The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-03
LOOKING FOR A LIGHT.
The Most Astonishing Circumstance That Evel
Came Under MIR. Potts. Notice.

The Most Astonishing Circumstances That Ever
Came Under MIR. Potts. Notice.
From the Green Mountain Freeman.]
One night during the recent troubles
in the Pennsylvania coal regions Judge
Potts. brother, Thomas Potts, was
round at a meeting of the mine owners,
and after the adjournment he stepped
into the, tavern. While there he met
some friends, and in the course OF an
hour or two he got, very intoxicated. On
mis- way home he. lost. his nat, and a.
miner, who knew him.. feeling compass
sion for MIN, clapped on, his head a.
miners hat; and, in order to make the
dark street look brigher, Ne lighted the
lamp in front of the hat. When Potts
reached the house his wife had gone to
bed, and the lights were out; but Potts
felt certain the lamp was burning in the
hail, but he couldn't for the lite OF him
tell where it was.
| He looked at the regular lamp and it
seemed to be Out: then hunted in every
direction tor tue glt, but he was un-
| able to find it, a.tnough it seemed to
SHINE brightly wherever he went. Pres.
entity he happended to stop in + ont fthe
mirror in Inc hat rack, and then he saw
precisely where the light was. After a.
Urief objuIgation upon Mrs. Potts for
| leaving II Agut in such a place, ne Went.
up to. the mirror and tried to blow it out.
| lie blew and blew, but somehow the
| flame burned as seadily as before.
| "Ihat," said POLts, ''Is tne most eX-
| traor'nary lamps ever been my misfor-
tune t'encOunter."
Then Ire took off his coat and holding
it up in lrontof HIM crept cautiously up
to the mirror, ana tried to crush the
coat over the lamp, which still burned
brightly. He SAID:
I THAT'S cerinly very extra'nory! MOI
'stonisnin' circumstanz ever come un'er
my observation. D0n'o how to count
lor iL!"
1t occurred to him that perhaps he
m gnt smash the lamp with au umbrella.
| SEEING The weapon, he Went UP to the
hat, and, aiming a terrible blow at the
hight he brought the umbrella down.
He missed, and smashed his Sunday hat
into chaos. lie took aim again. and
caught the umbrella In the lamp over.
head, bringing it down with crash
fhen. he tired third time, and plungeu
tne terule Of the umbrella ttIrougu tile
mirror,. smashing it to atoms. He fell
exultant for moment, ,as the light dis
appeared from his vision, but ne was
perpIexcd to find there was another
light somewhere, headldnOt know exact
ly where. So he sat down on the stairs
and remarked:
'Al0Z stonishin' circumstanz ever
come un'er my observation. Whatef
thunder d0z IL mean. anyhow? Llghp.
gone AM yeps shIniu'! Perfectly inoom
prehensiDle! Wish 10 gracious Mrs
, POtts' wake,up aG' 'spiaih it. Durn' ,
know what had better do?'
Tnen + s. look off his hat to scratch
has head, theihope that he might scar,
up All idea, And the, truth flashed upel
hIm. Gaz .ng AZ the lamp a moment
until he ufaAk in u iuli conception of til,
trouble 1T mad CAUSED nim, he suddenl,
smashed it down on the floor in a. rage
anu exLingulshed ii after covering tn,
. yards OF carpet with grease. rneu h
went 10 bed, and In the morning Mrs
Potts iniVrned liim tlIat soms Of tlYos,
horrible miners had broken into TIL
house the aigAt before, and left one o
: their hats with lamp. Potts turned
, over in bed SO that sire could not see hi
Lace. and said II the stern hand OF tn
! law wasn't lad upon those ruffians soon
noDody,s life would be safe