The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-09-25
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'' must know what this means. ex-
claimed Mountjoy, drawing in. $ Send
Susan-send and enquire.
Seeing the gardner in the road below,
Susan questioned him from the window,
and was able to bear back word to her
master that the riot, for such it had be
come, was caused by the non-appearance
of the skeleton, who should have made
his long promised bow to the expectant
multitude at least half an hour before.
Whether the public had lost faith in
Dwarfnch' 8, or whether disappointed ap
plicants had set the rumor afoat, could
not be known, but belief was certainly
rife that the whole affair was swindle,
the unexampled prices demanded for tick
cts tending greatly to the strengthening
of the suspicion. The crowd within
hooted, reared, demanded their money
back, and even threatened damage to the
rooms. The crowd without laughed and
jeered, and howled for the manager, but
when they had him would not let him
speak.
Suddenly carriage was seen slowly
working its way through the throng.
Shots were heard. Its coming"
Here tbs at last" ''lippeny, Tippeny."
Hooray for the skeleton" believed the
crowd.
Dwarfnch breathed again, as the
coach drew up, and hurried forward to
welcome the Wonder of the Age.
Thank goodness you are comel But
why SO late? The people are half mad
he gasped. "Quick, quick, my dear fell
low. Take my arm.
The skeleton did not Immediately re-
spond. Without moving from his seat
he bent forward great bewiidered- look
ing face. in form and substance not un-
like an ordinary mans, then beckoned
Dwar6nch to come closer.
The latter obeyed, when the Wonder
of the Age, placing two groups of bones.
intended for hands. on his friends shrink
ing shoulders, uttered the words:
Il shay--ole fell-lesh-lesh make
night of it," And fell forward upon the
managers breast, an inert mass of skin
and bone.
There was no mistake about it. Strange
and weird as was the effect produced by
the unexpected phenomenon, the skeleton
was, beyond all question, helplessly
drunk.
Overcome as he was by this browning
misfortune, and staggering under tie
superintendent skeleton, Dwarfnch was
reused to action by an alarm tnat the
audience within had began to peii the
lights, as prelude to general row.
8" My wife. My children gasped the
poor man. Get off you drunken beg
gar. That thing ike you should pre-
sumo to -
We won't murmured the skeleton,
-won't-gohometi mor-for he's
a sholly good -
Take that-and be hanged to you,"
ing blow that made Mr. Tippenys
strongly accented ribs rattle ike cas-
tanets, he sent him fairly back into the
carriage.
My wife. My children" he repeat
ed, wildly. as furious roar echoed from
within.
Here we are, DEAR" said his wife's
voice close beside him. She had wrapped
herself in her cloak. and carry the
baby, and gathering the rest around had
tried to escape from the scene of the dis
turbance. Unlucklly. she had been recog-
nized, and pointed out to the mob, eager
for some new incident
" It's his family. colariug the cash"
beloved some rufian, in the press.
She's boltin', with the till under her
cloak. Return the money. All h-h |"
But there is no saying what might have
followed, had not some half-dozen stout
fellows, grooms ard gardeners acting
well together, forced their way through
the crowd and reached the carriage. To
learn the object of this timely succor We
must pay visit to the Hornet.
Young Mountoy, who, as we have
mentioned, watched with vnhagging in
terest what was passing below, had thro'
the instrumentality of Susan, established
kind of series of outlooks, composed of
allthe outdoor male attendants of the
establishment. By means of these, he
had received full information regarding
the progress of events, the non appear
ance of the skeleton, the Impotence and
suspicion of the audience, the tardy ar
rival at length of the Wonder of the
Age, and its unpromising condition, even
the attempt and failure of poor frighten-
ed Mrs. Dwarinch to effect her escape
from the tumultuous scene.
The young mans own observations
convinced him that the bearing of the
mobs incensed by certain personal re-
marks, not of the choicest kind, directed
at them by the tipsy skeleton, was be-
coming more and more trulucent, and
glimpse of the poor woman covering be-
side her husband, yet evidently more
alarmed on his account than her own,
brought hime to sudden resolution.
He directed that his outlooks should as
semble, make a simultaneous charge into
the tLrong, and bring the whole thing,
carriage, skeleton, Dwarfnch's. and all
safely within the Hornet gates.
The attempt succeeded. In spite of
yells, Kisses, and some resistance, the !
carriage not only made good its own re-
treat, but cleared path for the fugitive
family. The gates were closed and bar
red, and all was well.
Thank Heaven - said Mountjoy, as
he sank down on his couch, wearied with
tie excitement, ''the poor woman is safel
Go down Susan, and tell Mrs. Martin to
look after the family. and FLIP them all
round Pitch the skeleton into the sta
HE with SHINE SACKS and cfraU