The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-20
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FL DoRApo. Dec. 18th. 1862.

EDITORS DEMOCRAT: While the Eastern
papers and the telegraphic wires daily
convey intelligence Of battles lost and
won, and thousand interesting particu.
lars connected herewith, which alternate.
ly arouse feelings Of hope and diSappOint-
ment, We, who occupy this western slope,
are quietly pursuing the peaceful avocn'
tons of life, which are pleasingly diversi
fled with the sober, gay and comic.
Our little village is, perhaps, quite as
remarkable for the diversity Of its amuse.
ments as any Of its size in the State. 1t
is but little over week ago that well
known landlord and a saloon keeper Of
this place, INDUCED in the pleasing excr-
else rS "svvs.'s-tx' IAb[$dI
gents in question were long ago placed on
the list of good fellows, where they occu-
py very respectable position. During
their nocturnal rambles, they either thro'
accident or design, strayed upon the
premises Of one of our dignifed Justices
Of the Peace, who was induced to leave
his bed under the tempting offer Of bot.
tie Of champagne and a marriage fec
Nc. was soon up and dressed, and quick
y discovered that he had been sold. With
;p,.,,' :, x sSxss he invited a&
midnight visitors into his Office, where he
soon made them comfortable by the side
OF warm stove. But exhausted nature
aided by large dose of dew, from bot.
tie, and . warm room, soon consigned his
visitors to the land Of dreams Macs
ready perception at once disccrncd a
point" to be made in the case-he would
join these two masculineS in the bonds,
not Of natrimony, but of inseparaLle
friendship. lie aroused officer Charley
from his slumbers, procured irons and re.
| questcd the constable to follow quickly,
as he had two prisoners he desired taken
into custody. When the constable ar.
rived Nc. had already chained his visitors
together, and handed the constable war.
rant to perfect the arrest. Charley rub
bed bis eyes, then looked at the warrant
rubbed his eyes again, ard took square
look at the dignifed Justice, but the coun.
tenancc of that functionary was impertur.
bable. No look of intelligence beamed
from his face, and the mystery was not
fully solved until counsel appeared the
next morning to prosecute and defend the
prisoners. The astonishcd prisoners had
very dim recollection Of the cause of
their arrest and detention, and after being
duly discharged. left with a slight con-
seriousness that somebody had been badly
Soll
As sequel to the foregoing the mem.
berS of certain honorable order treated
themselves to an eleven o'clock supper. 1t
was well understood that good cheer would
be the order of the evening; so a few
dozen from the vintage of the irrcpressi-
bic, mathematical, alphabetical J. NJ. b.
were procured for the occasion. After
the cloth was removed, 1.-the fun became
fast and furious" and many DER the ills
Of Ike " ere soon victorious. The inSpi.
ring effects Of Fl Dorado muScatcl soon
Il came apparent. Speeches and toa>tS
loiio"ei in rapid succ, Ssion, and the man
lie Of ,I"Incnce seemed to have descended
upon All alike. II was an occasion long
To- he remembered from the fact that sew.
cral individuals extinguished themselves.
An eminent legal light Of this place was
particularly fortunate in delivering one of
the most ingenious speeches ever listened
TO here. In the course Of it he illustrated
some Of the remarkable peculiari'ies of
some of the ancient philosophers. lie
made AoIRe TeieIence to an ancient who
lived in tub, and who requested visit.
or upon q certain OCCASION to stand away
from between him and the light of the
sun, and who walked in open daylight
with lighted candle through the streets
of Athens in search Of an honest man.
Our legal friend could not quite recollect
the name OF the philosopher in question
lie hesitated, scratched his head, then
looked at the bottle Of muscatel that stood
before him sit was all in vain. Memory
COR the moment had taken its fight, and
his position would have been really EN-.
barrassing had it not been for the learning
and ready recollection Of q noted tooth NJ.
D., from Diamond Springs, who happened
to be seated next to our friend and who
most opportunely came to his rescue by
gently whispering the word jones'
YES" exclaimed our legal friend, "Dier-
10 mes was the name of the eccentric phi.
losopher to whom I referred" This
brought down the house, the tables, dish
es and an unascertained quantity Of mus.
catel 1t was complete explosion, send
ing some to their beds, others to their
homes, and not few to seek for further
oblivion in new supply Of muscatcl.-
Thus ended the festivities Of the occasion
which will long be remembered by the
Graft Of Ell DORADO.
OFFICIAL VoTE OF THE STATE OF New
YoRK.--The vote of the State of New
York, notwithstanding the number of
her volunteers, is almost as great as it