Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-04-07
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the recent troubles in the Pennsylvania
coal regions, Judge Potts brother, Thomas
Potts, was round at a meeting of mine
owners, and after the adjournment he step
some friends, and in the course of an hour
he became very intoxicated. On his way
home he lost his hat, and miner who
knew him, feeling compassion for him,
clappcd on his head miners hat, and in
order 10 make the dark street look brighter
be lighted the little lamp in front of the
hat. When Potts reached his house his
wife had gone to bed, and the lights were
out, but Potts felt certain the lamp was
burning in the hall, but he couldn't for the
life of him tell where it was.
lie looked at the regular lamp, and .hat
seemed to be out then hunted in every
direction for the light, but he was unable
to find it, although it seemed to shine
brightly wherever he went. Presently he
happened to stop in front Of the mirror IN
the hat rack, aud then he saw precisely
where the lamp was. After brief objur-
cation upon Mrs. Potts for leaving the
light in such a preposterous place, he went
up 10 the mirror and tried 10 blow 1t out.
He blew and blew, but somehow the flame
burned as steady as before.
That said Potts, lis the moz extra
Urinary lamps ever been my misfortune to
encounter
Then be took of his coat, and, hslding it
in front of him, crept cautiously up to the
mirror, and tried TO crush tie coat over the
lamp, which still burned brightly. lie
said
That's cer'iuly very extro'naryl moz
'stonishin' circumstanE ever come un'er
nay obzervazion. Dom no how rcount for
it,
It occurred to him .hen that perhaps he
might smash the lamp with his umbrella.
Seizing the weapon, he went up to the hat
rack, aiming terrible blow at the light,
hG brought the umbrella down. He missed
and smashed his Sunday hat into chaos.
He took aim again, and caught the umbrella
In the lamp overhead, bringing it down
with a crash. Then he tried third time,
and plunged the feru!e of the umbrella
through the mirror, and smashed it to
atoms he felt exultant for n moment, as
the light disappeared from his vision, but
be was perplexed TO find tbere was another
light somewhere, he did not know exactly
where So he sat down on the stairs, and
remarked
MOE 'stonishin' circumstnnz ever come
un'er my obzervazion. Whaten thunder
doz it mean, au' howi Lights gone, on
an yet it's shinin' Perfectly incompre'n-
fible. Wish . gracious Mrs. Foods wake
up an 'splsin it, Durn Y know what l
bad better do
Then Potts took Off his hat TO scrath his
head, in the hope that he might scare up
an idea, and the truth flashed upon him.
Gazing at the lamp for a moment, until be
drank in full conception of the trouble il
had caused him, he suddenly smashed it
down on the floor in rage aud extinguisk-
ed it, after covering two yards of carpet
with grease. Then he went to bed, and in
the morning Mrs. Potts informed him that
some of those awful miners had broken
into the house the night before, aud left
one Of their hats with a lamp. Potts
turned over In bed so that she could not
see his face, and said il the stern hand
Of the law wasn't laid upon those ruffians
soon nobody's life would be safe.
A NEW CAPITALIsT.-He didn't look as
If his pockets held fifty cents, but a rich
man has right 10 dress rs he chooses.
He loaied up Griswold street until be saw
the right sor: of face, and then asked ::
Can you show me bank ?
Yes, sir; three doors below, or Just
across the street, or right back there
Thanks. I'D like to put some money
In some bank, but I'm a little afraid Of
banks. always did prefer note OF hand
to a bank
The citizen pricked up his cars ard ask
ed: You have some money to lend, have
you = ..-----
a trihe, was the answer. DO you
know of anybody who'd Ike to take some
aud give me note FOR a year at seven per
cent. l think of going TO Mexico for
while' -
Let's see p mushcd the citizen, Il dom
know but I'D take some myself
'Lemms git drink and then we'll talk,
said the stranger.
Yes, certainly come On, replied the
citizen, and the two went into basement.
Drinks were ordered by the citizen, one
after another, until bis shinplasters felt
lonely. lie said he could make good use
Of a few thousand dollars for q year, and
some of bis friends might also take thou-
sand more. The stranger put down gin,
whiskey, lager aud brandy until his log.
gave out The citizen laid him on bench
and tried to sober him, but The fellow went
dead asleep while they were trying to force
vinegar down his throat. The bar-keeper
said he was an old loafer, and policeman
was sent for to take him to the station
house. When they got him down :here
aud searched him, they found four cents,
a brass-backed comb, and doorksy in
HE pocket, aud the citizen who wanted to
borrow few thousand dollars went to see
if the mail had come in.
4 WELL-PosTBD BoY.-IIIstory never
jumps over Detroit. There are too many
old backgrounds around here for the his
torian TO get past without at least a few
paragraphs. The fight at Bloody Run
has been widely read Of, and strangers
often asked to have the locality pointed
out. Yesterday man dropped off street
car at the Jefferson avenue bridge to look
around and let memory carry him back to
Indian days felt anxious to know how the
fight came tosbe called Bloody Run. By
and by boy came slamming along. and
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