Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1858-10-28

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perch on the wall
The Montfaucon rats had opened tn
horse and they cut it up, boared it, riddle'
it through and through and chopped it int
n.ince meat. The work of destruction wa
hidden from sighta few minutes afterwards
the horse having completely disappeared be
meath the hideous brutes, who, hanging on
with the voracious precision of leeches, t.
its rounded form, soon offered the spectacle
of a magnificent horse composed of thous
ands of living rats, after the fashion of th'
she'll work toys and ornaments thata are made
to represent men and animals.
"Now let in the dogs" was the seconc
word of command given by Brissot Thivars
to his man.
The dogs entered the arena, and the car.
mage began. The first two minutes were
glorious for them They were mad with joy
They killed; they gave tongue, they bagged
two at shot, like first rate sportsmen. A
pair of rats were often entrapped in the same
swapping bite. And when they thought
their victims dead, they shook them about,
as puppies will shake an empty glove
Ahoh UACy Odou tuctu dSlue, anu IeCOuuleuC-
ed the massacre. But all pleasures end in
exhaustion. The excitement of the dogs
gradually diminished, cruelty gave place to
clemency, clemency which was only fatigue
in disguise. And yet, if they had scatter
ed death around, they had destroyed just
nothing at all. The first quarter of an hour
was all their own, the second was by no
nasnc Tboro 1r,oro b,,11:,ro -ul;ob
sounded more like accents of pain, than
shouts ofvictory The reaction had begun.
There were many and many bleeding ears :;
there were muzzles from which hung punches
of rats, who were now taking revenge on
the enemy. It was in vain to try to shake
the assailants off; they held so firm and
tight that the countenance of the col6batants
were dis6gured for life. Others limped a.
long with wounded feet, while others could
not stir a peg. The rest, doubtless, de-
Tended themselves bravely,. but still they
had to act on the defensive. The original
position was completely changed. The
& s5ans1 tne dogs 70 # their masters, alarmed at
their danger and also to crown the fete, had
had not issued from the iron gate with nak-
ed arms, brandishing clubs, turning the tide
of battle, and changing defeat into victory.
What joy for the dogs was this reinforce
ment. They recovered their former energy.
The struggle was renewed The men
were superb. Every blow of the stick sent
covoys Of rats-one might have said par
tridges-fying The dogs snapped them
up in mid-air, completing the illusion
The rats exasperated, despairing, bounded
over the backs of the dogs, climbed up the
men, ran into their boards and hair, round
their necks, between their legs, over their
shoulders, banted, whistled. clung together,
and bit the sticks with such fury as to leave
their teeth in them. Many broke their own
necks by rush against the wall, commit
ting suicide rather than yield. Naturally
the victory remained on the side of the men;
but it cost them dear A duel fought with
sabres with their fellow-men would not have
put them in a more pitiable condition.
E.An amusing colloquy, says West
ern paper, came off recently at supper ia
BILE on board one Of our Mississippi boats.
between Boston exquisite, reeking with
hair oil and cologne, who was cursing the
walters, and assuming very consequential
airs, and raw Jonathan seated by his side,
dressed in homespun. Turning to his vul-
gar friend, the former pointed with his jew
elled finger and said:
''Buttah, sah"
Il see it is,' cody replied Jonathan.
"Buttah, sir, say" fercely repeated
the dandy.
Il know livery good, first rate arti-
cle."
"Buttah, I tell you," thundered the dan
dy in still louder tones, pointing with slow,
unmoving finger, and scowling upon his
neighbor as if he would annihilate him.
"Wall, gosh all Jerusalem, what of it %
yelled the downeaster, getting his dander up
in turn. eyer didn't think [ took it for
lard?''
HONEST IND1AN.-In the Z. S. Circuit
Court yesterday during the examination Of
Alexander Robson, the venerable Potta-
wattomie chieftain, an old time interpreter
to the garrison here. he stated what is quite
too original, as we'll as aboriginal, to be
confined to its proper place in the reported
evidence to-day It was view of Potta-
wattomie thirst, that brought down the
house, court, bar and bystanders.
Quoth Alexander, Il was in those days
much about the garrison; kept within few
miles !; always went to the Suffers when I
was thirsty
''Were you often thirsty?"
''Hadn't much money in those times"
''Were you thirsty whenever you had
''Was very much thirsty always when l
had money. ."-Chicago Press and Tribune.
Independence owing fifty thousand
dollars You never intend to pay