The Placer herald., 1865-10-21

OUoVVy, " tpo ~" Ss"TSV\ W."
Democrat. gives the following as his exPe'
rience in getting mosquitoes intoxicated
Josh Billings" cant beat it:
MOSQUITOES ON A BINDER.
Night before last. in order TO sleep. We
placed piece Of raw beef steak on plate
At the head Of our bed. In the morning it
was by the m"squi,"s surked Ms dry Of blood
IA an old sponge. and our skin saved two
thousand pert"raiions. All about the room
in the morning were m"squ,tos. pl",h"ric
with blood. loaded ill they could not Ay.
We killed few. but the job WA too san
gu'nary. 81 Wa left them to their feast.
Lss, nigh, in order to get even with the
s-r-nA,iing devils. We seeped half pound
Of fresh beef stake in some old rye whisky,
and left it on plate near the bed. Moth,
ing like being hospitality incli"ed. In ten
minutes after the light was ex,nguish-d n
warm "f the back'bting hill p"s,ers made an
al. anc~ movement. One OF them carsssed
us swestly on this noas-he sent in his bill
there VIVA slap-a diluted damn-a dead
mosquito! Soon ws heard \ tremendous
tuzz'ng ahnu, the whisky soaked beef. The
entire mosquito family came singing in. and
| SuNu k"'N LpS ~ va i'"'
they cid not disturb ~ with hlles-we fell
asleep To bs awakened in ten minutes by the
worst mosquito c"ncert ever editor. mortal,
devil, angel, divine, Dulrhnan. or any other
man l,s,-n~d to. We raised a light. and
the grea,es, show of the s~ason MA there to
he seen. Every m"sQnito was drunk IA n
blind fiddler, and such An nproar"us nigh,
a. the long billed whe'pa had. never was
seen b-t"ra this side Of seldh! The w"is,
antics! Some were play ing circus on the
plate. Que h'g fell~, With belly like
F~ls' xtf, full "t blood and whisky, WAS dan"
my jula ON tho bible. while " fat friend al
his tribe lay on his back h-a'ng tn. devils
dream an an invis,bl. tanb"rlns with one
hind leg! Two IN re wrestling on the foot
board OF the bed. each with h's bill stuck fast
IN the timber. Another was tying The legs
"f our pants int" bow knot to lie ri out the
neck OF Anna Dick ns"n, which hangs
ags,ns. the wsshs,snd. while another red
s,o'nsched customer VIA trying to stand on
his head IN the wash bowl.
All over the room were drunken mosQni,
to>! One long bin. esunt represent a,iv-
WAS trying to ram tho mu ,lage bh,I. full If
newspaper clippings. An",h-r chap WAS
drilling \ h"I- through y revolver handle aud
singing my Mary Ann" ~hilr sno,her WAS
Jumping across the window sill in search "t
fresh air, to the agon'E,ng tune of--Irxnp-
| trxml! One little ram Of sks-t was ,r, ing
to AN tho cock out af B.u. Bmlrr's eye
Win tooth brush. as h's' picture hung IN
the room beside that Of Kidd the pirate and
few other thi-ves. Another drunken
s,s,rs'nsn Of the Mo.qni'o family. reminding
US of Zach Chandler. was talking Russian to
n lot Of drunken companions ~ they lay in n
heap on plate, while another one snt on
tho ianhle Of nur bowie knife, doubled ur
with cra,np in tho stomach, and trying L"
unll. his TAI, with his hiu, which seemed.
like Lmcolus barkl"ne when Anna D,rk'n
son sa,d it wanted snff-ning lie WAS " suck
looking skeeier, and died IN three minutes
after l sAw him, her, or il, xs the case may
be. Two "lh-rs took n bath in the inkstand
Another one with bill like the devils mar
,ativs WAS trying TO wind our watch with a
pen wiper, while another had just died "A hr
WIS slltlng On the rim of n dish IN the room
trying TO cl,ant-"Mothsr, I've c"ms home
to d-w Poor .keeter. A nice sk~st-r, hut
"l'was pity no drank" An old veteran
with paunch full OF 'afs and 'aIf-blood and
wh,sky-pat on the table reading Les M'se'.
"blss, while his wife WAS under tho st"vs tsy.
ing to mend her broken wing with limp>
soy tooth pi k. She Iooked disgus'sh!-
Another uembed his hair with a paper Of
pins. tied piece of white paper about his
neck, pasted n five cent internal revenue
stamp on his runp. and died like loyal cit
| ,zsu IIis laat w,Irds W0C0-
"Tell the traitors all around you, etc. etc."
| Another drunken scamp has just started
out .f the ~iedow for John b Cough, or
s,.marh pump. A worst behaved s-t "t
hunm-rs VIZ never sa~. They have acted
fearful About two Thousand lie about dead.
| Int sadness se-,ne,l not to break in upon
their hlIariou. r,n,lny np"n blood aud wins
ky. Halt dozen "f them .st IN "ur new
hat playing draw pr'ker, using worm I"xeu.
g-s for ci,erks. while one Of the party gol
clean busted ly making fifty dollar blind
good on n four flush, which d'd'nt tiIi! liz
! will In apt to wear cotton socks mex, winter
~ keep away from church c"lleci"n days.
Another one sat on top Of a brandy bottle.
residing Bax,pr's call to the unc"nverted
while h,s partner 'es dead Vt his feet, evi.
IDENTITY forced to clns. doors hy the failure
Of Ketrhum & Son, OF New York! Six 9th,
els wers trying to hang one that looks like
n Copp-rhe~d to the corner Of a match sale,
but AZ they were drunk aud hs sober IL is
not safe /" bet on his hri"g 'langie'l. They
have eaton the h4ef-dra.k tho blood and
whiskv-dri|Ied the plate full Of h"les--nnd
on the center ,abs organized a s'n Of Malta
lodge, using five per cen, .hi"pastsr tor
bIxnkst ia the act entitled "rhs elevation Of
man."
| Another red be!led leader OF the Miss
Ks-ter family had a hs'xllI"n of drunken
bunm-rs On the edge Of aspi,,oon watching
him ian \ tnr ovsrroat into his left ~ar.--
Hs WIS fhoIish--f"olish enough for 4 l}riga.
| der Gsnsral or n mAluher uf CnureRa