Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-23


RATHER VEHpANr.-S Some persons arc
gtcen--not inyisbIy, but palpably green.
One Of this sort We came across yester-
day in the ncighborh ood Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad depot. He vas Daniel
Hyde. Daniel had come 10 from Jones.
town-so he said-to try life in this vii
laee, Of which he had heard so much
lie put up at cheap house down town,
with the idea that he would like to re-
side here in preference to Joncstown.-
This sentiment he boldly expressed in the
dripkcry attached to the domicil where
be bad taken lodgings. His resolve was
hailed with acclanation by a numerous
assortment sitting about, one Of whom
asked Daniel to take drink, and ex-
tended the invitation to the crowd. Ev.
erybody drank - everybody drank to
Daniel and having imbibed, everybody
sat down. The drinkery keeper asked
Daniel to pay, which he refused to do
The party present said it was ungentlc-
manly to ask party Of gentlemen to
drink and then refuse TO pay for it. BIT
Daniel insisted that he had not invited
them to pa,take. They said he had
Daniel felt numerous and said they lied.
Instantly afterward he lied-but it was
upon the floor, sprawling. lie rose and
apologiz.d, by treating all hands to sew
eral drinks. One of the gentlemen pro.
posed a visit to a ncighboring house,
kept by an aunt Of one Of the party
They all went. BY some hocus- pocus
Daniel was left in the house all night
He returned to his hotel in the morning,
where he was compelled to pay his bill.
This took all his remaining change. lie
had twenty dollars when he arrived the
day before; but the sight of the elephant
had drained him Of every cent. We met
Daniel at the foot Of Market street ycs-
terday morning, anxiously enquirine
the nearest road to Jonestown.-Ilu1yis
bury Patriot.
SOCIAL LIFE IN OBERL1s, OnIo.-Wc
have good anecdote from COL Pepper
of Rising Sun, Ind, which we'll illus.
trates the negro equality doctrines Of
that emineatly Republican stronghold
Oberlin, Lorain county, .. The Colonel
was passing through the place, and
stopped to take supper while he was
waiting for the cars to arrive. The land.
lord of the inn informed him that sup.
per was ready, and the Colonel proceed
ed to partake OF 1t. As he arrived a,
the door the landlord tapped him on the
shoulder, and asked him if he had any
prejudices against sitting down at the
table with several colored gentlemen
who were boardcrs there Upon the
Colonel informing him that he had a
slight objection to such procedure, the
landlord suggested that he had better
perhaps, wait for the second table, and
eat after the negroes had done! The
Colonel took his carpet sack and lcf,
about that time, but was followed by the
landlord, who stated that the prejudices
Of the place were such that he couc
make no distinction in color at his hon :
The Colonel recognized the force OF thi,
but concluded he would take supper il
some other town.-CincinnaH Eng.
An American traveller in Europe, il
dc ssribipg the German railway, say
that smoking is all but universal il
railway carriages. In some Of them, il
fact, l have seen this queerly illustrated
by small compartment of the car devo
ted to those who do not like tobacco
smoke'-quite the reverse OF our smo-
| EinV cars