Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-10-04

| snort time previous, was arrested IN q very
quiet way and invited to come out with the
stolen goods. Being frightened she delivered
into the hand ofthe officer her jewelry boz, and
told him to take whatever was wanted from
it. He found the missing jcwclry and about
$500 worth in addition in rings, pins. etc,
many of them bearing the initials of persons
here; and AS the lady refused to state how
they came into her possession the officer took
charge of them and invited all who were in
terested to call and prove property-a great
many persons have went to take peep
at the rings, &c, but have heard of none
being claimed. lowing to circumstance"
a married lady was suddenly shipped by her
husband to her friends, her loved ones at
home," about three weeks ago; and about
two weeks ago owing to there being no "prc-
venting Providence another married lady
was shipped by her husband to her loved
ones in San Francisco; and last week ow-
ing to- an cnragcd husband and siX-shoot-
er at his heels a gay and festive cuss' ship.
ped himself very suddenly over the noun
tains; and about six We ks ago two "enra-
ged husbands with two sx-shooters, were
so close at the heels Of another I" gay and
festive cuss,' that he left without calling
round to bid his friends good-byc-Vat a
bceplcs .
The "show people, have taken quite a
run on us this summer. Thcspian artists,
circuses, magicians, wizards of the North aud
South lecturers, darlcy minStrels, etc. etc;
and tomorrow night we are to have the "fe-
male niger" minstrcls, who Claim to be " the
first ladies(?D who have ever BACKED their
faces for the amusemcnt of the public" \
verbatim quotation from their small bills
"Tickets only one dollar" "Roll up here,
you lusty bummers' and hard d-fiste husk-
les this is perhaps your last and only op.
portunity for seeing these admirably calcu-
lated young females display thcir-two half
| dollars will do, sir-musclc in tic Highland
/ fling with the Washoc variations. Oh yes,
gentlemen positively the first ladies that
ever blackcd their ia 0es for the amusement
of any audience, and the last opportunity
you may have Of sceing--can't stop TO change
twcntics-of seeing ladies appear in burnt
cork-yes, certainly, sjr,--in nothing else
and | would advise you TO roll right up, as
the performance is aboutbto commence with
some Of their most remarkable feats ard you
may be too late to see THEN agility ~
We have in addition to these transient at
| fractions a source Of permanent amusement
in the doings Of select circle of most dcvo-
ted and devout Spirit Rappcrs, as reported
by unhelevers, who in spite Of every prccau-
| ton have found means to gain admittance to
even their most private mectings--undcr the
gusc Of true believers. At one Cf their late
and rather hastily called meetings young
South Carolinan WAS admitted through the
representations Of a fricnd-onc li--ct, a
trde believer, who took the Southerncrs word
that he Was enc Of the initiated Now our
SouthcrnCr is one OF your sedatc, sober faced
| fellows, and for this reason goes by the name
of Judge R---h; an of course the Judge
put on his very longest face on this OCCASION
Well, the circle was found and after near an
hour patient waiting-nary rap had ben
heard; they tried again and SING song in
order to bring all of their minds to a focus
on single objcct-nary rap, llac-ct, who
10, oil ,,-;fl lro L
whatever spirits were within reach Of his
voice to be so complaisant as to make known
their proximity-nary rap. IIack-tbcgged,
beseeched and implored the 9ear spirits to
signify their wishcs--nary rap H---ket
stretched back in his seat and rolling up the
whites of his eyes went into a mild spasm,
the others meanwhile iinportuning the spirits
in the most hcart-rending tones to make
manifest their presencc-Eary rap. Two
more members leaned back and came the
spasm dodgc--nsry rap. Everybody Won
ders what is the matter with the spirits that
they decline to communicate. "Oh," cries
H-et, can tell You what's the matter !!
this meeting was got up in hurry and the
spirits don't kno5e re'rc here" s'@t. 'a.' t.7s
"Ah p cried the judge. with a face yard
in length, " th::rts it! that's it! without
douht. and I move tina, this meeting adj
journ to meet this nigh week notices being
conspicuously posted to inform the spirits of
the time the meeting is take to place." No one
seconded the motion, but the meeting sud
denly adjourned amid cries Of unbeliever,
hustle him out y ,.. + sza,~a...fss
When / come to the Falls you might just
give that whistle" one loot, as a signal that
those beautiful ETC." don't s' !" feel like it,"
so that | may hang back for more propi-
tlous season; on the other hand two shrill,
quavering blasts-typical of linked sweet
ness long drawn out--shall inform me that
=" they feel like it." and I'm thar with
t,to " cheeks y
DAN DE GUILE.
THE road ambition travels is too narrow for
friendship, too crooked for love, too rugged
for honesty, and too dark For science. tia
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