The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-08-13
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SIS Cain present r
He happens to be-"
"Was the club with which he slew Abe
hickory or white ash, and what did be Gu
it with !"
"Yes, 'twant either Itwas shoemakt
ball-club, cut with butcher-knife."
! This important question settled, Cair
stood aside, and Belshazzar was called.
| "Do you remember the feast when thf
handwriting appeared on the wall?'
81 make out to-"
"Werc you-begging pardon, sir-un'
der the influence of intoxicating liquors
that EVENING""
Drunk, gentlemen, as bid OWL"
"Drink champagne or Monongahela?"
"Neither. Owing to the scarcity OF
log-wood, we went in blackstrap and clear
rot-gut"
"Any of the women tipsy!"
"They want nothing else, | reckon.
Mrs. Belshazzar was so limber-like that in
playing nap-and-ketch-em," she fell into
the oyster-kettle, and broke turtle-shell
comb all to smash
"Was it fright that made your knees
srnite together? 7"
"No sir. l was so almighty tired |
couldn't keep 'em from shifting together,
nohow."
"Was Cyrus one of the b'hoys Z"
"Well, no great scratch. He took the
advantage of us when we were on bend
er. He was cold water fanatic and an
enemy to the constitution"
"Are you in favor of the Maine Law Z"
"Not-by-a-jug-full.'
"Do you get anything to take where
you are p
"Not drop. I've got laundering
hankering after snifter."
Help yourself to the cold water on the
table, old boy
$50 to the devil with your cold water"
"Is Balaam PRESENT."
what do you want of Balaam2"
How old was that jackass of hisn p
"He would have been four years old the
next general training"
"Are there any jackasses in your sphere,
Mr.. Balaam y
No, you impudent puppies. The jack
asses are all on earth yet"
This ill-natured insinuation was re-
ceived with enthusiastic raps by the spir-
its.
"Is the boss builder of the Tower Of
Babel PRESENT.
He am"
"Was the Tower built Of brick OIL
stone T"
"Brick"
"How many thousand of brick was in
the concern 2"
"An almighty heap of them, you'd bet,
ter believe
"How much did they cost per thousand p
"Four dollars and half at the kiln"
"How many Irishmen did it take to car.
ry mort?"
"Nine millions and rising
! "That's lie, know, muttered III. A
smart rap on his sore shin under the table
made him aware that the foreman of Ba.
bel was around. The enquiries were con
tinued.
"Was there any confusion of language
among the workmen?"
4 Considerable, must adnit--,a perfect
hullabaloo."
"What did the king say when he ex
amined into the matterI
/ g Ma for stay"
"One thing more Mr--Mr.-What''
your name
:: Smith, if you please
"Well, Mr.. Smith-one thing more
Was it true that Nebuchadnezzar was
made to mix clay on the sweep2'
True, and laundering good OK he was
too. He ground all the clay for the Tow
er of Babel"
Did he have brass knobs on his horns p
"He hadn't horns-he was n,otley.-
Was he a.
$50 to thunder! | won't have any
: thing more to say TO you"
Was he a short-horned Durham or De
von7n
No answer The foreman of the Tow
er of Babel had evidently, believing him
self quizzed, gone off in a huff"
The circle continued its sitting, after Fl
had filled his pipe, and had spent fey
moments in the open air.
, Noah was now called and found to b
present.
} "Were you Commodore Of that oil
craft called the Ark Y
: q was"
"Was there much of shower abou
those daysf'
@Shower! my dear sir, it poured dow
r like blazesn
4 What flag did you sail under, Englis
. or French9"
1 Dutch. 3 -
"Whc was pilotfn