Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-04-21
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Tricks Of a Pratical Joker.

ind him to be exactly as ypu DIES b
3ribed him, hunorist. FL seems G
to have impaired much OF that chas- Il
loter to every thing around him v
His servants are all admirably discip- i
Iined TO second lis Wins, and his \
very fnrnitaro is, for the most part t
adopted to the same purpose This Il
put me upon my guard, and there S
was hardly anything in the room ,
that | did not touch with apprehep-
Sion. No trick, however was prac,
-tised upon me, ana as i found subse-
quently, was indebted to such in I.
diligence to, one which was reserved /,
fox me at night, and which was such
as all my English phlogm would not
have enabled me to bear with pa
tience. l escaped, however, being
put to the proof, by the merest aeci
dent = the arrival Of poor Scotch |
surveyor, who was thought a finer
subject for the often repeated expert
ment. The Scotchman was treated
with extreme Hospitality; he was
helped 10 excess; bis glass was levef
allowed to stand full or empty for 4
minute The pdtations were. sus
pended not until, and only while tn T
cloth was laying for supper, and afte i
which, they were resumed with reno
waited enorgy Our entertained W. 5
like the landlord described By Addi-
i, son; the liquor seemed to ha We no
81 .Imore effect upoa him than upd n any
Al other vessel in the house. It wis
t not SO much 50 with this Scotch
/ guest, woo was by this time mucli
i further advanced upon the cruise Of
] intoxieation than half seas Owe r. II
/ this state he was conducted to li=
i caamber4-a tine lofty Gothid apart
b meat. with bodstead that, seeme(
L coeval with the building. / say
Il seemed; fer that vas by no mems
,e the case, it being In reality q moderl
= piece Of structure; ii was of darl
u mahogany, with its four p9 SIS ex
Sc tending Completely to the c4iling 0
IL the chamber. This Hel, However
N was not more than two feet ttom tn
IN floor, the better TO c.,ab BE the part
a to getintoit. The Sc tcllnian, VIII
T. good. dead eff assistance was 500
a nndressed, and had his body depos
be ted in this place Of repose. All til
at party then retired, Wis bling hiln goo
IN night, and removing the candle f
of fear Of accidents.
~ Nfen the door was closed, I ";
for the first time made aeqnainte
"a with the structure Of the bedstel
e which our host considered AS his ma
10 terpiece Upon the touching Of
as spring outside of the door, the be
m was so acted upon by pulley, th;
his it ascended slowly through the fol
ar posts, until it came withintwo or thrr
I'm feeRof the. ceiling Tire snoring
the Seotcliman was the signal f
touching the spring and he WAS 500
at the proper altitude
The servant required no instrqc
% ions how to act. In one moment Il
's5 house WAS imam uproar, cries Of '7l
na fre!r we're heard in different dire
u tons. A pile of sliavings were 5
n i in a blaze opposite the window wiie
~ poor Sawney slept. The lapdlory
.'ii' voice was continually heard exclail
e'e ing: Good heavens save the 20
. ny Scotch gentleman, if possible; t
'he flames have got into the room ju
'la under HIM!
'c'- : At this moment We heard him e
ne; and bello w Out. A sudden siIen
'ui took pace every light was ext
UNI guished, and tie W hole room seem
on to be buried in the most pr9Gou
q rcpQse. The Scotchman voice COZ
g alona be hear roaring Dat
thf the dialect of bis country Cor ASST
UiF ance. at length, two of the m
J 4 servants, in their shirts entered {
u t room with Il candle jus lit, and yav
'hF ing as if immediately aroused IF,
IoH their fast sleep. They foun d h
&c sprawlad on the floor % dear,
alP WHAT'S the matter with you?'
OWL Natter! says he, why, isn't
AZ house on fire.
e.dT Not at all, sir
i1 what was the reason of the CT
'o| of fire, fire then?
~" "Bless you, sir, you must h;
q rI 4, been dreaming; Why, tfere's not
ran much as Il mouse stirring. and
e On honor and the VII ole family have BIZ
t"o asleep these three hours
ooH- The Sootchm IN now gave up
credit to the ties timony Of bis Q
sensek +. i must ha' been dream
5AT- indee 4, and ha' hurt myself by
so, ling dut of the bed
lok 'Hhrt yourself, sir.-Not niue
loot hope, the bed is so low;' and by