The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-07-08
A. "sucker'' in a Warm Bath.

Our friend of the italian Baths has just n
bout the incest arrangements in the shape OF
n BATH that an up river man,can deslre;but still
he HASN'T after all, got the latest touch in the
way of his cocks-nid that he found out re-
Gently, at the ST. Charles Hotel New Orleans
We called in to see our old acquaintance the
Irish lady, who does the towels, &C., and who
more stretch to her girdle--resembles
nothing heshly, in petticoats, eXceptit he
Falstaff, disguised as the'tat woman OF Brent
ford'in the Merry Wives We were shown
into II bathing room, and there we discovered
that an entire new plan of letting onand slet-
ting off the water had been introduced. We
saw shining brass plate, with three polish
ed handles, having crank turn, and ele-
gantly lettered beneath, Hot Cold 'Wuste.'
Dye understand the cocks? said Mrs. Nc
Towel.
ooh, certainly said we-slor the credit of
ST. Louis and Italian Baths The fat mis-
tress ofthe mysteries shut herself out; we
vert TO work very confident at the handles,
heard desperate gurgIing up through the
polished gratings in the bottom the tub
prepared ourselves lesurely for the luxury,
nd-but we have another story 10 tell about
the matter; and, as that other is rather richer
of the two, we shall only say that between
'hot' and cold we never were so cooked in
our life. After desperate struggle, having
managed to get II bath the improved plan
without exposing our ignorance, we left the
place. and were met ut the corner by rough
but estimabe friend from northern Illinois
one who has made u fortune among the Dig
gins, and who can afford TO take 'splurge'
every now and then--so he terms his occa-
sional visits to the large cities.
you haint bin takin' bath, hev YEP said
he,
IOh voc WINS the reDlV
tIn them there brass handle consarns"
Yes said we, "a great improvement-ob-
viates the Inconvenience ofthe noise and
dash of the old PLAN
We hope that this public confession may
proye some atouement, but we certainly did
not talk to ourmore ingenious friend unblush
ingly. He roared out laughingly, and gave
us his own experience of the matter
odd Mrs. Cornfed there said he, asked
me If slInew the cocks and told her yes,
IN course-'cause had bathed few, reckon,
tho not with them kind O. fixns-and takes
md turns 'ern all, and there was all kinds OF
shutter below; but when ready, there Wasn't
mite of water in the blasted thing! 1t jest
natrally ran out as it run in, and then l
knowed what ,caste meant. Well jest fuses
with it. fust up, and then down, and then one
side and then tother, till allowed I'd shut
the darn thing up, cause the tub began TO NIL:
We'll, itkept film and film till reckened
it was about right, and in WENT one leg,
but-holy Egypt out cum again howilng'
The eternal 'cold' one hadn't worked,
I s'pose, and couldn't cum out wuss from
seven biler explosion! Old seven hundred
weight knocked ut the door; perhaps yer
donfI understand the cocks? says she; Cool;
thunder!' / sung OUTPUT Sddn't want her
in to laugh at me, and WANT exactly Int TO
be- he seen by lady, either, if she ,cas fat so
said il was nothin' and tried again to get the
hang ofthe consarned handIes-but by this
time the tub was quite full and bilin,' at that
and ! kept turnin' and Vaughn ill l rattle,
a,ess I must a started the cold one without
stopping the hot; and as it was trimming be:
fore. il lust now naturally over run, and pre-
hans there wasn't the darndest rise all over
LIT Garnet. in about two minutes, that ever
von did see. The cussed cocks ,cqpldpF stop