Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-06

AmaSa blay was cured OF betting How Keep qni:

Amasa MAY was cured OF betting! How Keep qhi:
et and I'll tell YOU
Not thousand miles from Jamaica Plain lived Lem
Seaver, Bob Emmons and Amasa May Lem was fond
OF shooting. could shoot WE'LL and was rather proud
of il. 1t happened on bright October day thar he
had been bunting the the Newton side of the
pond, and came out by the old barn where Bob EN-
mons was at work. After little talk Lem left his
gun and hXings standing outside, and went into the
barn look the cattle, and finally passed through
to the cider mill which STOOL just beyond for a half
days tramp in the woods makes man dry, you'd BEL
Ter believe, Willie he was gone, Bob, who was al
ways al the bottom of all the deviIry done in the Vi
ciny dropped extra charge of shot into each bar
rel of the gun, and stood by waiting for fun. Present.
y Amasa came Up The road with hat on ; the
half formed plan that oa,ed in the brain of Bob was
instantly completed and put into action as follows
Hailing AmaSa
"Come quick says he, let's have some fun with
Lem. Well draw out his shot, aud bet he can't hit
your hat"
Capital good idea,' replied Amasa. Lem thinks
he can shoot we'll open his eyes hey z"
Bob carefully drew ou all the shot he had just put
in, and put the gun back, where he found ii. Just
then Lem came back having sucked cider enough to
make himself comfortable and prepared 10 go,
| =" Halo, Lem" says Amasa, - what you iong
that shooting iron about for :"
"Oh, IT'S way bave,' replied Lem: {" sometimes
get chance 10 shoot, and then most always HIT.
| Bet you can't hit my hat-siX rods" exclaimed
Amasa " bet an oyster supper for The boys night"
- Zone, says Lem " sci II up y
! Amasa put his hat Il post, and measured the six
rods, almost bursting with suppressed laughter at the
imaginary idea of Lens looks when he should fnI
that he couldn't hit hat al six rods; Bob aso chuck
ling at the prospect of the of his pa and Lem
pleased with The idea of winning the bet He brought
! the gun up 10 his face 10 fire.
double your bet and give it both barrels" said
Amasa.
Aye! aye" replied Lem, and he let drive, right
and left, in quick succession.
| Rnfor fha Oka oIla1
ward, with shout and laugh, TO show Lem that he
couldn't hit bat in broad daylight. But-where
was it? Bits of fur here and there and miserable
dilapldated wreck of hat, that looked if all the
woodcocks in Norfolk county had stuck their bills
through it, the sight to greet his eyes The sui
den and instantaneous change of his counenance told
! Bob who had lost the wager.
And that was the way Amasa was cured of betting
-Boston Carpet Bag.
Arab Hospitality.
We boast great deal of Southern hospiiality,.'
and without reason, for in portion of the Union
and in few countries, imagine, is hospitality more
regarded than at the South, bnt the Arabs outdo us
| well known Arabian horse sestealer once related as
| follows what had befallen him in the desert:
&C once, as | was astray in the desert, came 10 a
tribe of Bedouins. They received me with great hos
pitaity, and killed camel every day on my account.
prayed them not 10 put themselves 10 such inconve-
nience, but 10 let me depart. Still they would not
suffer me to co. and every day they killed camel
! Y,
fleet camel, mounted it, and went away with all speed.
! The owner who me going off with his camel
mounted and pursued ME. When he had brought
me back, he pointed 10 snake that was lying in the
| sand
Seest thou" he said, the tail of that snake there,
will hit it with this arrow" He shot, and the arrow
pierced his tail.
"And with this arrow" said he as he drew forth a
second. g will hit his head" He shot The snakes
! head in two.
"1hou seest now" said he, "with the thirl arrow
should not miss thy breast and thou loSt deserve it
Tor reWardIng our hospitality with flight and robbery;
but since thou art guest, go hence in Gods name
and choose twenty camrIs more 10 take with thee"
ELoP1NG LOVERS QUICKLY DISPOSED oF-The Nash
vile American gives an account OF recent attempt at
a runaway match in that city. The Young lady after
descending TO the of her lover, by means of a
rope-ladder, from her bedroom window was in the act
OF departing from the paernaI mansion. when the front
door burst open, and out rushed the father mother
balance OF the children. with sunJry darkies mascu
line and feminine all en- dtShAbHe. The father sorrne
and the mother entreaed but the lover only present
ed pistol, and the Miss declared her intention to
stick by him. The father then ! ropo>ed TO let them
marry at home, which the lover assented TO- that the
business should be done up without waiting for day
light. This having been agreed 10, minister was
aroused from his sumbers and got The scene of OPP
eraiIons He soon fairly noosed the young ones an
all parties retired TO their chambers once more The
American adds, that The rope ladder remained hanging
at the young lady's window until morning. bul no fur.
ther attempt was made 10 escape.
"GREAT PLACE, MoNTGoMERY"-Hooper,o of the
Chambers Tribune tells the following Montgomery
incident as illustrative OF the potency of champagne
" friend OF ours from an upper county was at "A
night froc given By the Captain OF the Southern Belle
Alter the doin's' pretty much over he found
himself on the hurricane deck in a state of beatifude
He concluded he'd 60 up to bis lodgings, and, in the
most Independent manner Imaginable walked s,raiphf
across the top of the starboard wheel house, and i'm,
mediately found himself Qucky urhurt) ON a pile of
salt sacks on the wharf His immediate exclamation
was: 'Pli Introduce bill tomorrow to make these
ID steamers banster their stair-cases Great place