The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-04-04
MIR. POTTS LOOKING FOR HIGHT.
THE MOST ASTONISHING CIRCU0IsTAN NCE
THAT EVER CAME UNDER Ills NO


One night during the recent troubles
in the Pennsylvania coal regions, Judge
Potts brother, Thomas Potts, was
round at meeting of the mine owners,
and after the adjournment he st-pped
into a tavern. While there, he met
some friends, and in the course of an
hour OF two he got very intoxicated
On his way home he lost his hat, and
miner, who knew him, feeling compass
sion for him, clapped on his head a
miners hat; and, in order to make the
dark street look brighter, be lighted the
lamp in front of the hat. When Potts
reached the house lis 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.
He looked at the regular lamp and it
seemed to be out; then hunted in every
direction for the light, but he was una
ble TO find it, although it seemed to
shine brightly wherever he vent
Presently he happened to stop in front
Of the mirror in the hat rack, and then
be saw precisely where the light was.-
After a brief objITgatiOn upon Mrs.
Potts for leaving light in such place
he went up to the mirror and tried to
blow it out. He blew and blew, but
somehow the fame burned as steadily
as before.
THAT, said Potts, ''is the most tx
traor' nary lamps ever been my misfor-
tune T. encounter"
Then lie took off his coat, and, hold
ing it in front Of him, crept cautiously
up to the mirror, and tried to crush the
coat over the lamp, which still burned
brightly. He said:
That's cert'inly very extra 'nory!-
Moz 'stOnishin' circumstanz ever come
un'er my observation. Don'o how to
count for itl''
1t occurred to him, that perhaps he
might smash the lamp with an umbrel-
Ia. Selling the weapon, he went up to
the hat, and, aiming a terrible blow at
thelight, he brought the umbrella down.
He missed, and smashed his Sunday hat
into chaos. He took aim again, and
caught the umbrella in the lamp over
head, bringing it down with a crash
Then he trieda third time, and plunged
the ferrule of the umbrella through the
mirror, smashing it to atoms. He felt
exultant for moment, as the light dis
appeared from his vision, but he was
perpIexed to find there was another light
somewhere, he did not know exactly
where. So he sat down on the stairs
and remarked:
'MOz stonishin' circumstanz ever
come un'er my observation Whaten
thunder doz it mean anyhow? Lights
gone, an vets shininI Perfectly in
comprehensive! Wishto gracious Mrs.
Pottsd wake up an 'splain it. Durn f
know what had better do!'
Then POCtS took on hls nat to scratch
his head, in the hope that he might scare
up an idea, and the truth flashed upon
him. Gazing at the lamp for moment.
until he drank in full conception of
the trouble it had caused him, Re sud
denly smashed it down on the floor in
rage, and extinguished itafter covering
two yards Of carpet with grease. Then
he went to bed. and in the morning Mrs.
Potts informed him that some of those
horrible miners had broken into the
house the night before, and left one of
their hats with a lamp. Potts turned
over III bed SO that she could not see his
face, and said if the stern hand of the
law wasn't laid upon those ruffians soon,
nobody's life would be safe.-Grecn
Mountain Fireman.