Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-20

ner bell, and went sJraightway for din
ner. The first dish on which we broke
the edges of our aPpetites was Oyster
Soup, then came Roas, Veal, sc. &c
There were also some garden vegetables,
something that several Of Us had not las-
ted for several months. The greasy hos
tler had TO turn waiter on tha occasion.
owing | suppose to the unusually large
number of guests. The hostler's name
IS John Bryant Of Camborne, Cornwall,
England-nol Wales. as some new school
Geographers will have i; Our hosller
waiter, had imblbed 50 much of "Paddy's
Eye-water," that his eyes glImmered
like two stars through foggy atmos-
phere. Dinner being over we retired
again to the Saloon and my partners pro-
posed rolling "ten pins" The pins were
stuck up, and we commenced rolling. |
made one IN the first game, and va. put
IN for the Porter; but there being others
wishing TO roll, and having bu, liuIe mo-
ney TO squander myself, | resigned my
place. | looked on for while, but in
acton did hot suit me, seeing my COM
rades all al work, SO :" Tom and | be-
come pin settlers. though il was labor in
valn-for they would knock them down
Just as fast as we could sci them up yet,
II was more satisfactory than being idle
At the end of each game the pm settlers
were pressed to drink, but was resolved
70 be moderate in my drinking, and did,
in apite Of al! the compliments with which
IN the exuberance of their good nature
they beset me, refuse 10 drink three
times out of ten. Tom was still more
absemlous than myself, he had the placS
to refuse more than half The invitations
given. Oar party getting tired of Ten
pins, the order of the day was changed :,
toasts were drank and cheers given
One of the toasts ran something like
this:
MAY The Star spangel Banner never wi.her
Not a star of its glory grow DIM
ay It in wave Victories, and ever
Ger ,he Bravesi and Freest OF
Then some one proposed three cheers
for the Administration cheers were CIV
en- with a zest. Next, by an Irishman
from New California, Wisconsin, was
proposed, three cheers for Douglas and
Popular Sovereignty; three hearty cheers
were given. Then young Nlrginian
stepped out suppose he thought they
intended to cheer everything and so he
would give them pill. He took his
hat off, " now said he, " three cheers
for The South, right or wrong" But Mr.
Mansfield a very intelligent looking, tall
man, long whiskers and TWO bright eyes.
stepped out on the floor and cried with a
loud voice, saying " No, we will no,
have it! We will have 10 wrong =
When you talk of wrong YOU arouse this
Old Childl We will have no wrong,
but right! We will have no North nor
South, no East nor West disunued.-
And now, | propose three cheers for
East and West, Nor,h and South, Union
and Right" Then ;herc went up chorus
Of cheers which made all previous cheers
appear a mockery. But one thing we
lacked in order to give these illusions
Patriotism a sweet finish and giadsomg
echo, which was Il Band Of Music, 10
strike up Yankee Doodle. But as there
was 40 instrumental music Of any kind
moved their should be some singing
and after much coaxing got my Partners
Lev ~ and - Tom 10 Join me IN sing
ing a song which we had often praclised
during the past Winter. They sang The
air together, and | the bass. Our song
was we'll received, and if Dame Nature
had made my voice piece o. trauslera-
ble properly, | might now be enjoying
The luxury Of visit to your City, though
voiceless not moneyless; but Nature has
wisely put II GU; Of our power to barter
away such priceless endowmenls) for
Mr.. Mansfield protested, he would give
all he possessed, TO possess my voice
You are not to suppose from this that
have an extraordinary voice, on the con
trary i is but liule If anything beyond
common. But you know men and things
pass oftener At an imaginary than their
real value, and SO with regard to my
voice, perhaps l looked a LILLE prepos-
sessing to him, looking as he was through
the misty fumes Of BoaIe Porter. There
were otLer songs sung, and amo6g the
rest. the Star SpangIed Banner, by SEN
ator Bsliue, OF this County, all joining
in full chorus. with eyes bespeakIag the
emotion OF their bCSoms could fancy