East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-03-14
Mr.. ANlInOWN

Mr.. Rundown was Ga. citizen of credit
and TcpovnP OF, the town of--neyer mind
,the name. iiut his credit was, chiefly at
the tavern, and his rcnown was that OF
heroic and ipdeiaiigablc hard drinkcr.
One night as aual, lac had been at the
village grpg shop and in an advanced
state of 6ooziness, set ont towards morn
ing, TO SO home to the bosom OF his lami-
~. He had often at that hour observed
peculiar phenomena in nature; not predi-
Gated in any popular almanac; but ere.
alton had never appeared TO him so very
queer as on that memorable occasion -
There were three or four miserable look
ing moone, the stars had loose and
Shaken-up appcarance--there were double
stars, triple stars, shooting stars, no fixed
stars, but suddenly any quantity of new
~ created stars, which appeared to be in
neither heaven nor earth, but in vast
region just behiud Mr. Amidowns lett
eyebrow. In tact, his head had come IN
violent contact with the side OF the road
another unaocountable phenomenon
Being a good deal discouraged, he con
concluded 70 lie there, until the universe
came right side up again, aud stopped
whrling:-and was found in this state
by farmer who had set out thus early
to carry load of produce to mBrkat.
What are you down here for? what's
your nameW says the farmer.
"Amidown,' dyawled the poor fellow.
"Down? yes. flsi enough exclaimed
the farmer WHO arc You! What's
your name?
"Ami.dpwnl' artioulaied tho victim
with mapdlin emphasis.
"Of course you are Flat as a pan
cake Tell me what your name is, if
you want me to hel p you,
"AN-I-DowNl i say
"By gingerbread swore the farmer,
loosiug patience, "a man that's so drunk
that he can't tell his name, and don't
know whether he's up OF down, don't de-
serve any help
"4m.idpicR,P sputtcred the man who
had fallen by the way sile.
You'll find out whether you are down
or not, before | help you, if you can't tell
yQar name And so saying the Good
Samaritan mounted his wagon and drove
on. Arrived at the village, he told his
story, which created great amusement,
and which Mr.. Amidown never heard
the last of, until he was down in earnest
not on the road, side cut in the pauper's
burying ground, to WHICH hard drinking
and lying out nights soon brought him.
A DOCTOR OUTWITTED.
DIR. Hall jackson, of New Hampshire
was one Of the most able, talented, and
eccentric surgeons of the last century,
His practice embraced large circuit,
and his fame extended to every part OF
the State. The doctor was one morning
setting in his office, pouring over some
medical work fresh from the Mother
Country, via Boston, when loud rap at
the door aroused him.
"Come in, p said he, and an old woman
hobbled into the apartment, who seemed
10 be the very embodiment of dirt and
negligence.
"Doctor, I've got sore foot.-Can
You he'll it!'
81 will try. Let me sec it,"
nc olu crone prOceeucd 10 ulVest ner
understanding of the apology for hose,
with which it was covered, and displayed
20 the astonshed doctor a foot-and such
foot'l E
''WhyP exclaimed the man Of medi
cine, throwing up both hands in amaze
ment.
"What dirty foot ~
"Law doctor, you needn't be in such
a wonderment about it. There's dirtier
loot than that in your own house, as proud
as these young ladies, your daughters
are, for all that" and the old bag cackled
Cor her pleasure at the doctors astonish
ment. s.'
"Womanl if you can find dirtier foot
than that, in my house, | will give you q
guinea, and cure your foot for nothing
"Pon honor" said the old beldame.-
"Pon honor" responded the Doctor
The old woman stripped off the other
stocking, and displayed foot that beg
gard all description, and grinning in the
face of the astonishcd doctor, exclaimed
aGime the guinea, gime the guinea
know'd II, | knowd it-washel t'Othei
fore 7 come hcrc.'
REGULARLY SOLD OUT.