The North-Carolinian., 1857-04-25
VOLUME xIx-NO. CAT.
North CAROLINfAN.
F1YETTEfILIE u. e.,



Loafer soliloquiseth:--Le see; where afa I!
This is coalI'm laying How'd git herss
(rcnrcts) euss t.-;.-dv-naw Was coming tts
met a wheei,arrow, fell over rcc,, cr stasfsiF
over the wheel-barrow-aiid oae On US fell i,t
the cellar; don't mind which now-ruess ie mpst
been me. l am nice man, hic. I nm .ore,
tght shot, drunkl Well can't help It: taint
my 'aulfi wonder whose fault It's. Is it Jones
iant! No. Is it my wifes fault-'tis Moo.
It's the wheel-barrow's fault! Has he large
family! Got many relations! All poor I
reckon! l think l won't own him anv moro
I'll cut his arquaintance-Ive had that no.
ton abont ten yeats aid always hated to do it
for fear of hur.in' his feelings-I'll do it now
think. Liquor is njnrin' me. It's spoilin'
my temper. Sometimes get mad, when I'm
drunk, and abuse Bctz and the brats-it used
to be Lizzie and the chiIdrcn-thats some time
ago; cal Just mind when I used to come ov
evenins and she used to put her arms round my
neck and kiss and call me her dear William.
When come home now she takes her pipe
out Of her mouth and puts her hair out Of her
eyes and looks at me and says somethin' like
Bill, you drunken brittle! shnt the door after
you: we're cold enough, havin' fire, 'thout
lettin the blow in that way. Yes she's
Betz and Im Bill now, 'aint n good Bill
nuther-think l am counterfeit; won't pass
tavern 'thout goin in and gettn drink. Don't
know what Bank Pm on-shoudnt wonder if
was on wild cat bank-the Atanta-Bank of
MlIedgeville, Merchants Bank of Macon-f
feel rather wd-last Sunday l was on the
river bank drunk
l stay pretty late now, sometimes I'm out ell
night fact is Pm out pretty Nuch all over
out Of friends ont Of pocket-out at the elbow
and knees, and always outrageously dirty,
Betz says--but then she's judge, for she's
never clean herself l wonder why she dvn't
wear good cothes--may be she hasn't got 'en7
whose faults thata Taint mine-it must be
whiskey's Sometimes Pm in, however: I'm
intoxicated now, and in somebody's coal cellar.
There's one good princ pie Ive eot-1 won't
90 in debt; never could do it, There one of
my coat tails is gOne--g0t tore elf l spect
when fell down hefe=-Iil have to get new
suit soon. A fellow told me The other day I'd
make good sign for paper mil, If lie wasn't
30 big I'd licked him. I've had this shirt on
for nine days, an d Pm afraid ii Won't come of
'thout tarn. People ought to respect me mors
than they do, for Pm in holey orders l amt
greaseian style. guess l tore this window
shutter in my pants, behind, the other night,
when sat dowt on the in Ben Strugg's
shop. I'll have to get it memded mp or 1'll
| catch cod--I amt very stout as it is, though
Pm so full in the face,-as the boys say Pm
bout as fat as a match and as healthy as the
small pox. My best hat standin' guard for
winder paine that went out the otter mornin'
at the invitation of a brick bat. It's getten'
cold down here wonder how Pli get out--I
ant able to climb. If had drink l could
think better--let's see; h"int 10 :h:ee cents
wish | was in tavern, l could sponge one.
When anybody treats, and says come up fcl-
lers,' always think my names fellers, and Nv
got too good manners to refuse. Well, must
leave this. or they'll arrest me for an attempt
at burgIary--f amt come to that yet, anyhow.
II was the wheel barrow done the harm, and
not me.