The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-16

tragedians and bass drum, but says, No,
Billson and then says l, Billson you hain't
got we'll balanced mind. Says he, Yes, I
have, old hoss fly Che was a low cuss)-
yes, have. have mind, says he, that
balances in any direction that the public re-.
kires. That's wot / calls we'll balanced
mind. sold out and bid adoo to Bil'son
lie is now an outcast in the State of Yer
mont Tho miser'ble man once played
Hamlet. There wasn't any orchestry, and
wishin' to expire to slow moosie, he died
Iplayin' On claironett himself, interspersed
with hart -rendin' groans, & such is the
world! Alars alars how .onthankful No
air to that Providence which kindly allows
us to live ard borrow money, and fail and do
biizn;ss! ~~ -
But TO return to our subjeck. With our
our resent CRATE triumps on the Mississippi,
the Father Of waters (and them is waters
no Father need feel 'shamed~ of-twig the
wittikism ?,) and the cheerin' look Of things
in other places, I reckon we shant want
any Muslum Of Harts. And what upon
airth do the people of CoRcord, N. H.,
want Musum of Harris for? Hain't YOU
got the State House now & what more do
you want? =
But all this is furrin to the purpuss Of
this note, arter all. My objeck in now ad-II
drcssin you is to give you sum advice
friend Wales, about managin' your wife, a
bizniss I've had over thirty Yeas expere-
ence in.
You had good weddin. The papers
have good deal to sayrabcut wilkins in
connection tharewith. Not knowings what
that air and so I frankly tells you, my. no
BILE lord dook Of the throne, can't zack.y
say whether we had EN- or not. We was
both very much frustrated. But l never
enjoyed myself better in my life.
Doubtless, your supper was ahead Of
ou:'n. AS regards eatin' uses Baldins-
vile was alters shaky. But you can git a
good meal in New York, & cheap too
You can sit half ,nackril at Deln,on;~o's
or Mr.. Mason Do:y's for six dollars, and
biied pertaters throw d in. e.. - -
| AS scd, mango my wife without any
particular trouble. When h.st cu,u1:. a.a.z
traInin her instituted a series Of expert
mcnts, and them as didn't work | aband
lns'd. You'd better do, siini!sr. Your
wife may otjeck to gttin' up and bs!din'
the fire in the mornin,' but il you com
mence with her at once you may be able to
ovcrlum this prejoodiss. | regret to Oh
sarvc .that.l didn't commence arly enuff.
wou!dn', have you s'pose Was ever kicked
out Of bed. Not at all | simply say in
regard TO bidiu' fires, that didn't com
nance arly enuf. 1t was ruher cold
'aorni1' when iust proposed the idee to
Betsy. |! wasn't we'll received, and |
found myself layin' on: the fl ,or putty su l.
dent. thought id 81; un AID bid the fire
myself
Ofcourse now your ma,ril YOU can eat
on'ons. allus did, and il | know my own
hart, al'us will. My daughter who is 60
in on II and is risky, says tney's disgust
in: And speakin Of my daughter reminds
NE that quite number of young men have
suddenly discovered tha: I'm very enter
tainin' old feller, and they visit US frekently
specially on Sunday evcnius, One young
chap-a lawyer by h4bit-don't cum as
much as~he did My wfe's father lives
with US. His intelleck totters little, and
he saves the papers containin the proceed
ins Of our State Legilater. The old gen'l'
man likes to read out loud, and he reads tol
bic vel. lie eats hash freely, which makes
his voice clear; but as he outor,nilly has te
spell the most Of his words, may say he
reads slow. Wall, whenever . this lawyer
made his appearance, i would set the old mar
a-readin the LegisIAtiv' reports. kept th'
young lawyer up one night till IL clock
Ilistenin to lot Of acts 10 regard 70 draw
bridge away orf in the esst part oftho State
havin' sent my daughter to bed at half pas
IS. lie hasn't bin there sirce, and under
STAN he says 60 round swindIin' the Pub
,,(I'c.
i never attempted to reorganizs my Wit
but once. shall never attempt agin. H.
, bin to public dinner, and had allowed my
self to be betrayed into drinkin' several pee
Z p'e's healths; and wishin' to make EN- .
! robus: IS possible, continued drinkir
l their healshs until my own became affected
Conseksns Was, presented myself at Bel
iIsy's ecd<ide late At night with consid'bl
q Ticker concealed about my person. ha'
l sumhow. go, perseshum Of hossvhip O
my way home, and rememberin' sum crank
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