Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-31


Young Brewer, Of New Castle, has turn for
legerdemain, and the other night when he was
down at the club-room with a party of young
fellows, the performances of the Davenport
Brothers were discussed. Brewer offered to bet
til at ii any one in the crowd would tie him upon
chair, he could unite himself just like the
DayenpOrts. MT. Eccles took the bet, aud pro-
curing clothes line he put Brewer in the pres
ident's heavy arm ch air and tied him fast Then
Brewer said he must be let alone, and he told the
party TO go down to the drug store and wait for
him, as he would be along in about five min
utes. They went and waited; they waited for
an hour and half, and then, as the great knot
unraveler did not appear, they concluded to 90
up after him. AS they assembled the staircase
they heard grOans. A little further up they
heard Brewer holding al animated conversation
with himself, during which he intimated clearly
that he would regard 1t as a personal favor If
somebody would burn the Davenport Brothers
at the stake. Then he grOaned again. When
the party entered the room they found the chair
had fallen forward on top OF the rope annihila-
tor, and, as he was still tied fast, he was living
with his face on the floor and his back arched
up so that it fit closely to the back of the
chair, while bis nose was bleeding cOpiOusly.
When they lifted him up he had bunp on his
forehead as large as rsmbO apple, and
swelled nose; When they asked him why he
hadn't united himself, he did not answer; but
as seon as they set him free, he wiped his face
with bis coat sleeve, and doubling up his ea-
ssDguined fist, he shook it under Mr.. EccI $
nose and exclaimed: "You white-livered me- o.
spirited, chnckle- headed pirate! If had known
you were going to put that half-hitch around
the chair-leg I'd we knocked the stufin' out OF
you In the first place." Then he went home
and the club resumed its deliberations.
THERE WAS A SPIDER ON HIS HRAD.-Old
Mr.. Collamore is very deaf. The other Sunday
in the midst of the services, MIR. HOffi who sits
Immediately behind MIR. COllamore SAW a
spider travelling over the latter's bald head,
His first impulse was TO nudge hum and tell him
all about it, but he remembered that Mr.. Cola
more was deaf, so he lifted up his hand and
brushed the spider off. Hof didn't aim quite
high enough, and consequently, in his ner Eous-
ness, he hit old Collsmore quite a severe blow
The old gentleman turned around in a rare 70
see who dared take such q liberty with him
and Hon began TO explain, with gestures tie
cause OF the occurrence. But COilamore. in a
loud voice, demanded what it meant. Lit was
very painful to HOff The eyes OF the coupre-
CATION were upon him, aud he grew red in the
face. "There was a spider on Your head !"
"a white place on my head, hey? S'posen there
IL. what's that to yOu?" sad Collamore.
"lou' III know what IL is to be bsId-headed your
self some day" at was a spider!D shrfeked
Hoff, while the Congregation smiled and the
perspiration begen to roll off his face. Seer
tainly it's wider" said COllamOre, "and got
more In II than yours, But let it alone; do you
mind? You may let my head alone in church,,
Mr.. Collamore," shrieked Hoff, "there was q
bug on your head, and L brushed him off-this
way" and Hoff made another gesture ut Mr..
Collamore's head. The old man thought he was
hymn-book at Hof, he seized the kneelng- stool
on the floor OF the pew, and was about 70 bang
Mr. Holt, when the sexton interfered. An ex-
PLANTATION was written on the fiy-leaf of the hymn
book, whereupon Mr.. Collamore apologiZed in
boisteTious voice and resumed his seat. Then
the services proceeded. They think OF asking
Mr.. ColiaHore to worship elsewhere,