Washington telegraph., 1856-12-17
NO. 81.
The Elephant Club.

That odd fish, "Doesticks," has pub
| lished another book, and calls it the "Ele-
phant Club" it being devoted to the ex-
periences Of a set of jokers who had ''seen.
the elephant" By way of sample of
its contents, we append an amusing de-
scription of sScene in a New York Po-
! lice Court" Mr. Edward Bobber is GER
tainly a character:
One case of which Wagstaf took full
notes, was that of Edward Bobbcr, sea-
faring man, Of very peculiar appearance,
possessing some remarkable characteristics
of manner, dress, speech, looks and action.
He was charged with being drunk. In
the way Of physical beauty, Edward was
decidedly a damaged article. He had
lost one arm by snake bite, and been de-
prived of an eye by the premature dis
charge of pistol, which broke his specta-
cies at the same time it extinguished his
sinister optic. The unexpected descent
of shipmate, from the tops, upon his
head, had turned his neck so that he SEEM
ed to be keeping a perpetual lookout over
his shoulder With his remaining eye. His
nose resembled a half-ripe tomato, and
pair of warty exorescences hung upon his
/ face, as if some one had shot couple of
marbles at him, which had stuck to him
for life His complexion bore close re-
sembIance to the outside of huckleberry
pudding. His teeth, which were unusu-
ally long, projected backwards, as if they
had taken start to grow down his throat.
This last popularity was, undoubtedly,
one cause of remarkable singularity of
speech, which seriously impaired his nat
ural facility of conversation. Some lido
syncrasy of disposition, probably, had
also something to do with this linguil en-
barrassment, but certain it is, that Mr..
| Edward Bobber never answered one ques-
ton until he was asked another, to which
last he would give the reply intended for
query number one. Whether his mental
faculties needed always a second inter
rogative punching up, or whether the
fangs projecting downward retained one
answer until displaced by another, Wag-
staff and his friends were unable to decide;
but they truly believe that an inquiry pro-
pounded to Edward Bobber, aforesaid,
would have remained unanswered until
doomsday, unless second question follow
ed the first.
A transcript of a conversation between
lllul dIlu luC ClCIh VI luC court TCdu DIS IOl-
lows:
Clerk-"Where were you born ?'
The prisoner removed his solitary orb
from his guardianship, over his left shirt
sleeve, rolled it slowly round until it COM
manded fair view of the questioner, but
said nothing. The clerk, nothing daunt-
ed, continued:
''How long have you been in this coun-
try ?"
The face assumed look of intelligence,
and answer No. l came out !:
Edward-"Broome county,"
Clerk-"How old are you?''
Edward-''Two years"
Clerk-"How long have you been
drunk %'
Edward" Thirty-four years, seven
months and nine days"
Clerk-''Where did you get your Ii
quor?"
Edward (rolling his eye toward the
Judge "Been on spree four days"
Judge-(very indignant "Did you say
I've been on a spree %
Edward-"Old Mother BidwelPs, down
in Mott street."
Clerk-''Doy you mean hereafter to treat
this court respectfully"
Edward-''No sir, hope not"
Officer with red hair-''If you amt era
zy Pm a jackass.'
Edward-.sYes, sir, of course"
! The excited Judge here commenced ma
king out his commitment, but the clerk,
who began to see the fun, thought best to
ask himaa few more questions first, land ac-
/ inO-dfocrlr- iponirol af Rnhhor ,l,x H.
ded In, as he seemed to own sloop. The
prisoner, who had been cogitating upon
the last remark of the red haired officer,
until he had waxed wroth, burst out:
"Jack-ass. jack-ass yes, you are
jack-ass not doubt of it."
Clerk-"Come tell me what kind of Ii
quor did you drink yesterday"
Edward-"Soap, candles, coffee, bar
lead, chickens, coal, pine kindling wood,
smoked hams and white wood shingles
Judge, neutrality-suspicious., you
are only getting yourself into trouble
Ny patience will give out. 1 can't stand
everything. DO you think Pm made Of
pstience?"
Edward-''Whiskey, sir; nothing but
wLiskey, sir, upon my honor"
The last answer proved too much for
the gravity of the court The Judge, the
clerk, the attendant officers, and all, smil-
ed audibly. A whispered word from the
clerk explained to the justice the true
state of the case Edward was discharg-
cd, and as he departed from the court
room an officer two blocks away heard him,
in answer to request for penny proffer-
cd by little girl, give what was undoubt-
edly intended as detailed reply to the
last interrogative remark of the police jus
tice.
Samuel Swartwcut died in New York
city on the 21st ult. In 1886, while Col