Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-25
FROM A. WARD.


= 1 i'tnRfvr Monthly for Ocf0Iey.
FROM A. WARD.
Treating OF the Noble II ed Men-Domesti
iffairS-A Srrenade. etc.
Thetred man OF the forest was for1n'ly a Yer,
respectful person. Justice to the noble abo0
rygne warrants me in sayin' that OTiggerner
ly he was majestic cuSS.
AT the time Chris. arrove on these shores. q
aIlood to Chris CoIumbus.) the savajs was
yirtoOUs and happy. They were innocent 81
secession, rum, dIaw-pok@r, and sinfulnes:
gin'T.'lly. They didn't discuss the slavery
question as a custom. They had no Congress
faro banks, GeliriEm trempns, or ASSOcat ID
Press Their habits was consequently good
Late suppers, dysppSy, gas companies
thieves, ward politicians, pretty waier-gIls,
and other metropolitan refinements were ,In-
known among them. No savage IN good stand
ing would take pOSJagp-Stamps. fou couIdn';
have bot coon skin with Il barrel of 'em The
female AhoOryginP meyer died of consumption,
because she didn't tie her waist up in whale
bone things: but in loose and Howin' garmin Is
She bounded, with naked feet, over the Mills
and plains like the wild and risky antelope
1t was onlucky moment for us when Chris.
Sot his FOOT onto these ERE shores. II would
have been better for US of the present day if
The inpns had given him warm meal and
sent him home ore the ragin billers. For the
sayageS owned the country, and Columbus
was L fillibuster. CorteZ PiZarro, and Walk
er were one-horse MISUNDERSTANDING was
four-horse team fillibuster, and large WALLER
dog under the Vaughn. I say, i'll view of the
mess we are maxim OF things, IL would have
been better for us if Columbus had staid to
home II would have been better for the show
dismiss. The circulation of Family Fair would he
larger, and the proprietors would all Ia va
boozum pins! Yes, strand perhaps a ten pin
alley.
BY which don't wish to be understood as
infimatin' that the scalpin' wretches who are in
the injin dismiss at the present day are of any
account, or calculated to make home happy,
Moves 0f NV ybo ioco
70 be murdered in the first degree, and If Pope
VIII only stay in st Paul and not 90 near ern
afmset, reckon they will be.
Things in our town is workin' The canal
boat lucy Ann" called in here the other day
and reported all quiet on the Wabash The
"Lucy Ann" has adopted new style Of Bin
mako hight, IN the shape of a ed-headed gal
who sits up over the compass. 1t works we'll.
The artist 1 spoke about in my larst has re-
turned 10 Philadelphy. Before he left took
his fly-wbite hand in mine. suggested to
him that if he could induce the citizens of Phil
adeiphy to believe il would be a good idea to
have white wirder-shGttrrs on their houses
and white door-stones. he might make n fsrtin.
ats novelty" added, sand may etarle
'em at fust, but they may conclood 10 adoptit'
As several of our public men are constantly
being surprised with serenades, concluded
I'D be surprised in the same way, so / made
arrangements aecordin' asked the Brass
Band how much they'd take TO take me entire
sly by surprise with q serenade. They said
unpXDpcIa1
honor for seven dollars, which excepted
i wrote out my impromtoo speech seyeril
days before hand, bein very careful to eypunre
All ngramatricisms and payin' particler atten-
uon 10 the punktOoanon. 1t was, if NAV saw
1t without egitism, manly effort, but alars! /
never delivered il, as the sekel will show YOU
paced up and down the kitchin speakn' nv
Piece over so as to he entirely perff0k. Ny
biocmin' Young daughter, Sarah Ann bothered
roses fade i'
because. said I, arter hearin' her sing it
Let 'fm fade,
''Betsy" said /, pausin' in the middle of the
room and letting my eagle eve wander from
the manuscrip: Betsy, on the night Of this
mere sereDade. desire you 10 appear at the
wlnder dressed i'll white, and wave liIy-
white hankercher. Dye heart"
r !" " appear" said that remarkable female
snail wave lilly. white bucket of bilin' hot
water, and somebody will be scalded One
bald-heded old tool will get has share.''
she refer'd 10 her husband. No doubt ABOUT
rate me I said nothin'
The expected night cum. At Q O'Clock pre-
cisely there was sounds OF footsteps in the
yard. and the Band strnek up a lively air,
which when hey did finish il. there was cries
OF :" ard! Ward.' L slept out onto the por-
feo. A brief glance showed me that the as
semnlage was snInmut mixed There was
great many ragged boys, and there was quite
a number OF grown-up persons eyigently under
the am uence of the intoxicatin' boIe The
4. Band was also drunk. DIR. SchwaZey. who
was hoidln' up post, seemed to be partic'ly
drunk-so murh so that ii had got into his
spectacles. which were staggerin' wildly over
his nose. But was in for it, and commenc.
ed TINS:
"Feller Citizens: For this unexpected no.
Lsodsr If The Bdnd-will you give ms orr
money now, or wait till you git throughl
To this painful and disgustin interruption I
paid no attention.
you" '''''iA
Leader Of tie Band-But You said you'd give
US seven dollars if we'd play two choons
Again didn't notice him but resumed nc
follows; Il say thank you warmly When
IIook at this crowd Of true Americans, my
DIR. ScArn-su-So do I! a.
4 rofcs.-We all do
my heart swells -"
a roice--Three cheers for the swells
I'VE i've" said i, sin troublous times. bnt 1
position, and 20 on in our glorious careerr'
. DIR. SehUGzey.-lm willin' for one TO 90 on i'm
glorious career. Will you join me. fellow
citiz"ns, in a glorious careerl What wages
dofs man glt for glorious career, when he
nm dS himself!
"Hr. Schwazey," said sternly, "you are
drunk. You're disturbia' the meetin'"
Dr. S-Haye Won a banquet spread i'm the
housed 1 should like a rhynossyross on baIf
spPlI, or hlppOpotamus on toast. or 4 horse
and wagon roasted whole. Anything thafs
na.E. Doh puf yourself out on my account
At this pint the Band begun to make hid.
ycus noises With their brass horns, and q px
reedlngly ragged boy wanted TO know if Their.
Wasnt 10 Do some whites afore the concern
broke mp! didn't exactly know what 10 do
and was just on the pint of don' il, when a mn
per winder suddenly opened AID a stream q,
hot water was bro't to bear the disorierlv
crowd, who took the hint and retired al once
When am taken by surprise with another
serenade, shall, among other arrangements.
nave respectful company on hand. So no
more from me to-day. When this you see, re-
member me.
~ Mr.. John E Gowan, who raised the Pms.
sn!ps sunk at Sebastopol, has been decora-
10y me Emperor of Russia with the cross of
HssIv ssdimir. Victor Emmanuel, King of.
10y, mas decorated him with the Cross of
Esnls maurice and Lazzaro, and the Snltan of
ns.y,, mas conferred upon him the ImparaI