Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-10-19
OYSTERS ALIVE. At a late

lo,- tha other nieht the door nt an OYSTER
''N.' ,. =: o,,u o;+,, ,r,, .hr,st oron onl N
house ID our Guy was thrust opSn' '0u III
2talaed hero from the Sucker State. lie
gas quite six feet high, spare, somewhat stoop-
- With hnnprv onxious countenance and
'4' "'.' - a,oS,, 1o,., - 49, hattnn, -
nl5 hd'OS p"S"'u o'ol' uo"" ~ .n0 00''0nt 0A
his breeches pockets. After taking position,
he beiDGulged in long stare at the man opening
-. b;,,oI,os and slowly vniacuIated-:.Istors2 .,
u" ~ p''"':'@ >, ''"1 ','O,'y sy''''>'1
1eS slE, IesRGLhueu 1ne aI'e"'''e o'e'a'oi'
- aDo HnG ones Iney are loo' ;,
we'll ES healu VI lSIei5 aioIe' say le,
But TINS IS the luSS time We Seeu m, ana
gre-AapS, II Ano" what thaF maue OF aloie
ok 0u; OF town.
haEMg expressed TINS desperate iptentlon!,
Ia cautiously approacmen the pIa'e ana scruu
9zr0 the pnGasea SneII n,n, N''n gravity ana
interest," "li:cn "ouIu nave uohe Honor 10 lhe
most INDUSTRIOUS S:A'cNcr lh'o the n'ooeh IiyS
|2i:"S q haIuIc: Al !1m2lh ne pe9ah 10 SOHO
qUiS@ on Che ullncuity u getting them out, ana
no" queer they looked When out
! never seed any thin hold on >o--iakeS
81 2mazln site OF Screwl9, hoss TO get Il out,
2nd amt they, sick and ship pry when they
Goes come! Hmooth as an eel We good
Ml00 10 give tnat ieiloW iouSlug, Just 10 realize
;he effects, as uncle jess used to say about
2Hecka!atlo!I.
Wen, sir, was the reply, down With TWO
5itS, and you can nave dozen.
Two hltS eXcaimeu the Sucker, no"
come that StIcAiH i' q" ri!c s;Fon&' iloSS'
I0r Istef>' oozGh Oh cih aiht ho(EihS !oa
cIIcAen, aHa Ihef" no settih more pea,
yGhc piece ioF thvih' l. Fe oh!y TedaZe1
!oFr?-hYe plcayyuncs Oh nay hTSt ,, Teninr to st
LOUIS. Ii tel! you What, Il gin you two
chickens tor dozen' l1y0u II conclud9 to deal.
= "ag: VINO "aS siahuihS oy lhuulglhS Ill
1oI"H. "lnkrd u. TO me a,tGndan5 to smell out
"LU ,t't o'!Si va "C:c'st"' , -, c..,, ..u
g.. No@ i;nI-o IimI 'frca''1 f do ,n' nueH1!, q. M
l w. =, 80 ~ Z. ~ - q ~ "
HS o ,o,e tu,ns a. '4G ,s sIe | 't.G hor ~ @ SaG
~a,,r ,;t,. f,lorS ora ,,,t,, cI;n rr,, connS,
'i Tt Wy ino ban4 "'t wv pS dootnn
?ao b; inr ,bo o". nn.nt "u'
ctai~ nnt off HE snaI Sl;n ,ncl-o1 mn b;s .nnrCs
g~i f3rt in hand awa;tod The annearance oi
No Il c,mn-ha saw-and onckiv # was
bolted, \ moments dreadful pause ensued
The sag dronpcd his knife and fork with 4
look Of mingled a,nazemens and horror-.some.
thing akj0 to Shakespcare's Hamlet on seeing
his daddy's ehost-while he burst into the
2ycIamation-
Swallowed alive as lam Christian -
Cur Sucker hero had opened his mouth
with pleasure moment before, but now it
stood opou Fear-a horrid dread OF he
Gidot know what-a conciousneSs that all
wa&n' right, and ignorant of the extent OF
the wrong-the uncertainty of the moment
was terrible Urged to desperation, he taltered
out
Did you swallow itaiiyc. - inquired the wag
Il swallowed it jest as he gin it to me -
shouted the Sucker.
You re dead man ! exclaimed hisanxiollS
friend; ''thc creature is alive and will eat
right through you, aided he, in amost hope
less tone.
Get q pizen pump and pump it out!'
screamed the Sucker, in a frenzy, his eyes
iairly starting from their sockets. 20 gra-
ciouS what ill [ do?-It's GOT hold of my
!na2ris already. and I'm dead as chicken -
d somefhin' for me, do-lon't let the internal
sea toad eat mc aforc your eyes.
"Why don't YOU put some of this on it,"
INQUIRED the VIC n6intinr to 4 bottle Of strong
The mint was cnough-the Sucker upon the