Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-01-25

"Why, who is he ?" calculated half q doz-
en- at once.
"Don'. you know? Why, that is the
Rev. E. K. Avery the murderer Of MISS Cor
nell - answered Turner.*
"Is it possible !" .bev exclaimed, all start
ing for the door, esger 10 get look at me-
and several swearing vengeance against the
hypocrsical priest.
Turner having thus pu. the ball in mo-
tion, quietly took seat, while every person
in the bsr-room started in pursui. OF me.
had turned corner of the street, and was
very innocen,ly, though pompousIy strut
ting down the side walk, when ! was over
taken by dozen or more persons, whose
number increased every moment. obser-
we'd, as they passed me, ,ha. each person
looked back and stared a, me with apparent
wonder. believe | mus. have been un.
commonly proud Of ,hs, suit Of clothes, for
] was vain enough 10 believe that my new
sui, was what attracted such special a.lrac-
lion. ] however soon awoke from the hap
py illusion. The mob passed me five OF
Ten rocs and waited ill came up TO them
As ! passed, heard several observations
like the following:--'sTbe lecherous old hy-
pocri.e"-',he sanc'i6ed murderer"-'''he
black coated villain"-"lel's tar and feather
|him''-"lynch the scoundral," etc etc.
passed along totally unconscious .ha. these
remarks could possibly have any reference
to me. The denouement, however, soon
came. The mob which now numbered al
least one hundred, overlook me as passed
another corner, and one fellow seized me by
The collar, while five or six appeared, bear
ing a rail between them.
Come" says the man who had colIared
me, "come old chap, you cam. walk any far
ther, we know you and as we always make
gentlemen ride in these parts, you may pre-
pare to sraddle that rail -
NV surprise may we'll be immsgined.-
sc Good heavens - | exclaimed as they all
pressed around me, ''genllemen, what have
done :"
'sOh we know you' exclaimed halfs do
zen voices ;''you needn't roll your sanc'i-
monious eyes .ha. game don't take in this
country Come slraddle the rail and re-
member the s,ackysrd -
grew more and more bewildered !; i. ap-
peared like dream ! could not imagine
esha, possible ol1ehce was to suffer for,
and continued 10 exclaim, "Genilemen,
wha, have done? Don't kill me gentle
men, but tell me wha, have DONE"
"Come, make him stradde the rail; we'lI
show him how 10 hang poor factory girls,
shouted some chap from the crowd.
The man who had me by the collar then
remarked "Come Mr.. Avery, lis no use
you see we know you, and we'll give you
a touch of lynch Ia W, aud start you for home
again."
"My name is not Avery, gentlemen you
are mistaken in your man," J exclaimed.
"Come, come, none Of your CANNON
s,raddle the rail, Ephrsim" said the man
who had me by the collar.
The rail was broug bit 10 such level as
10 allow me to be "ssradd'ed'' on i. with
ou, difficulty, and was about TO be plscee
according 10 orders, " hen the Truth flashed
upon me.
"Genllemen," ] exclaimed, 81 am not Av'
cry; despise the, vii,ian as much as yor
can; bu. my name is.Barnum; ] belong &c
the circus which arrived here las! night, ant
am sure Old Turner, my partner, hat
hosxed you with this ridiculous story"
'.If he bas, we'll lynch him. said one o
The mob.
"Well, he has, I'Il assure you" replied
$50 Jus, walk 10 the hotel with me. and III
convince you of The fac..''
This arrangement. they reluctantly con
sented to, keeping, however. close hant
upon me. As we walked up the main stree
on which The new State House is situated
the mob received reinforcement. of SOM
fifty or sixty, and ! was marched like
malefactor up 10 The hotel. Old Turne
stood on the piazza ready TO burs. will
laughter. Isppesled 10 him for heaven
sake to explain this mailer, that ] might b.
liberated. He continued TO laugh, but final
ly told them she believed there was SOM
mistake abou, il. The fact is,' said he
tiny friend Bsrnum has new sui. Of blacl
clothes on, and j, makes him look so mucl
like priest, concluded j. mus. be Avery
The mob saw the joke. Some spologi
zed TO me for the rough manner in which
bad been handled, Qor they had torn m!
Goa. half off my back, aud rolled me in .h
dir' considerably while others swore ,hs
Old Turner deserved the fate intended 70
me but The majority Of the people roare
with laughter, declared j. was good Joke
and advised me to look sharp, and pay m
partner offfor it. lwas exceedingly vexec
and when the mob bad dispersed, aske
Old Turner, what on earth could induce biz
to play euch an ou.rageously mean trio
upon me.
"My dear Barnum,' said he, Git was q
for our good. Remember, ell we need /,
*Then the recent murder of Miss Cornell
Rhode Island, her discovery in stack yard, an