Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-19

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I'm tsavelin' among the drowned heads
Of C.nnady. They am. pretty bad
people. On the cout'ry, they cir excse-
din good people.
Troo, they air deprived of many tles-
sins. They don't enjoy, for ins,ans, the
priceless boon of . war. They haven't
any American Egii to oncbain, and they
baiu't got q Fourth of July On their
back.
Altho' this is a monikal form OF Gov
ment, | am onabls to perceive much
moDiky. tried to git piece in Tor
onto, but failed to succeed.
Mis-. Victoria, who is the Queen OF
England, and has all the Injuries OF the
market, inc .udin' game in it's eesson,
don't bother herself much about Gamma
DIV. but lets her do bout IS she's nigh
ter. She, however, gin'ra'ly keeps her
supplied with lord, who's called gov
ner Gin raj. Sometimes the politicians
of Cam adv make il lively tor this Lord
for annady has politicians, aud expect
they don't differ from our politicians,
some OF EN- bein' gifted and talented H.
ars, no doubt.
The present Gov 'ner Central Of Cana
DIV is Lord Monk. | saw him review
some volunteers at Montreal. He was
accompanied By some other lords aud
dukes and generals and those sort OF
things. He rode little bay horse, and
his close wasn't any better than mine.
You'll always no,isr, by the way, thai,
the higher up in the world man 's, the
less good harness he puts on. Hence
Gin'srl Halsck walks the streets in
plain ci,izeu's dress, while the second
lieutenant of a volun eer regiment pil"s
| all the bra.s things he can 6pd on hi
back, and drsgs u forty>poInd sword
after him.
Monk has been 10 the lord business
sone time, and / understand it pays,
though | don't know what lords va
ges is. The wages OF sin is death and
postage stamps. But this has nothing
to do with Monk.
One OF Lord Monks daughter. r de
with him on the field. She has golden
hair, a kind, good face, and wore . red
hat. | should be very happy to have
her pay me and my family a visit at
Bald,nsvile. Come and bring your nit
tin Mss Monk. Mrs. Ward will do
the far thing by yon. She makes the
best slap jacks in America. As a slap
iackis,, she has no eksl. She wears the
belt.
What the review was all about, /
dons know. l haven't a gigantic intel
eck, which can grasp great questions at
onct. am not Webster nor Sey-
mour. am not a Washington or a
Wadsworth. Fur from it. l am not
as gifted man as Henry Ward Beech
err. Even the congregation Of Plymouth
Meetin House in Brooklyn will admit
that. Yes, should think SO. Blu,
While don't have the slitest idee as TO
what the review vas fur, | will state
that the 8 jers looked pooty scrumptious
in their red and green close.
Come with me, jen,le reader, to One.
beck. Quebeck WAS surveyed and layed
out by gentleman who had the dclir
um tremens from childhood, and hence
his idee of things was little irreg'ler
The streets don't lead any where IN par
teller, but everywhere IN gin'ral. The
city is built on variety OF perpendicu
lar hills, each hill bein' trifle wuss no,
t'oiher one. Qnebeck is iull Of stone
walls, and arches, and ctadeIs and
things Il lie said that no foe conld evel
git into Quebeck, ard l guess the,
wouldn't. And | don't see what the, e
,cont to get in there for.
Qlebeck has seen lively times in 8
wa'like way. Tue French and British
ers had a set-to there in 1859. jim
" olte commanded the la,ter-, and 10
Montcalm the formers. Both wer.
bunky boys, and fit nobly. But Wolfe
was to many measles for MontcaIm, and
the French wore siev'd. Wolfe and
Montalm were both killed. In arte,
yea 8 a common monyment was erected
by the GENEROUS people of tlncbeck, aided
by bully Earl named Geo &c Dalhousie
to these noble fellows. That Was wei
done.
Durin' the revolutionary war B. Ar.
mold made bis way, through dense ~ood.
and timex SHOWS, from Maine to Qne.
beck, which it WAS one Of the hunkies,
things ever done in the military line. /,
would have been better ii 3 Arnold
funeral had come off Immediately GU
his arrival there.
On the plains Of Abraham there was
onct some tall ftin' and ever since then
there has been great demand for the
bones Of the sle"d on that there occas.
ion. But the real ginooine bones was
long ago carried off, and nov the BOYS
make hauaum thing by carrtin' the
bones Of HOSES and sheep out the:e,and
seiIin' them to intelligent American
to~erists. Takin' professional view
OF this dodge, | must say it betrays
genius OF lortty character.
ltremined me Of an inspired feet oil
my own. l used to exhibit = wax figger
OF Henry Wilkins, the Boy Murderer
Henry bad, in moment of inadvert
ence, killed his uncle Ephriam and walk.
ed off with the old mans money. Well,
this statoogy was lost somehow. ar d
net sposi"' it would make any particIer
difference suost,tooted the iull.grovn
statooes Of one Of my distinguished pi.
ruts for the Boy Murderer. Ore nign,
| exhibited to a poor but honest audi.
ence in the town Of Stoneham, Maine.
This, ladies and gentlemen" said /,
pointing my umbrelicr, chat weapon
which is Indispensable to every iroo