Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-12-17
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Paying an Election Bet Funny
Proceedings


Proceedings
In New York, pending the heat of ,h
canvass for Mayor, two men, named Gilbel
and Brown, laid wager on the fesult G
the election, agreeing that he whose candi
date was defeated should Saw q load Q
wood in front of the Gerard House, corne
of Chambers street and West Broadway
between the hours OF one and three o'clocl
on Thursday. Mr.. Gilbert was the advo
cate of Mayor Woods success, and was >,
confident that his champion would win lha
ne had net the least hesitation in agreeing
to the amusing wager. Tne Express o
Friday gives the follow ing sccoun, of the
way the bet was paid:
The most amusing part of lie whole at
fair is, that the bet is 10 be paid BY the To-
ser in full. Initiating the heroism of Ma
jor Ben Peiley Poore, who. under similar
circumstances, wheeled barrel of apple:
from Newburyport to Boston last fail, Mr.
Gilbert has determined to eaw his load in
front of the Gerard House. Tue fac. was
duly announced in the Morning papers, anc
it was promised that the wood saving oper.
alton should commence precisely at one o..
click. Accordingly, shortly ter nooa
crowds commenced gathering in the neigh.
borhood of the Gerard House to witness The
sport; aud. by half-past twelve, there were
several thousand persons on hanI, all oi
them in the merriest possible humor, anx.
ionsly expecting the advent of the amateur
wood-sawyer.
Shortly before one o'clock, two. saw.
horses and saws, decorated with ribbons,
were placed upon raised platform where
tie work was to be d'ne. A ipols was al
so elevated, with banner inscribed in large
capitals-FERN.,NDO WOOD.
The clock had hardly struck one, when
the wood sawyer ascended the platform
amid the cheers of thousands The winner
OF the bet, Mr. Brown, stood alonssidei If
him in accordance with previous arrange
ments, 10 hand him the wood. Some of the
Washington street and Five Points boys
who were present, amused themselves by
calling for cheers for Fernando Wood, and
groans FOR Tiemann and the Reporter of the
Express, which were not exactly responded
to III the manner required.
Precisely at quarter past one Dir. Gill
bert commenced his task, saving the frs,
stick once through, and the second twice,
the third once and 50 on. When he came
to the third stick Dir. Brown mounted with
a large lump OF beef ia. to greese the saw
amid the cheers and laughter o. tie crowd.
MIR. Gilbert, when asked why he sawed
each alternate piece twice, answered that
he sawed Iwice for Wood, and once for Tie.
mann. This, Of course, caused considera-
BILE merriment. Some la4ies passei, in q
carriage. whom the sawyer recognized by a
polite bow, which was returned by the in
mates amid renewed cheers.
Various j.ks were cracked at his expense,
and there were constant shouts of shurry
up that Wood" Pll engage you at sixpence
an hour, "come and saw mine," &c. One
gentleman in glazed hat squrted water on
him, but this was instantly stopped, while
sune of the "boys" and women walked of
with many Of the sticks which were to be
sawed, thus saving him some labor AT the
eighth stick Mr.. G.'s hand appeared 10 sui
Ter little, whereupon he put on a pair of
brown kid gloves, hen he set to work again
with q will
AT the ninth stick he sat down, and sub
seqnentiy went in to the hotel for a drink
during bis absence boy sawed a portion Of
the wood amid cries OF "put him down."
which cunning to Mr.. GilbUert's ears, he re-
turped and took the saw nut Of the boy s
hands, determined to 60 through his work
without assistance.
While he was saving the fourteenth
sick boquet was thrown him from the
balcony Of the rlrd House, by lady.
At the eighteen stick he received gn
cocktail, which was sent him by lady fr m
the Franklin House, on the opposite size OF
the way.
When Mr., Gilbert reacheds he .v. n:ieth
stick u bottle Of wine, with sandw icbes,
&c, was sent out to him from the Gerard
House. He heurt;ly purtuok of the refresh.
mentd amid great cheering by the crowd.
After the ,welty-6,st stick was fl ,;shed a
photograph was taken of Gilbert and Brown
by Meade and Brothers, as they stood upon
the platform; after this another fine bo1uet,
with gold ring attached to il was thrown
10 Gilbert by lady. Three cheers were
then given Tor Gilbert and three more ior
Brown.
An Old man, with sharpener, was now
discovered in the crowd, and was soon
mounted Cn the stand, and set TO VOL
sharpening the saw. Gilbeit and Brown,
while the old man wss fling the saw. wen,
into ,he Hotel 10 imbibe, and the "boys.'
taking advantage of their absence, upset
the oid man off the platform.
When Gilbert returned, he again attacked
the ~o0dPile in good spirits, aud had finish.
| ed the twenty-third stick, when another
bottle OF wine was sent him.
The iwen'y-fi.th stick was the lat of the
load. when Gilbert proposed "three cheer:
for Fernand' Wood" and Brown, "yhree
cheers for Daniel F. Tiemann,' both be.
ing responded to by the crowd with hearty
goud will Three final cheers we're given
Tor Gilbert, and the crowd dispersed.
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