Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-31
THE GAZETTE.
'ArURDAY MORNING. Dacnx4xR 81. 1859.
New Comsrs' Experioucs in Warrington.

teATURDAY MORNING. DscExsER 81. 1859.
s. Nsw Corners Experience IN Washington.
~ WASHINGTON, ID. e.. Dec. %, ls59.-l
promised yon in my letter tother day. to 60
!. souad and see the biggest men here, to zee
!. Nfsne and them couldn't git a Speaker.
So I've been going up every day, but we
sshsxnt done much yet; it seems to be diff
Sujf matter to settle ON the dose that'll cure
the disease. Every body says what the sick
nsssis, but they can't 6x on a dose.
Next day after writ you. went up to
the House, altho' felt little kind O. sick.
eating too much sass tho day before; but |
coNld MT in conscience stay away. for seed
the most O. 'em didn't know any thing about
phissicing. if they did have their diplomas
In their righthapd trousers pockets. So |
dosed myself before left with campfire and
laadsnum, and kind q felt better. had
took % long fixing up little sprucer than
usual flor You see all O. 'em look so spruce
and nice, it kind O made one feel shabby
that ! tho't I'd be little late, and didn't git
there till near 9 o'clock; but wasn't too
late as it happened. and it kind o made me
feel proud O. myself to be there so puEctual.
g By and by, the boss called 'em to order,
and another nan set at it reading aloud
!. to 7em didn't see the use tho, because
half on EN- was reading for themselves,
and the other half didn't pay much atten-
ton. Says to myself, If ! was him Id
shut up short as pe-crust. and learn 'em
some manners"
Presently, he got tired sure enough read
sing TO 'em, and sat down, and they all set to
taking all at once. "Look hsre! says the
: boss on the high marble place. you've all
]. juys got to hush up, and let the gentleman,
from somewhere, / forget now where, let him
stalk he's my friend. and he shall have the
2 floor r Whats he going to do with it,"
says l to the little man who came over and
sat by me, as soon az he saw | had come
: back again. Going to speak, says he"
4 Most everybody seemed to be taking an
airing all thro' the fine rooms next to the one
we was in. l guess they be for the female
members, says |; and 81 | strolled round
'mong the others, to pick up scraps, and feel
my way afore | set to work in hard earnest.
4 / heard how the other fellows talked, and
byand by put in my oar, and its 'stonishing
how made 1.-The water splash Savsl, II
you want to cure the disease. why don't you
mix the medicine and give it right off,
We've been mixing and mixing, but it won't
20 down." says they, kind Of despairing.
Says /, show many've tried?" Right
smart" says they. GLOW many's that?'
says /. Five or six biz ones" says they,
land good many small ones.
Them amt any thing" says !. 1--WE seen
more'n them tried in a bad case and one
got down at last, too" You hain'ts' says
they, kind Of grateful Fact" says |, and
they all lit up their faces as bright and hap
DIV, as a wood fire in January. Says !,
awhen brother Neshack's baby had the
crupe, twas a worser case than this here,
and they tried all kinds; land they
would mt let me finish, cause, says one.
stopping me, did it get well?" didn't do
nothing else, "says l." and says he you've
filled our hearts up 70 the brim, and spilling
over with hope as he shuck my fingers IN
real earnest.
They held a consultation. and says they,
we'll stick to the old doses That's right,
..says l." one on EMIL 60 down: you see its
getting kind o familiar, and onell take
presently; keep stiff upper lip, and | kept
ON encouraging EN- till it did EN- most as
much good as if they'd got the biggest dose
clean down.
There was good many doses; some says,
'look here, let's give her this dose, cause It's
bound to help err" and then some got up
and said mo STREE, it's plzen-rank plzen,
don't let her have it. it'll give her pains IN
the side, its 80 strong it'll bust her IN two
By and by. one man says he, I'll take my
dose ont she won't take it." And another
man, says he, my dose won't 60 down.,
"Im very sorry, cause / think it the best
dose in the pack: | must take it out, 1t won't
do no good to keep trying when she kicks
80 hard-the contrary old piece" and 40 he
saws. saws he, "If must, | must" like
storic Philosopher.
And then another man said he thought
his dose was good dose too. little DIT pet
ter than all the others put together ne didn't
care for himself, he didn't expect his dose to
suit, cause he did't know much about what
was the best kind of pills aud siruPs, but ne
only wanted her to have some kind OF ply
sic: if it didn't cure her, it couldn't be no
worse than it was now.
But soon as ever they took these out, some
more now ones was tried, and then they
tried one, says they, that III 60 down slip
perry as butter" but stuck little more'n
half way. So we amt got none down yet;
''its trying to the patience and the lungs
too, cause you see mans got to try all
kinds of ways, if holding it up in his hands
and coating it all over with honey won't
do, he's got to boiler and try to scare it down;
but its real astonishing how well some OF
'em do stand it. cause you see its their
duty, although its very sad and dollarous
duty TO cents-itiye minds write in hurry.
Getting Speaker takes all my time most,
20 please excuse bad spelling. Love to
brother Shadrac and Meshack, and tell sister
Sary Jane not to let the turnips freeze while
I'm gone. Yours,
ABEpNEGo BoNAPARTE NEWCOMER.
War WAsHINoToNIANs QuAFFED TWEEN
TY.rIvE YEARS AGo!-The sale Of Baron De
Bodisco's wines recalls many incidents OF
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