Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-02-22

TO think that the supply OF mules, COWS ana donKeys
was almost exhausted in the service of the D. @ rs,
he might have rendered his own services in the dom
key line-no doubt he was eminently qualified. The
fellow evidently got mad because nobody would
treat him, and he TOO stingy to go on frolc Oh
his own hook Who rode the William Goat =?
We have known, and we know now some exceed
ingly clever gentlemen haing from Vermont, and
we have known others totally different. Of course,
Forestc'' belongs TO the latter category:-
Correspondence of the Vermont State Banner.
GIimpses by the Wayside.---No. 80.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec 25th 1855
CHRISTMAS IN NORTH CARoLINA.-The mere words
convey to you unless, perchance, you have had the
misery of ending Christmas here) but lily the state
of affairs on thatfmemorable day. 1t conveys but
poorly to you the noise. drunkenness, rioting and
mixed with many whites, all fighting. yelling,
screaming drinking, and getting drunk-dogs yell
ing, bells ringing, together with copious showers of
rain, and then all combined, gives stranger an
insight to pandeminium so far that am positive that
correct ideas of its locality can easily be arrived at
large maj ory of the merrment if so it may be
called, is occasoned by too frequent indug ence in
liquid usually drank here, labelled whiskey, which
is the Greek for arsenic in fact, it is of the
principal productions of the country, turpenne and
rosn being the balance. 1t is practice, usually put
in operation here, of celebrating Christmas by the
parade of what they term Russian Cavalry composed
of about two hundred persons, dressed in fancy
dresses in all the oddities that as many brains could
suggest; all superbly mounted on horses, COWS and
mules. and now and then one on Billy Goat, going
it with the rest. should say they had pressed into
service all the horses, mules and cows-good bad
and indferen-the Town afforded, to make the suffi
cient number The advance guard passed up the
street about nine this morning. The main body did
not appear until about twelve at and just such
another crew OF Enthusiastically dressed beings never
had the pleasure If beholding, nor do ever expect
TO witness the like again. The nearest approach I
ever saw, was IN your town, about year ago, the
10th day oil August, which you celebrate in CONNIE
moraon of The Battle of Bennington. | believe
you gave them the that greets the ears of
all Jewry, the g Il. A. Us" Those who witnessed
that can form some idea of the foolish and ridiculous
appearance here. Why Christmas day, from all 9th
in the calendar, should be selected fo such pur-
poses entirely inappropriate, have yet to learn,
and which fear | shall remain ignorant of, as one
of the first of Yankee traits that of asking questions
have not got and, if possessor of it in full, fear
could tell you no truthfully, for the reason
that most of the inhabitants have fertile brains and
the truthful side of question answered is much the
smallest part. | saw this afternoon small deach-
ment OF the main army, mounted COWS, escorted
by about one-half the number on noises, who were
most numerically belaboring the poor COWS to get
up quickstep. They, evidently not partakng so
fully in the spirit of the occasion their riders were
not disposed to go faster than slow walk One of
ed at a small mud pool took the mule in his arms,
carried him safe to the other side, put him down,
got astride again and deliberately rode away 10 the
amusement of all who witnessed the freak
'One character amused me much. A negro boy
masked and dressed to represent clown, with about
twenty five thirty half dressed shouting little ne
groes at his heels, presented himself in front of the
dwellings, IN the street, commencing sort of panto-
mimic dance-which would be continued as long as
the supply of pennies held out The chorus in the
nd I'd hor.
ing him, and whose words and music were impromp-
III, and tru y aughable. | could distinguish but
VOID or twO-no one but negro could invent or ap-
preciate. During this week every excitement pos
sess the save-there stock of pocket money is free
ly used tor Chinese crackers, marbles. and toys of
every description and nearly all of their leisure mo-
ments for two months previous 10 this time is en-
poyed for this, their only holiday in which they
are at liberty to do pretty much they please and
at least fancy themselves tree-free to eat, to drink
get drunk married, and DO pretty much as their
fancy leads them.
Passing the market house this afternoon | observ-
ed several mischlevous boys placing package of
Chinese crackers in a very interesting, though not
comfortable, portion of old darkies pants, as he
sat summing himself on box. 1t seems the old CEN
tenIon had become an heir TO large estate in the
way OF pants-hey fitted him altogether too much
about the wast-being where the suspenders were
attached, behind splendid opening for a bunch of
hre crackers, the boys were not moment in arrang
the terrible explosion about to take place. was time
ly looking at the preparations. The first pop did
not start daddy much: but the next Instant there
was terrible explosion. Heavens, what a yell he
gave, and bounded away up the street at railroad
speed, with fire flying and crackers swapping. AS
he turned the of the street, an enclosure in
his pants was plainly visible, that resembled mini
AZURE Sevastopo, after bombardment by the Allies.
would recommend to the old daddy, (as old male
negroes called here) the use of Perry Davis
Pain Killer" and which have doubt he has had
to use long this.
Wilmington is dali hoe, (sand hole it is termed
here, of eight nine thousand Inhabitants 1t is
only market for the sale of turpentne rosn whis-
key and hard pine.
Passing by railroad to South Carolina, very little
meets your vision except the tall pines, starlight
pines, little pines, big pines, and pines. am off to
Charlestown tomorrow. FoREsTIC
HE BRITISH PRESS ON THE CENTRAL AMERICAN
QUEsTIoN.-The London Times, speaking of the diff
hculty between the United States and Great Britain,
In regard TO the Genital American question, says:
Let US frankly give up our questionable right to
the Mosquito protectorate and the island Of Ruaan,
and by way of delivering ourselves of the whole
embarrassment at once and forever throw the worth.
less settlement of Belize into the bargain In return
let US call upon the American government not only
TO observe It's portion of the treaty, in respect Of
which we have hitherto had nothing to complain
but also TO root out the gang of pirates and murder
ers who have taken forcbc possession of the State
of Nicaragua, and hold it in defiance OF the will of