The Trinity times., 1855-03-24
Doesticks on New Years Day III
New York.
Nav YoRK, Jan. 9. lS5s

NEW oRK, Jan. - 1909.
Last New Years (Sunday,) the subscriber
was having luxurious ume on board a Mis-
sisspp steamboats, boat being fast
arroGnd on sand -hnr-provision all gone
the CAPTAIN, steward, and one Of the bar
keepers being orcupied playing "poker"
with the passengers at one end of the boat,
while the more piously disposed were listen
ing to the drawing tones of a nautical preach
er, who was dscoursing second hand sancti-
mony at the other-creN al on 9 " bender"
in the engine room--iiremen all drunk on the
boiler deck ard everybody generally enjoy
ing themselves. Made no calls, myself, eX
cept at the bar. where wished myself so
many happy New Years and so many
" compliments of the season. that | slept
that night on a pile of cotton-wood and when
attained my stateroom, next day | found
each berth occupied by n saddle c6ldred fire.
man, both with their boots on, one with my
Sunday coat under his head for pillow, his
hair decorated with sundry Jumps of stone
coal. and his red flannel shirt ornamcnied
with the contents Of IA tar bucket, and the
carpenters guepot. Since that eventiul
time, ! have become a soioumer in town, and
on the approach of New \ ears, had iellcitated
myself on the prospect of seeing how New
Workers celebrate this universal holiday.
intended to call on my friends, and hoped,
as the number OF my feminine acqualntancos
in this immediate vicinity is small, to get
through in time to spend the afternoon at
my new boarding house, where Mrs. Griggs,
my landlady, and her two daughters, were to
receive calls, and who had invited me to
be present and see - the elephant" as far as
the proceedi,irs Of the day should disclose to
an ulsopiiislic.,ed eye. his mighty and mag
niiicent proportions.
Early in the morning, dyed my incipent
but diIatory moustache into visibility, dressed
myself as fashonaby as the resources Of my
limited wardrobe would permit, and, attend
ed by my fast friend SANDIE COTE, started
tn my Journey, intending to fetch up"
eventually at my boarding house, " stopping
at all the intermediate posts" by the way.
(A word about my now for the-tirst tlnle>a
uded.to friend SANDM. l have become
much attached to him, from his strong re-
semblance in habits to the " fat boy" Of the
Pickwict papers. he sleeps eve'y There
in the omnibus, on the ferry boat, in the
store, at the post-otlice, in church, at the
theatre, aud even while walking along
broadway. have known him stop twenty
one stages in the course Of an afternoons
walk, by noddng at the drivers while he was
enjoying peripatctic nap. The first time |
saw him, | was the humble instrument of
preserving his valuable existence. lie had
started to 90 to the post Office to mail IN i'm
poriant letter, but had fallen asleep in Nassau
street. and the bill-sticheIs had nearly over
laid him with show bills, announcing that at
the Bowery Theatre would be played the
drama of the " Seven Slcepers,' to be fol-
lowed by the song We're all Nodding,"
the whole to conclude with the farce Of Kip
Van Winkle'--in fact he sleeps everywhere,
except at table-open his sleepy eyes TO the
prospect Of something good 10 eat, and his
wakefulness will be insured unlil the utter
most morsel is en,onbed in those regions Of
unknown capacity 10 which he dlurnally
sends such astonishing quantities OF proyi-
sions. His internal dimensions have long
been flvorite theme of speculation to his
friends but alas the problem must ever set
at defiance all the ordinary rules OF mensura
ton. He has, occasionally, fits Of spadnodc
pety, aud then tries to read his Bible and
invariably goes to sleep and lyts the book fall
into the ashes-and | verify believe, that
though his eternal salvation depended upon
his reading three chapters Of the Gospel
without having a fit Of solnnambulsm, he
would 20 fast asleep before he had accom-
plished three verscs. ], however, hoped,
that the usual excitement Of the OCCASION and
the sight 'of refreshments, might keep hm
awake, and 50 we started
Wvntto the Smiths, i hompsons, Tompkius,
Greens. Browns, Nggius, l;obinsous, dc.
in all these places there was The same pcri0r
nance. without change Uf programme.
give the formula--Enter-spe To the lady
Of the house" happy New Year" comph-
ments--" happy returns''--take u glass Of
wine with the lades-another Ol brahdy, or
punch, with the laher-nlbble little cake
exit--to be repeated ad tbitbr1. AT Jones,
they had, on side-tabe, plate under
placard labelled For the Portland cvc:y
visitor was expected TO drop IN q contribution.
Some malicious person has recobcctcd that
The Joneses did the same thing iat year, and
lis inconvcnient and lbeloGs memory las
also recalled the circumstance that soon alter
Sew cars the two daughters Of Jones had
ne,v ti,k dresses, and Mrs. j. rclo'ccd ia Il
new cloak and hat ot the richest style, aud be
says that Bragey, the broker, told him that
on The ID OF January last Jonca got some
" ftusu and "tweulles' Of him in exchange
for small money, and made him give two per
cent. over. because 50 much oi il vas silver
caance-and. in fact. he insiuuated that a..
I tie money was 20 be " ior the poor" Jones
voted himself as poor rs ans body, aud kept
! The lroceeds--snd rumor whispers that the