The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-01-12

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~. ss@a KIN. n. locks exactly Ike Q
big DatrAzaD, VIII pressure q si1 aaaf,s
Of Iaysr 10 the square inch, asd aiaans.
on lis bead 20 LEI shs sssam Oh. when
x..s;us. tssxtn.cz 10 bloom into pauiIIoobs
and bod iasS hsass buttons, Eos ID nrss
;Is.sf Santa C,a1s fsoG DempEosl, Who
VAS sbsn abeas - bIgh IS hifehinz. POST,
asa expecteda .biz thiag" far BIS New
YsHs's. TIE little Da-T hso., remember
used TO spsak Tsry loT down IN bis stomach
wkgn be tslss3so ras, and alwaTs tooE care
- rsrs ssiistl- crino!ines. and spisa great
deal xasa sas by, by way OF shoTi0g, !
saxroae, tat be was veneEabiy-e1psra-
creed nan Of the world, snd only bad nae
s.sag IL coarey an idea CT tae numerical
respgctab.gity 81 his family Liis!e Dam
rboa! tlz.a weakness for peanuts, and when
iwsa!a rag for riot IN our dssly walks,
he woaIl help RE 10 eat them with such
lsss Of salE passion tAa: often had to wipe
away tears Of humility with borrowed
hal af hisapgIs. always paid for the
agrIe. Sometimes we would make prince
II Gssi oa taFy.canag. Damphool said
susss sAlfY- eau8g Va. excellent for cold,
Ard he aIgavs had dreadful cough at tie
s;ght of q confectionery. He bought the
csuslv a. wavs. and--I pad for Is. Some
ttusg he r5ulI stroll as far Is the Park on
Sa.ardags, aud shsa Danpho0I would ask
lie 70 take 80 oriental asaaghs Of giEceT
beer. After drinking his share, remen-
Der, be would saiiculy see something On
tire usassum that be never noticed before,
a4d laak nj i 40 hard that he coa,3n'E see
rag f95.taz in E7 pockets. ~ Tay Of do
iug ray share, always paid Tor The beer.
Bal wss geing 20 tell you bow Dam
pasgl ta.4 nae about Santn Claus. Il Has
lac daq before sew-feaT's, in the year
sigaleea huuIgsd aEd Done Of your business,
aal / bad iuzE b8eu taking some giagcr-
nuts y th Dasaph0o &C my own expense,
(i.fg pocket b9ak was IN bis Other trousers
p3ttes..} wheu hgsul5enly asked me what
Santa G.aas ws going 10 give me. said
fnsycr Heard Of hin, and he said dIdu't J,
aad said no, didn't. Dampheol froHu-
Ell - keep bis cap on, and was so overcome
that be had to have some root beer. lrald
for II because he was sick. When be came
-, fsrss cents glass. he Informed ne 10
STRIFE, condolences that Santa Claus was
gqsd fudge Of RENDERS, and brought pres
ents doan. the chimney 90 NewYear's eve
f1r me- ard other boys. He said Santa
kept Il tog shop IN the moon, end supplied
the young angels w!.a Feg-tsps AID ce1es-
tia! dFu'uz.
Twas greatly impressed with this rovela-
ti3as, for ms parents bad too much good
sense - delude me with the sl.lg holiday
tax. Invent homo and made up M mind to
sit up LlIuight. an1 toll my mother want
elto aee Santa Claus; she said, "Ndnsense,
child" and put me 10 bed. cried, and
fasfsr cane TO comfort mr. He used q
soothing strip Of leather. tried to 20 to
sleep. but it was no 60; lay awake until
everybody else was asleep, and then got ny
and went to tha fire. place to watch Tor
Santa Claus. Remained there wide awake
until woke Gp with my head in the ash
pan, ar4 one uTta around the coal sGuttle.
Saw somebody coming, and said, sis that
yov, Mr. Claus - The mex. thing remem-
bvr, was in bed, feeling as though | had
hecu aJgfuc down on q red hot gridircn.-
That was tho last time | ever sat up TO see
Seute C.au8. |. wasn't good thing to do.
81 lint saw L.m last Christians eve.
board 10 q street that would be Fifth avenue
il the eisv was turned tho other way. and
pamrhe0l had been out, and Damphool
Was So sure that the Cro:0u main would
burst again that we drank enough water 10
keen Gs mi,dswad for q week. The water
tasted very ssroag Of The pipes, and when
we enms out of the reservoir, saw bottles
there, tx: D9mpho0l said it was The reser
vols, aad nil res Peetabia FamiIies had private
Bottles Of watsr thsre,l We walked very
easfaiiy On ,Aa sidewalks 0 as not to crack |
tho pipes down under them. | left Dam |
rh)oi bargaining With barrel of potatoes |
Ia Dive him 10 Coughs lecture. Nnt !
home. Ny room is on The FIRST door, If you |
DON'T eouns the roef, and is connected with |
the front paTlor By three pair Of stairs
Hang ny bat Oh the servant girls lamp, and |
went up. BAT Duschman in my room stand |
ing on beth sides Of the bureau, with two |
coats aud three pairs Of pants over his arm.
SAID be was Santa Claus, and wanted to |
fad good place to put my presents. Would
L me again when was asleep. lie went |
OF together, and left me irving 20 cover N.Y.
saif ~ With poeket. handkerchief, nnder |
the ha.igf that /; wasa sheet. Next morn.
ins missed ell my tailor'a eollaterals. Can't
account fer it, but I've seen Santa Claus.
So Yours, discsGteutodly,
DOESTICkS, 2. B.