The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-07-26
Origin Of the Pea Nut Business.

! f. X Y. Korn Kob, o gentleman who d.
vides his time between studying orthogra-
ply, scribblng for the San Francisco Fra,
and vending pea nuts, thus describes the
origin of the latter business
AS awl may not fully understand the rize,
progress, and probable destiny Of the pee
knut biznss, and the onners due tn those
| ingaged in it, | will breeily narriate its his
tory. 'Hcven's last, best gift to man, haz
bin too errounousiy suppozed to appli to
woman; the wizest filosofcis of our pharni-
", among HON | may menshun Aristotle,
Pathough, Bakon, and Tom Hyer, all agre
that pee knuts was that gift. Thus, 1t vi !
be seen, it is a sakred irute, the iurst krop
OF which was riz in Edcn--Nursed by the
warm smile Of Providence, il grew up and
ripencd into mite, and when Adam WAS
turned out Of Paradise, the only vittlcs he
tux with him was pocket full Of pee knuts
and bottle Of lnglish all. OWN to The eX
cecncc Of the !rute Adam devoured all the
kernels but one, which he intended TO save
for sede lie planted it, but the mite follerin
a tcrritIici urthquake TUX place, ami
mountain was razed over the yally that kon-
tanned the last Of the pee knuts Too thou
san yeers after, Moses taken TO the top
OF Mount SIM, and shore the first shutc of
the last pee kHut sede, which had but jesht
phorsed itself thru the blundcrs aal Laaa!t.
He stado up there six weeks, pretending to
rite commandments, but actually watin for
the pee knutS to ripen, when he filled him
self so phull that he died with kolcry NOR
bus, barely givin him time to hand kuplc
of sedes to Aron and tell him to plant 'en on
the south side Of the river Jordan. That
phormed the principal diet Of the Juzc up to
81, I..t thn,,, .ia,
and sassy that Herod destroicd the inlire
krop OF Anno Donmoni !, and the only
sede that was left was q kuTncl that acksi-
dentaily got into the sim oil a prince OF
Egypt, hoo was on a prcspecktin excurshun
in Galliee. he was shot thru the he'd with
a bubble barreled gun shot. and sent hoam
and e,pbamed with his boots on. SlXtenc
100 years ..ter. he was Exhibited kgro.
sity III Boston, when q lanky in takin' the
masher Of his foot, in order 10 make
mummy jest like it got hold Of the last pee
knut sedc and agin gave ]; to the world.
Hoo Will sa that the pee knut bizn!ss is
not one Of ueven oun mak'n.
TIE MUSICAL LLocoIoTIvE.-Inc new steam
musical instrument, the "Call;ope" locomc-
tive, invented by Mr.. J. T. Stoddard. Of
Worcester, tool; the midday train from
Worcester 10 Providence Yesterday, attract
ing crowds Of people Oh the route. 4 cor
-espondence Of the Providence ,1,rnal
steams OF upon the subject in the folo~ing
style:
Gas stood on that beautiful Cove promo
made and heard the first notes Of the ap-
proaching Worcester train, must own 10
having been, for a moment, in the cnOr-
mousness Of my feelings. came by Motif
cation. and prepared at all points for sur
prise, but could il be possible! Yes, ;herc
was locomotive, and it was 4 rather staid
cid fogy. tco. one of those most machiny of
all machines, Z thing that has always been to
ne the pcrsoni.ica;ion Of hum drum toll. a
creature tied down 70 z single track IN life,
aad never indulging in any pas,;Ine beyond 4
snort and a puf; there was that worthy Old :
drudge, actually careering towards me, with ;
jolly sort Of look, declied with evergrecns, /
all its brecching kicked off. and bran new
housing ON Hai!ing Columbia, that happy
land, with all its might; bidding old Dan I
Tucker 10 clear the track. with much jocu
laritv: showing Us how the Weazcl "pops,'
and finally when abreast Of Us, bursting
spasmodcally into triumphant Yankee
Doodle.
Al the way home heard the p,lc',y old
fellow roaring out tune after tune, ard |
must say | was oveIioycd. in ccs;acy. until
as approached my house, it occurred to me
that l might have been all the time mis-
taker, and what had supposed was pure
musical spirits, might be after all drink
Yes, there it was; the murder out Had he /.
been taking little $50 thing hot, and sea I
soned though he were. it had evidently got .
into his head. ?
Imagination had begun to scar in all direc- .
tions. but as yet the idea was always ahead
Of her, and everywhere she was met by old
sober steam engines playing patriotic, deyo-
tionai or Ethiopian tunes. The next ma
tional anniyersy had appeared to my pro-
phetic eye provided with its .i!ty-hovse pow
er ode to freedom; every public meeting
saw supplied with steam Tyler tOo's;" !
was even anticipating new book of steam
minstrelsy, adapted to old passenger en-
eincs, with simple tunes tor secondhand
froighters, and scales for gravel train begin
ners. My brain WAS in whirl, but ! sober
ed it with the single retiection--the fellow
drinks. | can't tolerate him, and won't
especially as he has got 10 vote"
kEEFiNG THE FLIES Orr.-In 1856. Mr.