Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-06-26
IOL. 8---NO. 90

those two non-fo-thcoming articles belong
ing to the department of JiDiwipk.
We rolled Bagley over few times in his
own salad. then tied him, neck and heels.
with his OVID cravat, and laid him out on the
grass to dry.
Then We inspected our drinkab!es, and
found that each man. after providing enough
miscellaneous liquors for a crowd of a dozen.
had put into his pocket two bottles Of old
Bourbon, SO .hst there were twenty quarts Of
that favorite beverage on the ground, besides
the other Refreshments The principle favor
ties we're. however, the four demijohns full of
cold punch. Every body liked demijohn;
jenijabn got TO be au immense favorite at
once; every body paid him particular atten-
tor.
We were still resolved that We must have
Ere; so We set Jones to make It. while We
conve-sei G lii-le with demijObu Jones also
listened to daaii ii-ll's remarks; and, for fear
he shor.l lose some of demtohu's precious
words. he PIT his lips iEmaliateiy to demi-
johns movth then Joues flied his pockets
.C.l Of matches. ald went 20 b9ili his fire;
lie buii: his fre-two Eres-tbree fres-half
dozen fires; in fact, Jones had been per-
zue5sd by demijohu 70 60 on building 6res
and never stop jones weus on, until he had
set or Ere four fences arl a bsv-s;ack, aud
was only co'Iared by Biggs Just il time to
. prevent Lsm setting FIRE TO a house wherein IN
old lady was sick of chro-ic rheumatism.
! Then ve worked Al hour or two to put the
: f-cs out; we paid attention, a. short inter
vais to 1emiiohn. which jenkins, with great
. preseucs Of mind. bad brought With him al !
. TIE while then wo ,bought we'd 60 aud eat
our laach got to tsc place vLerc the lunch
bad been, anj ialB5 that soma eBterprizing
boys of the neichbo-hood had carried or ev-
cry Identical th.uE that was cooked, had also
taken c5a.se O. al, or Bourbon. aud we're
Low bus:Iy engaged IN peiriag each other With
urcockci eggs and raw potatoes.
. Charged ou the boys, rather ci-cuitousIy.
owing to influence Of demjobo; boys laughed
and fired few dozen eggs at Us. which spec
dlly made Us lock IS if we'd ala been dipped
IN rav eggs. preparatory to being fried; gave
W chase after boys, and turncd TO consi5era-
iion Of the s1bjses; our feast was all gone.
there being nothing left but i've bushels Of
raw potatoes. aoi they were scattered all over
the surrounding landscape.
4 Paid attention to deuijobn, =nd started for
home, denWohn IL attendance; trouble with
windows. which broke as We came near them !,
troabls with street lamps which also broke
as We came along: trouble with policemen.
who said we were inebriatc5; trouble with
magistrate, who wouldn't Be convinced that
police were all wrong; trouble with each other
II r. station house al night long: and worst
and hardest trouble of al. 10 End money to
pay haes next m0rnioc
Since this stfsir, I have more than ever
looked upon PienieLing as demOraliziDg
habit
I have never seen demij7hn since but 1
have never yet heard Of picnic where he
was not present, aad generally with all his
family. If 1 ever again fee. the picnic fever,
! [ shall 20 At oDce to the hospital. and beg to
be bled and blistcred ;ill reason returns.
DoEsTICEs, p B.