Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22
New Brand of Peanuts.

handsome. who shall be known as
Sam, and who was at that period indus
triously engaged in disseminating his
wayward oats. Jovial, generous, popu-
lar and confiding, he naturally met in
San Francisco many genial souls; for
where can be found a more open-heart-
ed, open-handed, social city in the uni
verse? So liberal were the favors
Frisco friendship was wont to bestow
that the yenturesOme recipient was Of
ten overburdened with the hospitable
outpouring. Who has sojourned IN that
wondrous land in years gone by and
does not vividly recall the picturesque
men of '''49 and the spring of %, r" who
nocturnally congregated in the broad
corridors and gorgeous restaurants OF
the great hotels, and consumed the
waning hours in recapitulating glowing
adventures of early days, singing OF
auriferous times, and circulating the
flowing bowl that cheers the occidental
system. When chance precipitated the
unseasoned stranger upon group like
this, that fated mortal must bid adieu
TO balmy sleep and stand prepared for
deep immersion in the moistened ro-
nance of Ell Dorado. That our Sam
should become entangled in such
friendly gatherings, and that he should
carry thence at times more overpower-
ing and spontaneous Outpourings OF
kindness than he could conveniently
get away with, is not astonishing. Nei-
ther is it very surprising that his over
strained coppers would occasionally
weaken nnderlth unusual pressure and
seek the .Esculapian dock for repairs
On the evening of day succeeding
an extraordinary symposium, Samuel
meandered through the Navy Yard on
the homeward tack. Before he finished
his circumambulatiOls he ran across
friend, who towed him over to the Ma
rine Barracks for little game of cards.
Sam was attired in loose white linen
suit, and one of the wide pockets of his
ample coat was half full of peanuts.
ENtIN vi lNO iS lhC PAO
gressed, he would vary the monotony
and proceed to refresh the inner man
by diving into that spacious receptacle,
and fishing up lot of roasted pindars.
Now, certain waggish Captain of
Mariues had been ont cunning that day,
and had unear.hed a nest of white mice
in the course of his peregrinations.
Not knowing exactly what he would
eventually do with them, he deposited
the entire find in the pouch of his shoot
ing jacket, buttoned them up and
brought.them in. He entered during
the game, without attracting the atten-
ton of Sam, and watched proceedings
over that worthy's shoulders. Presently
there was dive for peanuts, and the
captain had a revelation as to the dispo-
sition of his mice. He gently dropped
one into Sans pocket. Soon there was
another plunge, and the diver brought
up, instead of the expected sustenance,
white mouse. II it had been an ordi-
nary mouse, Sans amaZement might
have been less. He turned little pale
as he surveyed it under the edge of the
table, threw it on the floor, said not i
word, and went on with the game.
From force of habit, or fondnesss for
peanuts, or both, he soon dived again,
and seemed reassured to get simply
what he went after. The roguish cap
.,;,
long Sans hand wandered for 4 fresh
supply. The trepidation attending the
discovery of the second mouse was very
marked, yet he compressed his lips, af-
fected to scrutinize his cards with aug
mented intenseness, and managed to
enunciate, 50 go you fifteen better"
Once more the intrepid diver went
for peanuts, ard found nothing else,
and soon became absorbed in the fate
of a hand, at which moment the six re-
manning mice were unitediy dumped
depth for more, and As his almost para
lyzed fingers came to the suface loaded
with the squirming intruders, he hurled
them beneath the table and struggled
to his feet.
Boys" he faltered, - boys, must
go-I don't feel WELL"
He made as near a bee-line as posi-
BILE for the surgeons quarters.
Doctor" he said, .'I've got 'em
again. This time it is white mice.'
told you,' said the surgeon, "what
would happen if you kept this thing
up"
but, DOCTOR" demonstrated Sam,
6 haven't taken a drop since left the
city"
The usual sedative was administered,
and Sam subsidized in the bunk for a fort
night.
The story got out among his city ac-
quaintance, and Sam has had to take
the back street. White mice made his
life burden.
Another evening, when this festive
Sam was indulging in pasteboard set
to at the Barracks, he felt fatigued and
lay down to rest on an adjacent sofa,
where he Immediately fell asleep.
Somebody suggested that they should
turn out the lights, continue to play,
and see what Sam would do when he
woke up. The slumberer was aroused
by some artifice, and heard the game
going on at full blast not three feet
away from him. He listened awhile,
pinched himself, rubbed his eyes, knew
this sport required all the light the room
afforded, and then his situation broke |
upon him. Bursting into tears, he
cried, Boys, take Inc home-I'm stone |
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