The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-02-11
THE DAY BOOK.
SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY II.


SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY IL.
A FRIEND told US a story few days
since, illustrating the free generous char
acter Of the Irish, which we consider too
good to be lost, and therefore gives it to
our readers. Our friends wife being in
delicate health, it was resolved that a girl
should be procured to do the Homework,
that the lady might have an opportunity
to recover healthland spirits. After Wis
iting the intellirence office for two or
three mornings, me buxom lass, Of a.
bout twenty years of age, but six months
from the old country, was selected and
instructed as to the duties that would be
expected of her. ---.
'1Now then," says the lady, "put the
= ground coffee into the pot, then pour in
: the hot water, and after few minutes
boiling; put in one half ofan egg-so,'
andthe lady illustrated such demonstra-
ton by illustration. 'sYou understand,
don't you2" says the lady.
"Indade do, num- was the response.
y. .sput in the coffee, pour in the water, and
ahrcp in the half an egg. Isn't that
it, num- e.. s.l 5-
- ~ .tAll right" replied the lady. "Now.
then, Tomorrow morning, we'll see how
well you'll remember" .a.aa 4
Tomorrow morning came, and the cof-
fee was as good as could be expected.
The third morning came, and, to the as
enlistment Of our friend and wife, the
=, = coffee was undrinkable and nauseating
l. and even tho odor of it was sickening.
Bridget was called. and questioned as fol-
I lows: .ss-.
Bridget, did you first put the ground
coffee in the pot 2 i.
~ 'Indade did, num-
odd you then pour in the hot Wa
teri"
"Sure | did," Sos A
GLOW long did you let it boil
Give minutes, mum. ~.
"What did you do then p
81 pnt in an egg, mum. .
~ "Just as i showed you the other morn
ing p 54s. H M ID 81.
b d" "'Nell to tell the truth, num-" says
Bridget, giving her garment twitch with
her brawny hand. "to tell the truth, |
would not put in the half Of the egg, as
you told me, for the egg was bad one,
ard | thought ye wouldn't mind kaping
the half of it, SO dropped in the cray
ther as it was |" s .-i.
Some Cinnamon were arrested in San
Francisco for fighting in drinking
house. One man, who could speak Eng
fish, was called to testify.
John, where were you ?" 5.
"Me up stairs" ,....
"How did you get there?" ~ e
"Hlm got up steps" 81
"Great crowd in the house?" -sa
ayes two, three, fifteen" 3e r.
"Was the house full inside p t
~ f"No; housefI outside" At ".
Meaning that there was u great
crowd around the house. -. ..
., REVOLUTIONARY GuN.--A chap was
in the habit of attending militia trainings
with what he called his Revolutionary
Gun. He was always Boosting about it,
declaring it had gone through the Revo-
luton. One day friend said to him
that the stock OF his g1, "was new; he
didn't call that Revolutionary 2" mo,
hs couldn't say that the stock was Revo-
lutionary, but the barrel was" 'But
the barrel is new, too; it can't be Revo-
lutionary." "Well," said the chap, 81
won't say the barrel is Revolutionary,
80. nuther; but I'll tell you what is, the
touch-hole's Revolutionary, any howl"
PHRASES TO HAVE ON HAND When a
man is sea-sick, he usually wishes to ex-
press his sentiments, but is, of course, too
embarrassed with conflicting emotions to
be able to choose the right quotation -
We record, therefore three familiar phras-
es which might give voice to his other
wise unutterable feelings:
Cup stakes and let CO." ~.
"All ashore that's going" s14
Though lost to sight to memory
dear" $685.
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