The Shasta courier., 1854-05-20
JOSHUA.

SAH FEAkCIscG IN NSKFTcHEs.-Samebody wrl-
ting over the signature of " Burchell," furnishes
the Epsming Macs with some sparkling and witty
sketches. Here is one entitled Long Wharf
by Lamplig ght," which appeared in that Journal
yesterday:
Saturday evening last. l took my position
again among the crowd of anxious bidders TINT
surrounded my facctious friend on Long Wharf
found him in his best vein. and though he
could scarcely have suspected that there
chiel amang 'em takin' notes. yet he said many
things worthy of rerpetuation in the columns of
the News.
Ladies and gentlemen" cried he, " have
a most beautiful useful. Incompatible Article TO
offer you now an article necessary to The old
and young. the long and short the pretty and
ugly-nnd there certainly plenty of the lat
ter sort mere assembled-a gross of shoe brush
es, the brs,les upon which are as stiff as the
upper lip of the French Consul, and which will
make boot shine like pretty woman in Cali
turnia If your shoes are old Or new, or cov-hee
or caltskin, little blacking and three ruls from
one OF these brushes. ,honsh as lightly laid on
"a miscr's charity, will produce polish equal
to That of dancing master no mud will stick
10 shoes polished by these brushes in dry
Their, and if they are not dirtied they will need
but oue cleaning. Come, gentlemen, bid up
who says TIVE dollars one dollar and seventy
five cents one-and-a,halfa one dollar 7-gonc.
Next let offer revolver; regular Colt's,
and no more danger of its kicking than an ugly
girl with rich offer; shoots strong as Judge
can talk and as straight as he can back ont /;
carries further ,ihan the city front can be ex-
tended and no m,re risk of its swapping than of
poor Mexico going to war with Uncle Sam: all
who have anything To guard, this is the thing TO
do il with thief Will stand more chance
Than all office seeker without money, or II Chi
naman in the Recorders Court; if rogne knows
you've got one, he'll no more attempt 10 break
into your house than an honest man will be
c,usht going to the Legislature or selling ut auc-
ton after the passage of the new law shoots six
times without stopping, and is as deadly as
s.eamboat boiler. Who says thirty dollars -
twenty five dollars l-gone al twenty dollars
Next is two shirts; made Of fac cotton white
as an Alderman's liver. and nicely done up
us The Senatorial question:; the collar is stiff
as the steamboat combination, and the tail is rs
wide as some holes in The streets they arc made
big TO fit every body like BARRIERS chair and
The taxation laws; and you can get into EN- as
easy as Chinese lady gets fined, and ont of 'cm
just as easy as Mary Blame don't; they will
last as long as your own skins. if they re not
washed oftener and won't get dirty till they're
soiled. Who says four dollarsl three dcllays
tw, dollars l-gone.
now pnt mp a sleek, shining. splendid beaver
hat m,de OF rabbit skin. bran new; genteel
enough to make a peiiifogger look like gentle
nan. and TO ennbe sponge TO get his lunch On
tick sun proof, sweat proof, and rain proof it
viii keep you as shady as honest men have kept
in The councils, and dry = in the morning.;
h..sa a nap as long Rip Van Wrinkles. and
rim as broad as Squibnb's wit. Who says ten
dollarsl eight dollars 6ve dollars l-sone at
four dollars