The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-07-29

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! SOMEBODY aKTs fnE 1noMsv. Tux WATCH AMn I'M
CEAREr SPlLLrR ~ Monday incoming, NJ We
dant Green, Southsfner, might have b.
Ian standing on the steps Of the AstUr, adj.
ring the varied and motley panorama, and ~
baby calculating the worth Of some eur coll
| aristocracy, when he was acccsted BY r .
looking stranger, who, with bluff polite ess,
asked him If he was from the South. NJ. ID. G.
replied in the affirmative. Tho other I'D he
vas glad to meet any gentleman lto1 ~ part
Of Uncle Sama'a dominions, and o1 DrdiDgly
they soon adjourned to the interior, I'D took q
julip together, Mr.. v. G. remarklng tA1gtse was
somewhat lonesome, being alone h slAh .
crowd, and the other offering TO be his icshne
limiting that rural drive to see the bee tics
Of Greenwood might raise their spirits-1pd
accordingly they went across the ferry, and "
the usual route, to the far famed Cemetery.
While meditating and talking, they care
upon another sage, grave man, also rneditatng
profoundly over small machine, which opened
and shut with spring Mr.. Verdant Green's
cicerone was curious to know what the little
toy could be intended for. The contemplatise
man was not DESTROYS Of hiding his modicum u
talent under bushel, but informed the querist
that it was . ''patent safe, and that he was tho
inventor thereof, and moreover, that nobody
but himself knew the way to open the little
joker. With this information, he touched
spring and the door flew open and disclosed .
pea, but not green one. However, the friend
of Mr.. Verdant Green took the liberty Of ia
king a look at the pea, and of throwing that
vegetable away in the grass, probably as pl, mt.
The owner of the box took no notice, but shut
the opening and said, 'Now, l will bet ell her of
you S25 you cannot open the safe, and take the
pea out" "Why, there is no pea in it." said
tho 81 - al
Indignantly, and as -
..Most men, until by losing, rendered sager,
Are apt to back their notions BY wager
he offered to go cool hundred on the ques-
tion, and produced the ''tin." The cicerone
opened his wallet, but he had only a double
(XN) "Have you any money about you 2" said
the ccerone to Mr.. Y. G., tits sure thing, and
no mistake" Mr.. Verdant Green produced few
gold pieces from his vest pocket, but as the total
did not foot up the amount, he planked his gold
watch, and backed his luck as il he held flush
at cribbage. The contemplative man opened
the safe, and 10! there was another pea, and
not green one; in fact, the twin OF the other,
which was gone to grass. Both stared, but the
man, in second, pocketed the
stakes, and with the watch and safe disappeared
amid the trees, in another one. Mr.. Verdant
Green exclaimed, "Hell and the DEVIL how was
that done! Not that care a curse about the
bits, but my watch. | would not lose my watch
for thrice its value; s'pose we have the gate
closed, eh, stranger"
"Close h" said the cicerone; 81 only wish
I'd knife about me, I'd soon have that watch
Or his - vita!s, and then in turn indignant
cicerone applied a. unpleasant adjective TO the
gents vcera.
"Knife!" says Mr.. Verdant Green, "Why,
never travel without mne,' and from a pock-
ct Of much ingenuity, inserted ON the left side
Of his vest, he produced an elegantly silver
Bowie" one warranted to cut
With this in his hand, the cicerone followed,
3reathing something very butcherish about
watch, and MIR. yerdant Green waited with ex-
,mplary patience until he thought it was near
Inner time at the Aston, when it occurred to
lis mind that probably the gentleman with the
Knife would return with that bauble, and
probably bring the watch along We need not
'ay that Mr.. verdants Green was disappointed;
out he told his grief to stout looking old gen.
leman named Tom B, who very gravely
shook his head, and said, "Oh. your were sold
again, old 'un; but look out next time"
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