The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-03


cal i'll town. have placed in front of their of |
fee, in fremont street, a very extensive |
sign board, upon which is emblazoned the |
words
"LiTTELL'S
LIVING AGE"
Il grccnhorn, fresh caught-who came
to the city TO look at the ''glorious Foprth,'
CHANGED 10 be passing towards the Com |
mon, when his attention was arrested by |
the above cabaliStic Syllables. Upon one
side of Broomicld street he saw the big
sign, upon the other the word
"MUSEUM."
"Wal," said he to himself. sI've hcarn
tell O them museums. but 'Hcin dqe,' big
or little, must be one o. them are cur.osities
we read about
lie stepped quietly across the street, and
WlpinS his face, approached one OF the win
dows, in which were displayed several loose
copies of the work. He read upon the CO.
vers. ''Littell's Living Age,' and upon a
card, "Popular Magazine-only one of its
kind i'll the county, etc.
"Ndga zine! Wal, that beats thunder all
ten smash. I've hcam about pe0udermaga-
zines, an all that wal, | reck'n III see
the crittur, emmy how r'--and thus deter
mined, he cautiously approached the door.
a young man stood in the entrance.
"When does 1t open z" asked the coun.
tryman.
"What, Sir!'
"What time does it begin:'
"Uhat?"
"Ihe show"
"Hhat show -
"Why, that are--hiS'- continued our
innocent friend, pointing upto ,he sign.
The young man evidently supposed the
stranger inSane-and turning on his heel.
walked into the Office.
"Wal, dun no bout that Teller, much
but Ireck'n havn't cum a hundred miles
TO be fooled amt, and I'm goin' tue see
the Crittur, sure
"HeHo II say. Mr.. What's name. there
l-doorkeeper Hello ~
\ clerk stepped TO the door at once, and
enqured the mans business.
"What do ,canti Why, want to see
the animal, that's ALL
"JjhGi animal"
'Why, this crittur----'
81 don't understand you. sir"
"Nal, you don't Ink rs cf You could UNI
derStan' nobody, emmy how. Jcs send the
doorkeepcr ycre."
By this time a crowd had collected in and
about the doorway, and the green 'un let off
something like the following =
"lhat chap as went in fust, thar,.aint
nobody, fine has got a swaller-tailed coat
on. My moneys as good rs his'n, and it's
free country. to-day. This young man
aint to be fooled easy. now | tell uou.
cum down TO see the Fourth, and I've seen
him. This mornin' see the elephant, and
now I'm bound TO sec this crittur. Hello !,
there. misterw
As no one replied TO him, however. he
ventured again into the Office. with the
crowd at his heels, and addressing one Of
the attendants, he cnquired--
"Wot'S the price, naburr"
"lhc price Of trhdt, Sir -
"Oi the show
"lhere is no show here
"No Mow, Wha'n thunder der yer
leave the sign ont for, then;''
"What would you like to see, SIR said
another gcntlcman.
"Why, want to see the ANIMAL
"The Gnimdl?"
"les-the crittur."
81 really do not understand, SIR"
"Why yes yer delr. | mean the rats
name. out there" pointing to the door.
"Wherc -
"Havn't yer got sign over the door.
Of 'ieettei LrvlN'-sum' thin, horeaboutS.'
"IIrTELL'S LIVING AGE|'
"THGi'S the sthcm's unit ot him
aout, nabur, and yerc's your putty"
Having discovered that he was right (aS
he supposedly he hoped about, and had got
near the door. again.
Pending the conversation, some raScally
wag in the crowd, had contrived TO attach
half dozen lighted fre-crackers to the
skirt Of our green friends coat and as he
stood in the attitude Of passing to She sup
posed doorkcCper'S quarier-crack bang ,
went the fireworks, and at the same instant,
a loaIer sung ont. ut the top of his lungs
"look ont he C5iiiUI'S loose -
Perhaps the countryman didn't leave n
wide wake behind in that crowd. and may
/ be he didn't astonSh the multitude along
/ Co!onadc Row, as he dashed towards the
! foot of the Common, with his smoking coat
tail streaming in the wind
Our victim struck Decline for the Pro.
whence depot. reaching it Just rs the cars
were going out. The crowd arrived as the
train got under way, and the last we saw of
the "unfortunate," he was seated at n
window whiStlng most vocircrouSly to the