Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-02-16
John on the Rail.

A Bohemian Of the most reckless tyl,e.
sends his experiences, in Rochester, IL a
New York city paper:
81 did not lind the mXuriant cttss who
stole my watch on the Bleecker street cars
in Syracuse, and hearing that an awful
mean-looking fellow had been seen in Ro-
chester, went there. The watch was one
OF Juggenaut's make, and / wanted il.
On the way to the depot, in Syracuse a
real nice little lap-dOg jumped over a fence
and sprang at me. lie weighed more than
$40 worth of coal, at June prices, and as ]
gaZed down his mouth, | thought of JONAH
lie remarked to me, 'Bow, WOW, WOW.
and | said to him, in i pacifying way. Mice
Teaser, pretty little Teaser :, but 4 lady
shouted, 'ROvcr, ROver-here Rover ami
he left me. Then she quietly informed me
that / needn't be frightened; the dog had
his dinner, and want hungry.
II got into the cars and took 4 scat in
JuXtapoSltlon to female. That female
face was perfect insurance company for
her-it Insured her against ever getting
married TO anything but blind man. Her
mouth looked like crack in dried lemon.
ana there was no more expression in her
face than there is in a spinal column of a
cup OF cold custard. She appeared as ifshr
had been through one famine and had got
abeut two-thirds through another She was
Old enough to be great-grandmothert 10 Mary
That had the little lamb. She was chewing
prize popcorn, and carried i'm her hand u
yellow rose, while a band-boX and a cotton
umbrella nestled sweetIy by her side. I
couldn't guess whether she was Oh n mis-
sion OF charity or going West 10 a saw-nIiI,.
l was 1llll OF curiosity to hear her speak, so
+, | said:
'The eXigences of the times reoIi,e
great circumSpectiOn in Il person who is
travelling
Says She, "What ?'
Says /, "Ths orb Of day shines lesrlend-
ent in the blue vault above"
She hitched around uneasy Iile-thc,,
she raised her umbrella and said. {. don't
want none Of your saas--git out and
got ont.
Then took seat alongside of mail.
fellow, who looked like the ghost OF Ham
let heightened ont. He was a stately cuss.
, and was reading.
Said /, " Mister, did you ever sec :. cam
el-leopard ~ said camelIeoparG because
! it is pious animal and ii never eats aiv
grass without getting down on its knees
He said he hadn't SecIt a camel-leopard.--
| Then said, 6 Do you chew
He said, g No, SIR
Then / said, " How sweet is nature ~
He took this for conumdnrm, and said.
"he didn't know" Then he said he was
al
man. Alas he exclaimed, we have
but few.
| told him l knew one - the man that
made my cooking stove was great man"
Then he asked me - would read :''
Says I, ''What you got ?''
lie replied, "Watt's Hymns, Reyeries bv
Moonlight and How to Spend the Sabbath
| said, tNOne Of them for Hannah hut
if he had got an unabridged business die
4: ~ al I II tI
read.
When we got to Rochester called for q
bowl OF bean soup. 1t ought to he called
bean soup. / send you the recipe for
making il Take a lot Of water, wash i;
well, and boil it until it is brown on both
sides; then very carefully pour one bean
into it and let it simmer. If il won't sim
mer, pour in water until it does simmer.
When the bean begins to get restless,
sweeten with salt, then put ii up in air
tight cans, hitch each can To brick, and
chuck them overheard, and the soup is
DONE
Then he said, Young man, loel, al flicsc
gray hairs"
told him l saw them, and when IL man
got as Old as he was, ne ought 10 dye.
Said j, ~ on needn't think those hairs are
any sign Of wisdom; it's only sign that
your system lacks iron:' and ! advised hm
to 20 home and swallow Il crOwbal.
lie took this tor irony, and what little
entente cOjrGdic there was between us was
spilled. 1t turned out that he was cllal,-
lain TO base ball club.
Gencsee Falls are at Rochester. Sam
Patch made his last jump there. Ills jump
down was success, but his Jump up AZ
ii failure, because he has never TiZ. I bet
Il fellow that ] could tell to quart how
much water fell over the falls i'll u year. lie
bet, and l said two pintS to a quart. /
won the bet. They settle coffee with cod
fish skins, but they settle Rochester with
men and women. The only original set
tier who is living died few years ago
Rochester is celebrated for its fine turnouts.
saw a very fine turnout today .:a9on
/ upset and spilled a lot of women. Next
Sunday will be very generally observed
here as the Sabbath. 1t is not kept wholly.
Remember me to the piece-makers. \"
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