The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-15
JOKES OF GREAT JOKERS.
Tricks Played on Unsuspecting Peo-
ME liz Fun Loving Men

Tricks Played on UnsUspectinE Pec-
pie by Fun Loving Men.
Hook forged 1000 letters. to 1000
tradesmen and others requesting them
to call on certain day and hour ut the
house Of wealthy widow, Mrs. Tot
tenham, in Berners street, London,
against whom he had conceived a
grudge.
These people began to arrive soon
after daybreak. The rush continued
until nearly midnight. They came by
| 6fties and hundreds.
There were 100 chimney sweeps, 100
bakers, so doctors, so dentists, SO ac-
couchers. There were priests to ad
minister extreme JUNCTION and MethO-
( dist ministers to offer last prayers.
There were so confcctioners with we'd
ding cakes, so undertakers with cof
fins, so fshmongers with baskets Of
cod and Holsters. They pushed, quar-
relied and fought. and the police were
called out to prevent a riot Finally
among the hoaxed ones came the gov
ernor Of the Bank Of England the roy
al Duke Of Gloucester and the lord
mayor Of London. each lured thither
by some cunning pretext. a police
investigation followed, but the per-
petrator was not detected.
Florence and Sothern once asked
Captain Lee, Adelaide Nelson's Eng
lish husband, to dinner at Gramercy
Park hotel. where he was to meet
Vanderbilt, Astor, Governor Seymour,
Longfellow, Bryant and other noted
Americans.
These gentlemen were for the occa-
sion personated by Billy Travers, Lar
ry, Jerome, Nelse Seymour, Dan Bry-
ant and other choice spirits, who, after
violent quarrels, drew pistols and
bowie knives and filed the room with
curses, shrieks and explosions. The
Englishman. convinced that these
were ordinary American manners, div
ed. under the table, where he remained
until dragged out amid the laughter
of all present.
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| A horse dealer having refused to
give Sherry" further credit, the wit
! wrote asking that the dealers wife
should bring = carriage and get the
money. She .ian's footman induced
her to sit down to delicate lunch,
and while she was eating it Sherry,
slipped into the carriage and drove
off. Again he ordered two pairs Of
boots from two reluctant makers.
When they were brought, he sent each
maker away to stretch one Of his boots.
Then he put on the remaining two and
took trip to the country.
Philip, duke Of Wharton, when q
young man had tutor whom he cor
daily disliked.
One night long after the good domi-
ME had retired the duke awoke him in
seemingly great haste and excitement.
The dominic hustled into his dressing
gown and slippers and came trembling,
yawning and groaning to the door.
! "Sir," said Wharton deferentially,
will you lend me pin
After the defeat and fight Of Charles
I the daredevil Duke OF Buckingham
disguised himself as a mountebank.
set up a stage in the heart Of London
and for days laughed in the faces Of
the stern Puritans. who were thirsting
for his life. One day when his own
sister, the beautiful Duchess Of Rich
mond, was passing, the jocular duke
set the mob on to drag her from her
carriage. They forced her to witness
the pranks Of her brother, whom she
recognized. but could not betray.
A noted joke immortalized in Levers
"Charles O'Malley" was actually per-
petrated by Mr.. Frederick Welcome, a
student In Trinity college, Dublin.