Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-06-09

What dreadful looking creature" said ST..
nah.
Dreadful !" said Emmeliue, 81 see nothing SC
kdful in him. He seems tame enough. I'm
if that's madman. don't see why people
nd be afraid Of them"
Poor man, how bloody he is !" said Susan
We had to tap him, Miss, a lestle upon the
a. to bring him quiet He's tame enough now,
you should see him when he's going to break
Only just hear him when he laughs ~
could not resist the temptation. The last re-
TX of my keeper fell on my ears like sug-
tion, aud suddenly shooting up my head, and
ring hercely at the spectators, | gave them 3
of laughter as terrible as | could possibly
Ike it.
sAhl" was the shrek of Susannah as she
shed back from the logs. Before the sounds
well ceased, they were echoed from with
and in more fearful and natural style
I'M the practsed lungs of Col. Nelson. His
lis following mine, were enough to startle even
What w he cried, thrusting his fingers
rough the erevice, .'you would come out, would
u,-you would try your strength with mine.
It him out, let him out l am ready for him,
east to breast, man against man, tooth and
ill. forever. You can laugh too, but-Ha Ha
y what do you say to that Shut up, shut
}, and be ashamed of yourself Ha Ha!
There was a sensation without. saw that EN-.
feline recoiled from the side of her companion.
L had thrown himself into an attitude, had grap-
led the logs of my dungeon, and exhibited a de-
Zee of strange emotion, which, to say the least,
box every body by surprise. My chief custo-
ian was the first to speak.
"Don't be scared, Mr.-there's no danger-be
kn't get out"
s'But say let him outlet him out, Look at
i'm, ladies-look at him. You shall see what
ladman is-you shall see how lean manage him.
lark We, fellow,-out with him at once. Give
le your whip-I know all about his treatment.
-ou shall see me work him. I'll manage him,
IN fight with him, and laugh with him too
ow we shall laugh-Ha. Ha! Ha!"
His horrible laughter,-for it was horrible
vas cut short by an unexpected incident He was
nocked down as suddenly as had been, with
low from behind, to the astonishment of all
round. The assailant was the sheriff of Hamil-
on JAIL who had Just arrived and detected the
fugitive, Archy Dargan-the most cunning of all
,edlamites as he afterwards assured me,-in the
person of the handsome Col. Nelson,
81 knew the scamp by his laugh heard it
aalf mile" said the sheriff, as be planted him
self upon the bosom of the PROSTATE man, and
proceeded to leash him in proper order. Here was
! concatenation accordingly.
"Who hev' got in the pen!" was the sapient
inquiry of my captor-the fellow whose whip had
been so potent over my Imagination.
"Whos Have you any body there?' demand
ed the Sheriff.
81 reckon!-We cocht chap that Jake made
affidavy was the madman,"
..Let him out then, and beg the mans pardon
I'll answer for Archy Dargan."
My appearance before the astonished damsel
was gratifying to neither of us. l was covered
with mud and blood, and they with confu-
sion.
ooh! Mr.---, how could We think it wa
you, such fright as they've made you"
Such was Miss Emmeline's speech after he
recovery, Susannah's was quite as characters
tic.
81 am so sorry, Mr.--."
"Spare your regrets, ladies'" muttered un
graciously, as l leapt on my horse. 81 wish yo
Q very pleasant morning"
"Ha. Ha! Hal" yelled the bedlamite, writhin
and bounding in his leash-''a very pleasan
morning"
The damsels took to their heels. and went Of
in one direction quite as fast as did in the 9th
er. Since that day, dear reader, l have never suf
fered myself to scare fool or to fall in love witt
. pair of twins: and if ever marry, take my wort
for it, th happy woman shall neither bea Susan
nah, nor an Emmeline.