Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-12-28
Ell Perkins, New Years Calls.

ssAS yS1eNA y -l&o SSli6s
finished them about twelve O'Clock
an hour ago. !
I hadsmyicaH list vrittes off, AM
commenced at Sixtieth Street, ant
came down. My idea WAS to max,
1875 calls Of five minutes each. Thi
would take 625 minutes or 10 hours
l think l did it. l worked hard.
was an intermittent perpetual mo
ton l did All apybedy could d.
and if any fellow says he made l2l
calls, he---well. he d guilty, of libel
Fl tried it, 4 made my l24th cal
with my eyes closed, and at my
10th / swooned on. the hall stairs
Nature was exhausted. Oh! but
wasn't it funl Ais nothing to max,
calls after You have been at it a spell
The last twenty calls were made will
one eye closed. 1 vas actually tax.
ing a mental nap all the tins. Ny
tongue talked right straight ahead
from force of habit. Talking came
as easy as ordinary respiration. AL
l had to do was to open my mouth
and the same words tumbled out:
"Hap-new year Mfs- Smitesit (
"Ah! Mr.. Perkins, I'm delighted
-
"May you have man'hap' returns
-by-byt" ar
sBat sra't you goingz~to saks Z
drink"
'Than-spleasur( drank may you
live (hic) thousand years."
"By-by," sliding INTO the bal
and down the froatasteps. AAC
l started at noon. Made first cal
on young lady.
She said, You have many calls to
make. Won't you fortify yoursel1
with a,little sherry" 1915
IsaidI thie) would, and drank
small glass.
Called next on married lady On
Fifth Heavenue.
She said, Lets drink. to William
you know Win is Off making calls
on the girls"
"All right, Mrs. Mason;" then We
drank some nice old Port to absent
William.
On Forty-ninth Street meta sainted
Virginia mother, who had some real
old Virginia egggg-nog.
Very, very nice Southern egg-nog.
Abused the Yankees, and drank two
glasses with Virginia mother.
On Forty-sixth Street met a lady
who had some nice California wine,
Tried it. Then went across the
street withsdemonratic friend to say
New Years and get some of ole
SINNERS 1886 brandy. Got it. Mrs.
Skinner. Drank to Skinner and ate
lobster salad.
Met a friend, who said, "Let's rur
in and (hic) see Coe, the temperance
man."
Coe said. Temperance is wiss
these times"
"Fae," SEE l.. Lies drink tt
him."
Drank twice to Temperance. Drank
to Mrs. Temperance. Drank to
children.
Drove round to Miss Thompson's
on Fifth Heavenue. Tihompson's ia
nous for rum punch. Tried two
glasses with Miss Thompson. Very
happy. House looked lovely. Att
brandy peaches. Good many lights
Pretty girls quite NUMEROUS. Dranl
their health. Drank claret. ,Ther
drank Roman punch. Went out
leaving a Dunlap hat for q Knox, ant
a twelve-dollar umbrella in the hat
rack.
Happy thought! Took Charley
Brown in the carriage with driver
and got on outside with myself.
Charley SAID, "Let's drop in on tn,
Madison Heavenue Masons." "Al
right" Dropped in. Miss Maso,
says: "Have some nice old Made
ria?"
eyes, Miss Mason, will have some
my dearie." Drank to Mrs. Mason
ard ate boned turkey to young la
dies. Young ladies dressed beauti
~fully-wore court train and shoes
Ia posnpadour. Left ovorcoat ant
umbrella and changed high hat TO
fur cav. Saw a span of horses in
carnage drawn by Charley King
Charley was tightually slight. Sal
he'd been in to Lees, eating bonet
sherry and drinking pale turkey.
Now all called on the Lambs o
Thirty-fourth Heavenue. Old Lam
was round. Drank brandy peache
here, and ate more pony brandy
Young ladies ~eau'fui-high-heele
dress and shoes decollete. Ores
many Of them. Nico Roman pune
f with monogram on 1t. aPresente
large bouquet In corner to Mrs. LIANT
. Exchanged hat for csidbaskct, an
slid down front bcnisters.
Called on Vanderbilt. Hang Chic
yansvanderbllti Vanderbilt didn'
i rec'v calls. Carried Oh cord basks
and hung C~harley's hat on bell-knot
Used Vanderbilt cards to make othe
t calls with. Kept calling. Gale
steady. Called between calls. Dram
more. Drank everywhere. Youn
q 4 4 ~ 4 ~-y - . .