The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-02
"BRICKv AND CLORiNDA
And their Experience in
I. Boston Mt the Peace
Ban.j JORGE

spinster Of the house OF Magwiligan, Of
Magwilligansville.
We have known Clorinda long. She
was tall girl, and meant it. All tall
girls mean it. They mean to be long for
this world. So did CIorinda. Years ago
we loved her. Twenty years ago we
climbed up about her neck aud hung a
few luscious old Kisses on her
triumphant lips. AMI when her
eyes beLeld the sweet glory Of our coni-
iag down past the baru whore the cows
were MIXED by Clorinda as she sat
squatted on ne.legged stool, the eye
Eight Of her aforesaid eyes would gimmer;
tho freckles on her face weuld seem illu-
minated and she'd always give US one
milk or no milk. a kiss we mean.
She was a healthy kis.ist, full Of gentle
vigor and accommodating comeness as she
swcetly let us take few Of her cayessable
inducements
Did you ever kissa girl and fairly
banker for more! If not, taste Of our
Clorinda! We loved her. She loved US.
We planted kisses and love sprouted till
the branches thereof made grove under
which we took refuge. Our love was
severe, while Clorinda's was Just red hot /,
even if she was cross.eyed. That was
because she tried to see whit our lips and
hands were doing at the same time.
Clorinda heard Of the Peace Banjorce
in Boston. She wanted to 60. We
took her there. Went on an excursion
tour. Hotter than making tomato pickles.
We rode in the cars and on boat. then
went on foot. Clorinda wears number
sevcns, small. She had understanding to
let.
Gracious! but didn't she sling style?
Such Grecian bend! And her water
fall! Right On the upper end Of her
head like froth on soda water. Aud a
bonnet twice the size Of pos:age.stamp
"a three cent one a. that. And dress
whose trail outrivalcd the lateral extension
Of the peacock: And more grandly
gorgeous!
We put up hotel about ten minutes
Tayerns all full, said the clcrkis,, as he
looked at Clorinda. She was a tower.
that is, We looked up to her. She said
move on. We walked to another hotel,
asked the same question, and the same
clerk said thew was all full, Then he
told us to 60 to the fremont. There We
vent. Walked afoot. Went straight
ahead on curve. Came to the fremont.
The same clerk was there. Said he was
full. And be looked at Clorinda. Then
he told US 10 60 to the American. So we
pattcd it around there. Saw the same
clerk. lie said they was all Iull Told
US to 20 to tho Parker House, and We
started to find it. but couldn't do it
Come to find out twas the Parker House
we had entered every time, and that
clerk knew when he told US to find the
house We were in, the streets we're so
dyrned crooked VIC couldn't!
Clorinda and moved on. We walked
all over The city, on the same street. We
asked policeman where was hotel,
did he know? And he said there want
none. for it was Banjoree week. He
asked il We heard .he big organ, or seen
Gilmore. We said no. We went to find
o. and G., the twin celebrities Of Boston.
We went up to Bunker Hill monument.
Didn't know but Clorinda and us could
bunk there. But the monument was all
taken up. Somebody told us that War
rem fell over there. We went to see, but
be had got up aud gone!
Then went to Breeds Hill. We wanted
10 see Grant, and knowing his love for
dogs, thought to find him at Breeds !!
But he want thcre-a Boston Peace
Banjoree Yankee had hired him for a
tobacco-sign! So We didn't know which one
was Grant, they were SO plenty. Tramp
ing around, Clorinda blistCrcd her feet.
She was not used to walking. She was
brought up in Rhode Island. and haunt
room to turn her feet. We couldn't walk
SO we stood still till the Coliseum came
around
1t was big thing. Clorinda got all
damned up. She vas m,de thinner nor
alath. When Rugged her it seemed
like squeezing paper-foider. But she
was good. We heard tho Big Organ.
We saw Gilmore counting bis money
Hotel accommodations being out Of the
question, VIC anchored under tree
Country taverns don't contain loo much
After Clorinda had hcr head bowed full
of sweet discordancics and st. Vitu'
melodies I took her down on The Common
and paid fvo dollars for an hour in The
arms Of Morpheus. Clorinda was there
too.
We had a fine supper. Two peanuts
and boiled bean split. Only a dollar
And then we had refreshments. two pint!
of'water with yellow paper in for lemo
made, at two shillines at glass.
And sucli a brcakfast-soup made from
the back Of postage stamp | had tc
take Clorinda of that diet-slic was
getting fat. Only cost twenty-eight dol.
lars a day to see the Big Organ and
Deacon Gilmore, chief Of the Boston
Bandiiti.
Clorinda was pretty sweet for certain.
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