The weekly Placer herald., 1853-05-21
Am VTneasy pr4dicerm Mt.

days since, for relating which we crave
the indulgence of the gentletian direct V
concerned- deenng it too good II joke to
! he lost rr -f.ar .
While sitting at our desk, and lnborng
aS>iduously, with pen, scissors and paste,
TO make out a reaiab g paper for our pat
rulls, we were sudden enlightened from
our proprietv," by the heSty entrance of II
gentleman. pxrlai,ninV, e'For Gpd'- sake,
he p me to see hnl's the matter! Eve
got some dreadfui thmg-scorpion or tar
aptuIa--in the leg of nv panlaloons!- -
Quirk quick help me ~ 4aH
We it'~tantv i"oc f,ur, onr chair h. ,lf
frightened ourselves. Our friend h ,d
broken in 30 suddenly an unexpectedly
upon us, and was so wonderfully ayitatrd
that We knew not whether he was h,depd
in his senses or not We looked at him
with n sort of surprise mixed with dread l.
and hardly kneN whether To speak with,
or seize and coufnr him for Il mad nan. =
! he latter we came near attempting. =
| here he stood, q liverng and pale, with
one hand tightly grasped upon part of
his pantalouns just in the hollow of the
knee.
"What'S the matter?" asked we, at last.
"Yhr mnttpr!" he exclaimed; ''oh, help
me I've got something here, which ju-r
ran up my lee! Some iuftrnai sc"rp p,on
or hard, expect Oh | can't let 60; |
must no id it, Oh there!' he shreked,
81 felt it move lust then! Oh, these pants
without Straps! III never ear another
pair open at the bottom as long as live.
All! feel it again.
''Fecl wIlat' we inquired, tanding at
The same tiute Il: respectful distance
from the gentleman; for we had Just been
reading our ,Orpu> hrlsti cOrreSpp1d-
pnt'> letter about snakes, lizards, anl tar
autulas, and began to Imagine some dead
y insect or reptile in the leg of our friend,
unnpntionabIes, as they are sometimes
called
81 don't know what il =" answered tie
gentleman; ''help me TO see what it Is. |
was u>t passing that pile of rubbish
there, IN front of your otfi,e, and te II
dart up my leg as quick ai lightn!"-
and he cltnch"d his fit still more tightly
If i, had been the neck of an anaconda
ne believe he would have squerzed it to
ii jelly. ...-.
BY this time two or three of the news
boys had come in; the clerks and packing
boys bearing the 0utcry, stopped oikIn@,
and editors and all hands stood around
the suhirpr with ooks of mingled synpa-
thy and alarm.
"Bring chair, Fritz" said we, "and
let the gentleman be seated"
"Oh | can't SIT" said the gentleman;
81 can't bend my knee!-if | do it viii
bite or sting me; no, can't sit"
''Certaiulyy u can t." said we; "keep
your ev straight our, and well see What
It is you have got"
"Wel let me give il one more hard
squeeze; III crush it to DEATH" sald he,
and again he put the force of an iron vice
anon the thing. 1t it bad any life left hy
this time, this last effort must have killed
it. He then cautiously seated himself,
holding out his leg as stItf and straight a>
ii poker A sharp knife was procured; !;
The ,auts were cut open carefully, making
;. hole large enough to admit Il hand; the
gentleman put on thick glove, and slow
y inserted his hand, but he discovered
nothing. We were all looking on in al
most hreathless silence to see the mon
Strous thing-Whltcver it might be; each
ready to scamper out of harms way
gentleman hecame, if possible, more agl-
tHted than ever, -
"i}y heaven>!" he exclaimed, ''it's in
side nv drawers. It's alive, too, | feel il !
quick! qu ck!-give me the knife again -
lnother incI>inn was niAdt--lil went the
spnrlenal's glnved hand once more, and
20 out cane-his fe's stocking!
How the stocking ever rot there zoe are
unaihe to say; but there it certain wa;
and such II laugh as followed, we havel'l
heard for many Il day.
Our firnd, we know, has told the joke
himself, and must pardon Us !or dom! 50.
hough this is al. about 81 stocking, we
assure our readers it Is no yarn
~. q. Picayuae.