Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-05-08

SOlilOquy Of a LOafer.

Let's see, where amI1 This is-coal
I'm laying on. How'd get here? Yes,
l mind now. Was coming up street-met
a wheelbarrow-wss drunk, comm 10th
er way, the wheelbarrow fell over me, or
l over the wheelbarrow, and one of US fell
into the cellar-don't know which now
guess it must ha' been me. I'm nice
young man, yes am-tight tore drunk
Well, l can't help it-'taint my fault
wonder whose fault it's? Is it Jones
fault? No. Is it my wite's fault F? Well III
amt. Is it the wheel-barrow's fault. No.
It's whisky's fault. Who is whisky? Has
he large family! All poor, l 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 it
for fear of hurting his feelings. I'll do it
now-I think liquors injurin' me-lts
spoilin' my temper.
Sometimes l 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. I'd come home o'eyenin's, she
used to put her arms round my neck and
kiss me, and call me her dear William.
When come 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, havins no fire, 'thout
lettin' the snow blow in that way" Yes,
she's Bets and I'm Bill now. ai'nt a
good bill, nuther; think I'm counterfeit,
won't pass tavern without goin' in and
gettin' drunk. Don't know wha. bank
I'm on. Last Saturday was on the riv-
er bank-drunk. -+ --' -s-
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 pock-
ct, out at the elbows and knees, and al
ways outrageously dirty-so Bets says;
but then she's no Judge, for she's never
clean herself | wonder why she doesn't
wear good clothes; may be she hasn't go'
'em; whose faults that faint mine
must be whisky's. 3 5-.-e e-.a 4 ed
Sometimes Pm in, however I'm intox
toxicated now, and in somebody's Goa
cellar. There's one principle I've got
won't get in debt; never could do it
There, one Of my coat tails is gone-go
tore of, expect, when l fell in here. II
have to get new suit soon. A fellow
! told ME t'other day, that I'd make goo'
sign for a paper mill. If he was not s.
big I'd kick him. Eve had this shirt Of
| for nine days, and I'm afraid it wont conn
off without tearin.' People ought to res
pect me more'n they do, for lm in hol
orders. amt a dandy, though my clothe
are pretty near Greasein style. l guess
I; tore this window shutter in my pants 10th
' er night, when / sat down on the wax i
Ben Riggs shop; I'll have to get it mend
$ ed, or I'll catch cold. Iain't very stout
: as it is.. As the boys say I'm fat as
: match and as healthy as the small po,
!. Nv best hat has been standing guard to
9 window pane that went out tother morn
! ing at the invitation of brickbat. 1t
. gettin' cold down here; wonder if ain
Il able to climb. If | had drink | coul
$ think better. Let's see; | amt got thre
cents; if was in a tavern Icould spong
q one. Whenever anybody treats and say
! '.come fellers,'' always think my name
I "fellers,'' ? and I've got too good manners
> refuse. Well, / must leave this, or the
| will arrest me for an attempt at burglar
Il | aint come to that yet. Any how it WI
the wheelbafrow did the harm-not me
Isl t srEr ~~cr~c->0s--~>~~--~- * s] g
i The Missing Steamship Pacifc.-
ri Lloyd's List, of March %, has the folio,
J. ing; ,, = =, ),
of DARTMOUTH, March 2l.--The Castll
4. Maid, Hurrell, from Cadiz, for Harb
of Breton, Newfoundland, has put in here
It day, had lost bulwarks, boats, caboos
sr and received other considerable damag
p in lat. A N. lon. 40 W., and saw qua
IS tity Of wreck in the ice, doors, bulwari
~ &c. Aq.. ...x ......- E,f
II is guggested that the wreck seen
ia the Castilian Maid was that of the unft
> 4 tunate Pacific.
OF F t CONGRATULATIONS ss7s -
d o. It no more reflects stain upon
n Christian creed that some Of its professt
n are bad men than upon the laws OF
n. nation that they are incapable of who
III sradicating crime. A creed may be U
'e, impeachably pure, and yet williams m
adopt that creed as clock for designs
sr. the most unhallowed character; but Il
fact can never be recognized as a Just