Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-28

The reporter Of the San Francisco
News furnishes that paper with the follow.
ing report Of a speech made by Cali
fOrnia aucti0neer:
Ladies aud gentlemen. now have the
honor Of putting up fine pocket banker.
chief; yard vide, yard long, and al
most yard thick; one half cotton, and
t'other half cotton too beautifully printed
with srars and stripes on one side and
stripes and stars on t'other. 1t will wipe
dust from the eyes so completely as to be
death TO demagognes, and make politics as
bad business as printing papers. Its
great length, breadth, and thickness, to-
grther with its dark color, will enable il
to hide dirt and not need washing. Going
1t one dollar !-seventy. five cents fifty
cents 9-twenty-five cents !-one bit I'll
Nobody wants it!-Oh thank you sir
!" Next, gentlene. the ladies' won't
be permitted to bid on this ARTICLES a
real simon.pure tempered, highly polished.
keen.edged, Sheffield razor, bran spankin
new; never opened before to sunlight,
moonlight, starlight, daylight, or gas light ;
sharp enough to shave lawyer, or cut q
disagreeabls acquaintance, or poor rela-
ton handle Of buck.horn, with all the
rivets but the two At the ends, Of pure
gold. Who will give two dollars! Why,
ye long bearded, dirty faced reprobates,
with not room enough on your phizzes for
10 Chinese woman to kiss, I'm offering you
a bargain 1t haiti . dollar! Well, ! will
throw in the strop At half dollar!-
razor and rstrop-a recent patent; two
rubs upon It will sharpen the city attorney !;
all for four bits; and piece Of soap
sweeter than roses, lather better than a
schoolmaster, and strong enough to wash
out all the stains from = California politi-
clans coascience. Ill for four bits Why.
you, have only to put the razor s,rop and
soaP' under your pillow At night to wake
up in the morning clean shaved. Won't
asybody give two bits, then, for the lot I
knew would sell 'em. .ss 5sdf hi
Next, ladies and gentlemen, | offer
three pairs socks, hose. stockings, or half
hose, just ~ you're mind 70 call them,
knit by machiae made on purpose, out Of
cotton. n.wool. The man who buys these
will be enabled to walk till he gets tired !;
and provided his boon arc high enough,
needn't have any colns; the legs are rs
long ~ bills against the cooperation, and
as thick - the heads Of the lmembers Of
the Legislature. Who wants them at one
half 4 dollar! Thankee, madam, the
money. s..iss ets se eass.aaoa aaF .
Next, / offer you pair Of boots; or.
dered expressly 6r San Francisco, heels
high enough to raise = man up to the
HeadIey grades, aud nails to insure againet
being carried over by landslide; legs
wide enoagh b 70 carry two rcvolvers and q
bowie knife, and the upPers Of the very
bea horse leather. A man in these boots
can move about - easy as the State Cap
itol 81 Who says twenty dollars! All the
tax payers ought 10 buy . pair 70 kick the
Legislature with !; and they will be found
Of assissance in kicking tho bocket espe.
CHILLY i somebody should kick at being
kicked Tes dollars for legs, uppers and
soles! while souls. and miserable souls at
that. are briasing twenty thossand dollsss
u Sacramenl0. Ten, dsllafs Goae at
ten dollars. nAalfngF is sa.' .sd3HEois
- Nest is someshing that .you, ought to
have. gentlsmea, lot Of good gallowses
l--semetimas called srpeaders- / know
that some Of you will, after = while, be
furnished al the States expense. but YOU
icas'ts tell which ose, % buy ~'Ass they Re
cheaps AL that dsssrvs hanging are not
| supplied With aealiews; Il %, thers would
bo .aobody b mako laws, condemn icrimi-
nala, Or hang cs,apsits. sala . new elec.
lios.o4 Made e pure esln-slastie- -stutch
IKE Q judge's cosseieaee, 1andglasi d slong
as California Office holder will aeal ;
buckles &c pssee iron, sand warraaled 10
/ hold % tight that no mass vito eaa7 rob
himeof ihs broechss $ are. n short, q
good . perece, ~ sf5eeanal, as bosa 6de
] . - sedinencs against Chinese shops
\ %, Dsl5unt sareea.d Gose aat twenty-five
.|esats.''s giisias4ss sIisa tsls 10 s7ils
a YAxxxs TALxIvc L1enrrIse.--Aa
] engine on = Wesser. sailroad broke down
i lhst week q sieht il The midst Of = saos
lsterm, A telegraph eeerater N esef q
! |ihe. ears, named S,Agrr. (of course Yan-
hes hsasing ths cause, Of de dsteetioa'
4 rot out and takiag dovag ~ naia virs
j Ifpns The pole sloegeide ihs sFack, sese IT.
[attaeked snail brass wises T. the two s1ds,
Il = doi1ed tke .distreas ef his train 70 the