The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-12-14
A Pig in a Carpet-Bag.
Done for the n. Y. "spirir of the Times" b,
"DEI.-JOHS.'

/ DEA1-JOdS-
SINCE the people have get to carrying
dogs bundles, chests Of tools, loaded mar.
kel-baskelS, and such like truck. inside ON
nibasses, we presume no regular patron Of
the Kipp & Brown, the Murphy,or any other
line, would be much surprised 10 hear Of
pig being transported in a carpet.blg, and
that carpet bag bundled into Il Broadway
omnibus, besides. A pretty strong proof
that such thing could be done, WAS wit
messed in Broadway omnibus few days
since. ..|
The day was rainy, and every body out
of doors in bad humor, of course-partlc-
ularly such as, after waiting under Giap-
dated awning, or in dripping doorway,
! for half an hour, rush out into The rain and
run the risk OF their lives to get bus, and
be told by twelve inside that It's ''all full,
AS general thing, persons thus bluff d of,
cypber their way back TO the pavement the
best way they can, and wait for another
chance; but there are sorne who will nol
stand it, and force their way into the yehic
Ie, no matter how many object
One nf these won't. .be.reiused persons
paid liberaIly for his boorishness. AS the
Story will show. An omnibus filled with
its complement of twelve, was hailed by
tig man ina wet shaggy coat, and carrying
large carpet bag rne driver stopped, OF
course. Who ever heard OF driver fancy
ing his stage full? .. ."..Ers.E
''Ail fulI!' $50 on, drver!' There's
no room here, sir!' l..a '1Hesrs. ri
Anda dozen other exclamations came
from he insiders; bnt the driver sat still On
his box, and the dripping stranger pulled
away at the door, which man was hold
my together by the strap. The outsider
was too strong for the insidcr, however, and
pulling the door open, jammed in and pass,
curoushly along over boots and gater, to
the front of the stage. Here he deposlSe'
his carpet-bag upon the feet of IL lady pass
enger, and crowded a out one. third OF his
p ge person upon the bit OF spare space on
the opposite seat, and faced the audience"
"A pretty idee, to keepa man stardmg
out in the rain and mud, wasn't iI?" ex-
claimed the angry Intruder. ~
The ladies' looked ateach o,herand smiled,
while the men laughed outright.
Maybe I've been amongst civilized peo-
pie some time in my life said the now fair
iy "red" stranger, 'even ef they didn't
have painted stages and painted peop,e in
en-" ..... ...... ............ ......
~ This drew deplec Gated glance from the
ladies, while the gentlemen looked as if they
wouldn't mind p tching the fellow out.
"Wce-e,e!" came from the carpet bag.
"Hel!o! what's hat?" asked little man
with biz hair and thin voice. ........
"a pig in the carpct-bag" shouted a
mother. .. .,...fl y.....,.J .ua
from the carpet.bag. 4 ~
"Trow it ou!' cried the man with the thin
voice. ..........-. ... ..,.. ....,. ....y-.--
There aint any pis there!" roared the
shaggy coat,
"Ehcm's my close, and noth'n else"
"Wec-e-e" ...s ....... co.,.
"The deuce there amt" from the little
man. "Pitch him out. with live pork"
"Let 'em try itP' rosrel The shaggy man.
"Who's agoin to do i,?" .... H---
"Wec e-e = ooh-poh- e-c!'
"GentIemen, W. can't stand this any
longer go out with your hog. you brute!"
cried the little man, assuming immense in
disnation. ........
stop the stage and let me out!'' cried
one OF The ladies'.
/" tell yoa l amt got no pig in that bag"
growIcd the shaggy man-"l!l bet ten dol
lars on it. TIE cri;ter is somewhere else
in some OF the seats, maybe" VS.. ..~.
"Wee.e.e!" ...- ..t d 8. ...-
Here the alarm Of the ladies began to be
intense. Several insisted on getting out,
and one impr"vised avery. good feint at a
faint" at .aalI aa- 9s.
sit stiIi.' said the little man--"pll go
out and see the driver. This nuisance is
not to be borne any longer" -t9~sts
The stage was stopped, and the little
man got out, and did see the driver--enough.
at any rate TO hand up his sixpen, ,e-aud
then walked straight into Stuyvesant Insti-
tute, bes owing, as he entered the door,
rather quiazical look at the peopls in the
stage. ..a s. aM MT
"Who is thai fellow?" growlei the shag,
gy coat I've mind to get out and thrash
him. The idee Of my having pig in that
carpet bag" ,. H
''That man." answered TIE person adj
dressed" that is Sjgnor Btz, the yentriio-
quist and magician" t..' '.'
"'rhe Devl!"'
mo not quite; but rather 'clus' rela-
ton. You can so, d-iver." y -s.&