Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-03-03
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The local Of The Cleveland Plain
dealer gets on the following lie was
smung The sold
When Ham Medsty published The
Ohio Statesman, he discharged . eein
positot one day ~ shsn't GO" said
the eompesiiot "What IN IS The
teason 7" said Sam, in siill. small
veiee. "l.eeause," ssid the egtnppsi-
Tor. ~ don't see how you eah get
along without me" Sam was rather
pleased NJ the fellows ibpudenee, and
told him 10 gp 10 work again
That was rather eoul We have
heard pf other cool things IL Mesi-
30 the bandiili rob priests. and then
mehe the priests bless them ct the
pistols mu,sle. Oar teadets must
have heard Of the blood thirsty hoy in
Arkansas. whd pleaded guilty in
court 10 nutdefing his father and
mother with q tomshawk. but with
tears in his eyes begged The Judge 10
show mercy 10 poor orphan
We have now something of y TIE
hendously ley nature 10 chronicle
which happened here NJ hobe
Last week, Mile Melville was an
ppuneed 10 walk one bundled eonsec
utive hours Ut the Clipper Shades.
Hpnppa street
Mile Melville appeated, aud with
y slow and stately tread perambulated
~ elevated platform In tights aud Oh.
b,eviated dress She was graceful in
form and 1.-THE IN motion. Her face
che kept closely yelled
Mile Melville drew large audiences
The receipts during the 400 eoasee
utive hours" amounted 10 over aI00
stoties Of Mile Melvlle's peerless
beauty circulated freely aud we're es
gerly swallowed
Gentlemen undertook 10 converse
with Mile Melville. but che only
shook her head IN reply She was
French aud euuld speak no English.
Among the most constant visitors
nj the Clipper Shades during the
walking" wac young fafmet ffe@
Marion county. lie fell IN love with
Mile. Melville. lie became what is
sometimes called "dead struck F." lIis
feelings got 81 worked ny nj last that
he offered her, through her business
man. his hand in marriage. after be.
ing assured that she was chasts and
amiable The business man conveyed
the ofIef 10 Mile. Melville. who said
che would think Of u At length the
walking closed aud Mile. Melville dis
appeared The young farmer hunted
wildly through the city for her, but
che was not to he found lie met q
retired sporting. man. who informed
him that the walking lady's parents
resided in Newark, New Jersey. and
that in ell probability she was there
with them. Thanking the retired
sporting man TOT this intelligence, the
young farmer insanely started for "the
Je,sies" Nobody knows where he
ia now.
We are rapidly approaching The
"point' the GOODNESS Of the thing
"Mlle, Melville" is young Irish
man with blazing red hair aud wits
kets. lie ia well known character
about town lie adopted the walk
ing dodge to raise the wind, aud did
II pretty eilectualy A female dress
maker prepared his costume. and his
glossy black cu,ls he procured Of p
we'll known barber While some will
doubtless say "they all knew about
It," IL IL still believed that he suc
ceeded IN selling some fifteen hun.
dred Of our fellow citizens. Even the
press. the "Arohimedesn lever which
moves the world, was somenhdf dc.
cured. This fellow Ia evidently n
highly disreputable character, but,
under the circumstances, we find 10