Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-16
The Pawned Actor.--An Amusing AM
ecdote.


The celebrated tragediau, Mr.. Cooke,
was always fond of frolic on his benefit
night, declaring that he never took liber-
ties with his friends at any other time. 1t
once happened. during an engagement at
Philadelphia, that on such an occasion he
was short of money, and at loss to raise
the wind for the accustomed breeze. In
this dilemma he started up town IN
speculative mood, determined to inspirit
in someway or other. Having reached
the corner of Callowhili and Eighth
streets, he cast bis eyes toward the Dele
ware, and, perceiving one of those entic
ing signs of three golden balls. he turn
ed the corner, and entering the fatal
door addressed the man behind tbs coun-
ter thus:
"My name is Cooke. This is my
benefit night. The manager cant do
without me. l am up for Richard the
Third. / want some liquor. | have
no money. Now / propose to by
pothecate my royal person for ten dol
lars, and you lay me on one of your
shelves"
The Joke was a queer one, the pawn
broker paid the ten dollars, and Cooke
was laid up. Tue theatre that night was
crowded, and at Z o'clock the manager
came forward to apologize, stating that
with the consent of the audience the per-
Torrance would commence with farce.
He had sent in different directions but
was unable to find Mr.. Cooke in the city.
He presumed the tragedian would be
forthcoming-i in the course of the next
half hour. As the manager retired, he
was told that a boy wished to see him
in the green room. He found the boy,
who presented him note written in
cyphers, which he at length translated
| thus:
any DEAR-, l am pawned for ten
dollars: send and redeem me, or it will
be impossible FOR Richard to be himself
| to ighi. Yours,
COOKE"
The manager started Immediately af
ter the fixed star. and found him nicely
shelved, with plate of crackers and
cheese, and bottle of brandy by him.
| In the button hole of his coat was pa
per marked "No. 1.473, pawned for
80" The amount was paid, a hack
called, and Mr.. Cooke and the manager
returned to the theatre, where the for
mer had just time to dress and to COM
mence, snow is the winter of our dis
content" &c. 1t is said that he never
played Richard better, or received more
applause.
HAIR AND WHOLESOME years ago.
Col. Ramsey saw ono of his slaves GO
ing one morning bible in hand, to
church. Knowing that Dan was not a
person of literary proclivities. the Col.
said:'
"What are you going to do with that
bible, Dan-you can't read iii"
"No massa, can't read 'em but I can
spell 'em out little
Whats the use of spelling it out |?
You can't understand it any way. The
bible for instance, says the very hairs on
your head are numbered. Now you
haven't any hair on your head-nothing
but wool. What do you say to that 2"
"Yes, massa. | spell out little verse,
which say, dat de las day de sheep dey
will go on one side and de goats on de
fodder. Now de sheep has de wool,
but de goats dey got har just like the
white folks; and 'spect dat dey amt
gwine to be sayed-dat's wot 'spect y
New USE FOR VELocIPEDEs.-T re
velocipede has now really made its APP
pearance in the bull fighting ring. In
the circus at Nismes the picadors appear
ed q few weeks since mounted on veloci-
pedes instead of horses, and displayed
such skill in the management of their
iron steeds that the astonished bull was
unable to dismuunt single one of them.
Should this fashion become universal in
bull fighting countries, the gain to com
mon humanity will be undoubtedly great,
but it is feared the increased expense
will prove an unsurmountable obstacle
to its general adoption, single veloci
| pede being worth as n rule. at least half
dozen of the wretched horses yearly
disemh"wled hv hundreds for tie amuse
ment of the fair ladies Of MalrId and
Seville.
An exchange publishes the following
letter from correspondent giving a
simple method of getting rid of those
troublesome mosquitoes: Take
of gum canphor a piece about one third
the size of an egg and evaporate it by
placing it in vessel, holding it over a
lamp or candle, taking care that it does
not ignite. The smoke will soon fill the
room and expel the mosquitoes One
night | was terribly annoyed by them,
when thought of and tried the above,
after which / never saw nor heard them
| TINT nioht and ncYf morning there was