The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-02-04
A Double Erepcupent.

a Double Efepcnene.
The New Orleans correspondent Of the s
Louis Republican has the following incident 81
real life " at the South -
We have in this city an individual rejoicing in
the name Of Sam Silk, whose peculiar talents
are rarely found united in one person. He il
particularly remarkable for the possession of q
faculty to turn his hand to almost anything for
being exceedingly determined and energetic ia
accomplishing whatever he undertakes, and for
not being over scrupulous regarding the charac
ter Of his Undertakings. Two or three years
ago he associated himself with m itincrant Gro
nalt, and made several eccentric balloon ascen-
sions, one Of them upon The backs Of two alga-
tors, dashed to strips Of board, which were suif-
GENTLY short to display to the adniring world
below, the heads, tails and feet Of the monsters
writhing about and paving the air. 1t was pre-
dicted by persons who. knew Sam well that the
business connection between himself and the bal
loon man would not continue long before his ma
tural shrewdness would place the former in the
full and undivided ownership of the balloon, and
this prediction was verified sooner than was ex-
pected. Sam made q short tour recently with
his balloon through some Of the Southern States,
and tarricd while in Tallahassee, Florida
While there, young couple, who had elopei
from some place in Georgia, with view to the
preparation OF matrimony, put up at the hotel
where Sam had bestowed himself, and they had
not been there a single day before the pr0spec-
tive bridegroom went off on terrible spree,
leaving his beloved in great distress among
strangers For several days the fellow entirely
forgot his errand to Tallahassee, and Sam, seeing
girl forlorn and deserted, made her acquaintance,
and finally proposed that she should 60 into the
balloon business with HMM other words, dress
up in fancy style, and accompany him IN his as
tensions IT was not a difficult matter to obtain
her consent, for Sam il good looking fellow
and very plausible in manner and speech, and in
a brief period the Young Georgian belle was
tricked out in tipht.fttinr hose and a str;ped
and starspanglcd skirt, coming down an inch or
two below the knee, and intended to represent
the American flag.
( To avoid trouble with her proper protector.
who might suddenly finish his spree and inter-
fcre with SANS plans. the latter concluded "a
abruptly terminate his visit to Tallahassee, and
he accordingly got his traps together and went
down BY the railroad to St Marks-a little old
Spanish town on the Gulf, where he ana the he
roine Of two elopements took passage on the
steamer for New Orleans just as the vessel
was about to sail, however, the Young gentleman
from Georgia. who had been sobered by the news
Of the escapade OF his LADY love, came rushing
down to the wharf in hot haste. and there was
scene on board directly, Two friends who had
accompanied him became very clamorous against
the wicked Samuel, and he suddenly lost his
temper, went I'M and "polisled them Off
with such promptitude and dispatch, that the
feat was accomplished before the officers Of the
ship had time to interfere, which thew did when
they found the affair becoming serious a. sam
and the Georgian both emphatically asserted
their claims to the blushing damsal, til, Captain
declared that she must decide the matter herself
BY making choice Of one Of the two men. or r..
jecting both, and after little naidenly hesita-
ton She concluded that she was not quite !. al
with the old love- and 50 turned a cold shoulder
to the amorous and speculative Samuel. who
thereupon demanded reimbursement of, the N.
pense to which he had been subjected in deckino
Miss --- out Ia Goddess of Liberty. This
that it was no affair Of his, but the speculation
which Sam had undertaken for his own I,ene6t
high words followed. Sam being evidently bent
on mischief, the Captain again had to inter.
fere to Put stop to tie wrangle. In the mean
time, rumor having been circulated AT pensa..
cola that the vessel had on board a lot Of ne
groes inst landed from SLAYER. She VA inter.
cepted by the revenue cutter. and the Captain
suggested to the Young couple that this VAS
good opportunity to get the matrimonial knot
tied, to which they assented: and soon after
wards select company, Of which Samuel con |
trived to make himself one, went on board the
cutter, where the wedding ceremony was per |
formed by the United States Captain or some |
other authorized nerson Afterwards they hal |
a grand spread and toiiy time of II .ae lr;le
IN her stat-spansled dress, taking the head Of I'M
liable. Sam eh;oyed the occasion. with infinite |
yusto, but when fairly under. way, he created |
more trouble by repeating, With increased en- |
1liass, his demands u payment for the aforesaid
bridal dress. The bridegroom
wore he wouldn't pay, and Sam swore he should
Ind 60 the matter stood when the vessel reached
his city, day or two since. II the fellow
you'd spend his honey moon in New Orleans,
md enjoy It peaceably, he viii have to pay the
',li put pp 70 the present time, have not learn
q ftat re has dons 10.
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:, = NOVEL WAY 70 CuRE HUSBAND OF NIGHT
\ ALSsa-me have heard Of numerous espedi-
? the habit Of being out late at night, to bring
he gentlemen nome at the proper hour, butnone
nat ior originality q effect surpasses that adopt
: ~ iauy y 'n'. ei,N appears that her
s a.Danu - .ssa y re habit OF spending the
leven q twelve o'clock, and frequen.iy s. stayinr
80. ard....:. - ~ Pa'len. Whe usds
i -. s ~ - convince MN o. the error Of
/ sr.;r r;nss,'' 's NY eApostnlatons were Of
ao, asH4 lrtA;y ~ w NRon ? Plan which
M ~ ~ , nle.nan Y ~ senses and ~ soon
e,ar 80. ~ ~o ~ uartn MN tlere 20 ms home
~ s. MI nm ~ near morning, ahe filled
;.d a.ah ia J. y nshs pine snaylngs and ap-
saat ,aah ~ = .ne,'' II. me CHIMNEY being full
N 80. 80 81, ", a''u 1nc names burst forth
~ ha,, 80 s,ven .. once clothes hastily put
w. T. uvs engines Drought out and for
.s,;on r ras aho sas 'a1'.sns senera! oonaai
,sb.. , - aDoat - s4ke place. me eErin1
II wi,sont s,anr; =. ~. 70 srrlSe 2. tc house
3. '..s ,PFa1ss ~ uthoeA tic uoor, burst ,
i'd children from the deyonr;na sIa., VIE
ldce OF liz sunrise on rush;nr ;ato NJ II .
find tie children comfortahlys s,a~ea 800, .ooM
ID, while his wife vac husy snra,..S l; a"a III:
! the consbustihle 'n,a,eris, Eas'a. y pil,ns
ne state Of aas.irs M stnrned as d 1. y, =. !
ID no purpose. III wife cnoiv ;nsas, $3.50, ~.
III Ii hfl nocturnal uander;nos, rasa ~,
she would rct ~ snmesa;., I'll s r,ss.sa
yhten him more Than th;s ~ NJ a;. ". M"asu
1rks, Il i NH III cortlemsn i ans;n =, n.s
and althonob /. ~ \. a.. '.'
pertinent was tried @ i se nds n Lee; 'ae
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