Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-20

hat wouia staDd considerable billing with
out melting. Osd Snorri had many ups
and downs. He afterwards made million on
a contract TO supply paim-leaf fans to the
Board of Aldermen, and sunk it IN Washing
ION newspaper He supplied most OF the fur
niture for th+ Board of Aldermen. This was
in 1851. 1t is stlil in use. The Scandinavians
were a hardy people. Old Snorri was hard
case. The hardest chairs that man ever sat in
were Snorri's chairs, furnished in 1861, now
IN use III the Board of Aldermen, (and Harry
X ether ytU always persist in placing the very
hardest o. shsm for the use or the Seventh
" ard delegation J Old Snorri was the ortgina
tor OF the plan to clean out the Washington
canal by running the water up hill. 1t worked
80 we'll that 1t hasn't nesded cleaning since
He also got considerable money from the doc
tors Tor propagating disease by sewering the
dl ainaee OF Washington through the heart O
the city in an open canal. The old man wa
up 10 all the modern improvements.
The Mortimer came over hve centuries be.
fore Columbus. They heard he had taken
passage by the Cnnard line. and eucherea him
by chartering hs yacht Henrietta, beating him
$40 years by the dodge. Columbus was very
much d,sgusted. They came up the Potomac
in tow OF the steamer Columbia. This was IN
the year 1851, showing the Columbia to be
called the "0id Colu mba." They stopped
at George Sheckels Ferry Restaurant, and
were immensely pleased with his establish.
ment. They lett him a testimonial written
all in Rune, in which they certified to tho
excellence of his edlbles and potables. George
has 1t framed and hung up In his bar.
These old Scandinavians were pretty good
on the prophesy. They left some runes on
the Sycamore bluff, forty feet from the TOD.
and seventy feet from the bottom, saying that
newspaper would be established In Wash
ipgton calico the EvBNIHs STAR, AvAyAv,
which would eclipse all other papers in esse
or in posse. 1t should have the greatest cir
culatisn, and advertising patronage until the
end Of the world, and afterwards be contin ued
IN Elysium for the delectation and great re.
ward Of good w ashinetonans.
They went down to the Aaron -Collyer prize.
fight, and hum bugged their wives with stories
OF having a job OF Running to do on the Fred.
ericksburg rocks. They came back smelling
of lager and with grass.sta,ns ON tho seats OF
their summer togas. They got Hail Scandi-
navia from the wives OF their bosoms, and
served them right. They went down to tho
prize.feht on the steamer Hi Livingston, and
lived high on sandwiches and Charley Hur.
dies cough mixture. 1t was spirited lrlp
Old Snorri had a debate with Boney Lee The
old man yielded the floor to Boney Lee He
admitted that he couldn't hold a candle to
Boney as deba,er. Boney went through the
old man.
They visited .Newspaper Row. to engage
a correspondent to write for all the lcelandic
journals, but were ad vised that this sort of
experiment sometimes worked badly ia the
Row. Correspondence to the Great Geyser Tor.
rentcf Freedom might go by mis,a ke to rne Heclo
engaged Andrews, Poore, and Shaw for the
press of the Northern Sylsur counties; Boyn-
ton. Thompson, McCullagh, and Riley tor the
Western Sylsur; Brookes, Washington, and
Smy, the for the Southern Sylsur; and Adams.
Connolly, Crounse, Worden, Young. Bartlett,
Painter, Elliot, and Seville for the metropolitan
press at Rettiarik. They secured the services
OF "Mack' 10 write up the historical saaas OF
the Hon 1thtings, members of the Icelandic
Legislature, with copious notes, personal and
piquant. Fitch was engaged to do the fashion
able rrespondence at the Great eyser Their.
NAL SpriE e.. They recognized in sBueno Ruro'.
the lIneal descendant Of Brian Borrhu of glo.
rious memory; and Shad Adams was hailed
by reclamation as not only the prince of good
fellows, but scion OF their own sovereignty
They trace their royal pedigree in direct line
from Adam, pers, who left Paradise tor Ice.
U, ~
setting the fashions in flg- leaf costume, and
the modern seant draperY for the rest OF the
world. Adam was portly old swell, and the
Scands were rather proud Of him. They
used to say, "Long live King Adam, may his
shadow never grow less.' Curlously enough
in time this complimentary salutaton got con.
tracted to "Shad Adams and became the dis.
dnctive atle OF the 1celandic, Adamie line OF
Kings Old Snorri was greatly pleased with
the looks OF Fitch, Young and Elliot the hand
some men Of the Row. He wants them for sons
In.law. He says he hasn't any daughters since
the widow died, but he will attend 10 /. right
off and get some. They have promised to wait.
Gas may be seen burning all night now In
Newspaper Row. The correspondents Sit up
till daylight mas tering the difficulte Of The
Runic corresponding hand. 1t is the tdeiic, or
tally style, consisting OF four perpendicular
marks crossed by a diagonal stroke. These
runes differ from the Helsng runes and the
S,ofkorl runes, which strike the hypothenuse
of the base by an inclination over the left
shoulder.
The Northmeu remained here several centu-
ries in a state Of torpid gorgeousness, feas,ing
on steamed oy sters at Haryey's and soft crabs
at Dubants un,ilintormed one day OF the pIlce
of fresh beef at Centre Market. They en-
barked for home that afternoon and never
looked behind them. venerable Scald COM
posed the following, which was sung III
chorus as they noisted an CHOIR
On, curry US back oh. carry us back.
To Ola Scandinavia shore.
Oh, take us away from such prices to pay,
And we wont come here any more
They left one sick Old man. with two hogs
and TWO dogs for company. He was very old,
and very feeble, but lived about three hundred
(}0O) years in the salubrious climate of South
Washington. Getting discouraged about dy-
ing in South Washington he took the street cars
for the city, got the typhoid fever and died d.
rectly. His hogs and dogs begat other hogs
and dogs, and they in turn bsgat other hogs and
dogs; and dogs and hogs, and hogs and dogs
propagating in such prolific style that there
are now 1887 hogs In the Seventh Ward, and
9,Sat,942 more dogs than hogs in that part OF
the CITY. They are held in the great st rev.
erence on account of their distiAg guished
de scent. 1t is held to be sin to kill
or molest them, aud the olicemen
treat them with the greatest considera-
non. The Corporation law against hogs and
dogs running at large is never executed,
and should the indiscreet attempt be made by
any jealous officer 10 enforce 1t, the law is
straightway suspended for their benefit. A
few thousands OF people are killed off every
year by malaria from the ftlth created by the
hogs in the cutters: aud sick people, kep;