The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-23
yer, Mr.. Blnnacle, and say no more

per, MI. Binnacle, ana say no MOI
about it."
~ don't know anything about turtles
or flippers, they don't grow among on
green hills, but here's my hand, an,
here's my heart, -ifso as you belong +
Gideon's band.n
"All right" and took the proffere'
fingers of the noble Comical, and lie,
him forth from amid the common folk
who had now begun to crowd around t,
see the distinguished stranger, ant
whose curiosity was becoming impu
IDENTIFY painful to weak constitution
rs that the Governor" says one ignor
ant BOBBY. 1.-The Governor!" No,
said in thunder tones, to let him see
feltthe insult, "This is an editor--none o
your small fry" They all fell back
amazed, and we left the crowd some
what imbucd with our magnificence
and considerably impressed with the
Importance of the press-.'the power
behind the throne greater than the
throne itself.n Selah. Et.
| II suppose" says I, you want to see
the circus, and them's my instructions,
| too?"
Eyes" said he, "that's my inten-
tions, at the present writing"
| Well, I'll take you round the ring,
but you mustn't talk shop nor let any
body know that you're connected with a
printing office-n0r speak about writing
leading editorials, or picking up local
items-fOr II you do, the whole town
will be taking off their hats to you--so
great is the reverence of these people for
our profession that none of us ever go
abroad except in cog. or in close
| carriage"
You tell me wonders! Let ME make
a note of it, And he drew forth small
memoranda book-about as big as Col
Sangster's ledger-and wrote down
Literature held In high esteem-great
reverence for men of genius-particu-
larry editors-a wise and sensible people,
the inhabitants of Norfolk-they de.
serve prosperity if they cannot COM
mand it," And then he closed the pom
derous tome, and deposited it in his vest
pocket, while looked on in wonder at
his immense learning-and the compre.
hensiveness of his varied knowledge,
"Well, my friend, as I'm to be the
Snowman, let's begin. This you see
before us is Big Water strickland it
leads to the Circus-it Is more renowned
than the Appian way-and more socre
than the Via Sacyd;; it was discovered
after the flood, which accounts for its
uncleah condition had it been in exis-
lance prior to that epoch-it would I'M
doubleday have been washed clean-but
sir, water Is scarce here-it will be plen-
tiful when Lockhart's juniper berries,
ripen and bear fruit. This, you will per-
ceive at glance, is amucb greater street
than Broadway, New York--but this is
not the circus. Come on sir-come
on-and I'll make you acknowledge
that Norfolk Is the fairest piece of handi-
work that ever came forth from natures
womb-without flaw or angle to mar
the perfect beauty of its unique unity"
and on we went. This sir" said I, "is
an old boiler, that was exploded in Noah's
Ark; several attempts have been made
to steal it-but have all failed, owing to
the vigilance of our police. You recol-
lect there was an explosion in the ark"
Eyes, know-I read of it in Plutarch's
Lives" well I'm glad you are so
well read. But come on--this is a lager
beer saloon-you know what that is ?"
"Well, not exactly" he replied
Well, its small beer-a very common
beverage-we drink it here in preference
to water; for you see the latter Is scarce,
and what there is, is very unwholesome.
If you have no objection we'll try some,
it only costs a dime a glass;" And 80
we tried some. AS had no change but
the fifty-dollar bill, our distinguished
guest paid-very sorry to trouble him.
We left. He said he liked the beer
very much, but thought it little bitter.
Next showed him house in which
somebody lived, and told him it was
built in 1892, by one of King Powhatan's
ancestors, and that Pocahontas was
born there. He knew Pocahontas, had
read Bancroft's Grafton lately delivered
in Washington on that damsel and other
Chinese subjects. The next was a sa-
loon, where liquids are sold by our friend
Jenkins; asked him if he liked whiskey,
and introduced him to Jenkins-who is a
good fellow, by the way-Jenkins
couldn't change fifty ,andguest paid for
the whiskey. The next house we ar
rived at somebody else lived in; we
didn't know its history but the next
was place where they sell lager. Asked
him If he was fond of lager. Said he
went in and took sui glass lager, for
which he nobly paideour fifty still
clinging to us the next house was a
stable. This was the stable i'm which
the first settlers kept their horses. He
took a small piece for relic-said he'd
carry It back to Charlottsevill, and write
editorial about relic; next place came to
was a whiskey-shop. Good-beginer,
kept by Thompson. Thompson, superb
gentleman-one of our best citizens,
went in and put ourselves outside of a
couple-guest paid-I had only a fifty
dollar bill-hadn't money enough to
change it much obliged to distinguish
ed guest very accommodating. Left
Thompson in his glory and came to
another house, which proved to be a
chicken-coop--toldh him there was where
the cold hens chickens were hatched.n
Took out ponderous note book and
wrote it down; said, good subject for
another editorial, took a relic, one of the
old hens feathers. Next house we fell
in with, was lager beer saloon-asked
| distinguished guest if he liked lager,
said he rather thought it a pleasant
drink. Took couple of glasses. Guest
paid for them-that lager man couldn't
change our fifty. Resumed our journey,
and came to two houses, one ON top of
other, said this was the Palace of the
| Borgias asked If he had ever heard of
it; said he had read of it in the Bible.
| Good, our guest was christian and not
a savage. Came to another house
which proved to be a fruit and
whiskey-store kept by John Smith,
told him Smith was an old Virginian,
and lineal descendant of Capt. John,
and we must go in and take drink.
| Called for two WHISTLES, and drank to
the Brave Knights of DID," Our friend
paid, as our fifty couldn't be changed.
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