Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-03
MISCELLA AN EOUS.
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MIR. QUATTLEBAUM, HEELDER

MIR. QUATTLEBAUM, THE ELDER,
Furnishes has Son for Writing to Uncle Josh !.
VisitsG Layer Bier Saloon and Finds Him
self Discovered an a oery Mysterious Aan-
ner, Retieres an Orphan and Is Himself
Retieped, and in for a Little Legal Amuse-
naent. @h 4."& ..'+ "'H5
New York, March %, 1853.
WELL, MR. AMERICAN: have been at least
four, and-twenty hours under the displeasure
Of my good and kind Pap. When wrote to
you my two last letters, thought the AMER
IcAN only went South, but / find that we are
the observed of all observers. As an illustra-
tion: the other evening, the Governor and my
self strolled into Lager Bier Saloon in Will
liamstreet. Immediately, the proprietor handed
us two glasses Of "vite beir;" and when Pap
put his hand into his pocket to pay, the polite
gentleman made us profound bow, and at the
same time handing US the AMERICAN, remarked !:
Dat de Quattlebaums' vas always Welcome" {"
You should have seen the old gentleman's
face-how he smiled; and turning around to
me, he remarked, in the most dgnifed man
ner:, ,,t g.F
"Bllly, put that paper in your pocket. We
will read it at our leisure. always told you
the Quattlebaum's had a name that you should
be proud to own" .r...., ,...... .r.....
wish had left the confounded thing in the
Lager Bier Saloon, for Pap's tune was changed
the moment he read the letter. He remarked,
ifit had been publised in that miserable penny
paper the "Star," it would have been of no
consequences; or the Union or even the
Herald" as those papers were not much but
to be held up to ridicule in such respectable
paper as the g American" was too bad But
he said he felt some satisfaction in knowing
that he was noticed in sheet that had respect
ability next 10 the " "Intelligencer" but he ta6oed
me twenty -four hours; and said must not
write any more letters to Uncle Josh. So /,
for the present. address this 10 yourself in
hopes your valuable sheet will reach Uncle
Josh. .atfs.. ....a.. ........
Pap was so delighted at the politeness of the
lager beir proprietor, that he settled down in
his seat, determined to see the whole evening
out. We slipped ourwhite beer, while piano
and base drum performed. The Governor
thought the base drum did the music very well,
but could not say much for the piano. As
each of the guests passed in, or out, they all
bowed TO the Governor, who drank and bowed,
andbowed and drank--rising every time--until
after drinking, bowling, and rising, he became
very much fatigued, and remarked that he had
been completely overcome by polteness, and
"did not think as much good manners as he
witnessed that evening, could be found in all
Hollaud"t r..a5 f55f Haa ra .i r..
The old gentleman became quite funny, as
the result will show. AT the further end of
the saloon, was dark brown curtain, which
rose at the tingle Of a bell. The performers
consisted Of fat Dutchman, a lean one, and a
little dumping Of a faulina. Pap said he had
learned enough of German 10 understand every
thing was said, and that when he had learned
to drink lager-which he thought was much
more difficult than learning Dutch--be could
get along very wen. The fat Dutchman afore-
said, commenced the triette, then the lean one
struck in, and finally the little fraulina, who
was dressed in brown dress--rather short
red stockings yellow shoes and pointed straw
-
hat, with any number of ribbons, Of any num-
berof colors, streaming from it, The chorus
Of tine song was always terminated by a dance
between the trio, which pleased the Germans; !;
and, as Pap said he had not quite advanced
far enough into the mysteries Of the language
to fully comprehend; but he felt himself in
duty bound to laugh at the right time This
performance being over, the Governor was
anxious TO adjourn to some other saloon; for,
as he remarked, "that as lager beir had now
become one Of the institutions Of the country,
he intended to make himself fully acquainted
with il, and the saloons" H rr
p westroiIcd across the park, and looked into
that wsterless pond, where once two tame
swans enlivened The dreariness Of the spot and
pleased the loafers and, while there, Pap espied
young girl, dressed IN blrck. He had not
forgotten the toidoso, and he drew himself up
to his full height, and, pointing to her, he re-
marked 10 me: A.oh ls2h'
"Billy, there is another mock"A- he was
about to say "widow, y but just at that moment