Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-06
THE LOST TICKET.

| your readers. After u weary drive, In O process
sion OF twelve carriages, that moved solemnly
Tor twelve hours over as many miles of beauti-
ful country, we pulled up in front of the Ma.
uonaL" IN Springfield, at about 9 P. NJ The
circus and county court kept that beautiful little
town in densely populated state, SO much SO,
that the sixty or seventy passengers that
counted as travelling companions could not
lind beds forrest their weary limbs upon, but
were forced TO take carpet-bags, trunks, and ju-
leps, until the cars for Cincinnati would give us
more comfortable quarters. Among the rest, q
| little Frenchman, whose baggage consisted ola
| queerlyshaped hat-box and faded silk um-
| brella, moved restlessly about with the box in
one hand and the umbrella in the other pour
ing forth an uninterrupted stream of incompre-
hensible English, in way sufficiently ludicrous
to amusc two crowds. Suddenly the little gar.
lie worshipper discovered, to his utter dismay,
that he had lost his ticket, purchased at Buff
fao, and warranted to carry him through to the
| Henrie House, in Cincinnati. Here was pre-
| dicament and in the consternatlon of the mo-
ment he dropped both hat-box and umbrella, and
| vociferated loudly, and in razorgrinding tones,
for the stage agent.
"Vere is de stage agent?--Vere / shall find
de agent? Oh, mon Dieu-my gar-I have
| pay observation-disclosures many dol
laires for Won tickets vich / have no got. Who
have peek up my teekets--who have find him
we're is de agent?"
1t so happened that Mr. l., the gentle
manly stage manager, and outdoor business
man of the Cincinnati theatre was one of our
passengers and at the time of Monsieur La
Frogg's deepest distress, was standing in the
moonlight in front of the circus, talking to
number of friends, when some mischievous wag
pointed him out to the little Frenchman, as the
ctaty In b, Nv bo
OF L., and breaking in upon the converse
ton without any ceremony, exclaimed-"Sare,
have loose my passport have lose my
vat you call him Ell! ah, yes--I have got him.
No, no, | no mean | have got de ting-I mean
have got de name of de ting have lost my
teeketsn
L., who knew nothing of the crcum-
stance, surprising he meant circus ticket,
quietly said:
81 am not connected with the circus, sir"
"Sare-cus! vat do | care about de sare.cus;
! no want de sare-cus; / want my teeket vich
have lose'
u am sorry for your loss, sir, but am not
the person to apply to for remedy"
I" on are not re pairsune to make de rene
die? Sare! are you not connect wiz de stageY'
yes, sir, am connected with the stage, and
If | was in Cincinnati, would with pleasure re-
place your lost ticket, but have not the power
to do so here
"Vot do do viz de tickets in Cincenatt--
| no want de tickets in Cincenatt-I want de
teekets-here-in dees place we're I have lose
him-if | no get de teeket here shall nevaire
get to Cincenatt-I shall bring nine four, seve-
raj gentlemen, vich will prove Eat / have pay
for my teeket vich | have no got, but vich
have zhump out of my pockets"
Never mind, sir" kindly responded L,
.1.lX i l.
Il will replace your ticket
SO saying, he stepped up to one of the at.
tdches of the circus, procured a ticket, and
handed it to the excited Frenchman. Poor
Frenchy took the square piece of pasteboard,
marked "box," and supposing all right, put it
carefully in his book-gathering up his
hatbox and umbrella, and reaching the hotel,
was fortunate enough to find six feet of the
parlor floor unoccupied. Stretching himself
out at full length, he was soon in the land OF
dreams, where, no doubt, his soul revelled and
foundered in whole seas of frog soup.
In the morning, soon after breakfast, we were
all comfortably seated in the cars, and tearing
along at break-neck speed. Frenchy sat
close to me- and jabbered necessarily Shortly
after, the conductor entered, with the usual
salutation of Tickets, gentlemen" Our little
friend opened his pocket-book, took out the
ticket he had received the night before, and
presented it to the conductor
This is not the right ticket, sir"
He ees no de right ticket? yes, sai,e, he is
de right ticket; have get him from de stage
agent myself"
That don't alter the matter, sir. / tell Won
that amt the proper ticket. 1t don't belong
here-it belongs to the circus"
''Ha I! dere ees dat sarecuss come once more
Now, vat have got to do wiz de sarecuss ?p
$ know nothing about your connections.
sir; only know that amt the right ticket; and
II you don't produce the proper document be-
fore we reach town, you'll have to pay your
fare"
He was just about to assassinate ENGLISH in
reply, when benevolent individual, who sat
next to him, explained, as we'll as he could, the
true nature of the case This only had the
effect OF changing the current of his rage, and
he chated up and down the floor, showerinp in.
vectves upon the devoted head of the agent.
who had given him the ticket the night before.
All yes-by gar, have now see-I have
been sheat-I have been swindaile-I have
been vat you call de hum-bug but nevaire
mind, | sail return esterday-to-morrow-
and shastise the rascal vera much.
great deal, several time"
While laying this flattering consolation to
his wounded soul, his eyes happened to rest on
end Of the car-and recognizing him as the
stage agent of the night before, he at once
" opened on him..
Sare, you are vera great scoundrel, and
shall give you five cents to black my boot"
whats that, sir ?"
say you are Won rascal--von leetaile pun.
py-dog vizout de tail--you have peeked nv
pockette-you have sheat a me-you have no
geeve me re tickets vicb / have pay for-you
have no geeve re teeketts have loose-but
you nave geeve me Won iteeketts to the Opera
"a Checa-vot you call de horse opera-de
sarecuss,"
Sir" said L., rising from his seat in
evident Indignation, "what do you mean2
me?r
Sare, sail soon show you vat have mean
i mean to fog you'll mean to shastse
you, vera much" and suitng the action to the
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