Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-13
For the Boon's Lick Times. 80 ~.
DIARY OF A MEMBER OF THE MIS-
SOURI, LEGISLATURE.

DIARY OF A MEMBER UT NE MiS
SOURI, LEGISLATU RE.
Walked I'D early in the morning with sore
head ache, the consequence OF drinking very oau
whiskey the previous night got up sh'ver'ng' no
FIRE in the room, no wood TO be had, raked The
ashes with my fingers because there was ne''her
shovel, tongs or poker cursed the landlord no
boots 10 be had CROPPED about the table, creased
nv hands with the remnants oil solt talIow
candle and then went back shiverins 10 bed
waited till near breakfast time, the niger
brought in the wrong pair Of boots, went oil.
and half an hour afterwards returned with mine
unblacked.
At q late hour servant put on wet sobby
wood that appeared to have been soaked in
water ever since the deluge, but which made
neither heat nor light and nothing but smoke,
which was well distributed over the room; hunted
for chair, could find none, had been taken into
the dining room such articles being scarce in
the house; no water to wash with dirty towels
furnished Went cold to breakfast, waited half
an hour before cup Of coffee with SKINNED
milk for cream could be obtained parook freely
OF clammy bread and rancid butter and ate a
piece OF the same identical fowl that crowed
thrice to remind Peter of his fathlessness; came
back to my room found the logs still stewing,
smmering and smoking in the fire place, but no
heat started to the State house to get warm,
wrote a letter to my wife, ohewed bad tobacco,
! listened to dull proceedings, returned to my
room at twelve, found it as cold as ice, no fire,
wood or WATER newspapers missing, pens and
ink stands carried of; paper, waters and sand
: gone and books out Of place; walked about the
, room and shivered with cold comfort till dinner,
ate small parcels OF uncomfortable meats strong.
y tinctured with onions and butter Of full age,
two waters to sixty boarders-gave time for the
2 exercise of patience; after half an hours delay
had my plate changed and was served with
piece Of pie an inch and quarter wide at the
broad end-a healthy allowance for wolf scalp
member; shivered in my cold room, with no chair
to sit on and then escaped 10 the Capitol TO obtain
comfortable quarters. In the evening, tired Of
prosy legislation and fraudulent politics, returned
y with wet feet to my room, found it cold and
t dreary; after much calling and bawng, obtained
d fresh supply OF wet sobby wood and smoke;
e waited an hour for candle, received one made
:, OF hogs lard three such candles would make
', total darkness no shutters furnished, cursed the
J. niger and he brought broken pair; friends
e came in 10 see me and were requested to sit on
e beds and trunks and make themselves comforta.
= BILE if they could, but they soon sloped. went
y to grog shop, stood by the stove, took drink
Of white face, paid four prices for very bad segars
and determined to call and sleep with the Gov
ernor, but prudence prevented me- returned.
J. over hill and hollow, through mud and water, to
l., cold smoky lodgings; called for the niger who
h. cuts wood, makes fires, attends on the horses
in the stable and on gentlemen at table, makes
up beds, runs errands and does other chores
NC about the house, but he declared that the othe,
g, calls his time so numerous that he coult
!" not attend to me; took little more whiskey ant
-, quid OF tobacco, found it too cold and com
fortress TO read or write, sauntered 10 other room
" and found things there in the same cherries con
r dton; visited another boarding house, played
y, ~ game or two of Eucre to kill time, called a
30 the Tigers den, irritated the Tger-bu, got con
~ sideraby scratched; saw twenty seven legislator
w. teazing the Tiger; lorty-one playing Poker, mos
- Of them gloriously corned, and moralized for
-. moment on the small amount OF wisdom it take
~ to govern the world, and the astonishing small
r., materials out Of which great men are made
~, hobbled to my own den, thanked God that wa
-. still alive, and cold, solitary and alone, retire
=. to bed. The wind whis,ed; evil dreams d
ne urbed my repose, and just as had gotten farl
ov asleep, wus walked up by muddy travelle
oh coming into the same bed, who snored mo.
re- scientifically till broad daylight, and thus bar
Tho shed sleep from my eyelids.
o., Jefferson City, Feb 7th, 1S47.
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