DROPPING ON AN ORGAN GRINDER.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 127, 16 September 1876, Page 2

DROPPING ON AN ORGAN GRINDER.

(From the Danbiiry News.) An organ grinder, accompanied monkey, appeared in front 'of Prix', dence, on-Willow Place, the otlier noon, and struck up that exquisitely vjiful air, " Gentle Spring." Now, happened that, on this particular noon, -''Prix was kept at home " sebbere, code id der head, you dj and at this-particular moment was e» in soaking his feet in hot water, anij the emanations of that heavenly j, ment smote the air, poor Prix boj from his seat, and came down with j Striking "the edge of the foot-tub j descent, his skin was barked for inches in a perpendicular line. Tin down on the floor, and rolled ancfover, and, in his agony, tried to| what h'e had done that this dire affli should be visited upon him. But hei think of nothing that would justify terrible suffering imposed. .• " Justl said he to himself, "here I g,b 1$ idferdal cole id my head, ad ode maggarodi debastader gridig sprig, sprig, gedud sprig." But gave him no relief, and, still the ground away wholly unconscious of diabolical plot being prepared ag him; for Prix, now terribly enraged, conceived a plan by which he hoped i himself of the plague. , Taking a 1 from the bed he fastened it acros lower sash of the window, then, noise] lowering the upper sash, and' placit coal-scuttle on a chair beside* .the wit

lie,was ready.to test the efficacy'o| plan. Cautiously poking his head i the sa&hj he carefully gauged the dis with his eye,' and let a lump of coal on the organ-grinder's head.' * That' vidual shrieked "Garibaldi !" and lo around in every direction to see whei missile came from, but he was una! ascertain, and giving his machine j rible wrench, with self native t&iigue, he turned crank with redoubled vigor. Prix anxiously awaiting the result of 'his when he saw . the effect it the instruj hitting organ The It tha-ew ;np :! £^|^^^jerke^' , lusi ne<sk theisafet ejaculated'"Brs for the transgressor, it w^^^rise, ; * for Prix was. behind sheskrßfffSig" his sides, so hard was laug&tjexv return his the revolution the to see the vel ence 1 " wiihlr-T^i^^iie^turned - that.a would lead r you .to Oppose'that'lie tiai distupbey ofhisjyocation inside the orj and was reducing him to mincemeat as as possible. • Prix got over his fiteof Is ter, and waiting .a jfijgl to direct the peiformer's^attrition, grabbed another hunk and. dropped i the manipulator's ' foot, 'causing worthy his crank as if it m piece of red-hot iron, pick up his foot 1 tender solicitude and- howl with p While he was nursing his foot, Prix devi his attention to the monkey, which sitting on the curbstone, chattei'ing at gamins who siu'rounded-him. Prix If lump drop at him, which' fell within inch of his head. The monkey looked but could sea nothing, and seizing coal, with a perfectly reckless swing spitefully threw it from liim, striking grinder on the back of the head, mak him suddenly drop his foot, clasp hands to the seat of his fresh injury, a talk to somebody about four blocks a? in Italian. Prix was now fairly ,er v.-itli laughter. He threw himself •on bed and roared; declaring to himself t it was the ' best -tiring he had ever se He controired'hmiself and again appeal at the window! just in timertq see grinder shoulder 'his 'apparatus', seize monkey by the back of the heck, i strike into a tremendous gait up the stfi Prix, in relating the incident at the cl the next night, said To see that if! •eyed devotee of Garibaldi get up tl street was better'n goin' to the minstrel