The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-08-26

Old Mrs Wallis looked to heaven, as
if appealing there for the forgiveness of
some great sin her ugly consort had
committed, but she said nothing.
- les, nothn by bein' ugly that
time AFTER got into Mobile, howseser
| was bothered and pestercd 10y the people
stoppin' in the street TO look at me all
dirty and lightwood smoked as was
from bciu' ON the boat
d" think Id cleaned NJ little inter.
spcrscd tidy Lucy
odd oman, amt You got nary cold
tater 20 choke that gal with! Well they
looked at mc the hardest you ever seen.
But have got ahead 81 my story. 4
few days aforc there had been boat
busted. aud heap o people iollered ne
IN, and one lowed, scs he, It's one of the
unfortunate sufferers by buslln' of the
Franklin and upon that hc asked me to
drink with him, and as had my tumbler
half way to- my mouth lac stopped me oi
a sudden
Beg your pardon, stranger but"
SEES he
But what % SEES
Jist IT, yoio maufh that ie1y arm b" SEES
lee
Il done it. Just like was gwine to
drink and I'll be cusscd if ! didn't think
the whole on 'en would 60 into fits They
yelled and whooped like gang Of
wolves Finally, one Of 'cn SEES. don't
make fun Of the unfortunate: he's hardly
rot over tein' bowed up vet Let's
make up puss to5 him Then they all
thrlwcd in. and made up FIVE dollars. As
the spokesman handed ne the change. he
asked me. Nhar did you lind Yourself
after the splosion"
IN Hat boat SEES |
How far iioin the FRANKLIN" scs he
Why" ses |, never seen her. but
been from what they tell nae. nigh un To-
three hundred aud seyeniy-iiyc miles -
lou oughter 10 seen that gang scatter
A. they left, says one Its HIM. It's
the ugly man 81 all
Knocking round the place. came
upon one oi these fcllcrs that griuds
noise out'n mahogany case He had
little monkey along the pcaricst, least
bit oi a crttcr yen ever seed We'll
benz fond If music and varmInts, | gets
pretty CLOSE te the mashccn, and darncd
r,,t.,.,, i.~l a.. ,.l which ,..,, tl,. ,,.,.-,
...,;., a.. ~, r.., III. I.,,.s..,.,.,
st l,s, g,t close nm and the ,lnrn'd
thing kctchod "a ight OF noe and sqlallca'
IL Jumped at IA the box ia fright. and
hanged tscii ly it, chain The grinder
m.tcl it up again. but it squalll morn
,,..r nnd ,crked and ,wis,rd md RIM
avon An, lr,nor and inmpod otfan his
i,..h and banprl itsolf npin The sioh,
or mo lad run il distrneteln At last m.
grinder my ~ 60 ne '',a'''". ""i N'N ~
TO ways oagicN man hohh'' 'alH
much oagi"N
S's ITO u TIE devil You ora
h"aihcn Y"" see he was some sort ~
Dutch chap "r another II YOU com
pare nae Z" Your dlfty monkey again II
throw II hcli afds, ana spur your nld p"N
over your mead ANA Sc h' Ilg"' on
AGAIN
Nanhkcr ia r'Not ASH vat "as'oN
man
Sos gentlemen i'u hear lnls Z, "
ter compar me. Tree Nmarak'n 70 ms
darncd heather dnuih ntuir cyl Al''NHt
and with that ! ie'ehca lhe ih"hN'N san
ng that sent nm " Nnltl'" ",""' say
me yards over pi''N N"''' 1n' we
next mint the pnioh'nah anu ms o'N
was the most h'Aed VI p''' " i'S anu
sphnters You ever sven IA one '''"u 'o,'
Apou' 'h'' UNIV W. 'i''i "S ~ 80
mp country rnnnlh on top o 'i'em Gu'Soa
bricks as You u commonly see 'as up
Two or three uays' ana az lasl ihA"r NY
passage mp 10 chunky, IA the eabih.
li"" was 'i'o' asked
:, u,as danrsr.,ns lar M. IA stay ON deck
.. mi.eht scare the mnsboeuery ont 81
;,int - the. took mo in the cabin
,Iorr we started and | reckon was
treated nigh ON 10 a hundrcd times aflrc
u.e ,,nt ia Wettu,ky"
That's nst the wa, van Told il the
t,st linn. remarked Mrs Malls
Thunder snnire did Won over hear
su,l, vim,nin folks Eve hardly had a
chancntn ed,ee in a word tonight. Well
M, last iNpcficnee was about a wear ago
lat kotchca IN a hurricane. j, was
blown like the ae.il. AMI the thnn,lcr
AMI the Gph,nip' was trcmo,ins ga !
.r,t. nnJe, n bi. red oak and thar | sst
KIM IN, iehtuin' struck il | was leann'
apin the Tree when the bolt come down.
sb,,crin' and splinterin' all before il II
I'M mo right here and then