Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-01-27

BIRra-DAT CELEBRATION - The following
local has been handed w for publication Our
ftiends will be glad te read tic following beauti.
fol aud classical description Of the birth day
isslisitiss Of our fellow toWBsman aud patriotic
kookroacher, Hans Swilager Esq. We take
tho account from the columns OF our valiant
cotempoiary and consistent advocate Of temper
snee principles, the "Tho Monday Morning
Astonisher."
GA Tueslsy week, Mr.. Hans swilager, the
celehrAtrd anil ingenious kockroaohcr OF our
city, convened number OF his friends ia the
large And oapaoions room OF the Messrs Want
money, cUrner OF Drinkhard aud 0etnoihing
streets. Ia houoe Of his birth lay. All that
Mesara. Wantmoney could supply and eli that
Mr.. sWlilsgsr and lis fflenis seemed to want
was TO be had In the largest abundance, and tha
party ehloyed themselves alike pigs in dis
tilery.' Asihe company got full aud a. tho Till
VI tbs patriotic Wantmoney hrothers got full
too, there wss very happy time indeed As
'spirits" went down. spirlta caine up and the
spotchos were oertaloly OF "nO milk aud water
Kind. The beautiful Grafton of the classic
Chairman OF the ''QOose" committee il il did not
remind the audience Of Edward Everett ia his
palmicst days, was certainly popular with
"lho large and Intelligent audience" who ',iruuk
10 his words when they had nothing else to
drink. As the brothers Wantmoney saw tho
liberal wants Of the party anil heard tho liberal
ordera Of Mr. swillager, the Iatrioho kock-
roacher Of our city, they became very happy and
very patriotic, very. As the Chairman OF the
Goose Committee got patriotic all the members
OF that celebrated order got patriotic, TOO aud
| by the time Mr., SWillsger's capacity could hold
no more and bis pocket book could hoi 10 less,
every body was fright OH the goose question -
and our reporter could hardly refrain a
patriotic speech himself as be srOse TO sneak
TO the following toast: "All right on the
goose question, while We hold the goose,
dessrs Wantmoney plucks the feathers We
are losing our nests and Messrs Wautmun,y are
ieathering tneirs. Hip, hip for the pa,riotie
kockroacher."
This was drank standing BY all who we're able
TO stand up, which was the aforesaid reptrter,
chiefly.
As the small hours came on the party Of
patriots were 30 full "tbat they could not contain
themselves" or retain anything else. As soon a,
no more orders were sent for the patriotic fluid
Messrs. Wanimoney seemed to lose their patri-
otc patience, and were much inclined tc
order the sergeant at arms 10 clear the
house, which he endeayOred to do. Blu
poor child OF only mortal powers, he hal taken
a large contract, and had = big thing on hi.
hands. The patriotic baud Of birth day celebra.
tors were bound to atey all night" and ih,
whole gay party, with the ingenious aud patri-
otto kookroacher, sought their less pAirioti,
homes and wives aud children some.ms mex
morning.
NEw CuRRENcY.-0ur energetic friends, q
II. Robinson Co, have tue crellt We bslieve
OF Introducing the frst tickets of the new thre,
cent currency into this city. They paid then
from their counter yesterday.
NOTES.-THE friends Of the Families Of III,
Delaware Volunteers of New Castle County
are earnestly requested 10 attend meeting o,
Saturday evening, January 2e,h. ut half past
O'Clock, p. NJ, at the Institute Hall. Collector
are particularly requested TO send q report 0
thslr success as much depends on then to con
tinuo the payment of the country meInbars. Al
friends Of the cause arc requested to attend il
person 1t possible. L. c. sTorsgNRuRo,
President Of tho Association,