Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-10-30
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JOKING ON SOLEMN NSUBJECT.-WLat
can we say of humor that stalks amid
pestilence-of a levity that feeds upon
calamity! The Shreveport Ua.) Times
relates with every appearance of every
enjoyment, series of anecdotes found
ed on the yellow fever at that place, at
the same time stating, in mitigation,
that tho ravages of the disease have
been greatly exaggerated. 1t says
citizen visited Dallas, Texas, and regis
tered at a hotel as from Shreveport. No
sooner had lie done so than a man look
ed at the book, then at him, stealthilv
made as wide circuit around him as
the wall would permit, and reaching the
door, sprans viii. the agility of q cat IN
to the street. This person told some
body there was man at the hotel from
Shreveport, and the somebody's hair
rose straight on his head, and he went
running down the street; at the n. Vt
corner he told another somebody there
was a sick man from Shreveport at the
hotel; at the next corner it was reported
there was a man from Shreveport at the
hotel with black vomit; then the news
spread that there was one Shreveport
man at the hotel dead, and two with
yellow fever; and, finally, the city was
thrown into CONSERVATION by the intel
ligence that there were three men from
Shreveport at the hotel, dead as hcrrings,
and ten others dead of the yellow fever.
The hotel was virtually abandoned, and
the Shreveport man had oil the room
and as many beds as he wanted. The
next day the excitement reached
climax. a body policemen and citiz-
ems built 4 large fire on the railway
track and awaited ierociously the APP
proach of the train from the plague-smit-
ten city. As the train stopped, the citi-
Zens flourished their six shooters aud
mildly but dcterminedly informed the
engineer and conductor that il should
appi oach no nearer Dallas, and remons-
trance was i'll vain until the mail agent,
minion OF a despotic government, said
something about $500 fines, when
the death-SprCading messenger was per-
mittcd 10 continue its journey. 1t is
evident from this that Dallas is possess
ed OF rcsolute citizens, ,--meu who mean
business every time-men who will not
be trifled even by Yellow Jack.
The Danbury News man is publish
ing an almanac. The following is from
his prospectus;
No one who remembers the past Sum-
mcr can fail to understand why have
got out an almanac. At the eleventh
ho II, have stepped in between man
and The elements, and said, DON'T =
Whether my action will be sustained,
my honesty recognized, my sacrifice ap-
prcciated, and my publishers remuner-
ated, Ii is for the people to say. 1t was
l..f Il, IL l.
hold of the matter. | have done so.
And SO have got out an almanac of
my own. 1t is my first almanac, but
y"u would hardly think il. When |
look over the work my self and see how
complete it is in every department., and
realize how easy it has been, it seems as
if never d;i a. "..yshing else but make
" "eatncr and fool with astr onomy.
doh'i think the arrangement of the
work can be improved. | have yot in
All me planet. up to going to press, with
Il iuil and pleasing assortment of sign,
OF The zodiac. might have got otncr
sl2n' cheaper, But | prefer zodiac'>.
here Is Il tone aud finish to them which
PiaGc n'o"" above their fellows.
Inc reader VIII re,"-s"iSr many Gmil
lar characters in looking over our ,nt-
cnder>, bat he Will experience much
suffering and sorrow and disap-
poinlmcnt in searching Tor moons equal
~ any respect 10 those our artist fur
nishcs in this little work. They were
engraved from sketches taken on The
the spot, and can be relied on in any
climate. 1t Is not my purpose, OF course,
10 elaborate the work in this note ofcx-
PLANTATION, But think may be pardon.
,d III calling the attention of the student
Df human nature to the express ion ofthe
eyes IN our moons. There is life there.
lhcy are not store moons.