The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-12-25
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our best AMI mast enterprising publishers,
have just issu,d from ther press a neat vol
nine entitled The Game Cock Of the Will
derness, or the Life and Times of Dan
Marble The book is replete with unique
and entertaining amecdOts, and will prove a
pleasant companion TO those who are fon,l
M pleasant faceiise, as well IA source of
information to persons who take an inter
est ia theatrical matters. The following mar
ratve of fact we transfer TO our columns:
Mr.. Marble and Mr.. Hill were on terms
OF social intimacy, and in no better place,
perhaps, than this can we introduce a scene
not in the bills, and never in print before,
we believe. a friend communicated the
sketch as matter Of fact, aud as such we
tell the story as told To Us. Marble met
Hill; neither were 'ensaged' for a few
nights, and no breathing men ever being
readier for "a lark than the two comedians,
It was mutually arranged that they should
INK up and go ont, one evening, ami pay
their derours to the elephant.
w WIthout any fixed or preconcerted ar
rangemenr, the Two Dron,ios Of Yankee
dom repaired tn their lodging, and there
dressed up teu kiN! Without forcing the
season. in any extravagance of costume that
might betray their fictitious characters, they
assumed their respective garls, and looked
to lIfe-two raie, spruce innocents, from
From the land of notions, apple-sass, and
green's
A paradise of peun-kin pies, land Of pork
and beans;
But where it is, who knoweth' neither NOR
tai man nor beasr;
But one thing we're assured Oils 'toay
do,cn Eastr
And thus accou,red, they started out,
about dusk, on tour Of discovery in the
great Babylon Of the western world. They
had not proceeded far before they were
picked up by one Of those ever vigilani,
handsomely dressed young gentlemen, who,
boiling over with the unaduIterated spirits
Of pure benevolenee and philanthropy, 20
to almost any extent Of trouble and expendi-
ture of time to guard the stranger from waste
of Change in making purchases of bvou
ferse, in the way of jack-knives, watches,
spy glasses, &C., &c. This friend sort of
accidentally run afoul of the two comedians
on Broadway, near Fulton street, and with
a coup d'groce evincing well-fossered skill
and genius for his peculiar line Of street bu-
siness, 'shyed Off with
Beg your pardon, gentlemen--ah! if Pm
not mistaken, you a.
"A 'nan!' says Hill, in one Of his riches,
strains.
'I may be mistaken, SIR says the cheva-
lier; 'but your countenarce struck me that
had the pleasure Of selling you some goods
last spring for a-a-'
Guess not says Dan, Ginning in; 'we
aint bin here afore, no haow, mister
'Ah! excuse me, strangers. Well al
am mistaken; but really al thought (
had seen you (HiII> before -,
'Ya-a as, yeou mout; 'praps you've been
deown our way, Sock-o, Cabot, and Ground
there!' ... ..
'Saco; ah! yes, yes, I've been in Saco;
pretty place
'Aint it though" says Hill.
'An-n-d sech place for the spryest critters
in the gal wayn echoes Marble; aud then
both comedians went off into their inimita-
hle stage laugh, attracting suntlry remarks
from the passing throng, relative 10 bump
kins,' 'clodhoprers;' and the welldressei
friend let on to be dreadfu!ly amused, too,
and feeling cock sure of his game, he gave
them a general invitation TO step into
neighboling oyster cellar, where, nothing
10th, Marble aud HILL partook of the gener-
Gus strangers hospitality, in shape of quite
m oyster supper, wheiters aud regalias in
cln'!ed. Having got his supposed victims
into a communicative strain, the generous
stranger hogan to apply his principle, and
draw the down casters out. in this he SEEM
ingly succeeded to his hearts content; for
never, before or since, probably, was Il
more strong and scientific tissue of gag
ging, or 'guying' made to order, than that
OF iie two Comedians upon this occasion!
Dan Marble was the country cousin of
Yankee Hill. Hill was a Cabot (Maine)
storekeeper, after goods, and Dan, his cous-
in, in quest OF a first-rate situation TO tend
store and iarn the dry yootls business, in
New York, preparatory to going into that
business in Portland The good acting, of
Hill and Marble entirely pulled the fine
Saxony' over the eyes Of the chevalier din
dustrse, who,representing himsef'as n sales
man in large jobhiug house in Maiden
Lane, agreed TO become the cicerone of the
strangers next day, and secure the cousin
place FOR the sum Of fifty dollars, and in
troduce MIR. Tupper, (HiII.) to the cheap
est and best dealing places in the city, free
gratis for nothing The sharper had dis
no money about them. Marble and Hill
clever friend--in pure confidence, of course
tJdt tue NhCtC Hui
cautioned them against ~
sGoin' around with their wallets and
watches at night, and so we gin 'em ten the
landlord to keep, yeou see, I'LL tomorrow
says Marble. u..
That was correct enough says the chez
alier; 'ihere are SO many dishonest fellows
larouud, that strangers need bs a little eau
ticus.'
GA, x.o ma save Hill
I swell, gentlemen says the eheualier, Il
have some btistnes, engagements { y this
evening, aud must leave you. will see
you as far as your hotel, and give you an
early call in ths morning. t91
The comedians desirous of changing the
scene,' having put The professional gentle
man quite through pleasant course of bi
valves and fixi,is, were agreeable TO leave;
and the chevaiie, himself, seeing the game
couli no, be pushed any further, JUST then,
TO advantage, thought il prnden, TO show
them hack to their lodgings, and let matters
Sweat until the next day, when he would
cut their eye teeth, and exhibit his elephant,
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