Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-25
SELLING A LANDLORD.

gentleman who performed the heavy bus
mess at half~priced theatres. His stock
in trade consisted Of laundering voice,
square shoulders and a pair Of prodigious
calves. lie was a great villian-theutri-
caIly speaking; as man, though not
without his faults, he has never commit
ted the slightest burglary, arson or mur-
der. Still an unfortunate tendency to
moisten his diaphragm too freely with
fermented liquors, led him into serious
embarrassments. He was frequently
" indiSposed," and severely tried the pa
tience both Of managers and the public.
Yet he made some noble professional dis
coverics. None of the representatives of
Richmond, Duke Of Gloscester, from Gar
rack 10 Charles Kean, had ever elected
from Shakspeare's text at the stage di-
rcctiOn the astonishing fact that the
hump back asSassion of King Henry and
the prince was drunkard as we'll as a
murderer ard tyrsnt. Yet Puggs cons
Ceived and rendered the character in the
spirit more than once, staggering through
the love scene with Lady Anne, and cx-
hiClting mCTe Dutch courage than valor,
and cunning fence in the closing en-
counter with Richmond. A difference as
to the propriety Of this rendition between
Puyys and the managers ned to the loss
of engagements. and Puggs at one time,
had run up a bill at a ceIt tain town where
h" WAS unknown and out Of business,
without the slightest prospect Of liquida-
ting the account. His personal property
consisted OF Il trunk containing two or
Sl, al
The landlord was forbearing, but for>
bearance has an end. This individual
had only one pecuiarity-a resemblance
to the Stuart portrait Of General Wash.
lngtUn, on which he pridcd himself im-
menScIy. II was his weak point, and
Pugys determined to take advantage Of
it. =
One day lie ordered bottle of port,
and requested that the landlord should
come mp with il. Mr.. George Wa~hing>
ington BiIlin accordingly made his APP
pearance with the port, i'll more than his
Ordipary srnteincSs.
Mr.. PuyyS," sid he, I" l have filled
your orders for the last time. Sir | have
Il family"
Cnerubs Cherubs General" said
the sactcr.
. fo"1 must livc.''
''fNaturally.
avery well, Sir; your bill already
amounts to S4O-Sl5 for board and $25
"lt was on This very subi.c, T wart.l
- s,,o ,,o,, Conor,I 'wL,,J
likeness -. aI,IrI the nctor rhrow;n9= :,
himself back in his chair. and sbnJinr LiI
ewes with his bonJs 90, n.rc..c, SIT ),
{" havr bn.n told 81 ,, r.,I;aL ,Lo
landlord more ploaSan,lvL and taIin[r a
seats
"Tha,.s RIGHT Blifin mako vorrsolf ,t
home Now fhen-.hnnoD.rs oHJ - hnsi
ness! Fortv dollars vou s6v VIII Toyo
n bet, cool tiftv SPOT, in the winnin~ Of
,rL;oh ,,o,,,na ~! 49,, TPG.' : :" VIZ "'N'I'n6 "
hot Ihoi vn, ,cou s,ord for ,"u r,;nn,ms ""io ~
the atI;,1J" Of t%n Far"wo,i I | ''I'IS 4IJSona sn
without mnv;r,r n,nsclo n,dnon1 81 81
the Mnspnm = tL, nort,,.ro,, c3, H., :,
as easv as wiplinr G,vc con,;n0n' "
tai uniform Which, von shoH nrt On wL;i.
I ARRANGE the l;rIt Thrp IN l,o i,,r f,,r
Dodyrm Nv s;5naI At tLa donr FL, bo
a WARNING for vo1r crotrirn IN ~ o,,itndo
It will sn9n he over and bU ,hoM sn,IIn
vour bilI Do Won cnnson,9 ''''
0TI 'r.u o'Ia' in,,,1' 10 you consent y
at,ired in the continental rri1orr" was 80 Ioo W."
snnod t,o n,t;''Ja D. a''o' ;,"I ;''' ,'I'' 40
The actor ;rSnactnd HIM aHI pvo ass"vo,o,,I U"'i
n0'O' liSPeC'eu nun anu "SSe'et a'e0
tho mnsnnno " ~ "SS' "e"' ~
-" moJI.a., o5cunl' ,, o,;,,ho H.,
81 coma - nrros" % hnr,,o;n % w 're p,UP'.et"I f,Ii
length wax stptue U Of &C. GegeraI a Wa"bin%,nn I"'