M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-06-05

ent members Of the circle.
win any spirits called for appear and an
swerl'
'S-a.r-tain.'
is Cain present !
He happens to be- i
was the club with which he slew Abel,
hickory, or white ash, and what did he cut 1t
with
ayes, want neither. It was shoe-make
ball club, cut with butcher-knife. !
This important question settled, Cain stood
aside, and Belshazz6r was called.
DO you remember the feast when the
hand writing appeared on the wall !
Il make out to-
Were you-begging pardon, Sir-under
the influence Of intoxicating liquors that
evening
Drunk, gentlemen, as billed OWL
Drink Champagne or MonongOhelal !
Neither. Owing to the scarcity OF Log
wood, we went into the blackstrap and clear
rot-gut.
ANY OF the women tipsey?
They want anything else. reckon. Mrs.
Ballshazzar was timber like that in playing
'snp and ketch.em' she fell into the oyster
kettle and broke q turtle.shell comb all to
smash.
YVES il fright that made your knees smite
together?' ,,.,,,,,,
keep 'em from shifting together, nohow.
Was Cyrus one Of the b'loysP
We'll no great scratch. He took the ad'
vantage Of us when we were on bender. lie
was cold water fanatic, and an enemy to
the constitution
Are you in. favor Of the Maine law 2
Not by jug FULL
DO you gel anything to take where you
areP
Not drop, I've got a laundering hanAos'
ing after snilter.'
Help yourself to the cold water on the Ia
bic old boy.
60 to the devil with your cold water.'I
'ls Balaam present.
What do you want Of BalaamT
How old was the jackass OF his'nT
HE would have been four years old the
next general training
Are they any juckasses in your sphere,
Mr.. Balaam?'
No, you impudent puppies. The jackasses
are all no earth yet
This ill-natured insinuation was received
with enthusiastic raps by the spirits.
'ls the boss builder Of the Tower Of Babel
PRESENT. inquired one Of the company.
'He am
WAS the tower built Of brick, or stoneP
Brick
How many thousand Of brick was in th'
concerns?'
, AN almighty heap Of them you'd bette
believe
How much did they cost per thousandP
-Four dollars and half at the kiln
How many lrishmen did it take to carr!
> morter.'
Nine millions and rising
That's lie, know muttered H.
J A small rap on his sore shin under the Ia
, bic made him aware that the foreman oi Ba
J BILE was around.
The inquiries were continued.
What did the King say when came to ex
anime into the matter2'
Nix for stay
'0ne thing more, Mr.-Mr.-what's you
name?'
Smith; if you please.
| Well Mr., Smith, one thing more Was Il
true that Nebuchadnezzar was made to mix
clay on the sweep?
True and thunderin good OK he was too
He ground all the clay for the tower OF Ba
BEL
Did he have brass knobs on his hornsP
He hadn't homs-he was muly.'
WAS he "a
GO to thunder! I won't have anything
more to say to you.
WAS he short-hOrned Durham or De
von7'
No ans wered. The foreman Of the. .towe
Of Babel had evidently believing himsel
D puizzed, gone off in huff.
The circle continued its sitting, after H
had filled his pipe, and had spent lev
moments in the open air.
Noah was now called, and found to b
, present.
+ Were you commander of the craft calle'
the Ark2'
Il was
WAS there much OF shower about thos
dsysP
'ShoWer! why, my dear sir. it poured lik
blazes.'
What flag did you sail under-EngliSl
or Frenchf
Dutch.
who was the pilotP
Christopher Columbus
: How many animals had you on boardl'
Several hundred
ANY Know Nothiugs among them7'
Not one, they were all drowned.'
WAS it true that Belshazzar hailed 20
8 on life preseryer, and told you to 60
thunder with your old tub, and guessed ther
: wouldn't be a shower?'
He did
, why didn't you take him in7'
He was taken in few minutes after tho
all over
Had you any Of Barnum's FrsAn nihi
4 lators on board?'
Two or three hundred of them TO put on
!, candles at night.
One more question. Commodore Noah.
, what become OF the dove that went ou
and never retuinedF