Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-03-08
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When ] was at College. years ag
5. there came to Athens, Georgia,
company Of strolling players, We
3 vagabondish, and by general reput
ton, wanting especially in the att
butes Of chastity and sobriety. The
performed in a long room, at one er
Of which something remotely r
sembling scenery was placed. The
had foot-ights too; indeed, the Ia
low candles that constituted ths
feature we're in some instances moi
than a foot long. fls i8 M
The play was Richard the Thirt
Many Of the students attended.
sat very close to the foot-lights, an
SO did a drinking fellow named Bur
leston, that would do anything for
dime or two. He had his bench-leg
Iged flee with him, aslecpat his feet
The dog had very large heavy body
and legs proportioned like those Of ;
dinner-pot-you We seen such.
The play dragged, and dragged
and dragged on, to the infinite an
noyance Of the students who were
keen for the farce. At length the
strapping fellow who did Richard
extended himself upon the stage to
Gle; but he was more tenacious o.
life than any stage hero | ever saw
His convulsions and contortions were
horrible, and most unnecessarily
prolonged. Wishing to end the con-
founded show, / whispered to Burles-
ton--'throw your flee on that fellow,
and Ill give you dollar No soon
er said than done. Selling the fee
by his legs, Burleston hurled him at
the rather protruberant abdomen of
the gasping monarch, with so true an
aim MS to produce a tremendous
squelch and grunt from the player,
and an indescribable howl from the
flee. 5a h9.ii noajt
The house was electrified! So
was Richard the Third! Up rose
be and drew bis sword. and swore he
could do for the man that hit him
with that dog! The audience roared
and roared again, while the indig-
nant actor stood with uplifted sword
in one hand, the other palm soothing
his stricken paunch.
sHello, you play-actor feller!
old Abram Lunsford, ,'we give
fifty cents apiece to see you die thar,
and If you don't lay right down thar
an' do it accordin' to Gunter, I'll
have my money back, Jsce or no fee!'
1t is needless to say that all was
Iarce after that. But give you my
word, that in my mind Richard the
Third is inseparably associated with a
,tump-tailed, bench-legged Flee!
SAGAcIrY OF AN ELEPHANT We
PASSED an elephant working on a
'oad, and it was most interesting to-
zee the half reasoning brute; he was
caring out large roots from the
ground by means Of a hook and
,hain fastened round his neck with a
species Of collar. He pulled like a
nan or rather like a number of men
With a succession Of steady hauls,
hrowing his whole weight into it,
md almost going down upon his
Knees, turning round every now and
hen to see what progress be was ma
Ting. Really the instinct displayed
" the elephant in its domestic state
5 little short of reason in its fullest
ense. There is no doubt they do
hink and also act upon experience
nd memory. The remarkable nice
y and trouble they take in squariDg
nd arranging the blocks ofihewed
tone when building a bridge, is in
redible unless seen they place
hem With as much skill as any ma
on, and will return two or three
ines to give the finishing touches
'hen they think the work is not
ute perfect. They retire a few
ards and consider what they have
ffected, and you almost fancy you
an detect them turning their saga
ious old noddles on one side, and
hutting one eye 10 a knowing man.
er to detect any irregularities inthe
rrangement.-We Bangalo and the
'ent, Jy r. Sul1ivan