Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-24

How Bon VIvANT ENTERTAINED AN OLD
scHcoLMATE.-0ne Of the bon Vipants of the
town, whose grey hairs have not impaired
his relish for social cOmpanionship and con
VITALITY, met friend in the city the other
day whom he had not seen for nearly forty
years-hardly since their boyhOod, which
was spent in some good old New England
town, where they went to school, playedtag
hOed corn, chopped wood, slid down hill,
and went to see the girls together. They
recognised each other in some way, perhaps
through an introduction by mutual friend,
and Bon Yivant invited his former school
mate TO come to his house, an elegant man
sion on - street, and make it his home
during his sojourn in Cleveland. Old School
mate accepted the invitation, and took up
very comfortable quarters in his friends
house. On the following morning, after
breakfast, Bon Vivant invited his friend to
take sleigh ride. He accepted the invita-
tion, and away they went behind pair of
flstnags towards East Cleveland. Bon Vivant
after passing everything on the road, drew
up at q Wright's" and invited his friend to
come in and Partake of "bOwl" with him.
Old sehooI-mate besitated at first, said he
was very comfortable in the sleigh-didn't Z
feel dry-afraid Of getting his feet wet--had
not felt well for day OF two, &c, but excus-
es were Of no use. Bon Vivant said they had
not seen each other for forty years, and BY
hokey," they must take a drink together
Old school-mate got out of the sleigh and en-
tered the house. Bon Vivant had his regular
whisky tOddy, but old sehoOl-mate cOntentsd
himself with a glass of cider "plain."-
Again they mounted their sleigh, and again
Bon Yi7ants fast nags "dusted' everything
on the road. Whoal They pull up at Nc
IIrath's. Old sehool-mate had to get ont
there in order that the horses might be taken
care Of. The pair entered 'f Uncle Ab's''
eapacious bar-roon, and whilst tossting their
shins before the old-fashiOned Fireplace, Bon
Vivsnt proposed that theyshOuld drink a little
something, for the memory Of New England.
Old sehool-mate demurred but was forced to
yield and take another glass of cider. While
they were drinking, in eamea batch ofCIeve-
ianders, and proposed to pitch cents into the
"Wooden shoe " for the drinks. Bon Vivant
was in for it but Old schOolmate thought
they had better 60. It was no CO." how
ever, all had to pitch, and Old schoolmate,
blushing like schOOlbOy, took his turn at
pitching rusty cOPpers iutO the wooden
shoe. BE was very awkward about it,
pitching one cent through 8 window. an
other up the chimney and nearly putting
an eye out for Uncle Alb, who was
behind the bar, with another. The fun be-
ing over, Bon Yivant ordered up the horses,
and after Old Schoolmate, at the earnest So
ncitation Of his friend, had inserted another
glass Of cider into his system, they drove
away. We need not particularize all the
places that Bon YiTant took his old school
mate to how he called with him at all the
popular saloons and restaurants; how he en-
dsavorsd to get him into game of billiards
At 10. Richards; how atanothsr place he la
bored, unnecessarily, to induce him to take
. hand at euehre efor the drinks :"
who be insisted upon taking him to the
theater in the evening, and showing him
" around" after the theater closed. He did
all this, however, (OId sohOOlmate stuck
closely to eider,) and the next day made the
nOrtifying and astounding discovery that his
old sehOoImate, whom he had not seen or
heard of for forty years, and whom he had
been putting through deliberately, Is
clergyman IN neg1boriag totVHl Bon vi
want stands treat whenever any mention is
made Of old sehOoImatss.