Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

Upward turn your weary eye, and Danish every fear
MISCELLANEOUS.
ELEcTIoNEERING OUT WEST.
GOING TO BED BEFORE A YOUNG
The following is an adventure in the history Of Hon
STEPHEN A DOUGLASS the gifted and popular Democratic
Senator from Illinois. II is from the New York Spirit OF
the Times"
Mex, to Judge Horse Allen of Missouri Judge Douglass
of Illinois, decidedly the original and amusing men,
Der of the western bar, or me are no judge. m.
As was saying, ten years ago Judge Douglass OF In
nois was beardess youth Of twentyone years OF age
freshly come among the people of the Sucker State with
an air about him suspciousy redolent OF Yankee land
mere youthful adventurer amongst the squire
would deem the position embarrassing Not so the Judge
he had come on business. political fortune was TO be
made and no time to be lost lie was about launching on
the Of public favor and be commenced genera coast
survey the day he arrived He made himself District
Attorney Member of the Legislature Register of the u s.
Land Office Secretary of State and Judge OF the Supreme
How do you adapt yourself Judge said l. 10 the peo-
ple2 How did you 'naturalize yourself. as itwereP
oh nothing easer-you see ! like IT, It's democratic
But it did come awkward at first You know am, or raih-
er was bashful rather painful degree WE'LL now nine
tenths Of my constituents despise uxuries and have no
such thing as second in their houses. In beating
up votes live with my constituents with them, drink
with hem lodge and pray with hen laugh hunt dance and
work with themI eat their corn dodgers and fried bacon,
and sleep in bed with themAmong my hrst acqualn
tances were the Is by the way am sure OF i've votes
there. WE'LL you perceive had to live there and did live
gust is something's Blu, done cclehad periodi
cal chlls for ten days. Did you ever see Venus in
linsey- woolsey?
NO.
Then you should see Serena LIS. They call her the
white Pover; seventeen plump pigeon and smooth
persimmon. How the devil, said to myself, sooqui-
zing the first night slept there, 10 60 10 bed before
this young lady? do believe my heart topsy turved
for the idea of pulling of my boots before the girl death
INV leg taken off with wood-saw The crisis was tremen.
dous II nearly midnight, and the family had been
hours in bed Miss Serena alone remained Bright the
SUM- the merry mink talked 1t portentousy obvious
TO me that had determined outst By repeated
spssmodc efforts, my coat, wastcoa cravat, boos and
socks were brought of. During the process my beautiful
neghbor talked with unaverted eyes, and with that pecu
liar kind of placdty employed by painters embody their
idea Of the Virgin. dumped myself down in the chair in
cold perspiraton distressing thought occurred to
Does the damse stand point of local etiquete2 1t
may be the fashion OF these people the strangers In
bed before retiring themselves Had not kept those beau
tfu eyes open from ignorance of what these people deem
good breedng Neither the ads eyes tongue betrayed
the least fatigue Those large jet eyes seemed date and
grow brighter the blaze Of the wood fire died but
wakefunees of her guest The thing clear. deermn-
ed retire. and without delay with 6rmness,
oosed my suspcnders and in voice altogether steady
then said
Miss Serena, I think will retire.
Certainly sir she quietly observed you will sleep there
sir incinng her head towards bed standing few yards
from where she sitting proceeded to uncase entench
ing myself behind chair The WHILE fondy imagining the po
siton afforded some security 1t is simply plain to
i
had thrown between myself and the enemy, military
man would say, afforded almost security at all. No
more fact than standing up behind adder-nohing in
the way of the artillery of bright eyes poet would say,
sweeping one down by patoons Then had dead open
space of ten feet between and the bed of bridge
Of Lodi passage which, forced TO make exposed TO
raking fire fore and aft. Although l say it. emergency
arose for which had resource. had one for
this. The plan was the work of moment; L
"Ah, see-you stormed the battery and s." "Bah
don't Interrupt Nol determined by bold ruse de guerre
to throw her attention Oft clear the dangerous passage and
ed from her surprise The plan failed. You see am q
small man. yscaiiy speaking Body limbs and head, set
ting up business hundred and half pounds all told
of esh blood and bones cannot individually collectively
any very osena,ous pretensons believe the young
lady must have been settling in her mind philosophical
point on that head Perhaps her of justice wished TO
itself of perfectly fair distribution Of the respective
motives. Perhaps she did feel easy until she that
kind Providence had added general poverty individual
wrong Certain 1t was she seemed rather pleased with her
specnaons for when arose from STOPPING posture finally
wholly disencumbered from cloth, noticed mischievous
the moenI had determined odirect her eyes
tonshng circumstance of the window But the
lady spoke at the critical moment
heren
MEN seldom have any notion of their own powers never
made any preensions to ground and lofty 'umbng; but
10 strictly true cleared at bound the space plant
cd myself in the centre OF the bed and buried in the
blankets in a twinkling.'
congratulate you my boy said "twus lucky escape
truly. But was the young lady modesto
Modest sir there's not in Illinois modest sensi
BILE girl It's habit, all habit think nothing of it Why
was only last week was at fine wedding party and
large and fine Assembly Of both lodged in the
with only three feet Of neutral territory between Them
You aslonish me- Mr.. Douglas
Fact Sir upon my honor You these people are
OF hospitality and never allow fine social party
midnight to 60 long distance home. All this is Gle
verify managed there An Illinois bed has power of eonga
don expansion perfectly enigmacal strangers One
bed four feet wde will OCCASION flank one whole side
the mousse ana called held bed and large parties viii
range themselves on opposes sides of the house
ically as candles in box
Ths story Of Judge Douglass has suggested Field ofthe
ST. Louis Rsyee the following humorous adventure Of
Missouri politician:
The gentleman of Illinois is not the only gentleman whose
legs have led him into embarrassment political friend
our equally happy in his if in his party with
tho Missouri constituency, found himself while canvassne
the State last summer for Congress- in peculiar
ly perplexing predcament than the Illinois Judge.
There is spo, in the Southwestern part Of the State
known as the Fiery Fork of Honey Run-a delicious local.
~ doubt the Of honey is of accompanied
with corresponding flow of milk, and mixture Of milk
and honey any honey and peach great evil
OF contentment in every place where they
Honey further christened by the presence of an ex
uetaey hoSpi.aole family whose mansion-comprsng
neither more nor lesss renowned for never be-
inE shut against the traveller at the expense of rheuma
tism 10 his shoulder Its numerous unaffected cracks and
spaces clearly showing that dropping the latch was useless
tormaty Inc venerable host and hostess in their one
daughters sundy dogs and nggers and as many odaers
they deem It prudent to risk the somewhat eoniyoc,l
auotueut VI sleeping partners On the NIGHT
our friend after hearty supper of ham and eggs and
Of the Fiery Fokers the old lady having pointed his
0ed ist very weary and only looked for opportunity
turn In though the mosquitoes rumping all SORTS
wrath and no not appeared to bar them The dogs nr
themselves along the floor again estessy and
inc the niggers stuck their feet in the wet
ashes the old stripped unscrupulousy and sought his
snare OF one Of the collapsed looking pillows the SON.
cayaery followed his example, leaving the old woman the
might arise: ~
Tho candidate yswned, looked at the bed, went to the
aooi ana looked 2. me daughters finally in downright reek
pull of his coat Well he pulled off his coat and then he
yawned and then he whstled then he called the old ays
attention to the fact that would seepn bis muddy
trowsor and then he unbuoned his vest and then he whs
lied again, and then - suddenly idea Of her odeePs
pos6e seemed to fash upon the old womau