Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-12-02


the armchair in favor of its legitimate
proprietor. BY the way, this armchair
is but Il pleasant fiction of Boston's the
only seat in the HeraH office, being the
empty nail keg, which | have occupied
while writing my leaders upon the inverted
sugar box, that answers the purpose of
table But such is life Divested of its
poetry and romance, the objects of cur
highest admiration become mere common
places, like the UerulPS chair aud table.
Many ideas which we have learned to love
and reverence from the poetry Of inagina-
ton Us tables, become old sugar boxes on
close inspection and more intimate ac-
quaintance."
If he has given offence to any one, he is
ready to accept their apologies. lie says,
Commencing as an Independent jouru-
al, | have gradually pissed through all
the stages Of incipicnt Whiggery, decided
Conservatism, diguifed Recantation, bud
ding Democracy and rampant Radicalism,
and l now close the series with au entirely
Literary number, III which have carefully
abstaiued from the mention OF BaldO and
Wigler, mean Waglcr and Bildo, no
never mind-as Toojles says, | havn't
mentioned any cf 'en, but been careful
to preserve perfect armed neutrality"
The description of the arrival home Of
Judge Amcs latter all the trouble peenix
had caused him, is very rich. He says,
"Coolly we gazcj from the window Of
the Office upon the new town road; we
deserted cloud of dust in the distance;
high above it waved whip lash, and We
said Boston cometh, and his driving is
like that Of Jehu the son Of Nimshi, for
he driveth furiously'
"Calmly we seated ourselves in the
arm chair, and continued our labors.-
Anon "a step, heavy step, was heard upon
the stairs, and Boston stood before Us.
sin shape and gesture proudly eminent,
stood like a tower...... but his face deep
sears Of thunder had inrenched, aud care
sat on his faded check but under brows
of dauntlcss courage and considerate pride,
waiting revenge We rose, and with an
unfaltering voice said, sWell, Judge, how
do you do He made no reply, but COM
menced taking off his coat. We removed
| ours, also cur cravat.
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The sixth and last round is described
by the pressman and compositors as Lav-
ing been fearfully scientific !. ave held
Boston down over the press by our
nose (Which we had inserted between his
hair was employed in holding one of his
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with the Sleeps foot brandished above
our head, shouted to him, say Waldo
'Never" he gasped-
'Oh. my Big'-ler, he would have mutterel,
But that he dried up the word uttered.
At this moment We discovered that
we had been laboring under misundcr-
standing and through the amicable inter
vontion of the pressman, who thrust
roller between our faces, (Which gave the
whole affair very different eor1plerion,)
the matter was finally settled on the most
friendly terms, and without prejudice to
the honor Of either party We write this
while sitting without any clothing, except
our left stocking, and the rim of our hat
encircling our neck like ruff Of the
Elizabethan era-that article of dress hav-
ing been knocked over our head at an
early stage of the proceedings, and the
crown subsequently torn of, while the
Judge is sopping his eyes with cold water
in the next room, "a small boy standing
beside the sufferer with basin, and
glaucing with interest over the advertise
mcnts in the second page Of the San
Diego Herald, fair copy of which was
struck upon the back of his shirt at the
time we held him over the press"
But Mr.. PLonix's great pictorial Sheet
is the erowning effort of his genius. 1t is
a magnificent take of" of Yankee pic
torials, and though severe and unjust, it is
very witty.-B,ston Post.