The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-03-27

creation aud the rest Of mankind, by their
Pigeon Express. Swain's partner, Sim
mons, xns in New York, fishing fnr novel;
lies, and Swain determined 10 aslonish him
upon his return home, by the bird business! !!
A coop was fixed on the top Of the 'biIdn,"
as the great inventor Of the express had
suggested. The wagon WINS bought, and,
with two hundred dollars 10 Cor funds, pass
ed over TO the pigeon expressman, who in
course of few days, puts the birds into bi.
wagon TO inke them out some few miles.
throw them up, and Swain and con6den-
,ial frierd were TO be on top of,he "hildln,"
looking out fnr them!
They kept looking They saw some
thing not VERY like a whale. but good
deal like first rate bad "Sell~ The elapse
Of a few davs wns quite sufficient to con-
vince the publisher that he had been taken
in and done f,r,-regnlarlv picked up and
done for, upon the most approved and scicn-
tfic principles. Rather than let the cat
ou, Of The bag, the publisher made up his
mind to pocket the shave md keep shad, !;
not never letting Oh TO his partner, who, in
,he course ofihe following week, returned
from Gotham. evidently feeling fine as silk
about something or ether.
swell, Simmons. what's new in New
York--ge hold Of ANYTHING rich?" was
Swnn's first interrngainrv.
"Hri.,h! close the door" was the reply
IN cautious tone. indicating something
very importan, on the tapis.
"S, my dear fellow, I've got concern,
now, that will pu, the sixpennes 10 sleep
sound rs rork>!'
| sNp. VIM, have you started something
new in Gotham?"
.Exnc,lv. II yon don''i own mp The corn
,ha, the idea is grand!-immense!-i'Il
knock under"
/ Good! I'm glad-particuIarly glad
You've found something new nnd startling,
responded Swain. well, Si,nmens, wha,
is i,?'
i 'Gre,l!-.wonderfnl!-.Ca Pigeons =
/ 'Wha, Pieeons7'
'Pigeonsn
! sYou dpn'i pretend TO saw that--'
| Yes, sir, all arranged-luckiest fellows
nlive-we are
We'll, but Simmons
'Oh don't be uneasy-l fixed il, Beach
and me-
J, Bearh?-yon don't pretend that old
Nose Beach,
Yes. | do, we both lit upon the enter
prize at once, and--'
well, I'm--I',n hanged il this isn'i
richr mnttercd Swain. sticking his digi,~
into his trowseroons--biting bis lips and
stamping around.
Rich? Elepanl! In two weeks we'Il be
fl, ing our birds. and--'
| Skiing bah! VII, Simmons, do you--'
HAL ha knew I'd as,onish on; Bench
insisted on nv keeping perfectly mum. IN.
til things were in regnlsr working order !;
he then set the bows at work have
large cages on tep of the Snn Bnildings--' =
Simmons said the partner. solemn'y,
come up on top Of this huilding. There
do YOU see thnt bundle Of Ia,bs and stuff?
'Whv--~hy, Swain, you don't pretend
to say that
q do, exactly. a scamp came along
here week agoL-iaIked nothing but Car
rier Pigeons--Pigeon Expresses thought
Id surprise YOU, nnd--'
i well, well, go on
sand by thunder, | was green enough To
give the fellow 5000, horse and wag-
on-'
| Done! Done by! roared Simmons.
without waiting further particulars. 5000
and horse aud wagon--inst what Beach
and gave the scamp! h! ha!
| sHaw! hawr hnw! and The publishers
roared under the force of the joke. until
they tore their very linen.
Whatever became Of the Pigeon Ex-
pressman, is moi distinctly known; bn; he
is supposed to have given up the biro hnsi.
ness and gone into the manufacture OF
woody horses and cod liver oil.
SADNESS is mysterious feel.
ing that frequently passes like cloud over
the spirit. II comes upon the soul in the
busy hustle Of life. in the social circle. IN
the calm and silent retreat of solitude
It's power is alike supreme over the weak
and iron n.hearted AT one time il is pro
duced by the fitting Of single thought
across the mind. Again, a sound Will