The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-06-13
THE FREE TRADER.
Ottawa, III, Friday, Janc ~, is45.
WHEREIN is SHOWN WHY COUSIN BARNEY.

ing tales out of school instanter, or we sh8ll be
obliged To click back" and tell--ah, those black
eyes! You may well trcmhle. Hadn't iime,'
eh Fire. Trader
"rhat's .poz," is it. "Brohcr Bill!" Well, il
you deny the 'vidder." well scare" and you may
click back" about "those black eyes."-Litie
Fort Poreupiae.
Since, then, our amiatc cousin has no ohec-
tion we will tell the readar all abou, "thosc black
eyes" Not hundred years ago, the quiet Iitile
village Of 49, was thrown into tremor of cx-
element, by the appearance, early one morning
at the street corners of prodigious handbils, an
nouncing, in startling capitals, that the learned
and greatly celebrated astronomer, Diorysus
Philologos Hotonchro,onmy thologon, Fellow Of
the Royal Academy of Science, Edinburgh, had
arrived in town, and would, on the coming eve
ming, favor the public with grand, scientific.
philosophical, intellectual, and painfully interest,"
Ing and entertaining lecture on the delightful sub
ject Of Astronomy, the whole to be brought down
to the comprehension Of the commoncst mind, by
the aid Of patent double steel sprnged orrery and
81 enchanting diagrams, presented by means Of
an improved phaatasmagoria lantern, magnifying
10000 times -admttance l21 cents, chllren half
price, editors free. Here was an opportunity for
the young beaux to show their CALAMITY it would
have been heinous to lose, and every one in the
village of any pretenson must be .on hand with
his bright particular" Now cousin Barney had
often said he was as good as the best of them, and
of course, not to be singular, determined also to
be there with a poman but there being no parti-
cular one in the place that could claim his attcn-
tons, he took this occasion TO make primal ''de
monstration" on pair Of mos; bewiching "black
eyes" that for l'ng time had haunted both his
day and night dreams. So, at precisely 7 O'Clock
that evenifu evening, the 6iterer in the neigh
borhood of Snake street ond Horse Shoe alley
might have heard the echoes OF stout pair Of
"Nc. 10, peggcd heels fearessly ascending the
door steps of spruce little cottage in that region
md presently gentle tap, tap, tap at the door
Instantly thro' the crevices Of the window blinds
a light is seen darling about, and now the glare
through the keyholc on his yellow vest buttons
shows it 10 be at the door, which in all instant
more is opened.
s'Good evening" quoth cousin Barney, advan-
cling three PAGES.
"(iood evening"" mechanically fell from pair
Of such lips, overhung by pair Of just the most
sparkling bllck eyes that ever were looked into.
pause of 80 seconds, during which both in
: lenlly gaze a, each o,hcr-aic which Barney ad-
svances to a chair, seats hims IT. then takes bal
lii Ike survey OF the room. raises his feet on the
cross sticks Of the chair, his hat on his knees,
drums on it, and ventures the further remark
"a very finc evening, this"
"a little too much rain and slee,, / should think,
to be very iine.'
cab, yes, sleet-ma,es it quito disagreeahe."
Thus introduced, tie weather became the alb
sorbng topic Of conversation, and never was ii
moro thoroughly canvasscd. Barney became
quite eloquent and more than once perfectly
amazed the fascinating creature before him by his
erudite remarks and "utteriny Of great words"
But even this prolific topic became a, length cx.
hausied, and neither venluring to introduce ano-
ther there was consequently silence for about if-
teen minutes. Then Barney, suddenly rcc leci-
ing himself, and the object of his visit, broke the
awkward pause by remarhins, little agi,a,ed,
"Oh-ah-a.hcm There is to be great lcc-
ture in town this evening"
$50 understood"
"May be you would like to 60 7"
"Why, yes, sir, should have been very happy
to have gone"
IL presumed as much, and have therefore VEN
tured so Ear to call with the hope Of having the
pleasure of your company" Cribs speech Bar
ney had carefully conued bciorchanl)
"Really, sir, am much obliged to you; but il
is rather late now, is it not !"
Barney locked ut the clock. To his utter as.
constituent, it was 8 minutes pas, o. lie came
to his feet as il stimulated by another persona
earthquake" and sans esemonie broke for the
door. This, after moments fumbling. he go
open by jerking out the catch, aud in three step,
more he was in the middle Of the street.
fastening at the top Of his speed to the lecture
room, he found the crowd jus, dispensing. I'm
mediately some Of his chums gather round him
and, while they are filled with audaticns Of III,
lecture, in establishment they inquire show in The
world il happened he hadn't been there, and VIII,
he hadn't brought that lady, as he had promised.
Barney with an attempted half careless, but aw
fully ugubrious countenance, at length replies
"WcIt, boys, have no doub, you had an int
ses,ing--a grea. lecture, and wanted to go yer,
much, and take tina. lady bu, you sec I'm KEEP
+ 90 busy--the fact is, Ihadaf time :"
Debt Of 1eras.--'rhe actual public
debt Of Texas, the Journal of Commerc,
says, is between ll2;Ooo,o0o and si3,
100000; the country is extremely pros
porous; business good the products o
the ear1h abundant, aud the currency m
questionable, consisting Of gold and sill
yer.