Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-03-17
NUMBER 19

in fact, seemed to be having the field en-.
tirely to themselves, when, 10 a change
came o'er the spirit of the Gospel-show;
for, in the midst of the crowd, suddenly
appeared third combattant--his classic
dress and intellectual face gave unmis-
taxable evidence that he was from the
Gin of the Ocean," With the digni-
fed and majestic bearing peculiar to his
countrymen, he slowl y mounted the
steps, and took a position directly be-
tween tho two, and, in voice strongly
tinctured with the ''sweet brogue," an.
nounced himself as champion of that
much slandered gentlemen, the Pope of
Rome. At this astounding impudence,
the woman, for single instant, held her
peace. Gabc was so taken aback, that
he seemed about to collapse, but rallied,
played an sc ad hbitum' interlude on the
tin horn, and all hands "pitched in"
(as Miss Agnes Robertson says.) Ga
briel commenced the onset, by asserting
that the Pope is not strictly bachelor,
but has seven white wives in his parlor.
thirteen ditto, bound in law calf, in the
library, hundred and forty-one golden
haired damsels, in his private apartments,
and perfect harem of jetty beauties in
the coal-hole.
Petticoats followed, by saying that he
breakfasts on Protestant babies drinks
whisky punch out of Protestant cler-
gyman's skull, has an abducted Protest
ant virgin TO black his boots, fifty-seven
Protestant widows to dig his potatoes,
and hoe corn, and that he rolls ten2ins,
every afternoon, with the heads of Prot
estant orphan children.
Irishman Indignantly denied all-said
the country is going to the old Knick
and, some fine morning, we shall wake
up, and find that the Pope, unable long
er ts endure our perverseness, has sunk
us all forty miles deeper than ancient
Sodom said that His Holiness can send
us all perditiou, by one wink of his left
eye; that he is the head of the Church
on Earth has all power, to save, or
otherwise I; could get us all out of Pur-
gatory, and send us all "kitin into Heav-
en-" by wagging his little finger, that he
could, like Joshua No. 2, make the
sun and moon stand still, make the plan
nets dance an astronomical rigadoon.
cause the hills and moontains to execute
mighty geological jig, while old ocean
should beat the time, against the blue
vault Of Heaven and applauding angels
encore the huge saluiations.
Gabe said he didn't believe the yarn.
Petticoats remarked something about
the Star-Spangled Banner being always
right side up.
Irishman proceeded to describe the
future home of the happy in another
world, as place where there shall be
plenty of potatoes, no end of shillelahs,
oceans of genuine whisky, and where no
Know Nothing shall be allowed to come
and kick up plug, ,muss.
At the word Know Nothing, there
was great sensation. Symptoms of
general fight rapidly developed into an
uncivil war. Petticoats got mixed up
with the crowd, and presently emerged,
rather the worse for wear, barefooted,
bareheaded, hair down, nose injured by
collision, eye in mourning, mouth bloody,
and her whole appearance reminding me
of the "sow that had eaten her nine
farrow." Il forgot who penned this
opposite quotation, and asked Bull Dogge,
who, being excited by the fray, angrily
asserted that it was by "Nero, or some
other id old cuss''-is y Irish
man was taken away by seven policemen,
ON his national carriage, wheelbarrow.
Gabriel came out unhurt, save that his
elegant features were somewhat marred
by the fnger-naiis of Petticoats. Per-
ceiving that the fun was over, turned
to go, leaving the self elected Angel GA
briel astraddle Of hydrant edifying the
passers by, by, by alternately sounding
notes o: victory upon his horn, and
Growing like an oyergrown Shanghai.
Yours, devoutly,
@. K. PHILANDER DoEsTIcKs, p. B.
say-In becoming the lion of party,