Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-10-19


soldier, as he pressed her to his heart
She had seen and loved him for his manly
spirit and character, and having found by in
quiry that he was worthy of her love, she had
managed this delicate intrigue, and had test
ed him, and now gave to him her wealth,
title, and every thing
They were married with great pomp, and
accompanied the arch-duchess to Paris. Ma
poleon, to crown the happiness of his favorite
made Colonel Eugene Meryille at once Gene
raj of Division
Who ever has read Doesticks on Bender
will read
DOESTICKs ON CROTON WATER.
New YORK. July 26.
Only once in my life have l been drunk.
1t was youthful inebriation caused by par
taking too freely of cider made from apples
with worms in it AT present l am sober
Whether for the last four and twenty hours /
have been so, is the point requiring elucida-
ton IF during that period have been in
toxicatcd, then the time has arrived when any
person who wishes to have regular drums"
need only apply to the nearest hydrant Here
tofore have supposed water to be a beve-
rage innocent and harnlcss; but now-well
no matter-I viii not anticipate, Listen
while 1 relate ':plain, unyarnished tale "
left my boarding house in company with
friend to witness the Shaksperian revival
at Burton's-the Midsummer Nights
Dream" Before leaving the hotel, at his
suggestion, we partook of a potable, known,
think, as punch -whiskey punch. l watch
ed attentively the preparation of this agree
able beverage, and L am certain that there
entered into its composition certain amount
of waterACroton water, as 1 have every
reason to believe and | am also sure that in
that treacherous draught | imbibed the
first instalment of that villanous liquid which
produced the diabolieal state of facts | am
about to describe; and also that the second
and third ofthose ingenious inventions, (both
of which we drank on the spot) were as gull
ty, in this respect, as their .illustrious pre-
decessor.n And fur thermore conscientiously
state that my glass of brandy Gone of cou-
pie we ordered soon afterwards) and which,
according to my invariable custom, should
have been '.araight," was also surreptitously
diluted with the same delectable fluid by the
malicious bar keeper, for | remember exper-
iencing a slight confusion on going out, and
mistaking topsail schooner for the Broadway
theatre.
We Immediately entered another saloon to
procure the wherewith to steady our nerves
when We partook of two gin cocktails and d
brandy smash individually, and state accor-
ding to the best of my knowledge and be
lief, that our principal Ingredient in each and
every one of these compounds was water
Croton water-culpably introduced therein
by some evil disposed persons without my
knowledge or consent. On leaving this
saloon, noticed that my friend, although a
single man had by some mysterious process
of multiplication become two. [ kept fast
hold of both and, after doubling, with great
deal of difficulty, great number and variety
of corners, we reached Burton's. Tickets
being mysteriously procured, we entered, and
eventually obtained seats. Finding after a
prolonged trial, that it was impracticable to
put my hat in my vest pocket, 1 placed it on
the floor and put both feet on it The theatre
generally seemed to be some what mixed up
The parquette, gallery, and dress circle were
a rate which must have been extremely
inconvenient to the revolving actor.
At length, after liberal allowance of
overture, the curtain went up and [ was
enabled, by the most unremitting attention
to concentrate the actors sufficiently to under
stand the performance. And may things
which l hitherto deemed dramatically incor-
rect were presented to my wondering vision
then and there, ''Hippolyto" was dressed il
knee breeches and brogans: and "Titania'
did not to me, present very fairy-like ap-
cooked hat. "Operon" was not SO objections
able, (being gentleman in a talma anC
plaid pantaloons, though even he might have
BACKED his boots and omitted the spurs
And I fear I did not properly appreciate tn
rest ofthe FAIRIES, who had their heads deco
rated with sunfowers and their hands full 0
onions.
At last the entertainment was concluded
and | remember consulting with my duplicat
ed friends as to the feasibility of a return t
Brooklyn, to our boarding house.. On ou
Journey thither we witnessed many strang
things about which desire information