Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-12-24

Stage, and al tnis JACK rusbeS q la Mttamo-
ra, upon the alarmest with such frightiu
impetus that the poor >ellow threw dou-
Bile somerset over table, and only escaped
disemboweling by the hful turn Of the
sailors notions, which led Jack to make
! fresh rush 10 another quarter.
About this time the audience began to
change their tune laughing stopped, and
some OF the timid began 10 lean towards
the door. e
'Ha-a-aH tragically yells Jack, as he griis
his teeth and makes splurge head over
heels INTO the orchestra, routing the two
hddlers, trombone and piano player indis-
criminately!
'Ha-a-a-! ye double and twisted land
pirates ha-a-a and he ups and lumbers out
into the pit knife in hand, and cuts away
at the crowd, who begin TO rush pell nell,
yelling and jumping.
'Hold him hold him. cries one, trying
10 get out Of the way.
axe his kniie = screams another.
! KNOCK him down-hit him -
Let me out!'
take care! Here he comes,,'
'Murdrr-r-rr
Sire Catch him %
'Ha-a-a! Ive got your roars Jack, lay-
ing for The man with 'the big iddle,' who,
as anxious TO save his visible means of
support as his own immediate bacon, was
sort of hurrying through the pit with his
upliited instrument
'Have your says big fiddle, mot exact
pH GO fri,. IL IL
with the end ofthe heavy fiddle, jams Jack
back upon The piano, behind which score
OF the afirighted audience had taken po-
sltloh and the moment Jack twigs them,
he mounts the piano, those behind it dodge
under it, push i, around, and upsets the
whole concern Such a yelling
Hold hing
Catch him Take carel'
'Here he comes,'
Let me out let me out y
'Put out the lights! Open that lower
door-r-rn
| NO, no !-don'l-let us outn
Murderer
'Ha. Pve got ye--pirates, robbers,
thieves yells the still more savagerous
sailor, as be stabs at one, and grabs at ano-
ther. first one side of the piano and then
| 'tother.
'Call the watch.h-h y bawls fellow up
| in the corner.
'Polics-e-e Fire. ..r
'Grab him somebody
'Ha-a-a!' and Jack stumbles over tho
legs Of the piano, and as he rises and plum
grs again, somebody, sure enough grabs the
mad sailor, but seeing the knife, drops Jack
and rushes back cryiAg-
Somebody come down here and help
me seize him He's got knife Hand me
I club y
Jack had now about cleared the pit. A
mob were at The SIDE door, as the po-
iceman ran bach yelling for his stick, the
sailor followed, rushing at the mob, who
fled down stairs in double quick time. One
man alone stood his ground he was a
bully, couble-fsted fellow.
'Ah, my larky, got knife, eh q says he,
as Jack came pitching at him.
Yes; ha-a you pirate, and it's for
you-u.u.'
But Jack was in The wrong pew for,
as he rushed forward, he was struck so
forc,hly on the side OF his head by the fist
of Belcher Kay-the pugilist, who had
dropped in, hearing the row-that poor
Jack was put hors du co mL0t as efirctually
as though sedge had hit him. Kay i'm
medately seized Jack, gave him 'brace
of shakes that soon evaporated the ether
and brought the poor fellow TO his reck-
oning. The fight and fright was over; th.
various owners Of numerous hats and caps
lying around, began TO venture in again iol
their property. The whiiewash was rub.
bed of the passage ways by the rushing ou'
Of the crowd, few We're wounded, al
were badly sksert, the gas man disappear
ed, and poor Jack went TO the watch.h house
They had 'ime' that night.
" Y Dufc man.