The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-25
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mar. has long bssn bu,toned mp In the memo
. AZ cersAto deuisens OF the delightful supurosn
tswu Of cArrcitteu, legend cones,mns Ss,.au =,
Ire place. which has lately been released from
smnrisou msnt and which ssems 70 a. 70 contain
material for small sized story. psscsslmI.k a.y
ssatiment towards Mr.. srifhes the nero VINO ~
ssed ID The transa elton, but admiration for nis
hrt,i,ant Genius, 10 have no hesitation IN placing
on record another important instance ilIuss.se
al the widely popular fact that some things can
BE- done - well a. others. ,,..a,
Owing 70 the large curve ana neasy rn,,,sr ~
timber rats are drawn in TO the levee, against
she wishes OF their engineers, while, a. tne same
tim>. many Of these institutions are landed tnsie
for sais In the latter category was the Pa..suis'
vafs 20 which our small sized story has reference,
Ara which was commanded by Captain Jeptha
wabash hs being both commander ana nsi OWL
ar Can't. w. had not been long In Carroilton,
before he became afflicted With that terrible mat
ady, acembinstioa Of untowsra eireuhsta ,
and the result was MS oec'"'"s in'o''ea III
lawsuit.
riudrsnent rendered against him, aud 10 due
time. The raft on which be had hoased % proudly
iato pert, was very extensively seizsd by very in
defatig .ble officers the court. Wabash swelled
With fndgns,i a. he saw an iil-Iookiug man go
aboard Of his sticks and tic then up, ~ they. had
not been tied before, by means OF paper which
ly proposed to himself 70 go aboard, do the ill
looking man moderate amount o fpersonai dam
are, and then spill him into the river. Bot that
Jstsstabls paper was In the way, and Capt. Jepths
Wabash ehoked his great wrath wi:ha fnouthfai
OF spigtxii." He would keep them out OF the
money u long Is be could, Any way; bot the cap
tan dreamed not what be was preparing for him.
self when he made this resolution.
The savage mood lasted Wabash several days.
when reelection convinced him that the fight was
aler thap al nne he
mp. IN carrying out his pious resolution the wor-
thy captain became painfully conscious or the
expense Of getting indignant at legally rendered
Judgment, but he had become admirably good ma
turod and philosophical, and murmured at both
ing The bill of costs was rendered In one grand
total, aud 1t was paid without objections, aud
everything seemed fnally disposed of. But the
next day. II struck the captain, as he again looked
At the grand total of shat bill, that his partner
might want to study int some of It's particulars,
90 be straightway Proceeded 20 the office OF Spit
nss and representing this state OF the case, hum
bly, requested Q bill OF items. "Of course he could
have it. Very happy TO accommodate him" and
there forth with rained down upon virgin sheet OF
toolseap suoh a shower OF items that Capt. Jeptha
Mss struck with amaEement and Involuntary ad
lalration for the Beauties and ntricaces OF judi
Cial machinery. ~ RS.
The seizure Of the raft, eonstable's keeper OF
the raft, came man going twice day to see about
the raft, ropes to hold the raft, keeping general
look out for the raft, &C., &C.. were all duly set
down, and yet tho total Tell ten aoiaro enort Oh
tbs amount named in the "round bill" Spifiies
WAS puzzled, and Wabash looked on with the air
of q man resigned to his fate, and Indifferent to
all small matters. Spiffies stood In need OF an
item; the latter being powerfully necessary ito
establish proper degree Of uniformity between
the two bills. and he leaned back in his chair,
and nervously scratched his head He was certain
he had forgotten something. Suddenly the face Of
Spifies IL lighted up with look of intense salts.
faction; he dashes his pen into the inkstand, and
addressing himself in rather harsh manner.
wonders that he could have overlooked 9TH Sc
fwp men," Spif1ss triumphansiy completes the
bill as follows:
ITO services OF two men, two days. at two dol
lars and . half per day, pumping out raft, ten
dollars"
Wabash was speechlsss, and with his eyes fixed
upon that last item in his bill, he gradually disap
pearsd around n corner, entirely absorbed in IL
sonprehensibility.-NO o. Picay nne.
Afser tho clergyman had united happy pair
an awful silence ensued, which was broken by al
impatient youth sxclaiming Don't be SO unspeak'
ably happy