Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-31

Cent Although present myself more
in the capacity Of an invited guest than. MS
one Of the ostensible getteTs up OF this cost
II. Transparent, unique entertainment, am
nroud to avail myself If the occasion to think
Won for the implied commitment which your
call conveys | concur entirely in the npe-
raj. intelligent and conclusive views on bank |
ing MS expressed in the very able sentiment
lust enunciated; and am happy to find that
the masses have thus carly in the nineteenth
century arrived at conclusions which had
the honor to advance in my Market House
speech in July last.
Here a sudden and deafening noise came
up from below, which drowned the speakers
voice completely. A runner was dispatched
to ascertain the cause Of this unearthly mu.
sic, and presently it was buzzcd around the
room that the spirits had got among Stewards
horses and that they were all dancing horn
pipes and raising Sam Hill generally. On
the strength of this information the Speaker,
Mr.. Coldd ok, ssmovcd that the stables be
ceared"- but was finally prevailed upon to
withdraw his m otion upon the suggestion that
the whole matter might be the result of SYM
pathy-the horses down stairs knowing that
there was ssa horse" speaking up stairs,
Thought It their duty to applaud him.
p. ). Whether the motion to withdraw
was made before or after the demonstration
below it is impossible to tell.
Next regular toast:
! By a Dutchman:-Ou County Shulga--
4 - ~, Nat mi
i tam sight better TOO.
This called up little poney-built Chap,
who, bringing the index finger Of his right hand
to bear upon the subject, ''fcssed up" thus: !.
Gcntlem en.--.sFe, faw, fun, smell the
blood Of an Americana This supper fellow
cltizers, is superb! the oysters are great!
the wines are splendid! the lights are beauti-
full! and W. arc all magnificent! But gentle
men, the sentiment. 1t hits me just where
live, and in these Know Nothing times am
proud to find myself macnanimously sustain
ed b. my most generous foreign fri,nis. So
long as they stand by nae, SO long shall be
able 10 stand by them, and beat back those
unpa rrotic persons who contend thai I'm ri
cans snou d rule America! am down on all
such insti u,ions, and you will lind IN sound
wheneverany American influence attempts 10
interfere with the inali,nahc rights of thu
foreigner! That's all, gentlemen.
The speaker brought the house down, but
some one thought he oycrhaa the speaker
remark-ssThere, if that don't clinch 'em, l
sha'l enaeavor to slip up on Sam myself.
Mr.. Diaperman, arro TEN. county official,
was called upon for a sentiment. The Vu-
! canized individual thus appealed to, gradu-
; ally extended himself in a vertical attitude,
10 ,king like 8 heightened sweetness long
drawn OUT and informed the company that
his wits were cool gathering, but that if they
would accep. song IN lieu OF a sentiment, he
would endeaUor to accommodate them.
':song from Mr.. Diaperman,' was the gen.
: eral response throughout the room, and Mr..
D.. pitching his voice to the sound of a car
5 wing fork, ratified off his humble off ring as
follows, to the tune of ..Yankee Doodle d IN
dye
Hail Ce-doode Larry and,
+ Offices plenty, g0
Already We have one pece,
Aud each may yet have twenty.
Unteirlfied staud by youi arms
81 And battle { II the plunder,
While Uncle Sans a shilling left
! We never will knock undlr!
a CHonus-Government fine milch COW
II Ilie PATRIOT hirst for shaking,
Don't forget to strip her clean,
Twill keep the from caking.
! Posts of h, nor-able pay,
We're just the boys to take 'em,
And when The ,ficrs scarce,
!. ..Ths idea" is to make EN-: s =