Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-01-09

Jones, ard the little army of femal,
Robinsons. Tom enjoyed it much
and soon learned the regular formula
which is something after this fashion
{" Compliments Of the season-happy
rcturns-how lovely you look to-day
miss. Yes, thank you-sherry, if yo,
please
AT the Wiggnis', who live opposit.
an engine-house, We were startled b,
the marching in of the entire fire com
pany of forty-seyen men in tnll uniform
They didn't ,akasotf their hats, but the
foreman made a little speech thus
"Me and the rest of Ninety's fellers
mum, is come to wish you the compli
minks Of the season. Here's many oil
'cm, mum, and hurrah for you"
After considerable scrabbling about
"Ninety's fcllcrs" were all pro vidcd
with drinking utensils, which were duly
filed, when the leader gave the word
and every man empticd his face of q
chew Of tobacco which he held in his
left hand, while the forman said
"Well: fellers, here's to ol2 Ninety
at which they all emptied their glasses
at single gulp, and after giving "thrce
cheers for Ninety" they left the house
without another syllable to the ladies.
At the jones', a doub]e-tcam drag.
ged..up sixteen young clerks, who were
al introduced by one of their number,
who said: "Miss Jones, this is Brown,
Jinkins, Jellybag, etc. We all know
your brother, and he told us to CALL -
They all murmured in confused con.
cert something that sounded like
''complumuns--season.' They were
duly invited to eat and drink, duly ate
and drank, and duly departed.
It's common thing for dozen or
more young men to club their funds,
hire carriage, and call in a body ON
every lady with whom any of their
number happens to have speaking
acquaintance.
Called on Robjohn, who had just
been elected alderman. His family had
received calls from four target COM
panies, three fire companies. eleven
political associations, and all the roughs
in the ncig cighborhood-cach individual
of whom--claimed to have not only
voted for 1objohn himself, but to have
induced half dozen friends, also, to
60 and do it. These political gentle.
men had dovourcd everything eatable
i'll the house, before eleven O'clock in
the morning, and finished everything
to drink; and Robjohn, in despair, had
given the nearest eating-house an un-
limited order to supply all his friend,
with all they wanted. Eating house
gave out at noon-nothing left. Two
rival clubs then started together for
RS house, to see that unlucky office.
holder; he couldn't pacify them with
" ords-had no money-so he drew a
check on the bank; couldn't get the
check cashcd on New Years day, so
they had dispute as to who should
keep it till next morning; dispute grew
hot! hot! hotter hotter still, and ye,
more bot; Robjohn couldn't stop them;
Baily, the leader of the "Night +" Owls, 81
hit out at Squilley, the captain of the
" Tubheads;" others mixed iy womel,
were frightened out of their senses
Robjohn tried to separate the fighters
got two black eyes, a broken jaw, and
his false teeth knocked through the
glass; glass; ?. concluded Il Il, peace
makers were not so blessed after all
so he subsidized; the others. fought it
out, and in five minutes there were
seven Might Owls lying about in a
state of damage, and four Tubheads''
were sprawled around the floor in a
similar condition. Bailey had been
knocked senseless by a poker, and
Sqni'ley had got his quietus with the
leg Of the pianos stool, which some one
had broken in two to make a weapon
of. Policeman came but he too, had
evidently been making calls; for all
he could do was, to wish the hat-stand
+" Merry New Years." and attempt to
arrest the front stairway for disorderly
conduct.
Tom and left the premises. 1t was
now two in the afternoon, and many
of the well-dressed people we met were
sliding about in way unaccountablc
to Tom: explained to him that it was
probably the ice, which had thought
lessly been permitted to freeze with
the slippery side up. l've noticed
that this often happens about New
Years day.
Made our last call at Wilkens'-
four daughters and the mother
Strange effects Of lobster salad! nearly
every young man who came in had
some fault to find with somebody eIse's
lobster salad; it seemed to have made
them all very thick in the speech, and
thin in the legs. Young Tiddleboy
and friend came in. T. addressed
Miss Philista Wilkins somewhat after
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