The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-03-06


work; either Esquimau,d Kickapoo, or Hot
tentot. Of course, we can't afford to
take these structures down. under q bonus
of Eve hundred per cent. upon the. prime
cost of our lot and plaster. Can wei /
ask the question. Task it of business
men. 1T would be irrational to suppose
shat We can. And yet there was ras-
Fcally corporation which asked, me to do
this very ,thing--this vsrg Aingi + die
not reply to their absurd proposition, of
course; but / fsis, it 8, duty to 60 that
same night, and lamp.black the whole of
their palace For this, the unreasonable
villains clapped me into Jail; and the gen:
tlemen Of the Eye. Sore trade could not
well avoid cutting my connection when ]
came out. ,<5ss a z,assg ber44a q -
l. The Assault and Battery basiness, into
which I was now forced to adrenturs for
q aplivelihood, was somewhat i'll adapted to
the delicate nature sof my. constitution;
but I went toework IN it with q good
heart. and found my account, here as
heretofore, In those stern habits of meth
fodieal accuracy which had been thumped
into me by that delightful old nurse-I.
would indeed be the basest of men not to
remember her well in my viii. By OBJ
serving, as say the strictest system in
all my yadealihgs,l andAkeepiag aSwen-regu-i
lated set of books. was enabled to get
over many. serious difficulties, and, in the
end, to establish myself Very dscently in
the profession. The truti is, that few
Individuals, in any line, did snugger lit
tie business thansI. Fswilf just copy a
page or SO out of my Day Book; and this
will save me The necessity of blowing my
own trumpets-a acontemptible practice,
of which no high4minded man swill be
guilty. Now, the Day Book is thing
that don't lie.g9s.xk' s5, gsssa
"Jan. New YEARS. day. Met Snap
in the street. groggy.s Mem-hel 1t do
Met Gruff shortly afterwards. blind drunk: !:
sMem-he'll answer too EatereJ both.
gentlemen in smys Ledger, and opened a
running account with 'eachs 4sisasa
hJan. a,-sa# Snap At ahe Exchange &C.
aud went mp aud trod on his toe. Deub-.
ledshis fist and knocked me down. ,Gooil /
got eeup again: Some trifllng difficulty
with Bag, my attorney Il want the dam
ages at a thousand, but: be says that, for,
SO simple aknock >downs we can't lay
them at more than Eve hundred MEM
must get rid Of Bag sao system at all. :
So an. 3 Went tolthe. theatre, to.look
for Gruf Saw him sitting in . side box,
i'm the second TIER between fat lady and
a lean one. eeQnizzed s the whole party
through an opera glass, till I5saw the fat
|iady blush, and whisper to G. Went
i'tound then, int2 the box, and put my
noss githin reach of his hand Wpuldp't
tpnllitDaao go. Blewsit and tried again
ttrr-no go. Sat down then, and winked at
1.-The lean lady. when I had the high salts.
tfaction of fndihg him lift me up by the
nape Of the neck, and fling me over into
fihe pit, Neck dislocated, aud right leg
eapitaIly splintered. Went home in high
lglee. drank a bottle of champagne, and
fbooked the young man for Eve thousand
Bag says III do. slgsI "a :
f "Feb. l5.9Cempromised the case Of
Mr. Snap. Amount entered in Journal,
Fifty cents, which see. s:tf. -
js FEB 1s.-!.Gast by that villain, Grnf,
! who Smade me, q present of eve dollars.
/ Costs of suit, four dollars and twenty-five
centst Nett pto6t-see Jourral--seven.
Fly ave ceuts."is 'iOf.
Is Now, here isga clear gain, in q very
/ briefperiod, of no less than onesdollaf
and Twenty-Five cents; this is in the mere
leases of Snap md Graf; and solennly
assure the reader that these extracts are
]takensa at random from my Day Book. ~
i It's an old saying, and trae one, how
lesersfhat money is nothing in compari-
4Bon with healtKs 1 found the exactions
sLof the profession somewhat too much for
fmy delicate stale of body; and, discov-
ilerings at last, that was knocked ell out
! ,ef shape, SO that didn't know very well
/ what to make of the matter, and so thai
my friends, when they meet nns in the
4 lstreet, couldn't tell that was Peter Prof,
lat an, it occurred to me that the best ex.
. pedient I could adopt, was to alter nay
diins 81 business. Il turned my attention
Therefore, TO Mud. Dabbiing, and contin
ned it for some years. ss@ - s's s.ses1'
Ths worst of this occupation { Is, Is thsa,
1too many people take a. fancy to it., ana
1.-THE competition is in consequence exees.
tsiye. Every, igporamps Of . fellow. who
l6nds that he hasn't brains in snHicien,
!. quantity TO make his way as . walking;
advertiser, or an .eye>sore; prig, or q sail
Z fsnd batter man, thinks. Of co1rss, tha,
4 fhe,l answer very wen as 4 dabbler Of mud.
i But there never WAS entertained ! more
erroneous idea than that il requires ns
brains TO mud .dabble. Especially, there
,I1s nothing to be made in this way without
method. / did only retail business my
j seK sbut my old habits Of. system carried
me sv'mmisgls along. I selected my
! Istreetr crossing, in the first place. will
4 great delibsratiop, spd never put dowp !
!, [broom1in any part Of the town but Mas