Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-02-07
DAILY EVENING STAR.

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business calling me to New Orleans, l found
myself one evening steaming it Gown the
Mississippi The night was raw and I'M
pleasant and not having much else to do,
most of the passengers betook themselves
to card playing. The boat being much
crowded, all the tables, etc., were soon
seized upon and although everything
available was finally pressed into the SER
vice, quite number were obliged to wait
for others to become tired. One party,
however, 1 observed, who seemed deter
mined to find place Somewhere. Their at
tention was at length attracted to the pie
thoric form of apparently a Methodist
clergyman, who, extended upon several
chairs, was peacefully slumbering. Quietly
drawing up stool on either side of him, they
went to work. The game was single-handed
euchre, and as the points were scored with
chalk upon the sleeper's coat, it soon pre-.
scented curiously variegated appearance
Notwithstanding the game was by no means
quietly conducted, the old gentleman slept
calmly on, until one of the players, be-
coming excited in some dispute which had
arisen about the game, and forgetting the
vitality of the card table, in adding empha-
sis to a proposition he was laying down,
cradle force Immediately upon the pit of the
old gentleman's stomach. A rumbling
cavernous sound followed, and the startled
sleeper slowly assumed an upright position,
violently struggling the while to recover
the modicum of air so rudely expelled. AL
most choking with laughter, l awaited the
denouement of the scene. Slowly survey
ing first one player and then the other, and
then carefully scrutinizing his hieroglyphi-
c.slly adorned coat, he at length very cooly
said, much to the disappointment of us all,
who were waiting for some violent out
break: "Gentlemen, if you have got
through with this coat, 1 have another
under it that is perfectly at your disposal.
30 SO kind, however, as to be little care
full of your gesture !"-Knickerbocker
Coop, BUT VERY sAUCI.-A young man
stopped in the street yesterday, and called
to his dog, which was at some distance,
saying
A stranger who was passing at the time,
thinking that he was accosted, said:
''Did you speak to me, sir? 90
'No, to the other one, out there" was the
cool reply.
B9 One boy in a shop is as good as
man. Two boys, however, are worse than
none at all. If there be but one youngster
in room, he is as quiet and sedate as
Quaker. Introduce another, and ground
and lofty tumbling, and sommersets over
the stoves, will be the order from sunrise
till dark.
TMBROIDERED SLEEVES, Chim-
IL tsets, Collars, &c.-The subscriber has
hand fine assortment of the above Goods the la
DIES are REQUESTED to call and examine
Embroidered muslin and lace Sleeves
Do do do Chemisetts.
Do do pointed Collars
DO muslin Cuffs
Fine lace Berthas
Do embroidered muslin Caps
Do do lace Caps and Capes
A new and fine lot of Dress Caps
Jan 27-St A. TATE, Agent
MUSIC DEPOT.
I'ennsylUania Avenue, south side, doors west
Of 10Th street.
NTIHERE can at all times be seen and obtained
w musical instruments of every description. AL
s.. choice collections of Sacred music, Gems from the
Operas, and all the popular music of the day.
Just received, splendid assortment of Violin and
4 ltar strings, for sale by