Warren telegraph. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1857-1861, 1857-02-21
ONE OF THE GARRorING CASES.

An incident which did actually happen q few
nights since, gives q new and ludicrous aspect
to the garroting panic A certain Doctor, dom
tist, residing above Bleecker street, became pos
sesscd, like many others, with horrid fear Of
the garroters. Reading the dreadful accounts in
the newspapers from day to day, and the ut
ter inefficiency of the police" he concluded, like
many Others, to purchase revolver. 1t was .
beautiful little pocket piece and as he placed it
in his breast he huggcd It as a friend that would
serve him in time Of need Still the horrid fear
would return on him as the shades of night iell
for he was, unfortunately, obliged to be out Of
doors after nightfall. ''.T-
| One night last week, whom the sidewalks were
very slippery, returning home through 18th
street, and thinking, no doubt, of the garroters,
he encountered man in black. The Doctor at
tempted to shy aside to give the suspicious indi-
vidual more than his share of the pavement, but
just at the moment of passing, the garroter
broached to, striking against the Doctor with
great force. Away flew the Doctors feet on the
slippery pavcmcnt down went the Doctor, and
down went the man in black. 1t was struggle
which should be up first, but the Doctor got the
advantage. Hastily he felt his pocket for his
purse; it was safe! Hastily he moved his and
to whcro his watch should bot scas gone
Murder and robbery!" shouted the Doctor, as
the man in black, who had rcgaincd his feet,
was attempting to make the po.itest apology.
Out, in twinking, drew the Doctor his six
mouthed protector. The man in black was re-
newing his apology with a double cnrnestncss.
None of your nonsense !" said the Doctor, cx-
citedly; "give me my watch, you scoundrel
you!' backing the demand with the prcsenta-
tion Of his pistol to the breast of the man in
black. The man in black again attempted an
apology, and in tone of great surprise declared
AIcA& Al. \ "a L.
watch but his own. Don't try your humbug
on me-" said the Doctor, whose watch certainly
was not in its place, and tho Doctor advanced
his pistol still closer to the man in black. "Tm
in earnest, and so give up my watch" added the
Doctor, in the tone of fearful resolution. The
man in black saw that the Doctor tcas i'm earn
est, and he handed his watch to him. The Doc
tor transferred it to his pocket, and made his
way home in state of great excitement.
His wife was alarmed at his appearance, and
great was her CONSERVATION when informed that
he had been attacked and robbed by garrotcr.
But" said the Doctor, this little bulldog
displaying his revolver" made the rascal
give up my watch in short order" "Your
watch 7" intc,rogatcd his amiable spouse I" Yes
the scamp grabbed my watch, but he met the
wrong customer this time" A burst of merry
laughter followed the Doctors narrative of his
valiant conduct The Doctor was amazed at his
wifes extraordinary mlrth, and confdscdIy ask
I'd its cause "And you made the scamp give
up the watchs" and another merry laugh in
creased the Doctors confusion. "Why, my
DEAR" said his loving Spouse her eyes bcaming
with fun, "do you not remember that on leav-
ing in the morning, you said you would not take
your watch with you?-your watch is now on
the bureau 7" The Doctors "little bulldog
had disappeared and his eyes were fixed on the
a IL
man in back. Next day the Doctor took the
watch to the Office of the Chief of Police, to be
advertised for the owner. Since then the Doc
tor leaves his I" bulldog" at home, and carries
his watch.-N. T. San. q"
PuNcruALIrY.- Mr.. Scott, an inhabitant of Ex-
etcr, England, travelled Oh business till about 80
years of ago He was ono of the most cclcbra-
ted characters in the Kingdom for punctuality,
and by his mcthodical conduct, Joined to uniform
diligence he gradually amasscd large fortune.
For long series Of years, the p! oprictors of ev
cry inn he frcqucntcd in Devon and Cornwall
know the day and the very hour he would ar-
rive A short time before he died, gentleman
on a journey in Cornwall, stopped at a small inn
at Port Isaac, to dine. The waiter presented
him with bill Of fare which he did not approve
of; but observing q fine duck roasting,
"Pll have that" said the traveller.
"You cannot, sir" said the landlord, cit is
for Mr. Scott of Exeter" W.
II know Mr.. Scott very wcll," rejoincd the
gentleman "ho is not in your house,
"Truc, sir" said tho landlord, "but six
months ago, when he was here last, he ordered
duck to be ready for him this day precisely ut
IL o'clock :" and to the astonishment of the
traveller, he saw the old gentleman jogging into
the inn yard Just about five minutes before the
appointed timo 4 sJt4r.
p A Fowl DrAm.-A correspondent of the
Boston Transcript tells this hen story -" The
finest, largest pullct we had, yesterday, in some
mysterious way, swallowed pieco of stout
string nearly two yards long, with n littl, knot
at the end The knotted end was formed into
loop around the root of the tongue; the other
end passed down into the gizzard; and this Gu
rious and irresistible corn-mil, in its ceascl IS
grindings, drew tho tongue out by the roots,
(puling at the string,) till the poor thing was
strangled by the tongue choking up the gullet.
We could not relieve her, and, Of course, the
difficulty was not made evident until a diligcnt
post-inortem examination brought to light the
murdcrous string, through which the gizzard
had actually pulled the tongue away down to
the windpipc." That viii do for . true story of
fowl" death. b taiae -saso' snanoT
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WONDERFUL TnAxsfonxArroN.-T fair Ia
dies were reading, the other day, Byron's "Pris-
oncr Of Chillon." That is, one lady was pre-
tending to read it aloud to the other lady. No
woman has ever boon, now is or ever viii be
capable Of listening without intcrruptng So
that at the very commencement, when tho road
or read the passage --f
"Nor grew II white
In single night,
As mems have grown, from sudden fears"
Whitei How odd, to be sure Well, I