The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-26
til drunkenness and vice may be banished
from our county, State and nhtfon.s
Yours Respectfully,
So HH .LoHMIRE.
BEALLsvILIB, Sept. Is. 1855.
An Editor Dreaming ON wedding
Cake. &

n DdcHefOr eClltOT- out west, WHO naU
received from the fair hand of bride q,
piece of elegant wedding cake % s4ream
on, thus gives the result of bis experience.
We put it under the. head of enr inflow,
shut our eyes sweetly as an infant, blessed
with an easy conscience, soon suored pro-
digiously. The god of dreams gently
touched us, and 10! in fancy we were mar
ried! TWAS myloye,1 eedearessr sweet
est" ringing in our ears every moment.
Oh! that the dream, had broken off here.
But no, some evil genins put into the head
of our ducky to have pudding for dinner,
just to please her lord. s.saSr,
In hungry dream we sat down to dinner.
Well, the pudding moment arrived, and a
huge slice almost obscured from sight the.
plate before us.
"My DEAR" said we fondly, sdid youl
make thiss" f9iT5yk2
@Ycs, love; amt it nice?ns
"Glorious- best bread pudding l
ever tasted in my lifeJ
Plum pudding, ducky,r suggested my.
WIFE, ka4tEasi5 {
30, no, dearest, bread pudding. al.
ways was fond of 'em. " SCI
"Call that bread pudding?" exclaimed
my wife, while her lips slightly curled with
contempt. : $3.50 =
Certainly, my dear--rcckon I've had;
enough at the Sherwood iHonse ;toA know
bread pudding, my love, by allsndea6s. )"
"Husband-this is really toEbai -plums
pudding is twice as,hard dta,makesaa.bssal
pudding, and is mere expensive ardsis
great deal better, I say this Is plum pad
kding, sir!'' rs ssa asSR IS bEs
And my pretty wifes brow fissAsaselGA j,
excitement. ..1..s . s--,.4s,,.<ss
.'.My loxe, my sweet, my dear love, ex.
claimed we, soothingly ado not get an
cry, Pm sure it's very good ifit isbfesa
pudding" jt IA s.,,.,.,,s 4s..zSx
"You mean, low wretch, y fiercely replied
my wife in a higher tone, you know it's
plum pudding" e5 kssE97s
"Then, ma'am, it is so meaniy put to-
gether, and so badly burned, that the
devil himself wouldn't know It. tell
you now, madam most distinctly and em1
phatically, and / will not be contradicteds
that it is bread pudding, and the meanest
kind at that''
aft is plum pudding shrieked my wife,.
as she hurled glass of claret in my face
the glass itself tapping the claret from my
nose. fs ft.sas sess.ss $50, assf
Bread puddingm gaspcd we, pluck to
the last, and grasping roasted chicken
by the left leg.
/ "Plum pudding!" rose above the tfns,e
as |. had distinct perception of feeling
two plates smash across my head. ),
Bread pudding!n we groaned in a rage
as the chicken left our hand, and, flying
with swift wing across the table, Landed in
madam's bosom. 'sIess
opium pudding!" resouded the war cry
from the enemy, as the gravy dish took us
where we had been depositing the frstp
/ of our dinner, and q plate of beets landed
upon our white vest. f.ss .s - ssasg'
Bread pudding forever!n shouted, We
in defiance, dodging the soup tureen, and,
falling beneath its contents.
"Plum pudding!" yelled the amiable
spouse, as, noticing our misfortune, she de-
termined to keep us down by piling upont;
our head the dishes with no gentle hand.
Then in rapid succession followed war cries.
plum puddingr' she shrieked with every
dish. 81 sEr3 - sss
Bread pudding!n in smothered tcnesss
came up from the pile in reply. Then il.
was opium pudding" in rapid succession,
the last cry growing feebler, till, just as I
can distinctly recollect, it had grown to az
whisper. "Plum puddingp resounded liksss
thunder, followed by tremendous crash. !.
as my wife leeped upon the pile with hero
delicate feet, and commenced jumping. up,
and down--when thank Heaven, we awoke.
and thus saved our life We shall never
dream on wedding cake again--taatss thea
moral. 4a.gts - ssgs s~1 .svs,
CALIFORNIA FAsHIoN.,--A few DAYS
since German was riding along Sausomeis
street, near Sacramento, when he heard o..
pistol shot behind him, heard the whizxing
of ball near him, and felt his hat si6k-
en-. He turned about and saw a;Emaal i
with a revolver in his hand, and took OF !.
his hat and found fresh bullet hole in i. !,