The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-10-22

An Exciting Scene.

haa An Exciting Scene.
a year or two ngo. ns the steamer Soutacr-
ncr was on the ro'nt of departure from Charles
town, 8. G., for New York, our attention was
attracted by number of passengers on board,
and tho excitement Of largo crowd which
had gathered at particular place on the vcs-
sells deck. We made our way into tho thron2
behind the captain, and soon found a man
dressed In tho garb Of Quaker, seated on
what appeared 10 be n chest, declaring that IL
should not bc opened unless those who open
cd II killed him. While he was thus acting,
a voice iror the chest (as if from n colorcd
person iii distress said In y smothcrcd tones
Wet mo out had rather go to rnassa, oh!
mcrcyl dis chile can't stan dis no how. Ohi
golly, can't stan dis any longer!"
Look here, my friend" said tho captain,
"youll please get Off that chest"
"I'll do no such thing" he replied cody.
"Oh, dear, luif me out dist" came distinct
ly from the chest, ns IL the speaker was suffo-
eating N' (.
and take that person off that chest and break
II open" laga 81 pa ail
Tho Quaker resisted, was seized by the pas
scngcrs, all believing hc was stealing darkcy,
kontrary to tho laws Of tho South and held
Lncomfortably. Tho mate took MI axe and
orccd tho lid loose from tho chest.
"Oh, don'ts you'll XIII me" said tho satisfied
Ioice, VI want to get out; 1 want to go back;
Sh, dearl shall dcl"
Hold on fow minutes longer" said good
bc released"
Quito an intense feeling was now raised In
the crowd, whom tho mate forced off the lid,
and as II camo from tho box an unenrthiy, dc.9
moniac laugh rang from tho old clothes with
which the chest was filed, and no sign of any
living being was there Amaxemcnt appeared
on the cnuntcnanees Of tho before angry but
after let into the mystery, by tho captain say-
Ing that hc had forgotten that Wyman tho
jVentriioQuist, was on board. That genius
WAS standing near, and nearly choking with
laughter at tho aHsiess faces OF spcctetoss,
and tho excitement Ito had rniscd by thus
waking up a nigeer in box s.as
WrAr nE DIED or.---Wo overheard oncc tho
following dialougo botwecn an alderman, and
an Irish shopltter:
Whats gonc Of your husband, woman 7"
Whats gono of him, yer honors Faith
and he's gono dead"
All, pray what did he dio Off"
"Die Of, yer honore he died Of . Friday"
81 don't mean what day Of the week but
what complnlnts" Y" 684s6a s le
,""Oh, what complaint, ycr honor; faith, aud
It's himself that did not get time 10 complain"
ooh oh ay- he died suddenly I"
"Rathsr TINT way, yer honor" ~.
"Did he fall In iity"
Noanswcr. n ai ie ll3 ts
!" lIe iallin a fil pcrhapss" W is y 3a
A Ut, yer honorY why, no, not oxactly that,
lilo fell out Of window, or through . cellar
door don't exactly know what they call
IL" 81 81
Az, ay, and broke his nockf' apY
"No, not quito that yor Worship"
"WhAt then ~
"There was Bit Of i string o. cord. q that
like, aud u shrottled poor Mike"
a portor rnssins noar Temple Bar,. with .
load on his Shoulders, having unintcutionally
jos!lcd a man who was going that way, the fci-
low gave tho porter violent box on tho car,
upon which gentleman passing, exclaimed,
why, my friend, will you take thatg" .,Tako
II, replied tho porter, rubbing his check: " don't
you SEQ he has given 4 mcw
Dutchman thus dcscribes an accident -,
Vonee long vile ago vent intos n,ino abba
! orchard, Ia climb bear troc 10 git scmo beA-
ohcs TO make mino vrow blum budding nit
and ven l gits ON tho toberMost branch vail
| from the lowermost limb, nit yoa leg on both
sides of,hc fence, and liko to stove mine out,
sides in"
TauH---rhc following toast was given ii
railroad dinner, Ia Detroit, recrntly.
i EpfruRs. --~-s Ladders on which politicians
elina la power---pioneers In all great sntcrpri.
ses--tl,e only class whose labor Il lts own re.
wari--she hardest worked. the pocroxt pAd,
most sclfsacnaciag and t'csl absssssl - AL
| rrcfvssious.
Ma diant che minister ssy lass Sunday that
the spark tiew ap~arit"
lie said sosncshins u the sos, my acArs