The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-12-12

like the aideat sof this ,bis'ness. meow
deown eonr way, yeou 9see---haint never
been deowninil Connecticut, | reckon9'
rNo. .senorj neyair vas down inoze
nochecoi.p NV AaiaU gaf a. tJiipsu
."Wall,squite, i'm from Connecticut
| arp, and Iiell yeou the folks there are
asfnl religious; fact and Of Deacon
Smith would ever clap his old goggles on
me dressed up ip pthem cloilies, and re-.
preseniin' on our Saviour, III the streets
lofnyeourgM Mexico, pepper nor salt of the
/ purest description 4 wouldn't save me.
facl!i ! should be TUNED CLEAN eout O
meelin'--sweow | sheuld! But then
yeopr wages aim. bad FIVE dollars pooty
good wages for days work. Yeou,
look-a-here, ] li'spose Tits all right and
scripiooral abeout these diggins?rfolks
wnBlt think none the worse Of Teller
fur dom what's lawful and scriptdoral?"
s"Oh, no, senor, veriIgooi, yeri sacred,
veri grand performance. Senor viii not,
mind Se irouble--ze people vot will dis
disturb senior in re march of ze process
ion his way along; dat is ALL" 81 e5sg
20, darn 'em. shan't mind their non. :.
sense; fork over your pewter, and I'm up
for The job, anykow" ls4agal ,ai
The nextday the grand carnival com
mencedI the grand procession was mar.
shalled, ont in great spIendor and
strength. 'DowIy East" was on hand,
all rigged up in his apostolic robes, gir-.
die, sandals, and his great burdensome
cross, with his bare head and clean
shaved face, as smooth as ppmpkin.-
The grand marshal Of the day having
gotten all to rights, the command was
given 10 "forward-march!' The Yam.
kee shouldered his cross, and set out on
his pilgrimage at the head of the pro-
cession 70 meander the crowded and iu-
mulluous tlloruughlare. For a while all
vert on SLICK as grease; the silSeroned
melodious chime Of the great caihsdraL
hoa'ed in soft cadence upon the air; the
chadnis of thousands mingled their
voices with the sp(t tones of the bells;
and "Down East" was quite delighted
win the scene around him, as well as
with the idea Of a.he pleasant (i( way by
which he was 10 pocket the gold Of the
Mexicans. II VI iaijypak .gaiAi on.
\ Bu, alas! how dolusive are all earthly
hopes and surmises! He had not gotten
fairly into the business yet, which was
quite a different thing about noom when
the spirits beganro moyethe multitude;
waen the crowd began 10 circulate their
missiles; ;lwhcn afriendIy saluta Of soft
banana WINS returned with interest by
friendly but odoriferons egg! h
Now "Down East" began to smell
trouble brewing; nor did he wait long in
his foreboding anxiety before bis worst
Tears we're duly realized, and his chdrac.
ter was favored with that marked disinc-
lion and attention promised him by his
employer. Bm Connecticut kept quiet.
Iy along; the veneratoh he bore the
person'he represented, seemed 10 have
endowed him with The Christian meek
ness and resignation of the wolld's Sa.
vour himself!'y'1'e iffaiI iA 20od asa
As he marched along the offensive
missiles became more and more pressing;
every street he turned into appeated
more sironelyraked by The odorous pro.
jectile.armed caballeros, Dons, Senori-
,as, and those dirty hounds, The leporos,
all, 10 "Down East dissuslinglY profuse
Of their nasty favors. In the course Of
their pilgrimage around The city, the
grand procession, all, and "Down Easi'
| in PARTICULAR, were well spattered with
the favors OF The rabble, and Connecticut
in his heart beganfo feel anything but
piously disposed towards his assailan,s.
The grand parade was Just coming out Of
A a long stree, in the vicinity Of the Plaza
Z levy Of Senoritas were posted up in a
balcony Of the corner house, armed to
\ the teeth with hand baskets and aprons
full Of rotten fruit. "Down Easl's'
heart hembled within him, and as he
turned his head TO the opposite corner
4 to his hotror and disgust there stood q
mob of dirty greasers, rascal 'rabble
ready 10 give the procession, especially
\ the apostolic part Of il, .jessy! ei"sP,
! When fairly abreast Of the balcony
the girls let slide shower &c rotten ba,
nanas, oranges, &C.; brace Of these
filthy presents, took the Yankee fair II
,he cheek, and nearly blinded one eye
Connecticut's sweat ran, bis eyes hashet
FIRE, and his nosirils spread like those o
the war-horse, the blood Of all .dowr
I eastn was boiling in his veins. HI
aground arms" with his slnmbersoms
cross, and came 4, a dead halt; to pas.
7 the rabble awaiting his approach, seemet
"a him as irksolhe as the pass Of Lodi !,
\ Napoleon's army; but while thus at I,
J halt, d perfect sluice Of missiles came a
him, right and left; two dozen pe,y stal,
eggs took effect on his poll. Thi
brought his resolves TO focus, and Will,
shaking aloe bis bony fist and wiry lonl
\ arm, he Shouted n
|, "Look.a.here! yeou almighty coward
a m 4 l.