New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-24
Extraordinary Hoax.

On Saturday, hoax of most extraordinary
and impudent kind was played off at Warrington,
1t appears that some waggish Individual at present
unknown, last week addressed letters to various
gentlemen and tradesmen in the town. dating from
the Rectory, and purporting to be signc1 by the
Rector, the Rev. W. Quekett. giving invitations
and orders to an almost incredible amount. On
Saturday morning, about II O'Clock, that end OF
Church Street that fronts the Rectory presented
curious aspect. Crowds of people had gathered,
and were watching the fun as butchers, and
sweeps and bakers made their appearance at the
house of the rector. Mr.. Quekett, as may well be
imagined was nigh frantic at seeing the numerous
articles that were being Deposited at his door and
it really was joke to be presented by seven car
ters each of whom had brought a load of Goals,
and was determined not to be gammoned'' into
taking them back. Nor was it at all laughing
matter to be troubled with sweeps, and butchers,
and doctors, all seeking an eft,ee.
While squabble was going on between the
coal carriers and domestics, up drove two empty
carts, the drivers having orders, they said. to
take the Rector's luggage down to the railway
station; and confusion was worse eonfounded by
the arrival of Joiner, armed with full instructions
to measure Mr.. Quekett for coffin The bewil-
dered servants astonished 2 chips by telling him
HE had better ask the master hmself' and feel
ing himself "done,f he walked of amid derisiye
cheers from the people outside. The joiner had
barely left the door when four sweeps made their
appearance eyeng each other askance, as they
| tthought il quare four on us should be cawd to
sweep one chimney" They were undeceived at
last, but not without some dnculty, and the dfSpu-
| tation had hardly closed between them and the
| Rector's servants when the Mayors carriage was
| announced and out stepped the chief magistrate,
| expecting to take luncheon with his reverend
| friend. A few words suffeed to show his Worship
| how matters stood, and he was preparing to leave
| when two celebrated medical gentlemen made
| their appearance. Perhaps they were sent tor te
prepare the Rector for the serysces of the joiner
Eight butcher boys, with prime joints, next be
| sieged the Reetsr's door, supplementary lac
| with hand-cart full of current bread, which ha6
4 been prepared for some party that was to taxi
| place. Explanations ensued, but barber who
| had come to shave the Rector would not belieVt
| the news and he had to be told to depart. Afte
| the solids came the liquors. Men with porter AMI
wine arrived from various merchants in the town
each morally certain, as he knocked at the door
that his were the only things ordered. All were
however doomed to disappointment, and they hat
TO return as heavily laden as they came; and 81
had the fishmonger's boy with barrel of oysters
A cab next drove up, but drove away as it came
empty, the driver looking as pleasant as was posi-
BILE under the circumstances. couple of cart
loads of bricks were next driven up to the door
followed by boy with o truck laden with bucket
and tubs and another with barrowful of spades
all the parties being evidently in state Of dee
) justification at the crowd, the GOALS the sweep
and the butchers, their intellects being not at a
| cleared by the lusty cheers with which they wer
, | greeted. The matter has been placed in the hand
Of the police and every effort is being made to dis
| cover the author of the trick
Manchester Guardian, Feb. Is.