Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-01-22

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although we have heard one as good-,han the fol-
lowing which is copied from the New Orleans Pic
ayune. We publish it not for the purpose Of ruff
fiag the fertilizers Of any "certain gentleman" who
may be doniciliated in these "clearins !" hut for its
wit. excellent description Of the logic and spirit
Of ahard-cider votary--his whole thoughts being
engulphcd with liquor and clog cabins"
And moreover, as the Christmas times have scarce
" gone BY, this is still properly the turkey season,
and reference to this noblest Of the barn yard
race carries with it to us the thoughts of good eat
ing and drinking, and glad hearts and merry faces;
whilst to others it doubtless brings the recollection
Of fsats of nighterantry, and perchance this may,
when "golbl, go5Jle," is heard, conjure up the
phantom Of Master Fang of the law in full pursuit
Of them.
Rec0reler's On7ce--Second Municipality.
A TALK WITH TuRKEy.-Stephen Giraffe
was found lying on the Levee at two o'clock
on Friday morning, in company with live
turkey.
.Goble-obble.lobble,"s said the turkey.
81 deny it, said Steve. '.Yon have no
grounds for saying so. There never was an
election carried on with better humor."
.sOb-ob-obbIe, said the turkey.
81 tell you again. said Steve, tits all nom
sense; we licked you, and we are able to lick
you again."
"Gog-og-go-og," said the turkey.
"Whai!" said Steve, ssnot two thousand in
the State? yes and more Than that; and who's
going to get Pennsylvania, and New York,
and Ohio, I'd like to knowa'
LOG og-ogle," said the turkey.
Eyes, and we pride in log cabins" said
Steve. ..Didn't Columbus and the Pilgrim
Fathers. and Washington himself, live in
log cabin? And if we go further back. don't
we find that Adam lived in the plaDest kind of
a log cabin? What was the ark that Noah hud-
died such lot Of .fxins' in, should like to
know! Why, it was a floating log cabin. The
Mississippi steamers are all log cabins well
planned off; and so is the Acadia, and all the
vessels4of Guards line. Log cabins must
always be popular edifces in this wooden
country"
"Gobble-obb!e.gobble," said the turkey.
80, dang it," said Steve, 'vou know no.
thing AT all about it; there's no use in holding
an argument with yoe. talk like book, but
You talk like Turk--a turkey; III have no.
thing more to say to you.''
Eyes, but have word for your cal" said
the wa,ch,nan. ;s'I,'s now TWO o'clock; you
are high, ard yen are disturbing the peace"
lin not disturbing the peace,'' said Steve
-'.il's that other cnniounded suffering fellow
there, and no one can understand word he's
saying. He talks politics Why the fellow
is so ignoran, that he don't know who's going
TO be the next President. would have told
him if he'd held his jaw and not interrupted
me; but now let him remain in ignorance"
so, you're crazy said the watchman.-
.sThere is no one here but that turkey, and
think gnu must hare stolen it. or 1t wouldn't
be here ether.--Come a ong, bisness is bisness,
as the fellow said when he went to whip his
wife, and away he took Stephen Giraffe to
the watch house.
A full detail of the circumstances having
been placed before the Recorder, his hanos. SEA
Steve down for thirty days.