The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-03-14

WIN N'. ~ NuIi''t-- WIN HlI.
Col. Green his card"walk up;' aud so on
until some six or eight distinguished persons
were walked to Don Caesars private parlor
and pretty soon the silver necks were brough,
mp, corks were popping, glasses were clinking
jests ana laughter rose above the wine and
cigars, and Don Caesar was putting his friend,
through in the most approved style!
Time flew, MS itsalwavs does Capt Jones
gave the party n bit Of n salt water song, Dr..
Brown pitched in sentiment while Colonel
Green aud Lieutenant Smith talked largely of
the "last session." what their friend Benton
shd to Webster, and Webster to Benton, and
what Bill Allen said to 'cm both. And Miss
CorSica, the French Minister'S daughter, what
she had privately intimated to Lieutenant
Smith IN regard 10 American ladies'. and what
the Hon. so and so offered to do and sav for
Colonel Green. and SO and so and so and so.
Still the corks popped and the glasses iing.
'h. and the merry Jest, and the lnngh iocnnd
and the rich sentiment, and richer fumes of the
cigars filled the room.
Don Ceslr kept on hnrrying up the wine
and rs each bottle was unrorkcd. he assured
III" srrvants-"All right: If it mint all right
~eW mite u m rigb IN Me morning!"
.'' - i''h i'I>bI 'II'' IlN DtH TkFTH IflplltlS
went il. until some two dozen bottles Of Srhrci.
der, Hook and Sherry had dccnnted. and the
whole entire party were getting rs merry rs
~rigs. aud 50 noisy and rip-roarious that the
clerk of the institution came up. and standing
ontsdr of the door, sent n servant TO Don
Cesar, TO politely request thnt gpn'cmnn TO
step ont into the hall one moment
WHATS fhat?' says the Don: 'spenk ond,
~" got n bnzz'ng in my ears, anI can't hear
whiSnnrs"
Mr.. Torrnkins. sir, the clerk Of the house.
sr.' replies the servant in sharp KEY
VOL, what the deuce Of Tonpkins- -hir-
what does ho---lir--d0rS he want2 I'll
HE toll him ifS--hir--rll rirlt. or wen N ke
il all ri@ht--hic-m Mr. moraing"
Mr.. TompknS then took tic liberty or sfcp
pmg inside, nnl slipping up to Don rms"r
assured him that himself aud friends werr !,
Ft'ic foo mcrry Tut Don Caesar assured Tomp
kns--
ITS all-hic--right, mi boy. nll--hc-
right: these -hic--are III een'iemea.
--hir--pcrsonal frionAs--hic--nnl it'S ~
r'rht--hir--all perfectly --hic--rirlIt. or wen
make II all right in the morning
That we 40 not qcrst;on. SIR" SAYS The
clerk. "hut there nrr many persons in the
adjoining rooms whom yon'll disturb. sir;
speak for the credit of the house"
"O--hic--rcrtuiuly certainly. mi hoy: I'll
--hic--lll speak to the g"nrl'm"n.' says the
Don, rising in his chair. and assuming Il v,,rv
solemn grnvrncsS, peculiar to men in the fifth
stage of lbltion deep; "Gontlcmcn--hic-
gentle men, I'm requested 10 nt"--hc--that
-hic--n very setions piece Of intelligence
hr has m't my ear This grnthe-mall- --hir-
says somebody, dead IN the nrXt--h -hr--room +"
"No At oll, sir; did not say that, SIR
says the clerk.
'Bng--hr-you pardon, SIR HE Its all
right; if il nnt MI right, I'll make it--hc--
M rigM IN tAc mDrning, Gentlemen. let',-
hir--nS all adjourn; lets change the srr--hir
--uo, call Il eoarli--hc--som"body lets take
y rdc--hic--and return and 90 to -hir--our
pions--hic--rest"
Having delivered this or,lor aud cyhorta
ton, Don C1sir arose on his pins, and mar
Slm'ling his party, after a general swap Of hats
lll around, in which trade big heads got small.
rSt hats, and small heads got largest hats II,
aid of the staircase and the servants they al
got to the street, and Im,berng into Il large
hack they started off on n midnight airing.
noisy and rip-rolriouS as 50 many sailors on
inrl cIni>r, The last words uttered hy Doa
Caesar, there, aS the coach drove of, were:
al FIGHT hr-m boy, i it amt, meW
m"le ii ri HgM IN Mc morHing"
'l"S thai we NII" says the hnLlIorl,
"and # don'l stick you into bill of costs
IN ibe m0rniag rot ne. ionl have II nice
time he confined, cont eoronsng till day
light; lucky l'7e got his wallet in the fire.
proof, the .ark.,SS woull ha robbed before he
got bnrk, 0nI |d ioSc my hill"
Don CTSnr did not return to make good his
promise in ihe motuing and SO the landlord
cook the liberty Of investigating the wallet
deposited for safe keeping in the iro.proof of
the Office by the Don; and 10. and behold. il
contained old checks, nnreceiptel bills, and II
few samples Of Brandon bank notes, with this
emphatic remark: -"All right if it amt all
eight, WE'LL MAKE IT ALL RIGHT IN THE MORN
lNG,'
The honest man WHO marrleS and brings ul
IL large family does more service than he who
continues single and only talks Of population.
The days of conrtship are the happest of
our existence.
Prudence is too often the only virtue left