Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04

time winking at the landlord, who res
ponded " all right" to the utter astonish-
ment of the Jew.
On re-entering the stage the Jew asked
him what he would take for his hat and
stick.
"Why," said Jack. ct wouldn't part
with them. I got this hat and stick at
Shanghai, from Chinese princess, who
gave them to me for saving her child,
who fell out of boat, from a shark, and
she told me that never should want for
anything as long as kept them, and
bless her little top-light, if it hasn't
proved true"
They were near the end of their jour
ney, when the Jew, who having seen
such strong and unmistakable evidence of
the magic OF Jacks hat and stick, deter
mined TO purchase it at any rate.
"What would you take fer your hat
and stick 2" asked the Jew again.
"Oh, more than you can give Why,
bless your old clothes p said Jack, "you
havn't got money enough to buy them"
You don't know that" said the Jew,
pulling out well~6lled pocked~book
and showing its contents to Jack. Come
said the Jew, holding up the money
temptingly, "what do you say, what
price do you ask %
blow me-" said Jack, elf Uncle
Sans got money enough to buy this hat
and stick"
Well, let me look at Them" said the
Jew, attempting to take hold of the stick.
Hands off," cried Jack, cor I'll knock
seven out Of ye. You'd steal the charm
if you ever got your picker and s:ealers
on Them
"Here's the money" said the Jew, per-
severingly, again showing his bank notes.
name your price,"
No." said Jack, " I'm going to stop
at the next town, and know you won't
give me what I'd ask"
Chow much ?" asked the Jew, eager
IIy.
"Why. 1 WAS reckoning that I was
going back to the East Indies shortly and
could get another, I'd take two hundred
dollars -.
Done," said the jew, " here's your
money ;" and he counted out the sum,
while Jack took Off his old tarpauIin and
handed it over with the stick.
" Here" said he, "take my hat, and
give US your bank notes"
| The Jew received them eagerly, and
gave Jack his cap in the bargain.
AT the next stopping place Jack got
out and bid the Jew goodbye who contin-
ued on his way. AS the stage drove off,
Jdck burst into fit oflaughter, and slap
| ping his hands on his thighs, turned to
;rDlI l. :..I
never see the land again. if l didn't sell
my old hat and stick to that Jew for two
hundred dollars p And Jack roared
again; and asked the landlord to JON
him in drink, as he enquired when the
next stage would come along.
| The Jew soon arrived, in Philadelphia,
and exulting over his fortunate purchase,
with ravenous appetite he entered an
eating house, and determined to have a
glorious dinner. Having called for the
best of everything. and drank bottle of
wine, he rose to depart, and, putting
jacks tarpauIin on the stick. he gave it
a turn. and winkcd at the landlord in
imitation Of Jack. "What do you mean
by that >" asked the host. "Why, don't
you know ?" said the jew. going through
the motions again. " Come, come, none
of your cursed nonsense" said the host.
but pay for your dinner" {" PAY for
my dinner" replied the Jew in surprise;
and thinking that perhaps lie had not
done the thing right. he tried it over again,
and cooking up his eyes he gave the lands
lord another wink. What the devil do
you mean :" asked the landlord, who
now got into furious passion. You
needn't think to come it over me with
your winking and tom foolery; pay me for
your dinner, sir, or l will have you taken
up" And here he seized the Jew by
the throat, whose top~liyhts looked as if
they would start from his figure head,
and carry away his top gallant eyebrows.
The Jew sung out for mercy, and tried to
explain by once more attempting to make
the landlord understand. and gave the
hat another whir on the stick, when The
landlord, boiling with rage, knocked him
over.
Tell that to the Marines" said one OF
Sans messmates, who had been laugh
ing nearly to split his sides, "for you
cannot make US swallow that for duff,
| (Gvug@.
" It's Irue," said Sam, every word.
just as old Jack told it to me, for he
said when he got to Philadelphia. he
heard the Jew had been arrested for swim
ding, and on being brought before the
court, he told the story and went through
the motions, which raised such shout
of meriment among the bystanders that
the Judge, who came nigh blowing his
chop sheets out of the bolt ropes. thinks
ing that the Jew was crazy, ordered him
to be set free" Fl
Another roar of laughter followed,
when Sam was called to take, his turn at
the wheel,
THE END OF 4 CHRONOLOGICAL pa
mars nnentinn the suicide of Mr. Rnvlstnna