Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-03-26

were only half On, the gentleman with green
glasses disappeared, and was the first man
to make himself scarce when the boat touch
ed the wharf Of Providence.
THE NINE LIZARDS.
BY DI VERNON.
It was .our Mary that told me the tale.
Mike Brady was at work in the harvest
field; when getting tired, he laid himself
down beside hay-cock, and fell asleep. A
small stream ran gurgling by alta short dis
tance from his resting -place, and while he
lay snoring. away like-like anybody that
snores, with his mouth wide open-a lizard,
creeping from the waters edge, took the
opportunity of walking quietly down his
throat. The poor fellow Immediately awoke,
almost choked to death; but when he stood
upon his feet, and recovered his conscious
ness, the lizard was comfortably ensconced
in his stomach, and Mike kaew nothing a.
bout It,
However, after that day, he became sick
y and thin, but his appetite increased ac-
cordingl and although he devoured enough
at meal for six or seven men, he was all
the time nearly starved to death. He sought
the Doctor, who. after catechising him pref
}ty severely, came at last to the right conczu-
saon, and proceeded to act accordingly.
First, he made Mike eat about fifty salted
herring, until he was so full he couldn't
swallow another morsel I'm a little while,
|poor Paddy's thirst became intense, but not
one drop Of water would the Doctor allow
him. In short, he was not permitted to take
a drink until his raging thirst caused him
[the most terrible agony. Then the Doctor
|ordered a tub of water to be placed on the
floor, and, making Mike get down on his
knees over it, and open his mouth. he held
him in such manner that he could not even
moisten his parched ton que.
In about two minutes, the lizard, whose
UNI { Nh ~
began to crawl up the throat of the terrified
man. 1t had no sooner 1eaped from his
mouth into the water, than another and an
other reptile of the same species followed
the first, until no less than mine Shiny lizards
left that mans stomach. The Doctor then
pulled him away, gave him glass of bran
|dy, which he had no sooner drank, than he
tainted. Another dose poured down his
throat brought him to life again, however,
and-and that is the end Of the story
Porter's Spirit.
ttWHITE Folks BLAME Fools "A friend
of ours. (says the Us. ~Reyieao,) near
Tampa Bay, in Florida, employed num-
Der of New York mechanics to do a piece of
work. It was Government contract, and
required particular dispatch. The men
>oI
to work. Old Jube, one of their employ
|er's slaves watched them out of the corner
of his eye for several days.
Something was evidently working in his
mind which puzzled him badly. At last he
came up to the foreman Of the gang and
| said srE
'.Mass' Charles, what debbil you all
work so for, Ell"
''To earn money, Jube.''
Money! said Jube, ssmoney great
ting. You work so up Norf, Mass Charles 2"
eyes, Jube."
.You make a great deal money -
'sNot great deal, Jube; spring, sum-
mer and. fall we do well; but work is slack
in winter time, and five get around again
to spring, and make both ends meet and
keep the baby in something to eat and drink,
and house to shelter them, we generally
think we have done we'll"
| ssS'pose you sick, Mass Charles, who
take care Of you %
'sThen work stops, and we get very poor,
and suffer great privations"
"DatH do, Mass Charles" said Jube,
Il thought white folks sensible people
Taint muffin of de sort Work, work, nuf-
fin but work git sick, and nobody take
care Of 'em. White folks blame FOOLS
Jube work too. Nebber hurt himself work.
in, though. Jube get sick, Miss Sallie
come down and nurse him. Mass Bob
send a boat sebenty miles up the riber to
git a white doctor for him. Norf good
'nough for white folks, but recon ole Jube
stay at home"
And old Jube went off in state of dig
nifed satisfaction.
Samuel, my darling little sonney," said
an aged mother. 'Tve not seen your book
for some days or more; where is it?''
II know where it is.'' aa.
"Well, wherey' @
''Well, it's only lost little, kinder, in
the barn, or round out of doors, summers,
I guess pr'aps in the garret, er ahind the
wood pile h. a{s a s.z
MADAM, y said cross-tempered physi-
clan to patient, .sif women were admitted
to paradise, their tongues would make it
purgatory." ..And some physicians, if al
lowed to practice there, replied the lady,
would make it desert"