Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-04
How Funny Bill Made Five Dollars.

Anoie lesiueu, some years ago, In the old
Granite state. singular individual called
Funny Bill" He boasted that he could
crack a joke with the best on EN-" But NOT
withstanding his professional ability for jestipg
his great desire to lay by a little silver meow
and then, as he would say, gave rise to some
pleasing anecdotes and he occasionally found
himself sold. f" Among them is the following:
lie was one day called to work with several
men engaged in making road through rich
he'd, when oae Fred Farley who was not on
hrsi-rate terms with Bill, proposed playing a
trek on him, If an opportunity offered.
just then, several large "grub-worms'; were
dug up, ard one Of the company asked-a sim
gular question, to be sure-if any one there
hid ever eaten tcorm sOUp But before any
one could reply, Fred called the attention Of
all. by saying
Bin. III give you FIVE dollars to swallow
one Of these worms"
Bill looked up hopefully, and said:
a." ill yel Let's see money fust," ---
Certainly" replied Fred, at the same time
showing the money: "Mind, it shall be your
your own, to keep"
sWsll," said Bill, dropping his shovel and
Struggling up his shoulders, s'this ERE chap
amt going to refuse money what's throwed in
his face, no how" And pointing to the man
nearest him, said: Let this Teller hold the bill
while 1 does the business. III soon show all
Of ye I'm not afraid Of devouring such small
game" .z ....r..-r
By this time all had stopped their work, and
were watching the movements Of Bill, who had
already taken worm in his mouth, and was
endeavOring to swallow il, but found it diff
cult, as II stuck in his throat He gagged
swal oEed-gsgged again-and finally it went
down. ~. 10 -...-e : .l.-f3
The wager was won. much to the amusement
OF the lookers-on. The money was handed to
him. and received with apparent satisfaction-
while his cOuntenance showed his willingness
TO do the same t.iDg again for another "
Bill, said Fred, suppressing his laughter
did not say that money should be yours %
SaTtaIn, said Bill. rolling up his bank note
and putting ID in his pocket book as quickly as
possible, seeming to fear tnat he would get IL
back o. =
And 90 it is yours" observed Fred: ssfor
your friend down at the village gave me that
very bill this morning, requesting me TO give it
to you-ssying he had been owing you that
amount several months and felt ashalne ed that
1t had remained unpaid 50 longn ..--
IL Is utterly impossible to describe the coun-
tenanee Of Bill st this announcement. Ii is
Detter tancied than portrayed on paper Suffice
II TO say that very little work was done that
dAy-tnere being more laughing than spading.
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DREADFUL HURRIcAS Ne IL SourH cARoIISAs-
Loss Of LIZA friend, says th. Warrington
Worth varolina) Herald, writes US from Rocking
hfn the partic Of dreadful hurricane which
swept over Richmond county and the upper part
Of Marlboro district, South Carolina on the ion
OF September. The destruction Of dwellings,
crops &C, appears 20 have been terrible and II IL
feared one or two lives have been lost 50 far as
heard from twenty houses are repaired to have
oeen blown down; while the Rimber unroof,d d
snd otherwise damaged 10 almost unsce eountable
Kitchen In Marlboro. in which were fou,. ne
groes,, was blown clear away, without hunting the
begroes- The corn blown out " the fields INTO
the swamps Is represented as being many thoussnd
bushels Pine trees, two and three ft~ in di anr-
ter, were taken up by tue roots and carried two
and three hundred yards. Lightwood stufnps in
the open fields. were torn mp and blown away In
fact such wind has never been experienced in
that ssetion before. A correspondent Of the Carn-
hnian says; On some Of the plantations near BEN
nettsville, over in Marlboro there is not single
thing, and killing several persons both white nd
BLACK IL carried negro woman twTo OF three
hundred yards out into the field, killing fer In
sl1htsx. lo the viciBity of Chersw it blew down
some lew Tees otherwise did little harm. =
ID While the proprietor Of the Pacific Museum