The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-03-26

[ observed that the horse seemed to be-
kaling on the snow. | couldn't account
for this optical delusion until it became ap>
parent to me that the animal was blind
hunk, and staggering along the street to.
Frhe great scandal of public decency. As [
had no distinct recollection of inviting the
horse 10 drink, concluded that he must
have been taking something with the con-
nivance of the little nigcer. | then made
wo or three more calls, and as was afraid
if | changed my liquors it might make me
drunk, ! took two or three glasses of sherry.
1t WAS hereabouls in my experience that !
concluded | had drunk enough, ard it was
with feeling of self satisfaction that re-
Ilected that |, unlike many Of my friends,
just knew where to stop.
AT the next place us sted that the little
negro should 90 in with me. lie declined,
and | had to pull him in by main f,rce l
told The ladies that had drank enough;
/ that if took any more | should be as tipsy
as .veral yolles Of cutters | had seen in the
streets hitched 70 young fellows with bells
en; but rs wanted to do the scrunptuous
thing had concluded to drink by proxy,
and had brung in the little drink to nigger
for me Big servant told me that friend
Of mine had just been in1uirng for me on
the corner. Thinking it might be Pottar-
son lett, after begging seventeen thousand
parduus OF the ladies' for my brief stay and
abrupt departure, As The only person /
could find on the corner was Il policeman,
conclude that the big servant took me for
lottery dealer. told the little nigger
thai could Iun faster than the horse, and
that FL lie, him sixty thousand dollars I'd.
give the horse three blocks the start and
catch up in ten rods Little nigger said he
h l,ll t rs mu,h money with him | offered
80 bet with him and trust to bis honor if he
lost; but lie refused on the ground that lie
should be sure to loose. think expostu-
la'eI with the little nigger for his ready
credenciYeness in acknowledging my pedes-
tran ability without demonstrations
Adversely to the expressed wishes of the
little nigger, l determined to show my pow
e?s, and al once jumped out of the cutter,
gave the horse cut with the whip. and as
the horse started off in a splendid canter,
observed the little Niger Oh the seat in the
fair start ran after him, but accidentally
stubbel my toe against corner grocery
aud fell. | picked 10y self up, and after
demonstrating with the corner grocery, looks,
ed down street for the horse and cutter. but,
in my haste, | looked il the opposite direc-
ton, and, strangely enough, couldn't SEQ
them anywhere; | concluded that must
have passed them without knowing it; l.
waited some time for the horse to arrive, but
as he didn't come, left in disgust. II here
suggested itself to me that it would he n
good joke 10 call on somebody whom I
didn't know, and, acting upon the idea,
rang the bell at tie nearest house. The ser.
want asked my name, told him Brown
| entered the parior, but in end avoring to.
make a graceful bow stepped on poodle
dogs tail; poodle dog snapped at my leg ::
kicked poodle dog with my left foot poodle
dog e,led anl ran into the back parlor rs
il seven devil; were after him, and on his
way knocked the cruch from under the
arm of lame old buffer who was standing.
by the table with glass of brandy in his
hand lame elderly buffer fell on the table; ::
table tipped over, causing scatteraton
among the eatabIes; indignant mistress comes
at me with duster; indignant mistress was
foled in her beigerant intentions by s.umb.
ling on roast turkey; servant girl st nbe,p
over indignant mistress and found herself
horizontal in no lime; young ladies scream
ed; old ladies squalled; and after quiet
contemplation of the delightful scene, 1
took my departure,
think | next had a tussel with the rail-
inc around some public square, because it
ahecr ed the eccentricity OF barricadug tile
street; came out second best, and ran
awaJ for fear the railing would renew hos
tilites. | have an indstnct reeolectorY
next of some person telling me That l was
drunk because he or somebody else had! run
against me. know | calIe.l him Srour'e
another and that just then something hit
me. Subsequent events on that day are in
a glorious state of chronological uncertainty.
Pottmson says he founl me at eight
o'clock in the evening throwing snow-balls
at a wooden Turk in front Of cigar shop
under the impression that it was Brigham
Young making street speech in favor Of
poygamy.
am satisfied that Pottarson was right in
his estimate OF New Years, aud | know that
| didn't get over my headache for four days,