, 1853-04-09
Thrashing the Wrong Man.

no uShV3 notwithstanding uielI ShAc"0Alfsej
and though, in the long run, they may come
out right side up, yet once in a while the
force Of circumstances 50 corners them that
they are obliged 10 cry pcccagi.
"In the course Of human events" !" 10 find
a nav style antipOdean with the flood, or
contemporary with the time Of Gee-se
Washington, there happened 10 be a. ped
lar of the old Bay State, by the name Of Ike
Jewel, who one day packed Up bis traps and
started of Soath, along the line OF the Mis-
Hisappi, in ordegrto to dispense patenls for va
riOus inyentiO1s--lrom q toolh-pick 10 q
tanning and at last brought up at the
httle village of Helena, in the State of Ar
kansas. Now, il happened that on thevety
day that Mr. Jewel arrived ID town, fei-
low had been arrested fot negro stealing,
and placed in the old log ju1spIeparalory
10 receiving the penalty Of fifty lashrs for
the offence. The Jail being insecure, there
being no pattole a Ia Aorsc g94ras 10 pro-
tect il, and The prisoner haTingi tinee Of
Jack Sheppard blood in his veins, managed
" escape, and, Of course, flew by nigbtoaf-
ter The manner Of lbe wiichesiin ,MacbSlL.
| The consequence was that when, the sheriff
went the next morning, in all he. dignity Of
official pride, 10 administer the pdhishnert,
he was both surprised and ihdieddnldb fnd
his TpaR I9B est iRre,tHs, 81 ~ .no'sass
" Ah, This won't do" said the dignilary,
biting his lip and looking poignards At Tie
under sheriff, la carroty headed deputy,
with mpkin-colofed beard Of &eekS
growth. We must set spies about for
him and have him re-apprehendedn OH
Sconls were Immediately dispatched on
all sides, all of whom had seen the man on
trial, and knew his face, and as the sherif's
indignity was hugely ".riz," their orders
were dnconbromisinely Stringent. q a'l@
n Nov, il haPpened from some strange ana
UnGornnale caosey that The newly arrived
Yankee pedlar was ths very fimsge--the
regular q 0Cotsican Brother''--the SiAmefs
Twin, 81. the fugitive eulPriL and, as he was
buttefing apancaks At breakfast the next
morn, olaFgty strong man, with dn Official
gFias tapped him gently on The shOuldeIsbl
! as Rsl,1 said The. YAnkse, "Ehars the
/ row meow. ehIO N
"a Want Eou, E5iisat E5istsE, VsC ths 6riief r!!piy, ii,
.aaa Yeesl1d doso yod Waith me- I s,boss
yonive htarn ofhy having cum tue town
with my eyetIsaliN, and all-snouin' ilsen-
ions, You're wide awake, i sees for cum
min afore any one else"
"Curse you inventions" :" said the Official.
The sheriff wants 10 see you Immediately.
You thought 10 dseape, did youP'fq 20 ~
ri gSheFia--sseapehoI Isuke4a-hsre, cEilAsf,
what on aiIIh dp you mean ylu i,soss. adj
"Mean for you 10 como along with me
without dnothst words And 50 saying, he
dragged the pedlar out of the room. On
the way he learned the circumstances Of the
arrest, and though he protested and sworo
he Mas not the man, the Likeness was9t tct
strong for belief. The sheriff advised him
for the good of The country and the honoF
Of his friends, il. Re, had any, not to 'teIh.
such &c dreaaftA lfes, = bit Quietly submit Ia
the punishment. alsd hah "ynl o1msA" +"
The consequence was, he was tied tosthO
whipping post, and The, sheriff prepared 10
render, IN de drtaFiest niannef, he inaic.
ton. sn1i .simmo1 yilroJ 20 lIuoJ 1dr
oS Now, before / begin, old feIlow,' said
the sheriff, what have you got 10. say Ps
"Oh, n6lhin' IN particular - said The ped
lar laughing, with a meaning curve Of the
urios, mister, go shead.B ynjgt1i .sIco,a
The sheriff, ng sOmprehsuding ihs .dFiA
oi t4ls ss pnsl9ess-llke asssTIlons applied the
scOpls ana q, every Sl'' 'ps tspkee laugn
IA ~ "' sn.sVI ,GTe.Ie L nSsa I'M s,esseusI %
W. y. lAygAss. ~ ~ ~ .ss snJ 80
1ss SsS 1s;J e.ns n.uesh i i.I na Ds:g
in flood OF wonderment, threw down The
whip. and asked him The reason Of his miribs
'tI'mu regularly dumbfoundetF,S - said he.
aWhai in the DEVILS name makes you laugh
50 - ,., ,oi ,.rhul huc .snoil,a,s .n.b'od