Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-13
NC. DECEMBER l3,, ,'iL85 1866.

% DllH Is nuSDauu 10 mTB,, DnlH, anu lS
regular insignificant cove. He looks artef
the sawdust department in back room,
and Is sometimes when we are very hard
put to it let in behind the counter with
cork-screw; but never when it can be
helped his demeanor towards the public
being disgusting s0rvile. How Mrs. Sniff
|. ever come so far to lower herself as TO marry
him, don't know; but suppose he does,
and should think he wished he didn't, for
he leads a awful lite. Mrs. Sniff couldn't
be much harder with him If he was public.
Similarly, Miss Whit and Miss Piff, taking
the tone of Mrs, Sniff, they shoulder Sniff
about when he is let in with a cork-screw,
and they whisk things out Of his hands
when in his servility he is going to letthe
public have 'em, and they snap him up
when in the crawling baseness of his spirit
'he is going to answer a public question,
and they drove more tears into his eyes than
ever themustard does which he all day long
lays on to the sawdust. (Bdtit amt strongly
Once, when Sniff had the responsiveness TO
reach across to get the milk-pot to hand
over for a baby, see Our Missis in her rage
catch him by both his shoulders and spin
him out into the Bandolining room. a
But Mrs. Sniff. How different! She's
the one! She's the one as you'll notice to
be always looking another way from you,
the small waist buckled in tight in front,
and with the lace cuffs at her wrists, which
she puts OH the edge of the counter before
her, and stands smoothing while the pub
lie foams. This smoothing the cuffs and
looking another way while the public ioams,
is the last accomplishment taught to the
young ladies as come to Mugby to be fin-
ished by Our Missis; and it's always taught
by Mrs. Sniff. 20 .f,au
When our Missis went away upon her
journey, Mrs. Sniff was left in charge. She
did hold the public in check most beauti-
full! In all my time, never see half so
many cups of tea given without milk to
people as wantedit with, nor hall so many
cups of tea with milk given to people as
wanted it without. When foamiug ensued,
Mrs. Smith would say, Then you'd better
settle it among yourselves, and, change
with one another" 1t was a most highly
delicious lark. enjoyed the refreshmens-
ing business more than ever, and was so
glad had took to it when young.
Our Missis returned. 1t got circulated
among the young ladies, and it, as it might
be, penetrated to me through the crevices
OF the bandoliniLg room, that she had
Orrors to reveal, If revelations so con-
temptible could be dignilied with the name.
Agitation became awakened. Excitement
I
a tip-tOe. AT length it was put forth that
on our slackest evening in the week, and at
our slackest time of that evening, betwiXt
trains, Our Missis would give her views of
foreign Refreshmenting, III the bandolining
room. ., 'n '.T
1t was arranged tasteful for the purpose.
The bandolining table and glass was hid
in corner, arm-cbair was elevated on
packing-case for Our Missis ockypation, a
table aud tumbler of water (no sherry in
it, thankeeD was placed beside it. Two OF
the pupils, the9season being autumn and
hollyhocks and daliahs being in, ornaments
ed the wall with three devices in those
flowers. On one might be read, g May
Albion Never Learn on another, "Keep
the Public Down. on another, "0ur Re-
freshnenting Charter.n The whole had
beautiful appearance, with which the
beauty of the sentiments correspondent. I.
On Our MissiS' brow wa; wrote severity,
as sne assembled the fatal platform. mot
that that was anything new) Miss Wifi
and Miss Piff sat at her feet. Three chairs
from the waiting room might have been
perceived by an average eve, in front of
her. on which the pupils were accommo-
dated. Behind them a very close observer
might have discerned Boy. Myself.
d, "-Where," said Our Missis, glanoing
d
I. 81 thought it better" answered Mrs.
sniff, THAT ne should not be let to conc
in. He is such an asst n.. -r5....-. ...
mo doubt" assented Our Missis. "But
for that reason is it not desirable to i'm
prove his umind?n ..ia-f .r r..t. .s.t. =,
30, nothing will ever improve him, said
Mrs Sniff ~ rs'.' Hi VI 1'' ~ j. y p
- However" pursued Our Missis, " call
him in, Ezekiel" iorrHa aastl a.
~. Icalled him in. The appearance of the
low-mi&ded cove was hailed with dissap-
probation from all sides, on account of his
having brought his cork-screw with him.
He pleaded the force of habit" r,lf
1.-The forcel'' said Mrs. Sniff. "Don;t let
us have you talking about force, forgracious
sake. There! DO stand still where you
are, with your back against the WALL"
Heis smiling piece of vacancy, and he
smiled III the mean way in which he will
even smile at tue public if he gets chance
Language can say no meaner of him), and
ohe stood upright near the door with the
d, backof his head agtn. the wall, as if he
was waiting for somebody to come and
measure his height for the army.
20 should not enter ladies'" says Our
Missis, "on the revolving disclosures am
about to make, ii it was not IN the hope
that they will cause you to be vet more
implacable In the exercise of the power
[ you WELD in a constitutional country, and
yet more devoted to theconstitHtional mot
to which see before me;" it was behind
her, but the words sounded better SO !;
li" May Albion never learn ~ sr-I. .'
10 Here the pupils as had made the motto
ladmredis and cried "Hear! Hear! Hearr'
Sniff showing uans inclination to Join in
chorus, got himself frowned down by every
brow. 'N'9i ''. r .'lHA ''E.. 80
~ "frhe baseness of the French pursued
Our Missis, "as displayed in the fawning
nature of their Reffeshmenting, EQUALS. if
not surpasses, any think as was ever heard
of the baseness OF the celebrated Buona,
parle.N r Jaw a7g .o'.ss.
Miss Whit, Miss Piff, and me, we drored
heavy breath, equal to saying, "We
thonght as muchln Miss Whit and Miss
Piff seeming to object to my droring nine
along with theirs, Il drored another t6 6ag-
M gravate 'enlp 7uoJ ia.ti.iu s7l - ,'t'E
"Shall be believed,na says Our Missis,
with flashing, eyes, t'..when i tell you that
no sooner had 1 set my foot upon that
treacherous shore -----'I. ~ III ir b. =.
2 Here, Sniff, either busting out mad, or
thinking aloud, says, in 10 Wvoice: "Feet.
u Plural, you know.p tusw rl aassimttu vIII
The covering that comesupon him when
he was spurned by all eJ es, added to his be-
J Ing beneath contempt, was sufficient pun
ishmeHt for a cove so, groveling. In. the
midst of asilence rendered more impressive
blythe turned-up female noses with which
/. it was pervaded, Our Missis went on:8 T'1
',Shall be believed when tell you that
nb sooner had i landed, y this word with a
I killing look at Sniff, ION the treacher6us