Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-10-17
WHOLE NUMBER 1910.
An Amusing Story.

ted 10 the following snecdote. sent to
1s oy = Trend s'1 Tor preservation IN the
psa"ef. "a. r~y not be new" he
ssys "nsre ,ne paruss are known
tor tne story mas been told IN print
1once before oy one who was at tonetime
a'es'ueM 'e'ueM 81 sne county where the
s'ea.ne'' ~. occu''ee--ou'" !" .n' DC
1 nsv 70 ,ns gfes' "jaor'ty OF your
'SS'i y. ~ ! .,ol
% sam" q : an naPPensa 20 SFnve a' tne
P.snssn' v';'age Q, - one mild
% sse""s sho P"' Up .. S
vpv '"ss1": . anu 90 entered ne
osr fs hsr '' Tbs Ss'I'us ,aIs,aed ~ 90 up
Pes o"Snoe'' ine 'snuio!u' wno
was an old acquaintance, told him that
.Ts Va'' "ss s"ug on @ :" ,ne nn'' aoose :
49,, ~ 9sm, sv 'P '"e'e u % iun
~"u ~. music, L.,' :.
! !. s:n 10 ~ sA'o o"'n. navn |.
ns s'.'ngs, - ne way : ns',er' sno
- "l: s"e v.'uo =, s."s''j ''ok -
~ .N % Moauu .a 10
| at - - u -. r - o, - a
Asse s"s n"' v'Imy v"n' ano
sPPsx 'o ~ seJo's''s room nc
n'.s!.1 'vsr1' oas : sn TX enough ,or
-sI' 1aa'e' A~ p'u'ns " up ~
'"'u, ..r,
roomv sh;,. fas s w.,, !" :. '0"'0''"0's
oorJ CJ 'n'' "' you'
yss s"a' ".n uo-i snoo'o lose
"!se !.sn ~ y en'ie'y Al,
,D.e"' sA'o "e good .natured
ooa''"ee. guess. a''er a'' can 40
ve's: 10. you. y"s o. Tue g'ts 70
.ne .i"nse 70 IRONING some sn'r's 'oF
'ne ooa,usfs' ana l can get you one
'na. wiz NJ any nov; jest you hold
on ti.n,....,,u us-.,..-..s,-:n
Psese.uy e'srneo win nice
so "h;sh ~ .ho.ss' .s p.''e,r' INTO
s "1s s"1s "se" :" M
aujacen' pea room; DC mace nasty
/ 'o',ss:s, n': anu entered 'ne osn,room'
Ds young sna gooo looking, ne
..s SaS :" '"sIy p"."e's - nc "an:eo.
-.u nau sreo'''n i'on 'ne Pre'''es'
s',1s rs N .h Inc room: -.
, ~" "e v" s.., us"' oea.A suu noue,y
ue''es a'o NJ seem 10 IKE u mucn'
me jeA"u' "'er went SO lar as 70
'"!r, !.r,u
cu. VIC comD o. tnst eonee't.
60 COCK mighty quick u ne don't mind
MS Eye
Mesn"n''e 60 osm -, 'elIe tnas ne
r;s;S r"' s.S oo'e''eu u 81 ooselve's' ana
"'1 '1e ss "o' "'''e e'a.ed. =,
Iessl'y mere came 'ne TOOL! tooti
=: "a o'd-'ssn'0ned 49, s'sge-noFn IN 'ns
s'"noe. Issue. nc coscn .umoe'eo up 70
,,. m "n; sns o:'se' .n'sw OUT Tue
':r: :" e"u ven :'n'o .'ne o",-'com, u
sg I's 'oPP'"s P'~'s ~ INC ''n 'o'
81" HWyn' ~ faei-. u.
Won you go Up s.ars ana JOIN
..,s. @ S ~u'sa.: eu '.e 'anu'o'u'
an: s. - "s sss sme Up ,ne,e
49, ya,:- -. % "e nuo'' anu 'ne
A0y. us"1"ns i
40 'noss nAys s1age'onvers we're Oh
me most popular class OF the CON-
nusi.y; , sno ous nero, o., knowing tins
. 0on'en'eo s: e ae ca''eo 70 'ne
% c. - ~ ." - s' =,
s Is sndIar s' ~ had S san.;, 'us .a'ssr - yer 'na'
the landlord had ienlu 70 Sam
% oanGe as;',:l "a 'o,n'en': not showing, or
nos ."'uA'"B 'nos INC Stage url'er
wov'o "wan' 20 use :. mat night
4: o,e e',y He's'e o. nsns
us on'y I'eau ~ s"I. '9snsa 20 s'ran-
ger 70 sSse MS P,sce 20 'ne oaii'room;
,'''u "'u '"s a"o.o'u nSo just invited
n,m' re wss mas'ng mao ana
s.e' 'ow oose'sa''ons' "n'cn were
'a'ne' mo'e nervous inan elegant ne
entered 'ne oa'sroom' MS race nusn-
81, anu n's so,ce so%:wnas nusky
die Of the hall.
The music stopped. and the driver
broke the ensuing silence with the sud-
den question:
'Is there . man of tie name of
Sam- here?"
That's me r. said Sam. step
ping forward. evidently expecting
some aew evidence Of his sudden pop
ularity. 4sss ,s.si sI-6f
"Oh! you are Sam. then are
yoa?"
Yes, and what do you want with
me? nsl''sA hsr taf
"Nothin' in partick'ler. only when
YOU get through with that shirt Of
mine that you've got ON yeur back,
and are struttin' round in. I'd just
thank you to leave il at the barl''
A loud laugh followed this expo
sure: the cocks comb was cut; his
feathers dropped, and amidst much
caekling he vanished from the "gay
and festive scene. ."--Har' Mag.
@ A good joke is told on James
N. Gregg: Old Line candidate for
Congress. IN this District. some time