Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-04-20
Extraordinary Hoax.

The Manchester (England) Guardian of
Feb -, has the following account of an ex,
traordinary hoax at Warrington, Lancashire.
1t Is quite amusing:
On Saturday last hoax of most extrsor-
dinary and iInprudent kind Was played of st
warrington. 1t appears that some NAkisR
individual, at present unknown, last week I'd.
dressed letters to various gentlemen and
tradcsmen in the town, dating from the Rec.
tor, Rev. W. Quackctt, giving invitations and
orders to an almost incredible amount I'm
Saturday morning, about eleven O'Clock. that
end OF Church street which fronts the Rcc.
tory presented curious aspect. Crowds az
people had gathered and were watchino the
fun, as butchers and sweeps and bakers mad1
their appearance ut the house of the Rector
Mr.. Qnackett, as well may be imagined. was
nigh frantic at seeing the numerous ARTICLES
that were being deposited at his door: and IL
really was no joke to be presented by seven
carriers, each Of whom had brought q load az
Goals, and was determined not to be eammop..
ed into taking them back. Nor was Il an -
laughing matter to be troubled with sweepv
and butchers, and doctors, all seeking an
entree.
While squabble was going on between the
coal carriers and the domestics, up drove two
empty carts, the drivers having orders A.
they said, to take the Rector's luggage down
to the railway station; and confusion was
worse confounded by tho arrival Of ioiner
armed with full instructions to measure M
tluackett for coffin The bewildered ser.
wants astonished chips" by telling him " he
had better ask the master himself" and feel.
ing himself DONE" he walked off amid the
dcr'slvc cheers Of the people outside. The
joiner had barely left the door when four
sweeps made their appearance, cycling each
cther askance, as they Thought it ausrc
iour on us should be caw'd to sweep one
chinney. They were undcccivcd at last.
ont not without some difficulty, and the dis.
pu,ation had hardly closed between them
and the hcctor's servants, when the Mayors
carriage was announced, and out stepped the
with his reverend friend. A few words sJtf.
feed to show His Worship how matters sto6d,
and he was about to leave when tvo ceIos'...,
ted members Of the medical fraternity n,.Ia-
their appearance. Prehaps thcv wcrse senf
to prepare the Rector for the service of ~.
joiner. y s''
Eight butcher boys, with pr;mc ;o;rt.
next bcseiged the Rector's door. sunnIener'e
ted by lad with hand cart full Of currsot
bread, which had been prepared for so,Ir
party that was to take place. Explansfions
ensued, but barber who had come TO shev.,
the Rector would not believe the news an.l
nc had to be told to depart. After the sol;ls
came the liquors. Men with porter and vino
arrived from the various merchants In town.
each morally certain as he knocked - ~
door, that his were the only thints .of;IerSdF
All were, however, doomed to disapnoins. !,
rfent, and they had to return as heavily laden
as they came, and SO Rad the fishmonrerssr
boy with barrel of oysters. A cab nextf
drove up, but drove away as il came. cmptv .
the driver looking as pleasant IS was possiHe
under the circumstances A couple Of c.rt
loads Of bricks were next driven up 10 the
door, followed by boy with trunk Iader,
with buckets and tubs. and another NM 4.
barrow.full ofspades, ali the parties being cvf !,
IDENTITY in state Of deep mystificstion n ths
crowd, the Goals, the sweeps, and the butch-
ers, their intcllects being not at all cleared 81
the insty cheers with which thcy vcrc erecf-
cd. The matter has been placed in tie hands
OF the police, and every effort il being mads
TO discover the author of the trick.
AVOID DEcProx.-Persons who prsctsss
deception and srti6ce, always deceive then.-
selves more than they deceive others. 4nevv
may feel great complaccncy q view 81 ~
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