Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-12-18
Onuills Dailq Autte RerorN.
DIR. DOT-IT-DOWN'S NOTES.
THE RED MAN, AND THE MAN OF BLUE.
AND WHAT THE CITY OF A THoUs-
AND WGNDMILLs DID WITH HIM,

al oci"S h"iShaIico IOt tle purpose at
the bottom OF the staircase. First, the
valiant schoOlmaster, with the kitchen
poker in his night hand an huge blum.
derbuss in his left; next, the doughty
sexton, cs:Tging for protection with bis
arms around the rear rank Of the file ::
next, the stalwart waiter, with the
kitchen carving>knife in one hand and
his masters old cavalry sword in the
other. after him, the landlord, with
and old fireock of revolutionary me-
mory; next in order, with her right
arm around the landlords waist, and a
bag of -four in her left, ready to blind
the eyes Of the Satanic one, his come
ly wife and last, bringing up the rear,
the cook-wench, with huge coil Of
rope, whercwifh to bind the man Of
flame.
After sundry peerings, through the
keyhole, the valiant leader Of the troop
declared he saw nothing. All was still
as death.
Then break open the door who's
afraid uttered the landlord.
First let us sutomon him to surren-
DER SAID the schoolmastcr. i com
mand thee, thou Belzebub, to open the
door and deliver up thyself to the law
ful custody Of those here present, who
have witnessed thy terrible misdeeds,
or take the consequence We are all
duly armed, therefore resistance is use
less. The civil force surround the
house, escape is hopeless | command
thee to surrender. Once, twice, thrice
Waxing wonderfully valiant, (schie-
dam on such occasions works wonders)
they soon made breach in the cue
my's fortress, and to the dismay Of the
guests aud the modification of the land
lord and his lady, discovered the bird
had flown, and with him several porta-
bic articles of value, together with the
strong-box, wherein mime host was
wont to hoard all his wealth.
'Thc devil the rascal, the villain
the thief.-the knavc, the dog
the wretch,' were among the choi'c
epithets bestowed upon the concoclor
of this arttul schcme-this personlier
of the devil, to draw off the attention
from his nelarious doings. But his
successes were not of long duration,
for the trick becoming noiscd abroad
among the burgomasters, he was de-
tec,ed in the attempt Of perpctrating a
similar farce in q distant part of the
country, and was alter some time Civ
en- chase to, captured, and safely housed
under lock and key.
Now came the day of trial. Mine
host was duly summoned, with the rest
who witnessed the first exploit. The
grave burgomcister had smoked his last
pipe, combed his best wig, adjusted his
whitest cravnt. and took his seat on
the bench accordingly. \ description
of his person was thus recorded in til
police sheet: Age, about sixty; nose,
very long; tip of it red eyes, hair,
teeth and face, fiery red; hands and
legs, long and thin, said hands of Il
blood-red color; dress, all red, even
to his tooth-pick and pipe
The worthy bench laughed outright,
on reading the description, and survey
ing his innocent looking victim.
Bring forth the accused pompous>
ly spoke the presiding man of the law.
The ponderous prison door yielded
to the authorized and-bolt-drawer;
and in walked-a little fat, squat,
swarthy, snub-noscd dwarf, dressed in
bright blue. All, except his hat (of
concal shape was blue; his beard,
his hands, his teeth, his lips, all blue,
as if he had been born and brought up
in the indigo business from his infan-
cy.
'Why, how's this ? said the presi-
dent, This is totally different man
from what is here described. Did you
search the prisoner, and take record
of it, on his committai, otficer:'
why, yes, your worship's homer ;
every part of him, and in presence of
the goaler.'