The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-05

A "GENTEELs HOUsEMAID's SoLILoouY.-
Staadiag on The pavement IL front Of a four story
brick mdnisOa IN STREET. "Arrah now
wasn't the fool not to enqni. before promise
what for house he ed in. lie wOr a nice
loOkin' gen:lt man wild kid gloves on. and never
dhI AIMED but that he resided in zine i've sthury
brown house, and here its but four story brick.
khan't 60 in! I'm not going to lower M, self
with my acqnairtances AKIN then, to come and
see me in four sthory brick not bit Of it -
Like as not they've nothing betternor roast bafe
and rice puddin' commonly, and I'm not used to
such. axcd him if there was standin' tubs, an
hot an cold wAiher. aud schoollin to wash the
pots and kettles an if could have three days Of
the wake to meself entirely, aud il there was
sofa in the bastm mt sit ia room for the COM
pany, an If they one OF the first families an
kept carriage, and tould him II the mistress was
agreeable an minded her own business, an
liked the looks Of things, probably I'd sthay at
nine dollars a month, wild schoollin to do the
rough work; but I'm on now like kernel III
corn of a hot grid.lle. What business has man
residing in four story brick to answ IN I'd.
ve.tiseMent Of highly respectable first class
cook. Id like wees to tell m%! Humph! their
impertinence is asionishin'. No! yees don't catch
me goin' in. They'll 60 wiaout their dinner some
time ii they wait for me I" get it for them. Next
time Ill he sen-ible enough TO enquire before
promise-tirin my legs citing round afth>r sec
ond rate families. II pasaes on.
In the DemOceatic national convention eight
years ag !, there were ~ ballots. and g I'm Pierce,
who was nominated, was not brought forward
until the 48th, when he had IS vosea Mr. Dougl
was then prominent candidate, md his higlsest
vote was %. Four years ago NJ. Buchanan's
nomination was made on the 18th ballot; the first
stood Buchanan l35. Pierce l25. Douglas 80, and
the 18th, Buchanan l6S, Douglas l22.
A SLIGHT MIsrAKE-We are informed that on
Wednesday night List gentleman who, with hi.
wife, was boarding ut tine Of our Hotels, took
q sudden notion to fiee 10 parts unknown, and IN
his haste, LETT HE own wife and took another
mans with him. He her, probahly, discovered
his mist Ike ere now, and II b. does NOT return
the lady thus taken away, we shall be conetrain-
ed to give the names of The partieA Il Ksskak
Journal.
How CoxsrIrurlONs Arr MADE-The country
viii eoon learn BY The report II The Covode In
vestigating C0mmitsee, how Constitutions are
made BY IN Administration for Territory when
Il II about to BE- ;0me State. The ahaurdiiy OF
the doctrine &c the Cincinnati Platform, that
the people shall manage their 0wn ~ iss in their
own way, subject only to the Constitutjon Of Tie
United 6tates, i'm ~ fully iHus&rssed. n the
walls OF IN upprr room IL the Presidential man
eaol, had tongues, The world would leagn Wrin.
HE Ia Constitation making.
Cosny Wood, hen Rev, and others Or MAYOR
Wo~da 6ghfinT<s,an n IL Syracuse convention.
LIST Gal haye ~ ioFieitsd their bonds 10 srpeaf
Tor trial; III. Reces~ ties 9 irrlestO0 and 10
issesrssso 81 Hsenan did not tssmit them . ronais
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