Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-05-04
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"A correspondent Of the Philidelphia
Press, Ielales the following afecaote Of
one offlie Hitizens Of Lock Haven, Pa
Ben ME- Morrison is the person spoken OF
and is sa!d to be one of those free mud easy,
good f8arteEl numerous fellows, that are
always really to crack Joke. Or pofpe-
tfate a tsaells''
S9mf alitaen years ago. Ben was iravel,S
ing in Builsa County on professional bus
mess Tlie roads were tolerably bad and
worst 9E all. the stage drivers and the
laRdlorsI 4 certain hotel, where they
stopped ipr dinner, had an under Sanding
With cas- other, something like this !. the
passen 494s we're to be taken ii Is dinner,
and when cLe4vefly seated. the coach
would ElfiohslS dash up to the door, ana
Vie dr;y wonld call faf passengers, stat
Ing thaEshe could not delay minnie on
account BE- making his time They wopKl
rush out leaving their meals hall finished. !
idr feaf afs being left. For the half en-
shed naaAI they were charged kalfa dol
lars Tks yictuhls were kept for thesnext
load Of passenge Fs. when the skirning pro:
cess was repeated.
Ben Md heard Of this place. and when
they arrSYed atIthe hotel he sat his wits
To work Ri see ifIhe could no. CIT tie fall
value Of Hill moneS. The BEN rang for
dinner aaa.ithe eSowH rushed II They
hardly gotacomfsrsabiy seated when the
coach 'reinaa al the door, and tie driver
tyociferofslv shouted
g..P assengAls laa aboard--can' ii wait but
five minuies
A general rush was made. bus Ben sat
still and ale his dinner very c0inposeafy
The staga drove OF and lefI1ini, bat yet
he seemed tp care very little about it,
IIayiEg disposed Of his 5dinnef, he was
lelljBying tlle luxury OF a long nine iii the
SIDE ROOFS wlIea the landlord approached
him, Saying
#lt'I beg Sour pardon, sir. bat did you
see a setlpf Silver teaspoons on The table
when yoa went p dinner ?p
/ s..4I did. sir.1 s,s
| Ay 81, they are missing can not Be
| Han Igss, replied Ben, one 81 the pas
s l. b gathered them up saw Hirn
Would ypn know him again. gasped
| Tie landlord.
Csria.yI would. replied Ben. with
great cog ness.
Twin foi point Am oat tonne. II /
hitch PHI My horse and bug ~ and over
| take the staga Z
Certainly. WILL
/ BoniElpe was ready IN q fen minutes.
land gettasig Benin with him, drove ike
Jeha FOL seven miles, till he overlook the
coach. Hs drove upalongsiie and hailed
The driver The coach stopped the dri-
liver looked frightened, aud everybody
wondered III see the landlord covered with
mud. aaA Ills horses banning with $ weat.
| Ben jumped outlef the bagsy and goi
into Che sage. wllenlthe driver thinking,
hs hail hired the landlord to bring lin
latter, was on The point Of dsiyingoG when
i the latter yelld q ort--
~ tllas passenger ia there 7
II 'Yes, Heplied Ben, with Il grip.
] on tAiindereA Boniface, arhat the
devil did you DO with theIn spoons p
NH pat them in the coffee Pot. may il
please y4olif honor vosi VIII find them al
safe replied Ben, with curious twinkle
Of Lie ere.
/ 3tSplla by ginger, by that daraed Yam
kee / yelled ihe landlord. wlsilathe pas.
sengers fparsd with Laughter. md put
Itipg Che MhiP to his house drove back.
E.resolying ~ give the passengers ever Of.
forwards ample time Isl. dinner.