Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-03-06
soIi,oaux af : Loafer.

IN Soltioquy az LO"hST.
Let's see, where am /? This is-eoal In
laying on How'd get here? Yes mine
now. Was coming up street-Met wheel
wheelbarrow, fell over me, or | over the wheel
barrow, and one of us fell into the cellar-don'
know which now-guess il must ha' been me
I'm nice you man, yes | am-tight! tore
drunk Well, can't help it-'taint my fault
wonder whose fault It's? Is it Jones fault
No Is it my wife's fault? Well, it amt Is
| it the wheelbarrow's fault? No. It's wits.
ky's fault Who is whisky? Has he large
family All poor, reckon. | think ] won't
own him any more. III cut his acquaintance.
I've had that notion for about ten years, and
always hate to do il for / fear of hurting his
feelings. I'll do it now think liquors in.
jurin' me--it's spoiln' my temper
Sometimes get mad, when I'm drunk, and
abuse Bets and the brats; it used to be Lizzie
and the children-that's some time ago. Id
come home O. evenin's she used to put her
arms round my neck and kiss me, and call me
her dear William. When rcomes home now,
she takes her pipe out of her mouth and her
hair out of her eyes, and says somethin like
Bill, you drunken brute, shut the door after
! you; we're cold enough havin no fire, 'thou
lettin the snow blow in that way Yes, she's,
Bets and I'm Bill, now. | amt good bill
nuther think I'm counterfeit; won't pass
| a tavern without goin' in and gettin' drunk.
Don't know what bank I'm on. Last Saturday
was on the river bank-drunk.
| | stay out pretty late; no, sometimes I'm out
all night; fact is, I'm out pretty much all over
| Out Of friends, out Of pocket, out at the ell
bows and knees, and always outrageously dirty
$50 Bets says but then shes no judge, for
she's never clean herself. / wonder why she
doesn't wear good elothes may be she hasn't
gotten; whose faults that faint mine
must be whiskys.
Sometimes I'm in, however I'm intoxicated
| now, and in somebody's coal cellar. There's one
! principle I've got--I won't get in debt
| never could do it. There, one Of my coat tails
| is gone--got tore off, expect, when ] fell in
here. III have to get new suit, soon. A
fellow told me, t'other day, that Id make a
! good sign for paper mill. Ifhe wasn't so big,
I'd kick him. I've had this shirt on for nine
days, an I'm afraid il wont come off without
tearin'. People ought to respect me more n they
do, for I'm in holy orders ] amt dandy,
though my clothes are pretty near Greaseian
style. | guess / tore this window-shutter in
my pants t'other night, when ] sat down on
the wax in Ben Riggs shop: I'll have to
get it mended or-Tll catch cold ] amt
very stout, as il is. As the boys say, I'm as
| fat as match, and as healthy as the small pox.
My best hat is standing guard for window
| paine that went out t'other morning at the in
vitation Of a brickbat. It's gettin' cold down
| here; wonder if / amt able to climb. IF had
drink, could think better. Let's see |
sponge one Whenever anybody treats, and
says come fellers," always think my names
'fellers," and I've got too good manners to re-
| fuse. Well, must leave this, or they's arrest
me for an attempt to burglary. / amt come
| to that yet. Anyhow, ii was the wheelbarrow
did the harm-not me.
A NoNDEscRIpT.-Th Tuscaloosa, Alabama,
Monitor, of the 3lst nit, says:
"a few days ago a barrel Of oysters, received
| from Mobile, was opened in this place, and
upon breaking the shell of very large old
fellow. fish was found to be the occupant.
We have seen crabs-quite dminutive speci
| mens-in oysters, but never before heard of
anything like this. 1t is about four inches
| long, and in general outline Of form resembles
| a small catfish, but in other respects is unlike.
| II has fin along the whole extent of the back,
| and fin behind each gill. Under the throat
are two legs or feelers, about an inch in
length, and upon which it sometimes 'rears up
from its recumbent position on the bottom of
the jar. When taken from the oyster shell it
| was frozen stiff, but soon began to kick when
plunged into a jar of salt water"
CAPT. RITcHIE-The verdict Of the court.
martial in the case of Capt. Richie has trans
PRED. The court.martial found him guilty,
and sentenced him to be reprimanded by the
Secretary Of the Navy. The Secretary, how
ever, upon an examination Of the testimony,
decided that the action and verdict ofthe court
martial were disapproved for the good of the
service. In this decision the President con-
curred and Capt. Richie has been conse-
quently discharged from arrest and reinstated
in bis rank and position in the army-Sar.
SOMETHING OF FAAILY.-A correspondent
Of the Urbana TO- Citizen, writes from Bour.
bon County, KY, about a family as follows:
The old gentleman is native Of Maryland,
and is now in his 10th year; was brought to
the State Of Kentucky when quite young, and
has raised his family in the above county con-
sisting Of six sons and three daughters.
In the following table you have the height,
weight, and entire ages Of the whole family;
i Height, Weight
Father. % feet inches 200 pounds.
Mother. "a 2S5
i Thomas. .....6 230
James........6 2i5
1 Sarah. .......G los