Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-10-19

"Fifty cents, sir" was his reply.


for lookin at the landlord, and fifty cents for
speakin to him. II you want supper, boy will
show YOU to the dinin room for twenty five cents.
Your room bein In the tenth story, it will cost
you a dollar to be shown up there"
How much do you aX a man for breathin in
this equinumikal tarvun" said l.
"Ten cents Breth" was his reply.
Washinton hotels is very reasonbe in their
charges. IN B.-This is Sarkassum.l
| sent up my keerd to the Prints, and was i'm
mejitly ushered before him. He received me
kindly and asked me to sit down.
~ hav cum to pay my respecks to you, Mister
Napoleon, hopin see You hale aud harty."
:" am quite well, he sed. " Air you we'll,
sr?"
"Sound as a cuss !" answered,
He seemed to be pleased with my ways, and
we entered into conversation to onct
Uow's Lewis ?" asked, and he sed the EN-
peror was we'll Eugeny was likewise we'll he
sed Then asked him was Lewis a good pro
WIDER? did he cum home arly mites did he per
foom her bed room mt unreasonable hour with
gin and tanzy? Did he go to " the Lodge" on
mites when there wasn't any LODGE did he often
hav to 90 down town to meet II friend did he
hav n eXtensv acquaintance among poor young
widdcrs whose husbans was in Cnliiorny to all
of which questions the Prints perlitely replide,
givin mo ia understan that the Emperor was be
havin we'll.
al AK these questions, my royal duke and most
noble hgness and imperals, becaws I'm anxious
to know how he stands as II man. know he's
smart He is cnnnn he is ong-heded, he Is deep
he is CRATE But onless he is good he II come
down with n crash one of these days and the Bo'
nyparts will be Bustd up agin. Bet yer life"
| " Air you preacher, sir ~ he inquired slttely
sarkastibul.
No, sir. But beevo in morality. like
wise bleeve in Meetin Houses. Show me place
where there ism + any Meetn Houses aud where
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where old hats air stuffed into broken winders,
where the children air dirty and ragged where
gates have no hinges. where the wimmin air slip.
! shod and where maps OF the devlls wild iahd
air painted upon mems shirt-bosums win TOBACCO
ioocel That's what I'll show you. Let us con
slider what the preachers do for us before we
aboose 'em."
lie sed he didn't mean TO aboose the clergy
Not at all, and he was happy to see that was
interested in the Bonypart family.
"It's CRATE family" sed l. "But they
scooped the old man in."
"How sir "
"Napoeon the Grand. The Britishers scoop
ed him at Waterloo He wanted to do too much,
and he did it! They scooped him in at Water
loo, and he subsekenty died at St llcleny !
There's where the greatest military man this
world ever produced pegged out. 1t was rather
hard to consne such a man as him to ST. lIeleny,
to spend his larst days in catchin mackeril, and
walking up and down the dreary beach in a mill
tary cloak drawn titely round him (see picter
books) but 50 it was. He'd of the army ! Them
was his larst words So he had bin, lie was
crate. Don't wish we had pair Of his old
boots to command sum Of our brigades y
This nleased Jerome, and he took me warmly
by the hand,
=" Alexander the CRATE was punkins," | contln'
nerd but Napoleon was punkinser Allc wept
becaws there was no more worlds to scoop, and
then took to drinkln. He drowndid his sorrers
| =, a, hoIo nd hp hnlp
much for him. 1t ginraly is He undertook to
Civ u snake exhibition in his boots, but it killed
him That was a bad joke for Alic!"
"Snce you air so solicitous about France and
the Emperor, may ask you how your own coun-
try is getting along" sed jerome, in pleasant
voice
"Its miyed." sed. "But | think we shall
cum out all right"
columbus, when he dskivered this magnih
cent continent could hav had no idee Of the
grandeur it would one day assoom," sed the
Prints
at cost Columbus twenty thousand dollars to
| fit ont his eXplorin expedition" sed !. III he
had bin sensible man he'd hav put the money
in a hOss railroad or a gas company, and lelt TINS
magnificent continent to the intelligent savages,
who when they got hold of a good thing knew
enuH to keep it, and who wouldn't hay seceded'
nor rebeled, nor knoct Liberty in the he'd with
slnnpshot. Columbus wasn't much OF teller
! if he'd said at home. Chris ment well, but he
put his foot in it when he sailed for America"
We talken sum more about matters and things,
and at last riz TO go, 60 will now say good by
to you, noble sir, and good luck to you. Likewise
the same to CloHldy. Also to the gorgeous per
sons which compose your SCOT. II the Emperor S
boy don't like livin at the Tooleries, when he gifts
older, and would like to embark in the show blzi-
Miss, let him come with me and I'll make a man
of him You find us somewhat mixed, as | before
obsarved, but cum agin next year aud youl md
ns clearer nor ever. The American Eagle has
lived too sumptousy Of late his stummlc hecum
FOUL and he is now takin site emetlc That =
all. We're gettin ready to strike big blow ana
a sure Que. When we do strike the fur Will fly
and secession will be in the hands of the under
takers, sheeted for so deep grave that nothing
short of Gabrie's trombone will ever awaken II.
Mind what | say. You've heard the Snowman! "
Then advisin him to keep away from the Peter
Funk auctions Of the East, and from the proprie.
tors of corner lots in the West, bid him farewell
and went away.
There was q levee at Senator What's his names
and | thought I'd jne in the festivities for 6
spell. Who should see but she that was Sara
Watkins, now the wife Of our Oongressor, trippiI
in the dance, dressed up to kill IN her store close
Sarah's father used to keep litty grosery store
in our town, aud she used to clerk it for him 1t
busy times | was rushin up to shake hands with
her. when she turned on her heel, and tossin heI
he'd in contemptuous manner, walked away
from me very rapid. Halo, SAL" / hollored
" can't you measure me quart OF them DeS'
melasses may want Goldfish, also" !" guess
this reminded her of the little red store' ana
" the days of her happy childhood
But fell in with nice little gall after tnat
! who was much sweeter than SallyS father me
lasses and | axed her if we shouldn't gllde III
the messy dance. She sed we should ana We
; GlOde.
intended to make this letter very sefis, bu
a few goaks may have accidently crept in. Neve
= paper to publish COAX once in while.
} Yours Mnchly,
WARD. Ia ARTEMra.l