Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-28

with the Western Editofs.
H,ns Patrick LeConnor, a humorous
man on the 81. Louis Timer, undoubtedly
had splendid time with the verdant Wis.
consin and Minnesota editors, when they
were in that city the Other day, and writes
o. them:
used To think ! belonged indirectly to
the editorial profession myself. but doubt
it now. dispatched myself TO meet thu
excursionists and accompany them to the
city.
From what ] saw | incline TO the belief
that never will be successful editor.
There were one hundred and thirty seven
Of us, and our progress Was like that Of
devastating army. Hotel keepers took
down their sign and fed in dismay st the
approach OF such band Of dead heads.
Children cried. "Ma, take in the clothes,
here come the editors"
Wherever We went there wao panie b.
fore u, and dry bones and famine in our
rear.
As body We were big thing.
Our country cousins are decidedly queer
set, but clever end agreeable withal. At
the Southern Hotel. At dinner, one OF them
called for . half column Of soup. three
squares Of roast beef, and few passgrsphs
Of vegetables. He used newspaper for .
napkin, and picked his teeth with a lead
pencil. Another vas introduced 10 4 gen.
tleman in this city, who handed him his
card.
do you wish this on our outside or our
inside y asked the editor.
"You can eat the darned thing if you
like" replied our friend, "but it seems to
me would keep it on my outside"
| asked the editor o: the Squashtown Ex-
postulator if no would like 70 70 and hear
the Canaan.
GLOW far out OF town Is it ?" said he
'Out Of town Ny deer cir, Il 10 In the
city-a dance At the theatre"
"wsli, now, / declare, I haven't bean 70
. dance for about eight years. I wsuld
like to 20. but I think had better buy .
pair Of pumps FIRST"
you can take no part. Only one or two IL
dies participate"
"Tbsy must be mighty selfish" rstor.ed
the editor. but gathering himself together.
he replied, IAN right"
We sat through the first act Of Humpty
Dumpty 1t the Varieties, at the end Of
which the accomplished Tsssari appeared
in her famous Can Can leap.
"Gracous goodness r. said The knight q
the quill and scissors. ''she has completely
uncrlnolnsd herself, hasn't she -
E"My friend. remarked with cheerful
aspect, "do words like those grow spouta-
nsously in your latitude. II they do, send
down about peck 10 my address. want
them for family USE
continued ain few moments ws shall
see the pretty Corsdina Crugi in the Tarsn.
tslla."
us it possible' How long has she been
that wayr
Aboard the excursion beat, that visited
the mouth Of the Missouri, I suffered the
agoniss Of torture How can | can for.
give. or forget, the friend Of mine, who,
whom he tasted = glass Of champagne, r.
marked that he did not like whisky iu his
soda. And how, whom he was taking me
to his hotel at night, he complained because
took him mp two streets at once. Wanted
10 know what use the city had for two
court houses, and whether his expenses
ueu DSeh Paiu AZ wv uOkelu. after going
up two flights Of stairs at once, and occu-
plying two beds about IN hour, no came
down to the clerk and demanded the bill.
"Itis already settled replied the ,lerk.
''Yes, but mean the other bill"
"W hat other bill p
I've got two rooms, and sm sleeping in
two beds. The city only pays for enc, and
| want to pay for the other"
The clerk told him that was . St. Iouis
custom, and he retired satisfied.
! had great deal Of fun with our West
ern brethren. Hope they will come again
and bring their knitting.
None but the brave deserve the fair"
land mono but the brave can live with
some OF them
The European farms which have been
cultivated for 1000 years have had their
fertility renewed by lying idle every few
years on account Of war.
An old lady in Central New York has
made portrait Of General Washington in
needlework that contains over q million
stitches.
Mrs. Stanton says: III we reason from
all mans failures for the last six thousand
years, 1t is fair to say, that the act OF gov
ernlng is not one OF the manly accomplish
mems bence We propose to govern our
Selves fair hit.
a Philadelphia paper repress nts the
trade Of that city ~ MS near n stand rs II
was ever known to be.
White and brown straw hats, with blue
ribbon bands, are coming into fashion
among the gentlemen.