Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-11-12

logging the young Indians. | excellee
in both. l had great car for music
and could whistle various tunes at nj
carly age. When l was about sixteen
] heard there was to be music school
at a place some thirty miles from my
fathers house, SO I put halter on olt
Line Back CHATS the name of our old
mare) and skectcred. The school was
held in tho Westinghouse, and there
were lots of US there. Things went of
very we'll for while; but by'mby the
Teacher got saucy; so we just took him
to the river and sousod him in. He
caught cold and couldn't sing, and the
school broke up,-which is a warningte te
Singing Masters not to be saucy.
Well, not to make too long story ol
it, grew up. I taught singing and va
rious other polite branches OF liberal
education. wasn't saucy; so | didn't
get soused in the river; didn't catch
cold; my school didn't break up; and
the consequence has been that have
done good business, made money, and
got along first rate.
But, you sec, wasn't satisfied with
vegetaling evcrlas,ingly out West;
wanted to get more light; and, as light
comes from the East, I determined to
come to the East, and get the light fresh
and new, right at the source of its orr
gin. New York is the place, says l,
and to New York III go. Well, star
ted. ] was very green, and | knew it;
and, what was more, every oody else
knewit. The passengers on the steam
boat and railroad took advantage OF my
greenness, and made me baggage mas
ter all tho way. I'm blamed i'll didn't
have from eighteen to totwenty-hve trunks
and boxes to take care Of, all tho way
round, although owned nothing but a
arpet-bag., y.,,r,
When l arrived in New York, the
question Where shall ] +pntnrell
I Ii'd'heard of The Astor House, as being
the crack hotel, where all distinguished
strangers stopped, and as | knew every
body would ask me where | stopped
when I got home, thought I'd put up
at the Astor. Besides, intended to
increase my prices for teaching, when
| got home, and it struck me that the
fact of my having stayed at the Astor
along with Governors and Generals and
such like, would make my scholars
moro willing to come up to the scratch
and fork over higher tariff. So Invent
TO the As,or. You know it's tremen.
dous big place, and looks like one OF
the old castles we read Of; and as |
walked up the steps and saw such a
crowd all round began to feel skeary.
But, thinks l, if don't act green twill
be all right, and the way not to actgreen
is to act as though wcrc at home. So
| | determined to do it.
I walked into the Office and marched
straight up to fellow who was stand
ing behind tho counter with pen stuck
over his ear, and says !, kind a pleasant
and agreeable .t.
Good morning, sir, how do you do
this morning.
.very well, l thank you,' says he
Just tho least grain stiff, as l thought.
who keep this tavern 2 said I.
The young man looked at me min
ute, and then he Says, Coleman and
Stetson, SIR p'' g1a
Oh says I, wishing to appear know
ing, Coleman & Stetson keep it, do
,heyl Where's Colomanl'
Out of town., says the young man.
sOh, Coleman's out of town, is ho!
said !, where's Stetson!' "
Not down yet, replied the young
man.
oh, Stetson's not down yOt, hoy =
says I, well, where's Mrs Coleman =
Sir, Mrs. Coleman's not down yet,
says the clerk, Just little touched.
She aint down yet, hey; well, where's
Mrs. Stetson says |.
Mrs. Stetsonis not down yet, either,
says the clerk quito sharp like, why do
you ask SO particularly for thcm1'
why, l thought I'd stop a bit with
'em,' suia I, 'and l wished some of 'em
Jest to take my carpc, bag and put it a
way safe, as it has some valuable things
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