The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-12
PHRENoLoeIcAL DEyE,op.r.r. oo,

| PHRENoLOGICAL DEvELopNEgT-A waak
two since readers will remember the snnonn.a
ment, by bills and otherwise that Mr. ]. w. M
and lady, Phrenologiss had arrived in the c;t ard
would enlighten the dark minds of our denizens hr
lecture and otherwise the merits of the science
of which they were professors, as well upon the
mental capacity of the full grown and rising genera
tons, by inspection of their cranums; and def.
milton of the various undulatons TO be found great
diversity upon the innumerabe skulls that might be
presented for examination. Well the Professor and
his strong minded lady blowed their own trumpet
tor some days and resorted to many devices to
an audience, but finding ell efforts futile-that the
people of Richmond, for once, were up to snuff, and
not so easily caughtthey resolved TO pull up stakes
and uan'ose the rancho, with all possible despatch
But then, there was difficulty in the way that must
be surmounted before leaving They had been stop
ping at first class hotel, owed small BILL had run
short of pewter" and must do" to
their baggage and the wherewithal to walk up to
the Captains Office and settle their fare" before
leaving the Metropolis of the Old Dominion for more
congenial clnes. And who so well able to stand the
racket rs the credulous landlord7 Polite, kind
and attabe, NJ readily conceived the idea of bleed
ing" him, and forthwith the trap sprung for his
capture
Finding that chronological lectures were ssme-
what behind the age, in this section the Professor
called upon his landlord and with air of grace and
dignity so easily assumed by accomplished swind-
er informed him that he about to leave for the
South-that having made a dead failure here, in his
speculation, he had run short of the '.nesdfu and
not feeling disposed leave an unpaid bill behind
him, drew cut very fine watch and offered it in
pledge tor his Indebtedness, assuring him tha. he
IT,.
the point for which he making. Mine host feel.
ing no disposition to deprive great man of fine
watch at rst refused to receive it. but the Professor
insisted, and at his solicitation the two to the
jewelry establishment of Messrs. NJ L t
where the watch was pronounced to be valuable
oue-worth at least 800.
The landlord being satisfied of the value of the trea
sure. at the repeated solicitation of the Professor
finally consented to take in pawn for his BILL
and IN addition, advance him $50 upon it. Terms be-
ing agreed upon the Professor in the presence of his
creditor, replaced the watch in tin box in which
it was usually kept, and the two in company went to
timers establishment and ad the top securely sol
dered on. This being done, the box was placed in
the possession of the landlord for safe keeping the
Professor received the $780, and the next morning or
possibly that evening, in company with the strong
minded lady, took his departure for the sunny South
Things passed on as usual for days, the land.
lord feeling happy no doubt that he had been ena-
bled to relieve the immediate wants of lcorsy Pro-
fessor of science, and at the same time secure
doubtful bill-so the sodered box remained untouch-
ed On Friday night last the box and circumstances
connected with it mentone ed in the hotel when
of the boaders ventured to suggest that the land
lord had been sold and that the fine watch was
not in it. Such an idea was monsrous and would not
be listened to. "What," says one, do YOU mean to
intimate onS tnat h "a and , is ehsrmng lady
watch in it," says another. 'And pll double the
amount" responds third bystander, who had prob
ably received favorable chart of his head from the
Professor noting in it some striking resemblance to
George Washington, Henry Clay, some other gleat
man of the country; such suspcion-such incre-
dulity, is insupportable," remarked the fourth
We'll, gentlemen" replied the first speaker ''the
box and watch may be all right but L will risk bas-
ket of champagne that they not"
Done responded dozen voices
Only one basket, gentlemen"
'"Then will take ii, land the bet was closed
Last Saturday morning the box brought into
the dining room of the hotel, by agreement andvyth
as much form and ceremony ever practised
by Professor Gliddon while unrolling an Egyptian
mummy. the top was carefully unsodered and re-
moved And what do you suppose it contained read
era 1.-THE watch. SURELY we think we hear YOU
say "for the Professor put it in there"
Not by bow shot. ItcontaQed nothing more nor
less thau two small rocks, neatly packed away each
of which stands the worthy landlord $50 Thus
proving that the Professor is at the slight of
hand, as well Phrenology