Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-22
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Funny Theatrical Reminiscence.

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Billy sat in his usual seat, and was en- :
deavoring to make himself agreeable to 1
those around him. Burton, who delighted n
in q~uizzing Billy, maze some enquiries Of
him relative to a horse belonging to Mr..
Hamblin, which seemed to arouse Billy,
and he thus commenced his reply:
"Now Burton, I'll tell you all about
that 'orse. You see when / first arrived,
I said to 'Amblin-sIom, / wants an :
'orse, / ave always been used to ave an
'orse, and / would like to ave one" ,
Chilly says he, you know Mazeppa :
he has earned me a great deal of money,
and l will not permit him to be misused
but if you want to ride him, you may, and
my stage manager, Tom Flynn, will go
with you to the stable
$50 down 1 goes to the stable with Tom
Flynn, and told the man to put the saddle
'on him."
'On Tom Flynn says Burton.
mo on the 'orse. So after talking to
Tom Flynn awhile, I mounted him.
what, mounted Tom Flynn
mo, the 'orse and then l shook lands
with him, and rode off,
Shook hands with the horse, Billy?'
mo, d-n it, with Tom Flynn and
then | rode off up to the Bowery, and who
should / meet in front of the Bowery The
atre but Tom 'Amblin, so I got off, and
told the boy to hold him by the head
What, hold Hamblin by the headY
mo, the 'orse and then we went and
had a drink together
What you and the horse p
mo, me and 'Amblin, and after that I
mounted him again and went out of town.
what mounted Hamblin again p
sNo, the 'orse ; and when | got to Bur
MANS who should be there but Tom Flynn
he'd taken another 'orse and rode out ahead
of me, SO | told the 'ostler to tie him up
tie Tom Flynn up?'
mo, = it, the 'orse, and we had a
drink there
what you and the horse p
mo, me and Tom Flynn. Now look
here, Burton, every time [ say 'orse you
say 'Amblin, and every time I say 'Amblin
you say 'orse. Now I'll be 'anged if I tell
you anything more aboutit.'
Billy felt his dignity insulted, and no
. coaxing on the part of Burton could induce
/, him to finish the recital.
Nor SO PooR.-Charles Jarvis, the ar
fist, tells the following anecdote of his
! fathers travels in the Western part Of
= Kentucky =
At the close Of a day in midsummer
Mr.. Jarvis and his companion rode up tc
one of the most dilapidated log huts they
had ever seen. The window was stuffed
full of rags, and the cracks between tn,
logs were partially choked up with tn
P, same articles.
t, What an awful shanty this is~ exclaim
IL ed Jarvis, as he rode up. cit is eviden
they are too poor to accommodate us here.
"Not so poor as you mout think, strar
g ger" said a head that showed itself amor
Us the rags; 'for | don't oaon this place"
,e "Have you anything in there to eat ?
~ said Jarvis: "any bread and ham ?"
:, "Not a smell, stranger-all gone; ever
u smitch-not a crust left!" q
G. "Have you any feed for our horses?"
at "Not a corn, nor an cat, stranger
ID haven't no use for none p
-. "Well, can you accommodate us for tt
}" night 2"
avail, we can't stranger. There is
pc floor to the house, and the straw is 6
out"
"Why, I never heard anything like it
" said Jarvis impatiently. "Why how
p you do here ?"
f" "Putty well, l thank YOU" said t
~ Kentuckian shows the folks down 20
ne wayY"
That was enough for them-they TO
on to better quaters.
Is PREcocITY.-Old Roger was visiting
,F friend who had a remarkably fine lit
ne girl, about three years old, famous for SIN;
&c sayings. AS usual she was shown off
VS. fore our esteemed friend.
re- "What is papaF" asked the "parent
in order to draw out the precious reply.
ali "Papa's a humbug!" said the %juveni
:, The "parent" looked queer-rather.
III This brought out old Roger, who hamm
ia ed the nail home with one lick thus:
III "Well, I declare | never in my life s
on so young a child with SO mature a JUDI
ment."
rod The WAY TO GET RID OF MARRIAc
tbo ABLE DAUGHTERs.-A thriving trader
70, Wisconsin claiming the paternity of ell
rec en- daughters, greatly to the ASTONISHING
IN of his neighbors, succeeded in marryi
,ert them all off in six months. A neigh
~ of his who had likewise several daughte
9Th called upon him. Il should like to KIN
.ase friend,' said he, your secret of ready h
band making with success Pooh S
broo the other, mo secret at all. Imake
rule, after a man has paid attention to
10y sne sn'' 70 eau upon
choose between death and matrimon,
from You may imagine continued he, wi
70 of of the two they preferred A civil quest
sboIo indeed, and no mittens at all in the ca
nclu. SCENE AT CONGRESS- HALL, SARATc
,llars My dear Bella, who is that frowsy-lool
perly woman In The corner, with the horrid
ns IF nose 2
0 the why, Clara, dear, that is Mrs. Del
worth fish, of Mackerel Square, New York
y-fve Dear me is she anybody in particu
fg- why, love, most certainly, she
/: but twenty-three trunk lady,
T the lis it possible-do introduce me,
}: as a splendid looking creature she is !?
icien- A Bachelors Query. A bachelor CORES
s, oc- dent sends the Boston Post the followin
COM "Tell me, ye winged winds that rounc
h. pathway roar, do We not know some