Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-06-02
Guqqer'a Clarkshurg Regl5tar
How Yankee SIsbce got to see the
Queen.

Va the Cuiteo Alnguom rush from their
country seats to London like a pack OF
barriers after unfortunate Reynard, so that
everything like "squinting room OF stan.
ding place. Is magni6cently bespoke by
the mobiles and their right true ladys
loTeS," anxious to breathe tho same air
as their sovereign on this especial occ asion.
The hall Of the Opera House 10 jam
the streets leading to 1t ditto. and a. for
oox in the thUatre---it cannot be had. rs
the saying goes, "for love or monsy."-
They have all been bought week or two
before by astuts SPECTATORS. who. having
got wind in advance of the Qusen's visit
are determined to make all they can out
Of the matter.
A number OF gentlemen, who had gone
up to Gee her plump little Majesty at the
close of the last seasons opera, returned
TO Morley's Hotel with faces quite chop.
fallen, and dismal report of the impos-
sibility Of getting their noses inside of the
great ball.
josh Silsbee, the Comedian. WAS yawn.
ing over heavy monetary article in the
"Times," and squirting up like an old
game cock, suddenly excited, said:
Smith %
'Getin" growled Smith---it was Albert
Smith, the famous author" Curse me
they're as thick as six in single bed
perfectly wsdged. sir! You Yankees are
blessed cute, as they say, but think it
would puzzle "Uncle Sam" himself to get
in this time"
"Would you like to hev ms try it p"
coolly remarked the comedian.
Ono, l shouldn't for you'd get squeezed
out of your wits, and then we'd lose you
At the Adelphi," replied Smith, who
knows how to turn a compliment as well
as Lord Chesterfield
PrehapG would" reioined Silsbsc,
rising and drawing himself up, al don't
often bet, but I'll tell you what I'll du.-
There are ak of us in the party. and I
don't play till the last piece, m Jest bet
you thrse bottles of wine that l got into
the Hall in ten minutes from the time
leave Trafalgar Square p
Done !" shouted Smith Done"
Silsbee then, without saying q word,
made curved bee line for Convent Gar,
den, through the market, and down Great
Russell street, followed by a solfconstitu.
ted committee. consisting Of Albert Smith,
and others, to see the thing done. He
dashed through the throng outside of tho
door, and tried to get one eye into the
Hall. 1t WAS no go. Smith sas right
about the place being. heavy packed, for
"heFe was one vacancy there were TWEEN.
~ waiting to take advantage oft.
AT one peep the comedian SAW that the
aspect of chance was drsadfully dark,
and that trying to edge in augur-wise was
much use as trying to make three and
four count six. The ten minutes had
nearly elapsed. and the committee were
close on his heels to report prUgress. All
at once his attention was attracted by a
band OF music in wagon entering Bow
street, in which tho Opera House il stu
ated. He turned round and saw, by a
huge Aaring board posted on the wagon,
that it belonged to Surrey Zoological Gar
denS, which is sent out as an advertising
van with tiger in it. by way of making
the advertisement moro novel. The ami
NAL advertisement was just at this moment
in front oftho Grand Hall, and the thought
flew into his brain. His eyes sparkled,
and jumping to the entrance of the Grand
. Hall. through which the Queen had to
pass, he thrust in his neck and roared-
"T-geF! Tiger! They say the animal
is loose p
This report. blending with the sobbing Of
the bassoon, and chipping of the cIarionets
in the van. brought about violent COM
motion among those near the door. Sis
bee again stretched his neck and roar
ed
Take care it don't jump over your
heads |"
Instantly twenty heads were seen in
motion, a dozen hats were elevated above
the crowd--several exquisites, with point
lace moustaches, grew bluer under that
portion of the physiognomy, popularity
known as "the gill;" and not less than
fifty rushed towards the door to the Ipoi
lation of any quantity of boquets, fans, and
"Sich things" One or two delicate ladies
sighed shrek, and called for salts and
couple more expressed wish for their
pas" and drop of musk water.
Nature, they say. hates and despises a
vacuum, and SO does Josh, and while all
this rushing and tearing was going on
among the white kids, he had slipped slick
enough. in good place where, if needs be,
the Queen would touch "his trowsers"
with her train as she passed him.
Before the excitement died away, and
the originator of the tiger rumor could be
sought for, the Queen, in her Haunting
gill, coach, with her courtly attendants,
dashed up, and all WAS again renewed
hustle and confusion, Everybody rushed
right and left. MAKE way for her Ma
jesty," cried the policeman, flourishinp
his trencheon of Office with as much unn.o
essasHry fuss as he could make. in the
faint hope that his zeal might perban, he
noticed by tho Prince. "Cle.r thu
road !" screamed the usher with hi, bron.
zed stick. The satinS and docskins nres.
sed thick and close, and her Majesty pas