The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21

WIN any spirit called Tor appear ant
answerp
'S-a-r-tain'
is Cain present 70. ....
lie happens TO be-
WAS the club with which he slew Abe
hickory, or white ash, ind what did he cut i
withp
yes, 'twan't either. 1t was n shoemak,
ball club cut with butcher knife
This important question settled, Cain stood
aside, and Belshazzar WAS called.
'Do you remember the feast when Tn,
handwriting appeared on the wall (?
Il make out to-
'Were you-begging pardon, sir-undel
The influence o! Intoxicating liquors that
evening?
Drunk, gentlemen, rs a bid OWL
Drink champagne, or Monongahela?
Neither. Owing to the scarcity of log.
wood, we went it on 5lack-strip and clear
rot.gut.'
ANY Of the women tipsy?
'They want anything else, reckon. Mrs.
Belshazzer was so limber-like that in playing
'snap.and-kech-' EN- she fell into the oyster
kettle, and broke turtle shell comb all to
smash
WAS it fright that made your knees smite
together!'
NO, sir. was so almighty tired couldn't
keep 'en from shifting together, nohow."
'Was Cyrus one Of the b'hoysf
well, no great scratch. He took the adj
vantage of US when we were on bender
He was a cold water fanatic, and an enemy to
| the constitution.
'Are YOU in favor of Maine Lawp
"Not-by-a-jug--fnll.'
DO you get ANY thing to take where you
areP
Not drop; I've got laundering banker
ing after sniiter.'
Help yourself to the cold water on the
table, old boy
Go to the devil with your cold water
is Baaam present 2
'What do you want of Balaam 2
'How old was that jackass of hs'n!
'Ile would have been four years old the
next general training
Are there any jackasses in your sphere, Mr..
Bnlaam?
mo, you impudent puppies. The jackasses
are nil on earth yet
This il-natured insinuation was received
with enthusiastic raps by the spirits.
is the boss builder of the Tower of Babel
present. inquired one Of the company.
Gle am
'Was the tower built of brick, or stone!
Brick
'liow many thousands of brick was in the
concern!'
IAN almighty heap of them, you'd better
believe
'IIow much did they cost per thousand?
'Four dollars and II half at the kiln
'How many Irshmen did it take to carry
mortP
Mine millions and rising
That's lie, know muttercd ii.
A smart rap on his sore shin under the
table, made him aware that the foreman Of
Babel was around
The inquiries were continued.
WAS there any confusion of language
among the workmenP
considerable, | must admit--a perfect
hellabaloo.'
'What did the king say when he examined
into the matterr
'Nir for stayr
'One thing more, Mr.-Mr.-what's your
name -
Smith, il you please
well, Nh. Smith, one thing more. Was it
true that Observation-Disclosures was made to mix
clay on the sweepP
True, and thunderin good OK he was, 100.
He ground all the clay for the Tower o!
Babel
Sid he have brass knobs on his horns I!
'lIe hadn't horns-he was a muiey.
'Was he a"
60 to thunder! ] won't have anything
more to say to you
Was he short horned Durham or Devon!
No answer. The foreman OF the Tower of
Babel had evidently, believing himself quiz
zed, gone off in II huff
Tile circle continued its sitting, after II.
had filled his pipe, and had spent II few mo-
ments in the open mir.
Noah was row called, and found TO be
present.
'Were you commander of that old craft
called the Ark
was
was there much of shower about those
days? =,
Shower! why my dear SIR II poured ''N'
o' ',, y, l. rro,;sh or
what lag d'd you sail u"oer-H's"S" VI
frencn
, Uu'e" ..,.. ,ho nuo,r
VINO was the P,lo'
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