turned round, when a
big dog, apparently right at his heels
suutied and barked most turionsly. With
sudden spriug upon his counter, he or
dered The crowd to leave. An aCQuain-
lance at our elbow, no longer able TO con-
tain himself, burst into loud laugh, as
"a genteel little man passed out at the
door, whom he told us was Bll,z, tie
ventriloquist.-Cn. Eng.
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SoLoMoNs TEMPLE The Vicksburg
Wing gives the following extract from
an English paper. illustrative of the an
tiquilyof Free Masonry.
Free Masonry. we are informed, was
reduced TO rules at the building of Solo
mons Temple; and there is every reason
TO believe that some bond OF union was
necessary in such congregation mass o
WOrkmen.
The number of masons employed in
building the temple was one hundred and
thirteen thousand and six hundred; be
sides the men of burdenn Free Masons
who amounted 10 seventy thousand more
The foots,one of this mighty fabric wa:
Ieveed in the fourth year OF Solomon
reign. the third year after the passage o
the Hebrews through the Red Sea- The
building commenced in Mt. Moriah, Oh
Monday the second day of the month III
which answers to the 2lst of our April
and it was flushed in all parts in little
more than seven years ON the 9th day O
the month Bull, which answered to the
23d day of October, being the I'd month
of the sacred year, and the 11th OF Solo
mons reign. Every piece of the edifice
whether timber. stone, or metal was rea
dy cut, framed Or polished at Jerusalem
so that no other sound was heard thar
what was necessary to join the severa
parts together. All the noise OF the axe
hammer and saw, was confined to the for
ests of LIE "a non and the quaries and piain'
of Zereddadelh, that no:hlng might Ut
heard among The Masons OF Zion ou
harmony and peace.
Magistrate has brought yol
here. sir?
Prisoner.-"Two policemen, pleas
your honor"
Magistrate-"T suppose iquo
| had nothing to do with IT,!
Prisoner-"Yes, sir, they are bot!
drunk"