Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-27
From the Knickerbocker Ma qazine.,
peing 50 Through n 5lass DarkIy.

We know not when we have encountered
sketch more ludicrously maudlin than the follow
ing. II out Burtons Burton in THE Toodles,
and stdggers, like kindred picture Of our o.erga
friend, rs U.,n published some years since in tho
Knickerbocker
A quiet dinner at the Girard House, with Il
couple of bottles Of champagne, aDayed by cup
Of coffee and regalia. The long summer afto'
noon was growing shorter. Suppose" said Jim
b., !" we visit the 'Cademy Natchra sci',-
ces"
"Ready,n we replied and cloudy omnbus,
filed with misty people, rolled us somewhere very
smoothly. We had to get out of that .omnibus;
we walked little ways; remember mounting son o
very steep stairs.
aHere we are mong the d.denizcns of the past
said D. "0h! what great jaws they've got
s'pose they came 10 life, whatd you do usenF hs
continued, as we stopped before some ante-deluge
monsters.
Think we told him we'd ''cal the police"
" Jnst look at these picked snakes! Wako
snakes S'pose they came to life, what'd you d.
th-tbenT quoth B., steadying himself against
the side Of the gallery.
"Holla fre!n
"'Twouldnt do, said b; /" they'd crawl al
round your ppantaloons and get into your hnt,
Here our patience gave out.
| Jim B. said we, "don't 10 OIL in thst
way consider mans feelings"
| 80 do, says he; they'd be awful Stop
Gays he; that p-polar bear winked at me. S'posc
now he was to come to lifsi
This last was too much for our humanlties Wc
walked along one of the galleries, towa. 4 an opeu
window. We wanted fresh air.
Jjust look mt those -Ghippeway, Chcc.
taw, Ch-chinese, Cherokee, Egyptian. s'pos !
bley'd come 10 lifc whntd ron 49,
Here we reached the window a breath .of, air
came timely In, and we winked and blinked over
case Of hummiog birdr, Till B. murmured;
"Now DON'T said we; /" what's the use Amt
they all d-dead and d-stop?ed ups No, stuf,d,
! we naean.n
| SWIVEL, said he, " w-wss MT gon' to s'pose
they were live only & going TO spose We sit dow,
on the floor here: there are no chairs. What
til-thcnr Let's sit down.
| And down we sat No unruly police told Us to
move on the janitor couldn't see us /; no visi,er.
were about. We went to Sleep
Oh how pleasant how soothing felt that gentle
breath of air, blowing from the Gulf Of Mexico ,
For two days had we tramped through the cane
brake, and, as at last, tired and wayworn W.
/ emerged from its close, dark cover, how welcome
felt the breeze, how grateful the sunlight, how
beautiful the sight Of the grass grown prairic
| stretching away as far as the eye could reach T.c
/ reins hung loosely about my pony's neck. abi
as he cropped the bright green waving grass
| would gladly have stopped In that cheerful
1 spot snd dined; but no on we must 20, and
on we went, till about MONDAY halt vas
| called and by the banks Of bayou. we had tho
/ dinner served al Jreseo. II was one Of tho most
| lovely spots | ever remember 10 have seen A
mammoth live oak, with its dark robe of green
leaves, was TO right and sheltered us from Tho
sunlight; the feather leaves Of the wild cane
rusted near us; the palmetto shot up its lance HE
foiage; soft, green grass carpetcd the ground
aud ss We came to halt, the rush OF wings and
! their cry told us that wild ducks had been swim
| ming at the bayou at our side. Birds Of brigl,
pumage winged their way over the open ground
the shrll chirp Of thousands Of insects sounded on
the ear; and the spirit Of the Indian nader, On.
kahye,-she who rerisits this spot, leaving even
the delights Of another world for this dear place
felt was invisibly lowering round. And the lc.
| gcnd they told seemed possible.
/ In life, 0nkahye dwelt with her tribe near Hon.
/ ma In summer time, she would steal away TO the
bayou; and here, In this paradise Of delights,
4 would she come TO be alone, to be. happy. Tho
4 Wild birds knew her and feared her not the mild.
eyed deer would feed by her side. for they saw n
0nkabye The spirt of love and peace; the brillia
flowers bossomed round her feet the butterflies
wavercd in their fight, and settled to rest netr
| Onkahye. Years rolled on, and the Indian maiden