The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-01-29
About Town.
No. 1S.

Once more to earth. Went up in a
balloon a day or two ago, took several
scended and made our last ascension.
We will wager our last red, that oar AERIAL
voyages have ended. All fools are not
yet among the defnnct. We are forced
to this Inference from the fact that our
articles tho plainly written, have really
been misconstrued by that knowing por-
ton of the community the know nothings.
Jests and ocular remarks of truthful
character, which strike home, are by
them construed as a home-thrush to
themselves. And why is this7 Should
we in our About Town casually remark
that we on yesterday met Mr.. So and So
with black hair. Mr.. Smith, Brown, or
Jones, who happens to have hair Of that
color, k,aows-w would SWEAR, that the de-
scription was intended for him and him
only No one else of course, has black
hair. The world (earth) still continues
to turn upon its axis, nevertheless. All
honey's!
We wish it to be remembered that
what sce say in this column we mean,
and what is of equal Importance to the
reading public, what we mean we say,
,oiAo,tt fear, or .tavor. We leave, of
course, the proper Interpretation Of our ar
ticles to the good sense of our kind read
ers. Those who may take exceptions are
not to be classed in that category of ia
vored ones. We feel amiable towards all,
but intend to defend our rights at all
times and at all hazards.
Went a Bodybuilding, as they term it,
in the Northern States. Got one Of Web
ber's one-horse teams and started the
Show. Horse sspunky' and fast; team
new; enquired into the harness all good.
Bolted. Got on the Princess Anne road:
| tplank) overlook an OK CART passed it
rapidly; the driver amazed thought we
were not going quite fast enough touch
ed the 'critter' up with the whip asked
| pod to hold whip while we held horse :;
quoted down the animal overlook milk
cart coming to town passed it very rap
idly; horse going at 2.39 speed; beat a
bug who was doing his best in 2.4O time.
Held up. Took glass of water, lighted
our cigars and went off like flash of
lightning.
Came into town slowly, to make Web
Der believe that we hadn't driven out of
walk the whole morning. Passed down
such streets that we knew We're being
promenaded by ladies of our acquaintance.
Didn't recognize a living angel Too bad.
Dashed up to the stable in a blaze of
glory.
Met man on the street who compli-
mented us highly. Said our articles were
not worth reading. No talent in them.
Didn't think it possible that we would
condescend to such 'prattle'. Asked him
if he could change water into wine or ex-
tract milk from stone. Said no. Then
it were useless to attempt to make us wise.
Saw the man afterwards trying to make
boy with the Day Book for sale, tell
him whether or not there was any
thing under the heading of About
Town and if SO he wanted a copy. Boy
stubborn. Man growled and passed on.
Began to suspect that he who knows
the most in his own opinion, knows the
least, and should be branded as a.
Arose early surprised on awakening to
! find ourself alive. After breakfast Wen
ded our way to the office where we found
our devil kindling a fire with three COL
umns Of editorial matter, the entire labor
Of the day previous. This was too much,
to see the eifusion of our mighty brain,
thus so recklessly destroyed, and in our
desperation we upset the stove, knocked
a form ofthe Day Book into pi, threw
the poker down stairs, took the devil by
the back of the neck and soused his head
into the ink keg, and left the Office with
our blood up to the billing point, wonder
ing if Job was still alive.
Cooled off at Reuben's by imbibing a
ass Of his temperance nectar