The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-04-29
|. Donkey ia IA BaEI Room.

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evenings since at the Casino Paganni, large
ball room located at the head of passage lead
! ing ou& Z Sle Chaussee ftntin, and which is
| much frequented this season by q mixed and
most miscellaneous croyd. The orchestra had
just struck up the Galop du Chenin de Far.
(Railroad Gailop,) and the merry dancers had
! taken their places, when into the room boItei 8
donkey snorting and braying at the top Of his
powerful lungs, and, joining in the gaIIop, went
round the large sale with perfect rush. Ne7-
er was such stampede seen in a ball room
The now affrighted dancers scattered ine7ery di-
rection, and 'sich Gttin' up stairs such Jun
ping upon chairs and tables, and such climb
ing UP pillars, up to that moment had never
been Witnessed IN the Casino Pacanni, or anv
/ other casino The police were struck dumb at
the strange apparition, the musicians dropped
their instruments and fed in terror. while the
donkey kept galloping on in his mad fight. ca
| reering in circles around the room amid the
wild screams Of the hundreda Of woman, all on
/ " bent upon seeking places of safety.
"What could have brought such an intruder
into dancing hall no one could imagine, but
[ il was afterwards ascertained that the donkey
had been left by hi master standing before a
door in Chaussee GAutin, and that, struck by
/ one of the carriages continually passing through
. that noted thoroughfare, and frightened by the
ratt'iug ofothors, he had suddenly started of at
thetop Of his speel. The more he ran, as is
always the case, the more frightened he became,
and in his flight SEEING the passage leading to
the Casino, he boltel into it for refuge But
poor refuge did he find; for he now had to run a
gauntlet OF at least fifty coachmen, always sta
toned in the passage on the lookout for custom
ers. who, yelling and cracking their whips at
hiu further increased his terror and his pace
The saloon IS on the first aoor and without stop
ping toIEocure ticket Of admission, but knock.
ing over the astoushed door-keeper in his head
long career, the poor brute made his advent a
mong the dancers, as already mentioned. Sol
itary and alone he set that ball in notion and
commotion, too. Without stopping to select a
partner, he joined in the grand gallop, and at
stride which soon distanced everything on the
track.
After half dozen turns round the saloon
and to music of his own composition and per
formancc, he finally lycooled or tired himsclfGown
came to his senses and quietly commenced
survey of the premises. From this out he IS
said to have been the pet Of the evening, the
female portion Of the crowd in particular press
ing around him, and regaling him Plentifully
with cakes and other notions. When the ball
was over, he was sent by the comraissary Of po-
lice to the public pound, and thus ended the do
ings of a donkey in dancing saloon The ad-
ventures of the celebrated bull in the china shop
we're rs nothing in comparison that animal
simply confined his operations to braking plates,
cups, and saucers, but the here Of the Casino
Pagnini for a space broke up ball"
i Ten1perSi1ce Joke.
Joe Harris was whole souled, merry fellow,
and very fond of glass. After living in New
Orleans for many years, he came to the conclu-
sion Of visiting an old uncle, away up in Massa-
chusetts. whom he had not seen for years. Now
there is a difference between New Orleans and
Massachusetts, in regard to the use OF ardent
spirits and when Joe arrived there and found
all the people run mad about temperance, he
felt bad, thinking with the old song, that 'lleep-
ing the spirits up by pouring the spirits down"
was one of the best ways to make time pass, and
began to fear, indeed, that he was in a pickle
But on the morning after his arrival, the old
man and his sons being out at work, his aunt
came to him, and said
.'Joe. you have been living in the South, and,
no doubt, are in the habit of taking little some
thing to drink, about eleven o'clock. Now I
keep some here for medical purposes, but let no
one know it, as my husband wants to set the
boys a good example"
Joe promised, and thinking he would get no
more that day, took, as he expressed it, "a bus
ter" After that he walked out to the stable,
and who should he meet but his uncle.
''Wel, joe" says he, Il expect you are ac-
oustomed to drink something in New Orleans,
but you find US all temperance here, and for the
sake Of my sons, don't let them know that
have any brandy about; bat just keep little
out here for my rheumatism. VIII you accept a
ittlc?''
ice signifed his readiness, and took another
big horn. Then continuing his walk, he came
to where the boys were maulng rails. After
conversing awhile, one of his cousins said
s'Joe, l expect you would like to have drink
and, as the old folks are down on liquor, We keep
some out here to help US on with work
Out came the bottle, and down they sat- and
he says that by the time he went home to din
nor, he was as tight as he could well be, and
all from visiting temperance family.