Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-28

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eComs Brick shut up your sanctum and
;ump in with ~ for . wee ride r"-This Is
clarion tones, spoke IAwTeucs, and ws obsy.
ID, for i Wa the 6sst sleigh ride Of tie
season.
II VA . soomy slsigh. Seats for four.
And there va take notice" or IN. B."
Hatcher and johnny Roach" whose name
It 10 Jimmy Carrow, and Lawrence who
dFose, 1nd The itemisef hsseok.
Twas cold, Oh moi So We bundled.
Mid f1rs and wrappers, ears muff1ed, hands
gloved and . glass thing with . hole in it,
Ne started. Stopped ct Spiers to steal .
lemon. Very nice lemons but . little tart
Drove aro4nd town. Fine town. Nice
city. Like il with great muchnsss. Nay
become possessor by purchase If we can't
steal it. Good sleighing. Fine horses.
Social pilgrims behind them. Easy gliding
vehicle. Warm robes but very chilly to.
day. We glide along with some rapidncss.
We turned acorner and drove with much We
hemency in the trail of the north pole or
star! That polar star is q rather bright
pun
Went to North La Crosse. Stopped at
JOS, 10 had Crater. 10 had nutmeg. Nice
eggs are the nutm eggs. We poured I
genial liquor from the glass thing. Have we
= Bourbon among us? Guess not? Genial
liquid fell into five glasses. Sent in rein
forcements in shape ofloaf sugar. Emptied
IN mildly Of hot water. Sugar and water
fought with great spirit. Filed in some nut
meg. Delicious to the n~ostrils. Chased
the Jumps Of sugar around with . spoon.
Blessed ere the peace makers; and in went
some lemon peel. W. appeal to you, tenn
perancc readers. if'twas not good I'll imbib-
ed. lilo" and it vanishetb. More Of the
same kind. Weather began to moderate.
| All got in. Drove out in the country
Came back. Too cold up north for fine
blood like ours.-Stopped at JOS. Jokeeps
ted drinks. Very cold when We went in.
Quite moderate when we came out? First
cold and then balmy? We whipped the
glass thing. Rode back to sanctum. Re-
plcnished the brittle reservoir. Fine old
whisky. Ten dollars a gallon. Must pay
the revenue you know.
Started agaid. Weather moderating !
Horses went off with spirits Rode to
Becker's. Becker is a Teuton who liveth
below La Crosse. He keeps hot water and
nutmegs. Large glasses Twas cold.
Weather very changeable. Moderated the
weather again. Take much science to mod.
crate. Here is the re-rec-reci what do you
call it?
Sugar, some.
Lemon skin, = few fragments.
Nutmegs puly, init a rasp, slightly.
And that is all!
If it appears too thin, add two ounces of
best wh-what you call itf Makes all the
difference in the world! Weather moder
ates with more regular moderation With some
wh-in it.
Got a little too much sugar in the first
DIVIDEND Made another calculation
klssatne tumbler as . basis. Had fine luck.
Very fragrant. Weather very moderate.
Becker's stove and walls of his small man.
sion trembled q little from heat. We
emerged from Becker's. The sleigh slip.
ped around gently while standing etill, but
all got in. How the weather will effect
sleighs We turned round four times, SO
as to get a good start. Diu you ever drive
with the lines crosseds It's nice
The road was good-too good. Couldn't
afford to spoil it. Drove on the edge of it.
The edge had moderated and we went down
a bank nine feet TO see how was tie skating,
could you tell? We sent the horses on.
Very feet horses. They travelled swiftly.
Five men halted them while we were trying
the skating. Then We walked half a mile.
Nothing like exercise when sleighing after
the weather has moderated. 1t helps di.
gestion. All hands got in sleigh. Never
saw such . vehicle Never saw such roads.
A deceitful log which was ten feet from the
track when We got in the track when we re
turned, and had showed the track to the
left If man don't want his logs run over
he'd better take his logs home. Anddft that
other man don't want his rail fence toln down
he'd better have o board fence And il
that other man expects us to chase o red
COW five times around his wood pile with
one sleigh, four men in front of and two
horses in = cutter, and then not catch tho
COW, he's sold!
Very mo'ratc weather. Valuable re rec
recipe for melting the water. Sugar |.
Lemon water. Nutmeg puly. Try it!
We got home! Weather so moderate we
dispensed with hat, ovcrcoat, muller, nit
tens, gloves, overshoes and glass thing with
with a hole in it. Felt sleepy. Came to
sanctum somebody had broken in Large
desk had been rolled to the other end of the
room Side board was bottom side up !!
Stove was turned around Centre table
reversed Case Of birds all changed places.
Dumb bell, foils, short swords and revolvers
all in convention on the floor. Picture of
George Washington, Edward Everett, Doug
las, all winking at Us. Never dare leave
them chaps in n sanctum alone again.
p. S.-The weather was not quite as
moderate next morning!