Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-03-31

"g'ttin up stairs" and grand mass
meeting Of the illustrious defunct-after
which 81 the elect'' were to start for
Paradise in special conveyanees provided
for their accommodations whole to
conclude with splendid display of fire.
works IN the evening. Damphool had
done nothing but sing songs for week.
Bull Dokse, who was a convert, had
packed up his wardrobe in hat-box,
and left the City; saying that lie owned
forty shares in K ntucky coal mine,
and was going to take possession Of his
property; and he offeres to bet US the
drinks that if he stood on q vein of that
coal, he would be the last MN scorched.
Damphool squared up his board bill,
and paid his washerwoman, which left
him dead broke; sold his watch to a
"bIaspheming Jew" to raise money
with which to procure an ascension robe;
in order to do honor to the occasion, he
got one made of linen cambric it was
triAe too long, and cut him most malig-
nantly under the arms, but he bore it
like martyr; he got shaved, took a
bath, put on his robe, bio me farewell,
and got ready to 60 up. 1 discovered
the place from which they were to start,
and went up myself to see the operation,
in vacant lot, where there were no
trees to catch their skirts in their antici.
paed fight-large crowd on the ground
one maiden lady, in o long white gown,
had also dressed her lap-dog in similar
manner man with a family Bible in his
hand had forgotten his robe, and come
in his shirt-sleev: ancient wench in a
white night-gown, with red shoes, and a
yellow handkerchief round her head
knelt down in a small puddle of rain
water and prayed to take her up easy,
and not hurt her sore ancle lady from
East Broadway, came in robe cut low
in the neck and trimmed with five foun-
ces; red-haired woman made her appear
ance with crying baby, to the conster-
alton of the company. who expected to
90 to heaven, and had no relish for a pre-
liminary taste of the other place; care
ful old lady brought her over-shoes in a
work. basket, to wear home in case the
performance should b. postponed little
girl had her doll. and her three -year-od
brother had hoop, tin whistle, and
painted knife poor washerwoman
came, but as she had only cotton robe,
and scant pattern at that. the more
aristocratic ladies moved further awav,
and smelt their cologne, while the poor
woman knet down In the CO., ner, with
her fice to the fence Sixth avenue lady
came in white satin robe, had by t.
hold up her train, and she had her own
hands full of visiting cards an African
brunette carried cushion for her mis-
tresS to kneel upon, and man f'llowed
behind with IA basket containing her GER
tifc;te of church members lip, a gilt
edged prayer-book, two mince pies, and
some ham sandwiches old cripple hob
bled up, and as he WAS devoutly saying
his prayers, bad boy, (who had not
made any preparation for aerial travel
ing, J stole'his crutch to make ball-club
Crowd began to separate into knots, ac
cording to their different creeds and be-
liefs Unitarian., Baptists, Presbyte-
rians, and Methodists clustering round
their respective preachers. / noticed
that one lady, evidently believing in the
-perfec, sanctity Of her darling minister,
and desiring to insure her own passage,
had tied herself to his left leg with "a
fsh-line. Baptist man was preaching
close communion. Presbyterian man
was descanting on the accountability of
infants, and asserting that child three
years old can commit sufficient sin to
doom it to the lowest hell.
Sunrise knelt down to pray east
wind blew, and it began to rain. L no.
ticed that Damphool had found dry
place ON the lee side of cider barrel
Methodist man took off his coat, and
made a stump prayer, while all his con-
gregation yelled 'GLoRY." Baptist man
inserted a special clause in his supplica-
ton, that he and his crowd might 60 up
in separate boat. Ministers all pray
ed at each other, aud for nobody. Know
Nothing clergyman addressed a long
winded political prayer to the Almighty,
detailing the latest election returns, de-
ploring the choics of the opposition can