The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-10
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IN iass learn hat Dsowa made dyise de-
claslsi0n. which u no@ip - posseesaos Of Inc
authositiea at Charleseown not having been
hem&oA 70 his widow with other papers. The
letter Gf Goppic to Mrs. Brown. and those OF
Capt. Brown, will, most probably. be Published
for the benciat Or Mrs.. Brown ard her children.
From The chicago Journal. III
Our xeerschaum. ard How it Paid.
W. have got q meerschaum; not sham,
but genuine sea foam. not m initiative.
clay bowl, stuffed with tallow from Israelitish
shops, but the red magnetism hydrate, soft
and creamy from Natoiian beds, smooth and
polished from ito waxen bakery, Il is Of
snowy Wilderness in color, dashed with
streaks Of pale yellow. it's oriice il tipped
with silver; it, stem of cherry, terminating
in ebony and pearl, with q mouth-piece Of
pure, golden, TRANSPARENT amber.
With that meefschaum we purchased .
purpose. We were no longer without an
aim. Time no longer would hang heavily
upon our hands That purpose was to color
our meerschaom.
To further that great aim, we had our
meerschaum tenderly bound up in buckskin,
that no unlucky scratch might mar its fair
exterior. We commenced boldly, fully i'm
pressed with the largeness of our underta-
king, and cognizans that eternal vigilance
was the price Of coloring mssTschalms.
Armed with the enduring principles Of
meerschaumical right, we commenced our
labor Of love about week ago. The first
day our landlady vigorously refused to have
her carpetsand curtains scented with smoke
from "that old pipe
Our landlady raised the price Of board,
sufficient to pay, during the year, for the fur
nitlre.
From our meerschaum diary we gather the
weeks progress as follows:
Second Day Landlady throwing out con-
tinued hints about the impoliteness OF smo-
king lnteresting lady boarder tells at the
dinner table, looking steadily ut me, an af-
fecting story of a young man of early prom
ise, who once died. The doctors carved him
up, and the doctors found large quar- titles Of
tobacco SCOT in his head Still firm. No
signs of color.
Third day-Found Bridget the kitchen
girl, in my room, trying to tear off the buck.
skin from my pipe Faith, an she wanted
to see the dhudeen" Delivered brief lee.
ture on prerogatives, with apparent effect.A-
At four o'clock, bit tho amber mouthpiecc 10
two Bowl grows black inside. No signs Of
color.
Fourth Day-Calculate the economy 60
Pipe $40; stem g. 80 silver rim S. buck
skin and covering s. ]; breakage soc; total
49,; not estimating anxiety, responsibility,
time, hints, lectures, Ec. Same year, inclu.
ding rise on board, $40! Five cigars per
day, at five cents each, per year, $9l IS. Is
meerschaum smoking cheaper than cigars
No color yet
Fifth Day-Two hours putting per day
Interesting young lady at dinner table mo-
ticed in q sympathetic voice that was get
ting thin; thought looked pale, talked Of
premature decay; mentioned, with q congre-
CATION OF tears ir her eyes, youth who died
in his twentieth summer; marble tombstone;
beautiful epitaph; handsomest laying out
she ever saw. Grew anxious. but still firm,
and no color.
Sixth day-Think / am growing dyspep-
tic; strange feeling ia the alimentary canal;
teel as if there was an elephant on the tow
path, trying to pull canal boat too heavy
for him. doctor and an undertaken warmly
greeted me this morning; suspicious sepul-
chral perceptible decrease in weight; in :
t-resting young lady offered to loan me al
liens Alarm i laniiady remarked that she
quite SO firm; and no color,
Seventh Day-l.andladys youngest child,
of an -inquisitive turn Of mind, whitfield off
a large piece of the sea foam" to see what it
was made Of smoked week and think I'm
weaker lost money and lost flesh: troubled
with symptoms and overrun with female
steeds at night; examined tho pipe; no
color; reflected; did it; told the interesting
young lady; said reminded her OF Lazarus.
Any one wishing to color n meefschanm,
can now have ours cheap. A liberal dis
count to any one Wishing to procure u good
family pipe.
A Police Captain aud the Free Afasons.
HIS Hasty Escape After Catching Tiep
Of the Gridir0n
Captain -, Of one Of the precincts
above Canal street, enjoys the reputation Of
beiog an able police officer. 4 short time
since he entertained the fancy to unite with
the Free Masons, and was accordingly pro-
posed, balloted for, and elected. A we'll
known citizen accompanied him to the place
OF meeting The lodge was in the UPPER story
off house, the lower floors of which were
employed as place of emit .rtaiament. The
neophyte was left in an apartment adjoining
the servants room, while his friend went
above stairs to assist at the opening ceremo.
MES. A muscular Celtic maiden soon canght
a glimpse of the stranger, ana resolved to take
part IN his initiation Setting down her
smoothing iron, she procured the gridiron,
and placed it over the range. 1t vas not
long before the Captain. looking inqnisitiyely
in through the door, saw the utensii REDEEM
ing in the heat. The recollection; flashed
through his mind of mosaic Candidates and
some peculiar ordeals winch they were made
to encounter. His hair would have risen but
Tor the perspiration which darted through
the pores and saturated it with moistu
What is that, Bridget?' he eagerly in.
luired.
And sure replied the Hibernian virgin,
it's only the gri diron that was told to place
over the Goals"
who told you tor asked the eager police>
nan
And was it not the gentleman who came
with you 7"
what could he want ofit?' demanded
he Captain
And sure can't tell replied bridget;
hey re- often using it; it belongs to tie PEOPLE
hove stairs. always he.,t it when they
want to make Mason"
~ WAS 700 MucE: the ewes th the Captain
we're about starting from their sockets, when
fearing steps descend the sta irs he sprung
9 the door, cleared the steps at bound, and
fastened towards the precinct where he
elgned supreme; nor consid cred himself |
ale till he had re-assumed the blue costume,
buttons and club, and entire nched himself
'ehind the desk. How the lodge received |
ne intelligence of the hasty departure DC |
ne neophyte who was to sleara more than
le dared tell, we are not informed. Since |
hat time the Captain has conceived violent |
ntipathy to secret societies; and although |
lected to membership in . lodge Of The Sons |
I Malta, he resolutely refuses to visit the
odge, assume the mystic apron, or grasp the |
croll Of honor. He remembers his former
and is afraid Of being burned |
TN. Y. Post
QUESTION FOR A DEBATING SocnrY a
proposes the following question
Dr. debate
liza fellow what is a fellow his cal
-are about to be parted for a wfije--and
ley propose to change daguerrotypes, and
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