The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-12

talk politics, tell quaint anecdotes, swear strange
oatns, smoke, chew, and expectorate with aston
isning CELEBRITY and dexterity should like to be
bat atkeeper II were clever enough.
His N the Saint Boblink House that you can
eomprehend, tn its majestic amplitude, the great
American institution Of hquprinR. Here, where
tne disspated loafer and the shrewd merchant,
sauow from wall street bargains; the over-pressed
oyersmoked, oversaturated with tobacco juice
aristocrat from Fifth avenue. the cotton sampling
clerk; the dry goods selling dissinter not being
advocate OF the Maine law, or sitter ut the feet
OF John b. Cough; the Congress Colonel; the cour-
teous steamboat captain; the scorched Southern
er; the apathetic Dutchman from his Hudson farm:
the rundown collared lecturer; the black wais-
coated editor; the rsw-boned Kentuckian; the blue
eyed German, and the boastful Irishman, mingle
and drink, and drink again The thing is eravely
done-sternly, almost sclemnly. The drink is
duty, as well as . mere relaxation and refresh
menf. Itis part of the mission of the sovereign
people, and the list of American drinks should be
hung up IN the natural museum, along with the
national tar bucket the national feather bed the
national revolver and bowie knife, the national
Declaration of Independence, and the national
and almighty dollar.
2 / have no hesitation in saving that the table
d'hote at the Saint Bobiink House is the best ar.
ray of eatables in the whole world In cookery the
subtiefy OF the sauces and refinement of the fla
,voring may be surpassed by some European dip
iomatic chiefs, but the quality and quantity of the
viands do, to adopta native locution, whip all
creation Roast and boiled. fried and stewed fish,
soups including the delicious terrapin, and the ia
nous gumbo. oysters, (such oystersD game poul-
try rice birds from South Carolina, Infinitely pre-
Ierabie to ortolans, pastry, Sweets jellies, blanc
manages and ices. For an Apieian feast commend
me TO the Saint Boblink. Sing. muse too, of its
breakfast with its plethora of strange but delicious
hshes and their hundred varieties OF bread, hot
and stale.
This Is, then the Saint Boblink Hotel. with its
clerks office like bankers counting house; with
Its courteous accomplished clerks in rings and
cnains with its bridal chambers fitted up in white
Sam, ivory and gold for new married couples on
the wedding tour; with its hundred mechanical ap.
phanees for bell ringing, message calling, and
trouble saving of every description; with its eec
,ric telegraph laid on like gas or water; its count
less walters; its really moderate charges, and ad
miraDie management and discipline
Can anything be wanting to make it perfect p
Little perhaps, save the conversion of the bed
rooms INTO which single travellers are put, from
oonIortless, scanty, draughty dog holes, into de-
centiy furnished and moderately comfortable
chambers and save the abolition OF punishment of
tnat great uisance, and curse and scandal the ex
peetoration OF tobacco juice.
come away from the Saint, Boblnk House.
traveller, for we are wanted in Europe again. By
tne timo we return to the States the giant palace
WIN nave been burnt down and built nm again
larger ana handsomer than ever