The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-10-09
An Amusing Story.

scdo:e. sent 70 Us BY friend for preservation
in the Drawer "It may not be new" he
says. where the parties are known-for the
story has been told in print once before by
one who was a. one time resident Of the
county where the circumstances occurred
bu, !, will be new to The gsea, majority OF your
readers"
sam - happened 10 arrive a, the pleas
an, i4re Of s. one mild autumn evening
and ',pu; up q. is only tavern; and As he
entered he heard music and dancing in an
upper chamber" The landlord. who an
old acquaintance. told him that ball was go
ing on in the hall above. Come. sam. 20
up. theve'll Be fun ani good masic!''
Can't do i. said sam. ''havn't the trim
mings; Che WAS halter. aud knew the vaas
of trimminss.) look at my shirt; 'twoalIn't
DO
Never mind thai. said his friend. 4 can
give you a shirt Of my own" and stepping
into an adjoining room he brought on, 4 shirg
bi. enough for Daniel Lambert. Holiiag i
up, he said:
There. now. is a comfortable roomy shirt
for vou."
.'oh, that won't do shoald lose myself
in it entirely
well. said the good natured Baniface. II
guess after all. | can do better for you. Oae
of the girls in the kitchen is ironing some
shirts for the boardahs. and can get YOU one
that will fit any how; jest You hold on.
He presently returned with nice shirt Of
quite another pattern. into which, having
thrust himself. in an adjacent bed room. he
made hasty toilette. and entered the bali
room.
Being young AMI good looking. he found
as many partners as he wanted, and had a
selection from the prettest girls in the room.
no 9TH stu hOD1alV hsf+
didn't seem 70 Ike IL much. The jealous
lover went SO far as TO say,
'sl'll cut the comb of that nceitei cock
mighty quick if he don't mind his eye
Meanwhile sam - fels that he was the
observed OF all observers, and his pride WAS
not little elatcd.
Presently there came the toot. tooll of an
old fashioned stage horn in the distance, The
coach numbered up to the inn the driy throw
on. the mail and went into the barr9om, 1t
being his stopping place at the inn for the
night
Won't you 20 up stairs and join tie dan
GERS? asked the landlord; They're having a
great time up there; dent you bear the fiddle
and the floor trembling"
In those DAYS stage drivers were of the most
popular class Of the community; and our
hero knowing this, readily consented. He
called to the maid for his clean shirt.
She came in with the answer that the land
lord had lent 1t To Sam - 10 dance IN to-
,ht, not knowing. or not thinking that the
stage driver woail "want to use i that
night
Here wasa "pre,ty kettle of fish, his only
clean shirt loaued to stranger TO take his
place in the ball -oom. Z, which the landlord
had Just invited him. He was tearing mad
aud after few observations. which were
rather more nervous than ele CANT. he entered
tie ballroom. his face flushed, AMI his voice
somewhat husky with passion, anil strobe in
to the middle of the hall
The music stopped. and the driver broke
the ensuing silence with the sudden ques-
lion:
as there man of the name of Sam -
here2
l.'That's me- said Sam, stepping forward,
cvi lentlv expecting some new evidence OF his
sudden popularity.
"Oa, you are sam -. then are you?'
Yes. AMI what do you wan, with me-
"Nothin' in partck Ter, only when You get
through win that sast Of mine tha. you We
20. on your back, aud stru.tin r1s in,
Ia Just thank You to leave ia. the bar
louI lau ID followed this exposnr tie
cocks comb ,cas ca; his feathers 10 ped,
an amidst mreh cackl1r he v'nisha1 from
the "gay and festive scene. '--Harper's Mug
a-ine