The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-06
Per Ne 0sSssts.
- TonrEsusvsLIs. Jan. u. 1e57.

M AN030of 0ecuUenec 49,
some uessure, disturesd The equilibrium
our usually quiet ,own. Raising tsrssrs
~ the seed. isa great business he'e 10
comp k.nsvilic. and there il - large number
{ men ard boys ~hese only hssisess y
licking ~,ara sp seed" ~ they call i. aud
sAsa ihe pickias season comes w. there =
area, scratching Tor situations. and soas
,f their msnGSvres Tor this obi ct excite
rood deal Of mernMent amoag the lockers
N. They have always been rosgh lovk.
aa set of customers, and somebody long
Gxo applied to them the mol very di.ni6sd
meme Of .Scallowass," which th.y have
ever siace bHne.
Their food is ts,aaps. they drink from
tsrrap with the inside scooped .o'. they
dep on ts,ssp tops, they k"o~ h,,le else
beside tsr.sps. aud some say they are near
u all txrasp ia proof Of which assertions
maay funny stories are told u them. O.c
10 that stranger ,aeenng one OF them,
asked him ~hat his principles we're (meaa-
inr his politics Not knowing the meaning
Of the words. and lhinkiag |, had some refer
snce TO his living, he replied "mess'y tsss
sps.r Another story is told Of one VI them.
sho sometimes took something little
stronger than ssrasps. Oae day. having
traded peck Of the aforesaid We getables Tor
q teaeup toll OF ~hsky, he drank il and
taen attempted to go homo. but. bscosaing
oblls,ous with regard to the direction "
TIA, place. he lay down BY the roadside 10
take his bearing; sooa az Old OK cane
Along. who, though NO, a mea.bsr Of The
craI, ws. Is grsAta hover VI tassxps as any
ot shsn. and, tsking him fsr big ts-ssS'
fell to. and, had no, ,h. poor fellows cries
brought assistsacs, wosld have d vosred
him alives
Some time siace, sssersl Of tho aaore
promisent "lickers' cslie- = meeting i.r
se purpose Of sor.ainy .o:. &. 10 promote
the interests OF the prot, ssion generally.
The rsles and regulations we're all agreed
up "a, but SINE seussion tosk place ~ith
regard 10 Tie name of tie sociriy.- -
One remarked ihn, g IN y hal = long
time been called scallo~sg., ard s~,rs
best kn,~n BY that name, hey had b tor
rake the name sf The .Scaliowaguph cal
Sdcx-togeilsr.." An 'her ,aousLt The "ia-
de pendent order VI sai,si Seal ssg.; .
Letter = VI a Nag Sho wa. pressus -
. spectator, proposed the Phiio 1urn.xpic
q cisty;n ,hs nAas plea ID thea. aud vss
adopted.
Noe ias.a.f Ateaiba.d l. oas .: the lar
pes, iaraip vsuwsrs 10 the pisee. And hes
> regular SCI Of G 81 txss Pieters. Who IA
rot ssi.as To the ''s.eiesy, although INF
have been isspy tiers laeurtsnsa 70 jssa.
Casis ArSAy gis-s bis aea sood faad- oil
kind. OF vegetables. I~'f once . day. and
ea Gunas. q choice bit uf boiled Eatton'
sad they are dispos-d ,o "!ss well enough
alone" During Tie last "picking seasoI'
there were quite a ruperabandsnee vi hand,
and many ofshese fellows bad nothing 10 do
| aad, Us 1.-The d vii iindc sotne mischief still
f,r idle Aants to d." they tried to make
disturbance betw--b urele Archy and hi,
l.picktr.," impeiied no doubt BY envy -
their isse. and some day, ~ Tie .xpre,s'
ton that filthy eosld sc, ,be old gentlrma.
toto The arsanxemrnt a;..rh thry adj. d .
| men wss.d Dare up sna i~s.r, and III, ,
w. Md ssasd q eaanes u { their .i,u.t :
They ~, ~ hs, lacy called al .n.isorn.
bill Of fare aud eh ,,e es'lan.iller l. ~st
on uncle Archy 10 zee il he " uil aiupt il
The following are Inc fales:-Fa svrr.
one sha can pick ten I'll. isehsps OF &.
iaras I; for every ane WIN pickr tsene 4.
Ftiease.d israxps ~i,h sal, and siregsr
pa q thaps ta.iA fxrsaps siAs. The cssntlit
tee eslis d sId stated their basnrss. but un
Gle A,rhy very Gu ,.ls in.ora.ed them that a.
preferred to mansg, a,sasu sHa.rs hisns
thai he sss glsins his men .nuea setter lar
ihsa ;hey proposed, ani ,nust dec ias cate,
ing into lhc arrangement. They thea lri.
20 ismpsr ~lsh his "pieksn." bot ns.iirl
Aith no better success. they retired IN
great rage. aud % led : cSnsrntisa 81 once
IL. rxFss.s their ind gssli.n. Tbs eYassu
thu Iast. . summiit-e xas chIssa ~ Ora
Resolutions. aud .arechss ~~ss W4Js. Sc
The lon Ut the CONVENTION WA tall gsl nt
iopkiag fellow With = ia'aaf Eoss aud
kind vi srky exbressI1" " coantenanc-, he
| made most eloquent spe ch, u ed man,
| Latin phrss. . and quotations ircm Shake
spesre, ah.eh hal . tremendous effect, .,
hot ons OF his hearers knew tae me ming o
sord Vi thr,a, AMI some say II did not. b.
lcca.ionally tosk . iaouthfal from large
IL n.p .hish lay 90 a barrel beside him
void: "E piur,bss unun-noa coupos
% aii.-scslio~asSh 81 (ate) turnxebus
csd nua 49, inc sat dows mid tempest VI
applause. and look snail tvssxp issa. hi.
s-.t p,ekei, and ale il with The air VI N %
ssi! satisfied with hi nssif. Just then. Ii,
comm'ttss Oh Resolutions cane 10 and ,hs
tssslui,sas we're rssd, Here they are,
"Wkefsas. unsir Arohy psrsis.s In 3.a
ssing his o~n aifairs. and Ia Oom polling hi.
haas. 10 eel animal J0Od. ~Lsn svs,yboa,
Knows uss.iits dit ia more wholesome
sad. whereas. his pioksrs utterly refuse 70
sin our society and aid Us in e.tsLlisLlap
sn anyo'm BIZ Of Joes.
Resolved. Tha, We don't like uncle Ar.
cay. and wouldn't work for him il We had ,
ehsnes.
Resolved. That we will ssrs ~ our a.ss,
q BIS .plckess" aud y snt spssk to them,
Resolved. That isr4aSs /, the s.sF u
liz"
htss l.ss srts passed, The sion.
Slowed ibst ~ars I'LL. psavsatiya s.i.afs II
"-.4a'a i'sIss st,s u ihs." sad Ailss sias,ax
fSl!i sf'.s ssl sAs fpp. sosasiaiss sasa 1
s.,a W !ha aIfvtip1 sds.asaoa ~i,h ihs. e
hsefs ~ he .sit;.iu. spia s.crst," sra
TIRE" gtasHs fof uncle Arsay
Blu. s."e If 81 que of,ha nseslio - :.
"t" had been standing fat long u,I sit,.
ia sDi n'sy distance oi uuelr Ar1ay,. coo1.
thg room, alter iasking seyet.t i,vyhu,tou
round the p "n.s-, ~sr.. time getting
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