Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-02-17
From the New York Spirit Of the Times
Doesticks in Washington.

From the New York Spirit Of the Times
Doesticks in Washington.
(The following is supposed to be from tn.
inimitable Doestieks.) 1t hits the rappers (
! hard lick.
WASHINGTON, Con wide avenue)
January 2, 1856 !
! DEAR SPIRIT.-Here ut Washington among
the combined wisdom; didn't stay long il
Philadelphia Created with coldness)-to rair
hailsnow-ice, and sleet. Yesterday fine day
here; went hob-nob-bing and egg-nogging-
ladies smiling-hours beguiling-met Doesticks
among dough faced babies and dough nuts-ir
a narrow street-met Bishop Bunker at hi:
devotions resembed Aaron, his beard anointec
with canvass back grease mot Russian greece:
he spoke affectionately Of the Tall Son Of New
York-with his usual blessing. York's Tai
| Sons got a rival here-saw looking over the
| Washington Monument, surveying the city-wil
apply for the Office of Surveyor General
Long John (of Illinoisl may contest the appoint
ment-got longer claims.
Fine fishing and hunting here among the
concentrated representation of all the big and
| little fish of the Union, without going out Of
the House, and exposing yourself to the weather
Dress in Tweed-take the Grey Of the morning
before the Bright sun is up-the air balmy
from the Shower last night-take Butler with
you, and for lunch let him procure Rusk, Ham
Fish and Rice-a Cook. Then by Cutting, al
Ashe pole without Sapp in it-for bait procure
Bugg or a Miller; Gamble, and play them
for Trout-in the Brooks of South Carolina,
you will find him Ready to Peck at it; be
careful to keep out the Eddy, and while ii
smooth water, don't disturb the Lilly of New
Jersey-you will make Goodrich haul-or OF
you use a sinker you may catch Drum when
off soundings take a Wade and pull the Boat
| and Peter (no relation of Simon Peter, the
| ancient fsherman) but Peter Rowe, who will be
| serviceable at the oars.
If you prefer hunting-take Hunter on q
| Hunt and start the Chase across the Green after
| Il Badger; you may come across Lyon and a
| Lamb, lying down together in Bliss full in
nocence-then leave off animal hunting and
shoot Robbins-if shots too large you'll be apt
| to Riddle them.
Went to the Patent Office-see the rappers-
asked for the Spirits mot blue, white and gray,
but the spirit of Mr.. Otard, considerable body
in the Spirit-and his spirit was put into my
body. Left the side board for board table-saw
nothing nobody-pulled on end string-heard
bell at the other end (not the chap that killed.
door-keeper-asked for Gen. Jackson-couldn't
| come-busy teaching Packenham rife shooting
| Indians about, looking on-he expected to
see Sam soon-understood him to say Psalm
| tune corrected l-enquired if there were any
Know S6things there-no answer-perfect
silence reigned around-didnt like to be left
alone with the spirits invisible-no scrupples to
take dram of spirits-bottle imps-did it
fortified myself-Know Nothings- not talking
spirits-visions appeared-mutes-sing
cognized Ben Franklin-tred of flying kites,
and was explaining Houses telegraph-(by
letters of the alphabet) as the living mediums
do-Pilgrims of the Plymouth Rock discussing
the fishery question, and Know Nothings-
Brewster said something about Freedom
ssworshipping God according to the dictates of
their own conscience" Increase Mather Cot
tening up to Maria Cotton. Increases son was
there Cotton Mather, in discussion with
Whitney ON gin houses--saw gins and other
saws lnot spirits -called for julius Casar-no
answer VIM. Shakespeare spoke for him
julius had no spirit-'twas burnt out when he
became Brick-Xm. quoted from his own
writings.
J" Imperial Caesar dead-and turned to clay.
May stop hole to keep the wind away"
Said he'd been chiseled in game of marbles
there, and in [Statutes on EARTH Atlas has a
plumber, and beat him marvel not. Should
read.
Impartial Caesar dead, but turned to stone
May stop the signing wind, silence its moan.
Called for Emperor Alexander-son of Philip
of Macedon [no relation to the one that bottled
cider WAS told by Commander Eliot that he
was down in Sarcophague-down in the cellar
of the patent Office, where old spirits are kept
to acquire age; went down-found Jackson chad
got through exercising Packenham) and was
disputing with Aleck about conquests-Chris-
topher Columbus was there laughing ut him
about his crying, when on earth, about emo
more worlds to conquer, and how his "dug
out" got over here in an undiscovered country.
Jesse wanted jackson to get into Alexander's
uest-Jackson was stubborn-he could paddle
his own canoe" or 'sdug out AS he did in
Florida land didn't like stone ones, and his
stone dug out was acquired by the Constitution
saw difficulty, to come off. Old Miltiades
pitched into Jesse Elliot for taking his door
steps from Marathon-saw Jackson go up stairs,
and put on that sharp tailed blue military coat
get his pistols from the case-(the Eagle in the
glass case opposite screamed.
/ sent for the spirit of George Washington
to stop the muss. Martha wouldn't let him 60
Washington city was to corrupt now, was
afraid George would get contaminated. Why,
when George was President, he used to send
around-robbing)- {a-round-robin.) Sent inn
mediately for the Spirit of Punch, across the
water mot Scotch whisky punch) as the spirit
Of Bob Burns would object (superstitions about
crossing the streams,) spirit of Tom O'Shanter
nodded assent, but London Punch such as
Power spoke about ssbarrin' the water, "
Spirit of Punch entered funny fellow pitched
right into the English nobility. The arms Of
English always victorious" Wanted to know
why they sent Lord Raglan to Sevastopol,
unless they relied on one great British arm of