Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1880-11-06 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

FIRE BRIGADES BENEFIT AT THE PAVILLOM.—On Wednesday last the postpohvd benefit of the Amalgamated Fire Brigades As ambition took place. The pavilion was quite full but not uncomfoitably so, and although several persons were ',ending it was evidently from choice and not from necessity, as there was plenty of room ou the benches Con spicuoue amongst the audience were the bluecoated uniforms of the Fire Brigade who attended in force. The programme commenced with the drama of" Ingomar," which was well ren.ived, the several tableaux being loudly ispplauded. Mr Bale then performed some very clever throwing feats, finishing up with • remarkably, daring and skilful manipulation of 3 torches, which called forth unequivocal applause from li. audieuce,aft, which Mr George Abbott ' of Stookpoit, Mr William Simard, of Athton, I and Corporal StriuGeld, Denton, came before the curtain ou behalf of the Association, and Mr I Sheard, as apokesman, said :—Ladies and I gentlemen,—WO appear before you to-night to I return you our sincere and heartfelt thanks on behalf of the Fire Brigades Association for your attendance, one of the largest I have seen in this theatre. Especially I wish to thank Mr Bale for his kindness on this occasion, sod also 1 to the performers. Ladies and gentlemen, we thank you for your kind attendance. farce of "The black doctor," concluded a very pleasant evening's entertainment. In these daye of excitement, when horror treads upon the heels of horror, and tragedy foltows tragedy in the kaleidoscope of life, it is difficult to rajuo even a sensation, while the 9 : days wonder is of seldom occurrence, it may be interestieg to know that Elaughton Green possessed a genius that has discovered • method of exercising the public interest. An enterprising wire diawer, on Friday the 29th alt., having played the whole week, found himself miens both his money and peace of mind. Be knew (and lucky is the fellow who does not) the force of a good wife's tongue, and he heeltated to venture within the sound of it. But at limit A bright idea struck him; he would throw himself on her sympathy, and by appearing in the character of a eying man, he hoped that , such a small offence no &Biking a fol wage would be overlooked. Accordingly, he I resolved in his own mind, he would figure as • l  suicide, and lilt% Romeo when bent on a similar errand, elle dirt remember an apothecary." but Unlike the love-sick hero of Meatus be dill at ask for deadly poielin, for the wary fellow knew that the druggist on the green would not brave England's law and sell it him, and so he asked for a modest mouse power, which the man of drhgs, in' foil Fftnocence of his.ibtention glee him. Rushing into a neighbouring hostelry he called for a glass of beer, and no sooner had he obtained it than, tearing the envelope which contained the packet qf mouse 'pointer (carefully wrapped up), he shook it over the glass and drunk thelbeer at a draught. Loud and long did be then cry that he had tasen a mouse powder. Our Wire drawer was not the man to hide such a feat under a bushel, and he shouted no that everyone on the green might , have heard him. and is a short time he was surrounded by petticoated sympathy. The chemist was sent for and speedily arrived, armed with a tartar emetic. The wire drawers face assumed a greenish cast when he saw the physic., but he had woven ',The tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive," and there was no drawing back, so down went the bolus. This was followed by copious libations of salt and warm water, another tartar emetic, and another dose of brine, until our wire drawer pumped like a 2-horse power engine. Eventually ho was taken home, wirers he loudly implored his wife and mother not to leave him alone to die. Of course he wan nursed and coddled all the following day, and his relatives still think that the mouse powder wart a genuine affair, and that the poor fellow has been hardly used. We learn that lie attended his work on Monday morning until breakfast time, when he was obliged to go home again, hut whether from the effec s of the moose powder or the chaff that he receisene we have not yet been informed.