Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04
A Pig In a Carpet-Bag.


Since people have got to CARRYING dogs, bun.
dies, chests of tools, loaded market baskets.
and such like truck, inside omnibusses, we pre-.
sumo no regular patron of the Kipp & Brown,
the Murphy, or any other line, would be much
surprised to hear Of pig being transported in
carpetbag, and that carpetbag bundled into
Broadway omnibus, besides A pretty strong
proof that such thing could be DONE was
witnessed in Broadway omnibus few DAYS
since
The day was rainy, and every body out of
doors in bad humor, of course-particular
such as, after waiting under dilapidated avn
ing, or in dripping doorway, for half an hour,
rush out into the rain and mud and run the
risk OF their lives to get bus, and be told by
twelve inside that it's "al full" As general
thing, persons thus bluAsd of, cypher their
way back to the pavement the best way they
can, and wait for another chance; but there
are some who will not stand it, and force their
way into the vehicle, no matter how many OBJ
ject.
One of these wont-berefused persons paid
literally for his boorishness, as the story win
show. An omnibus filed with its complement
of twelve, was hailed by big man in wet
shaggy coat, and carrying large carpet-bag.
The driver stopped, of course. Who ever
heard of driver fancying his stage full?
"All full" "Go on, driver." "There's no
room here, STRIP
And dozen other EXPLANATIONS came from
the insiders; but the driver sat still on his box,
and the dripping stranger pulled away at the
door, which man was holding together by the
strap. The outsider was too strong for the in
slider, however, and pulling the door open,
damned in and passed roughly along over boots
and CATERS, to the front of the stage. Here he
deposited his carpetbag upon the feet of a lady
passenger, and crowded about one-thrd of his
huge person upon the bit of spare space on the
opposite seat, and faced the audience"
"a pretty idee, to keep man standing out
in the rain and mud, wasn't it ?" exclaimed the
angry intruder.
The ladies looked at each other and smiled
while the men laughed outright
"Maybe I've been amongst civilized people
some time in my life" said the now fairly
"riled' stranger, seven eff they didn't have
painted stages and painted people in EN-"
This drew deprecated glance from the la
dies, while the gentlemen looked as if they
wouldn't mind pitching the fellow out.
" Wee-e-e-eW came from the carpet bag
"Hello! what's that?" asked a little man
with big hair and thin voice.
"a pig in the carpet-bagw shouted another.
"We-e-e - ooh - ooh = ooh we-e-ee.el'
from the carpet bag.
" Throw it out !" cried the man with the thin
voice.
"There amt any pig there Y reared the shay
gy coat
"Them's my close, and noth'n else"
"Weee-e-er'
"The deuce there amt, from the little man.
"Pitch him out with live pork"
Let EN- try itv' roared the shaggy man,
"Whos agoin to do it 2"
"Weee-e !-ooh-ooh-wee.
Gentlemen, we can't stand this any longer
go out with your hog, you brute y cried the
little man, assuming immense Indignation
"Stop the stage and let me out p cried one
Of the ladies'.
Il tell you amt got no pig in that bag"
growled the shaggy man-"l'll bet ten dollars
on It, The critter is somewhere else-in some
of the seats, maybe"
"Wee-e-ee !"
Here the alarm of the ladies began to be in.
tense. Several insisted on getting out, and one
lmprovised very good feint at faint"
sit still!' said the little man" I'll 20 out
and see the driver. This nuisance is not to be
borne any longer"
The stage was stopped, and the little man
got out, and did see the driver-enough, at any
rate to hand up his sxpence--and then walked
staight into Stuyvesant Institute, bestowing, as
ne entered the door, rather quizzical look al
the people in the stage.
Who is that fellow?' growled the shaggy
coat I've mind to get out and thrash him.
The idee of my having pig in that carpet
bagl'
That man?' answered the person addressed
that is Signor Blitz, the ventriloquist and
magician"
"The Devil"
No not quite; bnt rather a 'clus' relation.
You can 60 driver"