Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-10-03

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HAMLET.-This journal is an Archimi-
dean lever which moves the world and
rips things. We are always in advance
of contemporaries. We meet competition
and it is hours-behind us. Learning
that an enterprising morning sheet in
tends to publish the plot Of a new play
called "Gimlet, Prince of Denmark, "
recently written by the gifted Mr.. Beadle,
of the Dime Novels, we hasten to antici-
pate our contemporary; aud at an immense
expense lay before the public an accu-
rate synopsis Of the incidents of this
sublime dramatic creation. As soon as
arrangements can be effected, this play
will be produced in America and several
towns in New Jersey:
A great many years ago there lived in
small town in Denmark family
named Gimlet In early life old Gimlet
was chief engineer of calico MILL whose
fabrics were known as the prints Of Den.
mark. They became so celebrated that
the dukes and dukeses, and lords and
lordeses would patronize no other shop (;
and the Kings daughter Sally Jane
having one day spoken in very high
terms of the goods, and mentioned that
the elderly Gimlet had sold her three
bolts of calico on time, the old monarch,
overwhelmed with gratitude, determined
to bestow upon the worthy calicoer some
evidence of esteem. All the old titles of
the realm having been exhausted on the
the illustrious young cock.fghters and
other dead beats OF the country, he was
seized with the bright idea of perpet-
uating both his subjects calling and
name by single stroke Of the pen; so
he called him up one day and said in
gentle voice: Sirrah, heretofore you
have been base caitiff; now thou art
the Prints of Denmark. The old man
murmured his thanks and rushed home
to tell the family how they were now all
high daddies and yaller dog under the
wagon. This pleased them very much,
especially young Gimlet, who had been
busted at keno the night before, and was
in distressing condition of dilapidated
seediness After awhile the King died
and by literally dispensing the fluid and
getting all the grandees drunk as blazes,
old Gimlet was elected to the throne,
after having thrown several other
aspirants higher than a kite By this
stroke of good fortune, which obviated
the necessity of another stroke of work,
young Gimlet became Prints ofDenmark,
and the old lady Queen. King Gimlet
had brother named Bill, who superin-
tended toll gate in neighboring town.
After the family struck lie, Bill, who had
heretofore always exacted from them the
last stamp while going through his gate,
sent over free pass, and was invited to
come up and spend month. After
drinking Bourbon and Deans Best with
the old King, and playing poker with the
young Prints, Bill concluded that he
wouldn't object to taking little mon
archy in his, and commenced laying his
plans accordingly Mrs Gmlet was
weak. headed old gal, and, like weak.
headed young gals, susceptible to fattery.
Old Gimlet hadn't beauty enough to start
an art gallery, but Bill, on the contrary,
was rather hefty on the pulchritude
question. He bought peck of trinkets
at dollar jewelry story, and when
the old lady put them on, con-
WINGED her that she looked like the
Queen of Sheba. Owing to long init
macy with the calico business, her ideas
of Mrs. Sheba were somewhat vague, but
he piled on the honied words so strong
that she couldn't stand it; and, IN a
week or two, had bestowed the treasure
&c h. do.
ceiver. She was fascinated by his
beauty, and determined to be his gentle
gazelle. How to get rid of old Hamlet
was the question. A happy thought
struck the conspirators, A package
was sent to the king while at dinner.
Thinking it contained faro checks, the
monarch's eyes frightened as the string
around it loosened Horror of horrors
it was picture of Barbour Lewis ! ! !
That settled the matter. A faint, two
collapses, three kerAummixes, and all
was over The next day Denmark con-
tanned very fine article of dead king.
AT that time young Prints was over in
New Haven with several other accom-
plished keno artists, on a bender. A
Geographic dispatch was sent by the
clothes line announcing the distressing
news. 1t was signed Hoe Ratio, a
young fellow originally corn.hoer, who
resided in the Aims. House, a noble
palace by the sea, and derived his name
from the avocation daily allotted him by
Mr. Beadle, a cousin of the author Of
this sublime tragedy. The Prints hur
ried home and was met by his faithful
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loved Gimmyl" and the two were so
tightly locked in each Others arms, that
a whis-key was required to separate
them. When parted, the Prints said in
very melancholy voice "Ah, Hoey,
there are more things in New Haven
than is dreampt of in your philosophy y
He was thinking of the unpaid liquor
bills and the money he hadn't won, poor
fellow! Young Gimlet now commenced
course of soda cocktails in order to
sober up before reposing his limbs on
the throne; but was astonished to read
in the papers few days afterward that
his uncle had married old Mrs Gimlet,
and was already running the monarchy.
Upon learning this, young Gimlet got
reckless, broke all the faro banks in
town and commenced making love to all
the pretty girls. BE was violently smit-
ten with the daughter of an Irish shoe
maker, named Patrick Lonius, generally
known as p. Lcnins. Her palryonimic
was O'Feeler Lonius, and she was noted
for her love of Sylvanus Cobb's romances
and the New York Ledger. She also
became spooney about the Prints, and
old P. Lonius, who was anxious to
become foot artist to the royal family,
did his livingist to bring about match.
Whenever Gimlet came visiting, the
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