Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-12-31
frnm the Cleveland Plaind saisr.
JOY IN THE HOUSE OF WAND.

DEAR Srss-I take my pen in hand to
infor,s you that lme in state Of crate
Bills aud trust these lines will 6nd you EN-.
jsying the same biessins. line rexuvena.
lid. I've found the immortal waters of
yooth, 20 to speek, l. am A. timber and
frisky - yer old steer, L in the future
them boys which sez "go up old bawled
he'd" to me, will do 20 at the Peril Of their
hazard Individually. Inc powerful hap.
py. Heaps Of joy has descended upon ME
10 oncet 1 feel like bran new man.
Sumsimes arsk myself "is i. not a
dream? ?? 4 suthin within myself sez ait
air. but when look 1t the sweet littel
critters | know il is q realler.y-2 realler.
.y's | may say-& l feel gny. There's
cousiderbul hunen Lstur 10 . man arter
all.
/ returned from the Summer Campane
with my unparaleld show Of wax works
and livin wild Beests Of Pray in the early
part Of this munth. The peple of Bald
neville met me cordially and i'm mmeii.ly
commenat res.in myself with my famerly.
The other mite while was down TO the
tavurn tostin my shins agin the bar room
FIRE, l. smuzin the krc~d with som Of nv
advsnturs, Who shood cum in bare heded
l. terrably excited but Bill Stokes, Who
seq, sex he. .........
"Old Ward, there's crate doins up to
your heuss."
Sez, |, "Willism. how 20 y
Sec he, "Buss my gizzurd, but its crate
doins.' aud then hs larfed - il heed kill
hisself.
Sez I. risin and putin on austesr look
"Willisu, woodu.t be . fool il lad
common cents
But he kept on lar6n till he was black
in the face. when he fel ovur on The bank
WHARF the hustler sleeps, 4 in q still s,nal
voise sed, "Twins" l asbure yu gents
that the grass didunt grow under my feet
on my way homo. L | was foIle,ed by an
sntheosiassik ,hrong of my feller si.tezuns
who hurrard for Old Ward At the top OF
there voises. l found the house chock
full Of peple. Thare was Mis- Square
Baxter and her ; grown up dar.ers, law
yer Perkinses wifs, Tnherthy Ripley, yung
Ebea Parstuns, De.kua Simmons folks,
the Skoolmaster. Doctur Jordin, et.cttery,
etsestcry. Mis- Ward was in the west rune
which iinss the kitchiu. Mis- Square
Baxter was mixin suthin in dipper be.
ture the kitchen FIRE, l. smal army Of fe-
mail wimin were rushin wildly round the
house with bottles Of cam6re, peac.s of
6annil, &c. never seed sich hubbub
in my natral born dase. l Good sta in
The west room only mint. so strung M
vas my feelins, 20 ] rusht ont and seized
my dubbel barrild gun.
"WhAt upon airth ales the man ?" sez
Taberty Ripley. "Sakss alive, what are
you doin 7" L she grabd me By the cot.
tales. "WhA,'s he matter with you p Oh,
continued.
Twins, norm !" ser I, "twins!'
II know it," sez she, ooverin her Ease
with her aprun.
"WsIl," SEE I, "shats what's the matte,
with me!'
"Wall put down that air gun. ye pssky >
old fool sez she.
"No, marm," sez !; this is \ Nash
unal day. The glory Of this here day
isn't confined to Baldinsville BY q darn
site. On yonder voodshed." continnered
I, DRAWN mysolf up to my full hi.e and
speakin in show actin voice, will l fire
. Nashunal saloot!' sayin Witch tared
myself away from her grasp and ruaht "a
ahe top Of the shed WHARF | blaxed avay
until Square Baxtsrs hired man and my
sun Arssmus Junier cum and tux me-
down BY name forse.
Oa returnin to the kitchin I found quite
lot Of pepls seated bc4 the tirs. talkiu
the event ovur. They 4thwith made rsom
for ne snd l sot down.
"Qui.e an eppisode,' sed Doctur Jor-
din, lisin bic pipe With red hot cole.
"Yss," ssd ], ~ eppisodes, waiug bou,
10 pound jinsiy.
"A perfect coop Dc tas," sed the skool.
master.
"E pluribus unum, in proprietor per.o..
n.y." ed l. shinkia lde les hin know un
derstood furrin laudwidges - we'll - he
did II ] wasuat skoolmaster.
at 10 . memsntious event. sed youn
Eben Psrsuns, who had been 2 quarters
to tho Academy.
II never heard twins called by tha,
nauo afors," ssd I, "bus spose it, all
rite"
We shall soon have Wards cnntf," sed
the sditur Of ths BAldinsvills Rugle q,
Liberty, who was lookin over = bundle Of
exchange papers in the corner, 'ts apply
TO the Legislator for City Charter I"
"0ood Tor yu, I'D maa I" sed l, give
that cir conspikias place in the NJ !,
Busle."
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