, 1861-09-05
Touching Obituary Eulogy.

That wicked wag, "The Chancellor,n writing
In the N. Y. Dispatch, gets OF the following rib-
tickler:
"A member Of the TEXAS Legislature, nnmsd
Dill, seeded from that body few yean aHo
whilst II was in session, the inducing eansss e
bis secession being typhoid fever, and lack q
wind. On the day which followed his deesal.;
Mr.. Gherken, . ms1bef, aross 10 anuouncs he
melancholy fact to the house. Another member
Of the body, named Shaker, was The chronic %.
ponent Of Gherken in All matters 81 leglsl1iicnf
from cambria needle to Z, sheet anchor, lnd
never neglected. Q chance to give him . shot
Mr.. Gherken, after solemn pause, Said:
"Mistsr Speakeri have rig In my seat iofths
purpose Of informing this yer house Of the heart
rending and solemn intelligence that Solomon
Dill, member Of this YET Body, whose seat L
now uniortunitly vacant, has l6ll victim % tie
grim and destroying tyrant who yesterday putah
end to his career, and that be Is now dead q the
house Of widder Jones, on thehill, whore be and
many members Of this yer house boards who
gave him attention throughout . lengthy and
consequently prOtracted typers fever, and WIG
furnishes board and lodging 10 the members ci
this yer legislature at uniform price Of ouf
dollars n'aff week, washing not includedl Il
amt with feelings Of no ordinary regFst that
make this yer communication TO this yer august
body, Mr. Speaker. for l knoWd the deceased
and know'd him from A to lizard BE, like az
other men, who are InortAls, bad bis hull1, and
who amt got emf n be wasn't strictly virtus
Gus among females, who isi put Il toyouanQ
to this yer august body to anawerl BE may
have been slightly addicted to whisky; but who
10 Texas amt; and so lot that man shy the idst
rock He may have been quick to use bic toolgi
but who in Texas ain'tf But he never drauef'd
q weepon 10 he wasn't mad People say he
didn't pay his debtsI Who does In Texas, Mr.
Speakrrf Among his virtues, he vas fond q
encouraging the breed Of that noble animals, tha
hoss, in the extensivest manner, and Mr.. Speaker
conscientiouslie attended every race within
twenty miles nigh to this yer place, and 10 gen,
tlemanly manner backed bis opinion unto un1ofs
tain events in the future TO the extent Of bic
ability. He was good citizen, and honest man.
and perfck gentleman, and 10 his melancholy
disease society has lost bright ornament and
this yer house . member which has cast gloom
over the country at large and over this yer house,
but more especially over the domestic circle 2,
Mrs Jones, where, as said before, board and
lodging Is furnished 10 the members Of this y1e,
house at uniloIm price of iodr dollars nan .
week, washing not included, Mr.. Speaker:
Mr.. Shaker here started up, saying that h9
rose to pin't Of. orderW The Speaker ~.
quested the Hon. Member 10 state bis pint
Mr.. Shaker said "Is L in order for member
az this yer house, In speech unto = dead man
to ring in q, boarding-house KEEP by his aunt and
furnished BY himselfg~
The Speaker decided the @piu'tH 70 be.not
well taken, and aiier whitening glaneo q slakcI,
Mr. Gherken proceeded: !. n,
This Is too solemn time, Mr. Speaker, %
notice personalities and side remarks III 1so
that nc mutton Is cooked hereafter, and not q.
such melancholy subject To resume he d.
eased: whatever can BE- said Of him, no nan
can declar' that he wasn't = patriot Look
back on his record, and see what's tharl lor DR.
Watts eloquently says, BY their record shall ~
know 'em, Mr.. Speaker; and what d that rec.
eOrd2 Who introduced the bill that allowed
NacOgdoches to rcpudiate an her bonds held hl.
persons outside the State Of Texnsf Why the
diseased And it was through bis alupendo1l
efforts that that ar bin was passed IN lau. i
was done squaF' and noble, and without no 1ho..
Of Texas His'n, sir, was the squar' and m41Iy.
efforts on that bill that relieved Nacogdoehca
from . heavy load Of debt made the town q
flourish like Green Bay tree, and KEEP tho
money in the State Of Texaal And 4 that
amt patriotism, what a, NJ. Spekerf 4 cl1t
be rubbed out, and don't try 70 rub Il out, ~.
Speaker that some Of the bond-holdera that WAS
hit BY the bill barked after the diseased, drq
squirmed, and tried to give bin hyst IN lhe
newspapers. But Wnot clrcu ne lQI tuAl IL n,
tue Is lis own Reward, Mr.. Speaker; and 10
great action was ever done but what the man
who done Il was baFlEed dltaf By somebody.
But the diseased, eulrenched h the gloFiod1 =
NOR Of patriotism, with bis hand oE this yer ~
cord, could defy chain-lightping N any ahapps
and when PROSTATE and sick and 'mecialed ~
lied on his PROSTATE bed-at the house Of Ma
Jones, where, as | had occaSion bel0ro % -.
mark, and as ID is profoundly proper 70 lpmaTk,.
no matter whose corns Il trod on, the membere
Of this yer house Is furnished with board and
lodging at q uniform price Of four dqllarg nan
a week, washing not included the thought q
that bill and that record and that pai1oligm
come to his wounded sensibilitles and bis sink
ing form like Q heavenly angel, and death
couldn't sst him, even half turn, back anYl I
close, Mr.. Speaker, this melancholy and ediicllnf
duty, BY moving that . committee Be appointed
to draw resolutions on the diseased and Feportf
at the same time remaFking that tie eolgcou4
and smiling heavens has opened. g ftefipe 1ll
mortal speTit, and that hlf earthly remalnq VII
be buried tomorrow Il fhFee, O'clock from The
house Of Mrs Jones' where Il II sminfnly pro-
per to remark, and do II emphatic that board.
and lodging can be obtained at The m6dslll4
price Of four dollars n'af week, washing ~
Included, where the diseased bQsFied md oceu-
pied an elegant room now unfoFtnhiay vaclht