The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1853-10-20
[From the Cincinnati Signal.I
The Lost Ticket.
OR A FRENCHlLAN IN A STEW

1I6 LOST IICkets
| OR 4 FRENCHlLAN IN 4 STEW.
In returning from trip to the lakes
few. days since, | witnessed a LITTLE
affair that makes quite an item in MY
| ote-book, and may amuse your read
ers. After weary drive, in a process
sion OF twelve carriages, that movec
solemnlv for twelve hours over as many
miles of beautiful country, we pulled uL
in front Of the . National" in Spring.
field, about 9 P. NJ. The Circus and
County Court kept that beautiful Iittle
town in a densely populated state. Sc
much so, that the 60 or 20 passengers
that | counted as travelling compan-
ions, could not find beds TO rest their
weary limbs upon. but were forced to
take carpet-bagS, trunks, jnleps. until
the cars for Cincinnati would give Us
more comfortable quarters. Among
the rest, little Frenchman, whose bag
gage consisted OF a queerly shaped hat
box and faded silk umbrella, moved
restlesSly about with the box in one
hand and the umbrella in the other.
pouring forth an uninterrupted stream
of incomprehensible English. in a way
sufficiently ludicrous to amuse two
crowds. Suddenly the little gatlic
worshipper discovered, TO his utter dis
may, that he had lost his ticket. pur
chased at Buffalo, and warranted to
carry him through TO the Henrie House
in Cincinnati Here was a predica-
ment. and in the CONSERVATION of the
moment he dropped both hat-box and
umbrella, and vociferated loudly. and
IN razoE-grinding tones for the stage
agent.
"Vere is de stage agent?-Vere
shall find deagent? Oh, mon Dieu-
my gar-l have pay one-two-four-
several-ereat many dollaires for Won
teekets vich have no got. Who have
peek up my teekets-who have find
hlm-Vere is de agent Z"
1t so happened that Mr.. l.. the
gentlemanly stage manager. and out
door business man of the Cincinnati
theatre, was one Of our passengers. and
at the time of Monsieur La Frog:s
deepest distress was standing in the
in front of the circus. talk
ing 10 number of friends when some
mlschlevous wag pointed him ont to
the little Frenchman, as the stage
agent. In a moment he was by the
side OF l., and breaking in upon
he conversation without any ceremo-
~ exclaimed" Sare, | have loose nv
have loose my-vat YOU
;all him2 eh +! ah, yes-I have cot
lim. No, no, | no mean I have got de
ing-l mean have got de name Of de
ing, | have lost my teekets."
L, who knew nothing of the cir
supposing he meant a cir
;us ticket, quietly said
Il am not connected with the cir
us, sir"
"Sare-cus vat do | care about de
are-cus-1 no want de sare-cus; want
ny teeket yich | have Iose.D
II am sorry for your loss, sir, but I
m not the person 10 apply to for
emedy.7
You are not re pairsune to make de
emedie! Sare! are you not connect
liz de stage w
Yes, sir, am connected with the
age, and if was in Cincinnati. would
18th pleasure replace your lost ticket.
ut have not the power 10 do so here.n
" Vot do do viz de teeket in Gin.
enatt-1 no want de teeket in Gin
enatt-l want de teeket herein dees .
lace, we're | have loose him-if no
ct de teeket here shall nevaire get
Cincenatt-I shall bring nine, four
,veral gentleman, vich will prove zat {
have pay for my teeket vich have i
, got, but vich have zhump out of my
,ckets.n !
" Never mind, sir, kindly responded t
-, glad to get rid of his tormentor I
any terms; ~ will replace your
cket." So saying, he stepped np to |
le OF the attaches of the circus, pro-
lrred a ticket, and handed it to the c
,cited Frenchman Poor Frenchy i
ok the square piece of pasteboard,
arked Box and supposing all right a
II II carefully in his pocket-book- Q
Lthering up his hat-box and umbrella.
ID reaching the hotel, was fortunate b
ough to find six feet of the parlor e
or unoccupied. Stretching himself
t at full length, he was soon in the
nd of dreams, where no doubt his Y
ul revelled and fonndered in whole b
as of frog soup. d
In the morning, soon after breakfast, O
we're all comfortably seated in the a