The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-16

tragedians and bass drum, but says, No,
Billson and then says /, Billson you hain't
got well balanced mind. Says he, Yes. I
have, old hoss fly (he was low cuS4
yes, I have. I have amind, says he, that
balances in any direction that the public re-
kires. That's wotI calls we'll balanced
mind. sold out and bid adoo to Billson.
He is now an outcast in the State Of Fer
mont. Tho miser'ble man once played
Hamlet. There wasn't any orchestry, and
wishin' to expire to slow moosie, he died
playin' On claironett himself, interspersed
with hart endin' groans, & such is the
Worldd Alars alars! how .onthankful No,
air to that Providence which kindly allows
US to live and borrow money, and fail ard Do
bizniss ss Y ~ - 10 to : " 81
| But to return toeour 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
wittikis1n ~ and the cheerin' look ofthings
in other places, I reckon we 4shan't want
)any Muslum Of Harts. And what. upon
airth do the people Of Coscord, n. H..
want Muslum of Harts for? Hain't you
got the State House now & what more do
you waut? e = II
But all this is furrin to the purpuss Of
this note, arter all. My objeck in now ad.,
drcssin' you is to give you sum advice.
friend Wales, about managin' your wife, q
bizniss I've had over thirty yeas experet
ence in. -.
You had good weddin. The papers
have good deal to sayyabcut wilkins in
connection tharewith. Not knowings what
that air and so ! frankly tells you, my. no
bic lord dook of the throne, can't zack:y
say whether We had EN- or not. We was
both very much frustrated; But never
enjoyed myself better in my lie. .sg
Doubtless, your supper was ahead of
ouc'n. AS regards eatin' uses Baldns-
Vile was alters shaky. But you can git !
good meal in New York, s. cheap too
You can git half mackril At Delmon;co's
OF Mr.. Mason Do'y's lorssix dollars, and
biied pertaters ,haow'din - .
AS sed. mango my wife without any
particular trouble WhenI ~d,st co,nu.as m as.sz 1
trainin' her I instituted series of expert
ments, and them as didn't work | aband.
ing'd. You'd better do, silni!er. Your
wife may otjeck to gttin'' up and b.ldin'
the fire in the mornin,' but if you com
mence with her at once you. may be able to
overkum this prejoodiss. I reg,ct to OBJ
sarvc. .that.l didn't commence arly cnuH
wouldn't have you s'pose was ever kicked
out Of bed. Not at ALL simply say in
regard to bldi;,' fires, thatI didn't com
m:nce arly enuT. 1t was ru,her. cold
,uornin' when fust proposed the idee to
fBetsy. l. wasn't we'll received, and |
found myself layin' on the flor putty su l.
dent thought i'd git up a'd Ibid the fire
myself. - - !
Ofcourse now your marril you can eat
onions. allus did, and if | know my own
hart, l al'us will. Ny daughter, ,whois 60
in on II and is frisky, says ,hey's disgust.
in: And speakin Of my daughter reminds
me that quite number Of young men have
suddenly discovered that I'm very enter
tainin' old feler, and they visit US frekently
specially on Sunday evcnins, One young
chap-a lawyer by habit-don't Gums as
much ashe did Ny wife's father lives
with US. His intelleck totters little, and
he saves the papers eontainin' tho proceed
ins Of our State Legila.er. The old gen.l'.
man likes to read out loud, and he reads toll
bic well lie eats hash freely, which makes
his voice clear; but as he ouiortnilly has to
spell the most Of his words, / may say he
reads slow. Wall, whenever this lawyer
made his appearance, Il would set The old mar
a-readin the LegislAtiv' reports. kept the
young lawyer up one night till II o'clock
|listenin to lot Of acts in regard 10 draw,
bridge away orr in the esst part oftho State
havin' sent my daughter to bed 1t half pas
Is. lie hasn't bin there sirce. and under
|stan' he says 60 round swindlin' the Pub
..|lic.
j 1aever attempted to reorganiz. my wifi
!, but once. shall never attempt agin. L,
, bin to public dinner, and had allowed my