Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-31
THE GAZETTE.
SATURDAY MORNING. Dacnx4rR 81. 1859,


SATURDAY MORNING. DacISsER 81. 1859
New Corners Experience In Washington.
~ WASHINGTON, ID. G., Dec. %, lS59.-l
promised yon in my letter tother day, to g
! round and see the biggest meu here, 10 zee
! S.f.ne and them couldn't git Speaker.
So I've been going up every day. but we
s HAUNT done much yet; it seems to be diff
eult matter TO settle on the dose that'll cure
the disease. Every body says what the sick
ness is, but they can't Tx on dose.
Next day after writ you. / went up to
the House, altho' felt little kind o sick
eating too much sass the day before; but
coald' 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 right-hand trousers packets. 50
dosed myself before left with campfire and
laadanam, and kind o felt better. had
took 81 long fixing up little sprucer than
usual, for you see all o 'em look so spruce
and nice. it kind o made one feel shabby J
that tho't I'd be little late, and didn't git
there till near 9 o'clock; but wasn't too
late a. it happened. and it kind o made me
/; feel proud o myself to be there 50 puLctual.
{ By and by, the boss called 'em to order,
and another man set at it q reading aloud
to 'em. did'n see the use tho, because
half on EN- was a reading for themselves,
and the other half didn't pay much atten-
ton. Says to myself III was him I'd
shut up short AZ pie-crust and learn 'em
some manners.
Presently, he got tired sure enough read
ing to 'em. and sat down. and they all set to
talking all at once. Look here !" says the
] boss on the high marble place. you've all
just got to hush up, and let the gentleman,
from somewhere, forget now where, let him
tafk, he's my friend and he shall have the
: 1oorw What's he going to do with it,
says i to the little man WIN came over and
sat BY me, as soon az he saw | had come
, back again. Going to speak. says he"
Most eyerybody seemed to be taking an
airing all thro' the fine rooms next to the one
we was in. guess they be for the female
members, says L; and 81 | strolled round
'mong the others, to pick up scraps, and feel
my way afore set to work in hard earnest.
heard how the other fellows talked, and
byand by put in my oar, and its 'stonishing
how made 1.-The water splash" Savsl, If
You want to cure the disease. why don't you
mix the medicine and give it right of. =
We've been mixing and mixing, but it won't
20 down." says they, kind Of despairing
Says l, show many've tried?" Right
smart" says they. "IIow manys that"
says l. Five or six biz ones, says they
land good many small ones
Them amt any thing" says |. I've seen
more'n them tried in 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. a. a wood fire in January. Says |,
s'wben brother Neshack's baby had the
crupe, twas a worser case than this here
and they tried al kinds: land they
would mt let me finish. cause. says one. a
stopping me, did it get well!'' Didn't do
nothing else, Says |" and says he you've
filled our hearts up to the brim, and spilling
over with hope" as he shuck my fingers IN
real earnest.
They held consultation, and says they,
we'll stick to the old doses That's right
"says |" one on emil 60 down: you see its
getting kind O familiar, and one'll take
presently; keep stiff upper lip, and kept
on encouraging 'em till it did EN- most rs
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 ITS
bound to help err" and then some got up
and said mo STREE, its pizen-rank pizen,
don't let her have it. it'll give her pains IN
the side. it's 80 strong it'll bust her in two.
By and by, one man says hs, "I'll takemy
dose out, she won't take it." And another
man, says he, "my dose won't 60 down.
"I'm very sorry, cause think it the best
dose in the pack: must take IT out, 1t wont
do no good TO keep trying when she Kicks
80 hard-the contrary old piece aud no ne
saws, saws he, IF must, | must like a
storic Philosopher.
And then another man said he Thought
his dose was good dose too, little bit bet
ter than all the others put together: ne didn'
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 and sirups, but ne
only wanted her to have some KIND OF phy
sic: If it did mt cure her, it couldn't be no
worse than it was now.
But soon as ever they took these out, some
more new ones was tried, and then they
tried one, says they, that II 60 down slip
pery as butter" but stuck little niore'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 10 his hands
and coating it all over with honey wont
do, he's got to boiler and try to scare it down;
but its real astonishing how we'll some OF
'em do stand it, cause you see its their
duty, although its very sad and doiiarous
duty to cents-itive minds write 10 hurry
Getting Speaker takes all my time most,
30 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,
ABEDNEGo BoNApARTE NEWCOMER.
WHAT WAsHISaToNIANs QuAFFED TWEEN
TY.rIvE YEARS AGo!-The sale of Baron De
Bodisco's wines recalls many incidents OF
those days when pleasant groups OF gentle,
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