Washington telegraph., 1851-07-23
NOT A TURK.


SNEEzING WITH EFFEcr-We clip the following
excellent bi, of fun from New York paper OF
all sneezng stories this is the greatest.
l witnessed case of sneeziug the other evening
at the Chatham Theatre, which, for exquisite hu-
NOR, exceeded anything of the kind ever saw
Aud yet have seen many cases of sneezing in
my life in3e, and I have heard of-and have
heard--without the of-many reports of sneezing;
and l have sneez-d myseIf--indeed l am ac-
counted pretty good nose al the business by
those who know me best.
have seen "A mischievous boy put snuff upon
apple and lay it in a warren, and then have
old cock rabbi: come along and smell the
snuff upon the apple, and, the act Of sneezing,
snap bis head off, and fling il from 6im iplf ten
feet or more.
have seen an old campaigner take snuff so
inveterateIy that lie used to employ little nigger
boy to make it up for him iutO cartridges, which
the old chap used to take with ramrod; and
when he sneezed twas like the explosion of a
Congreve rocket. and enough 10 throw u whole
congregation into tears.
But, as said before, of all the cases Of ster-
mutation that have ever come to my knowledge,
the case most seriously ridiculous, comicay quiet
and irresistibly humorous, was that alluded to at
the Chatham Theatre. 1t is utterly impossible
TO describe it, and p the reader has not got brill
liant imagination, beg Of him to pass over the
balance O, this article without reading it 1t was
at the performance Of Damon and Fythias The
house was crowded; the audience nearly all
in Tears tiers2l; in Que bog sat large. rputent
gentle g.,sn, weighing not iess than three hundAed
pounds, and contiguous 10 him, in the next box,
sat little, neatly dressed, but indescribaby comi-
cal looking Yankee peder from Vermont The
fat gentleman was wiping his eyes, and The ped
Ter himself seemed to be absorbed in the tragedy;
a mOmentary pause occurred upon the stage,
when the pedIer with his right hand put pinch
of snuff to his nose nd without turning his eyes
from the stage, with his lett hand reached over IN
the next box and took firm hold Of the fat gente-
mans right ear, to which he held ast, while he
gave uterance to one of the most eloquent sneezes
ever heard--he then quietly let 60 OF the Tat
geneman's ear-took out his handkerchief. and
wiped his nose--ail the while looking at the ac-
tors if nothing al al had happened out of the
ordinary course of an every day sneez".
The fat gentleman, the other hand. exhibited
the most perfect specimen imaginable OF ii con-
founded man. Yes, he was prrlectly non pLussed
he looked first at the pedler on his right hand,
aud then at the audience on his left hand and
then he looked benind hin--and then he looked
over his head--the pedler looked al the stage;
then the fat gentleman put his hand TO his ear
it had received smart twitch, to- be sure, out
still it was there--then he ftll of his other ear
twas all right--then he scratched his head--and
then he stared at the pedIer. and with a bsrstng
countenance broke in upon him thus
, "What in HI is the matter with you, sIrl
The pedIer turned, aud gazing at the big gen,
| tleunan with look Of the most innocent and
unaffected SURPRISE replied,
"lndeed, don't know, sir; is anyth'ngf
This was too much for mel left the box in a
| fit Of absolute suffocation.