Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-03-24

under Bull Dogge's elbow He, fright.
ened, jumped from his seat, and pre-
pared to run but, sensible TO the last,
he took drink, felt better; revereatly
took off his hat, and said I'D nm it, y
and resumed his seat. Knocking became
generaI-medium said the spirits were
ready to answer questions-asked if any
spirit would talk to me-yes. Come
along, | remarked-noisy spirit announ-
ced It's advent, by series of knocks,
which would have done honor to a dozen
penny postmen "rolled into one" Ask
ed who it was-ghost of my uncle
| (nevcr had an uncle y inquired if he was
happy-tolerably. Whatare you about
principal occupations are hunting wild
bees. catching cat fish, chopping pine
lumber, and making hickory whip-stocks.
How's your wife sober. just at present.
Do yoa have good liquor up there yes,
VERY cmphatically.) What is your com=
parative situation = am in the second
sphere hope soon to get promoted into
tie third, where they OILY work six
hours day, and have apple dumplings,
every day. for dinner good-bye-wife
wants me to come and spank the baby.
One of the old foozles now wanted to
talk spirit--was gratifed by the remains
Of his maternal grandmother, who ham,
mered out, in series of forcible raps,
the gratifying intelligence, that she was
very well contented, and spent the most
of her time drinking green tea and
singing Yankee Doodle.
Damphool now took courage, and sung
out for his father to come and talk to
him-(when the old gentleman was alive,
be was g one of 'em" )-on demand, the
father came~--interesting conversatiop---
old man in trouble---lost all his money
betting on a horse-race, and had just
pawned his coat. and spare shirt, to
gct money to set himself up in business
again, as a popcorn merchant. Dam
phool sunk down, exhausted, and borrow
the brandy hottie Disconsolate widow
get communication from her husband
that he is great deal happier now than
formerly; don't want to come back to
her--no, thank you, would rather not
Old maid inquiries if husbands are plen-
ty; to her great JOY, is informed that
the prospect Is good. Little boy asks if,
when he gets into the other world, he
can have a long tail coat; mother tells
him to shut up---small boy vhimpers.
and says that he always has worn short
jacket, and he expects, when he gets to
Heaven, he'll be bob-tail angel.
Damphool's attention to the bottle has
reassured his spirits, Che Is easily aGeet>
ed by brandy--one glass makes him
want to treat all his friends, when he
has two bumpers in him, he owns great
deal of real estate; and glass No. 8
makes him Iich enough to buy the Gus
tom House J and he now ventures an
other in qury Of his relative, who shuts
him up, by telling him, as soon as he
gets sober enough to tell Maiden Lane
from the light house, to go home and 60
to bed
Went at it myself; inquired all sorts
of things from all kinds of spirits,
"black spirits and white, red spirits and
gray" Result as follows: By means
of thumps, knocks, raps, and spiritual
kicks, learned that Sampson and Her.
cuies have gone into partnership in the
millinery business. Julius Cesar is ped
ding apples and molasses candy. Tom
Paine and Jack Shepard keep billiard
table. Noah is running a canal boat.
Xerxes and Othello are driving opposi.
ton stages. George III has set up a
caravan, and is waiting, impatiently, for
Kossuth and Barnum to come, and 90
halves. Dow, junior. is boss Of Meth
odist camp'meeting. Napoleon spends
most of his time playing penny "ante"
with the Three Graces. Benedict Arnold
has opened larger beer saloon, and left
vacancy for S. A Douglass, white
man John Bunyan is clown in cir
Gus. John Calvin, DIR. johnson, Plu,
tarch, Syksey, Rob Roy, Davy Jones,
Gen. jackson, and Damphool's grand
father, are about establishing travelling
theatre, having borrowed the capital.
two per cent month j they open with
How pay the Rent" DR.. johnson in
a fancy dance; to conclude with the
I" Widows Victim,'' the principal part
by Mr. Pickwick. 10 Smith has bought t
out the Devil, and is going to convert