Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-10-08
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From the Cincinnati Commercial.
The Pursuit of Pleasure Under
difficulties. r
The following is copied from memo
random book found in the vicinity of one
of our railroad stations. The writer,
though evidently considerable pumpkins
in his own town, seems to have found Gin
cinnati, in Fair time, huckelberry above
his persimmons. - sss.tse
Wednesday noon-Arrived in Cincin-
matt, dusty and uncomfortable generally.
Knew that the hotels would be all crowd
ed to -sufocation, so determined to go to
some nice quiet boarding house, where l
could have room all to myself Succeed
ed in finding one in central location-de-
posted my carpet sack, and paid a weeks
board in advance. Spent the afternoon in
seeing the town. In the evening went to
see Madame Macalister-very pleasing per-
formance. Took strooll about town
again. Hotels all turning people away
Went to my room. Took off my coat and
vest, put on my slippers, and smoked three
or four cigars, meanwhile congratulasing
myself on my forethought in securing
room to myself, and plying the poor dew.
lis at the hotels, who had to lie about on
floors miscellaneously. Went to bed
rather iard bed, but prefer hard beds in
warm weather. Presently 1 felt a singu-
lar sensation another. Directly it
seemed as if about two million leeches had
hold of me. Got alarmed, struck light
and-well there aoas 'sight-old grey
headed bugs-little bugs, scarcely discern
able to the naked eye-bugs of all ages
and sizes. Left the bed, took the carpet
sack for pillow, and tried the floor. 1t
was jumping out Of the frying pan into the
fire. There were bugs on the floor-bugs
on the wall-bugs everywhere. Got up
and commenced slaughtering them, in
which occupation was engaged, at inter
walls of about fifteen minutes, for the re-
mainder of the night. Never while mem
DRY holds her seat, viii the recollection of
that fearful night be obliterated. Those
bugs, for ferocity, agility and sagacity, sur
passed anything l ever saw or heard Of
l was under the impression that this spe-
cies of insect crawled. These would run,
trot, pace, canter and jump. The indus
trious feas were nothing to them. When
they saw you coming for them they would
jump off the bed, run across the room,
climb the wall, and, welk the ceiling, and
drop plump on the bed again. chased
one big one up the wall, and, just as 1 was
going to hit him with my slipper, he actn-
ally turned a complete back somerset over
my head, and gave me the slip entirely
About half past five exhausted nature gave
way, and l fell into state of insensibility
which continued about two hours, with an
indistinct idea running through my mind
that I was a Siamese criminal, daubed
over with honey, and tied up to tree for
the wasps to amuse themselves with.
Thursday Morning.-Dressed myself,
took my carpet sack, and passed down
stairs met the proprietor of the quiet place,
and told him he had very nice house
but l thought weuldn't stay any longer.
He got indignant, and wanted to charge
me another weeks board for leaving with
out notice. Gave him my blessing back
wards, and left; got bath, and chang
ed my underclothes. Commenced search
for a room in a hotel; finally succeed
ed in engaging rocking chair, and
blessed my stars at my good fortune
Went down to the river and looked at the
boats; engaged buggy and a pair to
drive to the Fair grounds in the afternoon,
dinned, or tried to; succeeded in getting
a scrag of nation and cold potato
Ordered bottle of Mumm's imperial, and
Just as was tasting my first glass, diseov-
cred that my neighbor opposite, big foot
ed, broad shouldered individual, had reach
ed over and appropriated the bottle, and
had generously disposed of its contents
between himself and half dozen strap
ping damsels, all Of whom, by singular
coincidence, had very red hair. Felt some
what vexed, but concluded to make the
best of bad thing, so l very politely
drank the girls healths. Big fellow want
ed to fight me for speaking to his sisters
without an introduction: Come to the con-
clusion that he was whole team Of eti-
queHe.
Drove to the Fair ground. On the road
was a one horse wagon with twelve pas
sengers. On the back seat was an inebri-
ated Hibernian lady with baby. AS l
was coming up with thep she managed to
drop her baby in the road just before me;
/ had not time to haul up, but by dexterous
refining succeeded in "straddling" the infant
of Erin without injury to the brat, and
passed the wagon in the midst of volley
of maledictions from the infuriated Celts
for drumming over the chilt." Investigated
the fair-great institution-fine horses
splendid cattIe-beautiful women, and all
that sort of thing. Visited Power Hall,
where I saw several smart youths trying
how near they could hold their hands to
the machinery without getting caught
Waited sometime in hopes Of seeing one
them drawn in and come out in the shape
OF laths, slabs, cob msal, or something of
the sort, but WAS disappointed. Passing
out OF the gate, very pretty lady with a