The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-13

YANKEE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES gentleman RI
ding in an Eastern railroad car, which was
rather sparsely supplied with passengers, OBJ
served inthe seat before him lean slab-sided
Yankee, every feature of whose face seemed to
ask q question:; aud little circumstance soon
proved that he possessed most .nquirug
mind Before him occupying the entire seat,
sat lady dressed in deep black; and after
shifting his position several times, and ma.
neuvring 10 get an opportunity to look in her
face, he at length Caught her eye.' He nodded
familiarly 10 her, and asked with nasal twang
utterly incapable of imitation: in affection r
'Yes, Sir replied the lady. 'Pa.rentsl-father
or mother? mo, Sir said the lady. Child,
perhaps 2--boy or gal?' NO Sir, not child,i
was the response: Il hare no children
Husband then, Expect? yes 2 was the curt
answer. Hum: choiery?-a radin-man, meb-
bel' my husband was a sea. faring man-the
captain of vessel: he didn't die Of cholera:
he was drowned oh, drowned, Ell ? pursued
the inquisitor hesitating for brief Instant
Save his chist? he asked. 'Yes, the vessel
was saved, and my husbands effects said the
widow Was they? 2 asked the Yankee, his
eyes Frightening up. Pious man? he con-
iinued. He was u member of the Methodist
Church, The next question was a little de-
layed; but it came-.Don't yeou think you
got green cause to be thankful that he was
"a pious man, and saved his chist? L do,' said
the widow, abruptly, and turning her head TO
look out of the car window. The indefatiga-
BILE pump changed his position, held the
widow by his 'gliltering eye once more and
propounded one more query. in little lower
tone, with his head slightly inclined forward
over the back of the seat: Was you cal
latin to get married dg'in? sSir!' said the
widow, indignantly, you are impertnent!-
And she left her seat and took another on the
other side of the car. Pears to be little
huffy 2 said the inefiable bore turning TO our
narrator, behind him: sshe needn't be mad;
didn't want TO hurt her feelin's. What did
they make you pay for that umberel you got in
your hand? It's real pooty oDe!'
A RICH CAsE.-Some years ago, an Irish
man was knocked down and robbed. He ac-
cused man of having cominitted the robbery;
in due time the case came up for trial. The
Irishman being on the stand, was cross-exam-
ined, after having sworn positively tn the guilt
of the prisoner, by one of our keenest lawyers,
and something like the following, was the re-
suit.
"You say that the prisoner at the bar was
the man who assaulted and robbed you ~
"Yes."
"Was it moonlight when the occurrence took
place4'
"Dyl the bit Of II"
st"Was il starlightf'
ss"Not whit, twas so dark that you could
not have seen your hand before you Z"
"Was there any light shining from any house
near by?"
"Divil bitiv house was there any where
about
..Well then, if there was no moon, no star
light, no light from any house, and SO dark
YOU couldn't see even your hand before you,
how ure you able to swear that prisoner is the
man7 How did you see him 7"
"Why your Honor, when the spalpeen struck
me lmay the divil fly away wild him,l the FIRE
flew out ov my eyes SO bright you might have
seen to pick up pin you could, be jabers."
The court. jury, counsel, and spectators ex-
pIoded with shouts at this quaint idea, and the
prisoner was directly after declared not guilty.