Glasgow Courier. — 1846-02-05 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

AMUSING INCIDENT-A BLACKENED FACE.  One night Major P II , Colonel C— of G—, with one or two others, who were supping at the Bugle Inn, at Newport, agreed to amuse themselves in this manner. A scene from "Othello" was fixed upon— Othello, by the Colonel, who in order to look the character, blackened his face all over with a burnt cork belonging to one of the empty champagne bottles, that stood under the sideboard. The night was far spent when Lady B—'s coachman, who waited to drive the colonel home, and who had made several attempts to get the colonel away, sent up wordthat he" couldn't keep hishorses out any longer, and if the colonel didn't come immediately, he must drive direct to S without him." The latter, not wishing to compromise an old and valued servant, instantly complied and dismissing the carriage at the lodge, walked up to the house, let himself in with a latch key, and went straight to bed, quite forgetting that his face was blackened all over. In the morning Mrs. C— awoke, -and taming round, discovered a black man snoring by her side; Too much frightened to scream, she jumped out of bed, rang the bell furiously, and wound herself in the bed-curtains. In rushed the lady's maid and housekeeper. "Oh ma'am! what is the matter, ma'am ?" cried both in a breath. "Nothing happened to the colonel, I hope, ma'am ?" said the butler at the dour. "Hope master ain't took with a fit, ma'am?" pursued the footman, peering over the butler's shoulder. "Oh ! take it away !—take it away!" cried Mrs. C—, speaking with great difficulty, and giving herself another twist in the bed-curtains. "What is it, ma'am ? what is it?" said theft-tame-de-char/doe, frightened out of her wits. "Is it in the bed, ma'am ?" inquired the housekeeper, waddling up to it. "Kn a-aw r snored the still slumbering Othello. "Thieves! murder screamed the women, running out again, " Thieves ! murder!" echoed Mrs. C—, applying herself to the bell do eapo. " Don't be alarmed, ma'am," said the butler, bolting in, followed by the footman and groom, armed with what weapons they could lay their hands on, "we'll soon secure the rascals. Lads, mind your heads!" —and with this he gallantly flourished the colonel's sabre, which he had appropriated; and, supported by the rest of the party, approached the bed. "halo !" roared the colonel, starting on his "head's antipodes," for he had been awakened by the hubbub. "The d—l, by —!" cried the groom, overturning his compatriots in his eagerness to escape. "Help! Murder!" vociferated Mrs. C—, stamping and jerking down the bell-pull. "help! Murder r reiterated the footman, scrambling out of the room on all fours, as if he were acting a stag-hound in some mythological charade. "Here, Tom Dick! Come back you rascals!' cried the bewildered colonel, throwing his nightcap after them, "John! you old fool you, get up! Where's your mistress? If you don't get up this instant and tell me the meaning of all this, and who keeps screaming behind the curtain here, I'll fling the bolster at you, I will, you old villain! Are you all mad ?" " Bless me! it Is you, sir!" said the butler, rising and rubbing the small of his back. "Lal my dear! is it your cried Mrs. C—, peeping. " Me! to be sure it is! Who the plague should it be? What are you both laughing at? What were you all so frightened for? Did you take me for the devil?" "We did, indeed sir," said the butler, as soon as he could speak. "And no wonder!" cried Mrs. C—, laughing heartily. What in the world have you done to your face, my dear?" "Face! what's the matter with my face?" Inquired the colonel, who had forgotten all about the previous night's theatricals. " Nay, you best know," rejoined his better half. "John, bring the colonel that glass." "Lb ! Oh' I recollect now," said the colonel, looking at himself. " Ila! ha! ha Ho! ho! ho! Capital! Glorious; No wonder you took me for the devil! IIa! ha! ha! Ho' ho! ho! How 11.— and the rest of 'em will laugh when they bear this. John, you may go." And when the servant had left the room, the colonel explained the inattee.--Bentleee Miscellany.