The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-27

iH, THE STEAM COACH
Or each wonderful plan
Fer invented 10y man,
That which nearest perfection approaches
Is a road n:,'l.. of iron,
Which horses ue'rr tire on
And Travelled by steam, in steam coaches.
Chorus.
And we've no longer gee M and ue h,
lint tiz, III, tiz, OF We 90,
Nine miles tn The. hour
With thirty horse power
BY day time and night time,
Arrive at IN" right time,
Without rumble or tumble,
Or chance of Il tumble,
A. in chai>e, gig, or whisky,
w hen horses arr. friskv.
oh. the merry Il iii Road for me,
oh. the merry Rli!, Rail Road for me.
At TN" inns on our route,
No ho~1ler comes ont
I" give water in s;paiikrr ar ,miler.
But !"li'd Al our e;tSr
We ask landlord to please
Pit u latte more tcdtcF ia The 6Otier.
And we've no Longer gee up and gee h", ~"
Contractors won tail,
When they carry the mail,
Where the cOachman ne er l"l;rr> or lin. ers
And should rnbhers approach
Our smoking mail coach,
They'll rather be apt to burn fingers.
fh0,us.
And We We no longer gee up and gee ho, etc
Songs of this character, the most at.
lractlyc features being a rafting chorus
in which all present could join. wer,
highly priced at the Publications il
which the new political element of Wash
ington society INDUCED. In former years.
the widest gentlemen used to spenG
their evenings in decolously playing
whist, with frugal suppers Of broiled
oysters. bread and cheese. and glass OF
two of Madeira. The rollicking Jackson
men substituted poker for whist, and i'll
dulged in frequent lihations of wliisk!
While their supper tables We're graced-
according to the season-wlth baket
raccoon garnished with fried sweet pota,
| lttS, VI ttllN tlttES- VI Slldt
broiled before hickory fire on an oak
board. Plantation tobacco was freely
smoked in pipes, but few. except the
members of the diplomatic corps, in.
iulged in cigars.
Assemblies were held once Il week he.
tween Christmas Day and Ash Wednes.
day. to which all OF the respectable ladies
in the city who danced We're invited. II
was also customary for those OF the cabi.
net officers and other high officials who
kept house to give at least one evening
party during each session Of Con -ress,
invitations for which were issued. The
guests at these parties used to assemble
at about eight o'clock, and afte. taking
off their wraps in an upper room they
descended IL The parlor, where the host
and hostess received them. The older
men then went to the punch bowl. to
criticize the brew y which it contained,
while the young people found their way
t. the dining room, almost invariably
devoted to dancing. The music was a
piano and two victims, and one of the
musicians called the figures for the cotil-
Ions and contra dances. Those who did
not dance clbowcd their way through the
crowd, canyeFSing With acqnaintances,
and the men Frequently taking another
glass of punch. At ten the guests We're
Invited to the supper table, which was
often un the wide back porch which
every Washington house had n q ose
DAYS, The table vas always loaded with
evidences of the culinary skill of the
lady of the house. There was roast
ham ut one end. saddle OF verisoI o.:
mutton at the atheg and. and some
roasted poultry OF wild ducks midway; a
great variety of home baked cake was n
source of pride, and there was never any
lack of punch, with decanters of Ma
deira. The diplomats save champagne,