The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-05

My BOARDIN HOUob, |
MAY 20, Is & &C.. J
ny, THE Ep1rUR OF THE KoMMARsHAL:
Dear sur:-in akordance with kustom O
Mine, O. moren 20 years standln, aav cum
tn bostin tn attend the anniversary Meetlns.
az fnst tbort wudn't fetch my Wife debo-
rob she bayin reached a period OF Life wen
.ha looat hit of excitement Sets the narves all
a;ar Int wen cum tn Tell her as how wus
coin tn bostin, & didn't sey nothin abowt
toxin her along With me, my Stars wat a
t;n,e thare wusl of korse, i Knew wat han
kar;n wimen-kind has arter the anniversaries,
Rnt wasn't no wey prepared tn see such a
shock as gin deborah wen luke up my
Ambril g. karpet bag, tn 60 tn the ralerode.
Well now l haint Got no crate descriptive
mowers, but i. i kud only gin ye sketch of
that are woman, las and She stude jest at
that minute,) it would bee worth more n
dollar ter ye, merely ter shew ye wat The sex
raly is. wen Reason is de-throned, so ter
sneak, and the mental fatalities Has gone
under a kloud but i forbear;-i wont sey
Nothin about how she hollered-how she
.tomped--and how She shuke that long,
honey finger of hern--no, i'll Bury the hole
ont and kiver it awl with oblivion.
and so, as Wdo d SSJl1 VIC Dual 6Ou Oll lOI
the Anniversaries we had ambrils, kar-
pet bag, and Band-box, witch amt no crate
baggage, but it's enuff ter luke arter in the
time wen pick-pockits and burglars are
watcin on ye at every korner. and 50 telled
the konduckter ter have sharp luke out for
The karpet bag, wen see him heavin the
Things inter the baggage kar. "& luke out
for the handbook, too, kried deborah, but i
Don't much think he herd her, for jist arter
She hollsred out j see him give the box
kick as tho it was sumo reptile, or was filled
with pizon.
but tn Resume. the fust thing did, arter
Gittin intu boston, was tn Kali on Mr.. wendle
phillips my objeckt was 2-fold :-fust.
wanted tn see if he ''still lived, notwithstan-
din the 8-hour law Haint gone intu effeckt,
flor was afeared 10 hours wurk a-day mite
bee Too much for the poor kritter,) & End,
axed Him if he kud lett me & deborah Lodge
at his house durin the anniversaries. :" Shant
want no CRATE tn eat" SEES j. 'interecktoval
& Sperritoval food is wat both on us stand
Most in need on, SEES i. b4a
OBJ, how his Kountenance fell at thatl it was
as If had fetched him the very wurst peece
g news kud Have skared up, or had kun tn
borrow muney of him, or Tu git him tn in
dorse note o hand. you will AK, what did
he Sey? why, for long time he didn't Sey
Nothin--he seemed luke awl abaek, G kept
THROWN his eyes awl round; NOW He hev
EN- out O. winder, thar, nfs ;aatin the celin- 81
then intu the Fire, place,-but finally he
stammered Out sumethin about "bein tuke by
surprise" wasn't in No wey prepared for no
such honor" & So on
& the upshot ont is that & deborah was
Forced tn KUN tn private bordin house, up
hites o stares, & intu Chamber without only
wun window for both on us tn Luke out on.
howsomever, perhaps she'll Git enuf of an
niversaries, this time, & if that rally be the
Result ont, shant kear if we are nearly roast
ed alive In this by 10 box we've bin packed
intu.
but No more this time, for the saryent gall
is Jst Kalliu on us to tea.
your Obeedient sarvent,
Jon Sass