The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-22


saplngs may be seen along the road. a. brown
as though il were the last OF October. The.
ash, singularly enough looks as though its
leaves had been dyed in lamp black and il
presents no inart figure Of mourncr over its
early spring hopes.
AT Madison the Governors Guard were or
parade at the Depot, making some enthusiastic
hrrrahs in honor of Gov. Randall whom the
guards aforesaid escorted to the cars on his
way to Milwaukee. The Governor is a good
looking man, about 40 years old, rather
womanish-like in the face but he carries a lip
that leads me to suppose he has will Of his
own and prefers to use it rather than to depend
on the advice Of others. / had tho honor of
an introduction to and the pleasure of few
minutes conversation with his Exeellcncy. and
was very favorably impressed with him.
AT some place OH the road, forget where.
two very elegant young ladies came aboard
and got to thinking how BRowS could ap-
proach SO much youthful beauty and coldly
demand of them three or four shillings for the
trouble Of carrying their pretty forms few
miles; but this gave Brown no pain or embar-
rassment whatever that could perceive and
the little divinities &ntiea just as naturally rs
though the fair ought not to be entitled to ride
When and where they list and NO questions
asked. If vA 4 CaaAscfsr could not ~
''ticket. m ISIS 1''to any right pretty or Iagree-
able wearsr of crinoline; if they had
hideous appearance, were dirty from head to
foot or if knew them to be scolds and spit
fires would make them pay double, but it
would never do to act 80 susceptible an Irish.
man as myself at dunni,y Goods last, best
gift" for filthy lucre merely because she honor
ell my wagon with her presence
Well. We got to Milwaukee about 5, tramp
ed up 10 the American House my old head
quarters, got tea and started towards the New
Hall. the most convenient hotel ever saw and
now filed to tho brim with Masons, Editors
and members Of some Christian Association
in session at Milwaukee. About 100 Editors
were on hand the first evening and grca.
many came in to-day. I attended their sess-
ion this morning and was much amused At the
numerous invitations they have received from
public institutions. corporations and from pri-
vate individuals to be favored with visit from
the united body Of quill-drivcn. The High
Schools. the Chamber of Commerce, a Ride te
Grand Haven, Lager Beer Garden Invita-.
tion (?) the Orphan Asylum and many othe,
similar calls upon the time Of the Convention
were all considered" and so far as could
gather accepted. The company all 60 to
Grand Haven to-sight and return on Saturday
When the Convention will get through at this
rate it is difficult to tell, but as their delibe
rations and the rules they may lay down fo
the government of The brotherhood are onl,
understood and observed in Pickwickiar
sense, it does not matter much if they derot.
all their time to social enjoyment and let til,
resolves about Courtesy" and cutting under
DC, de-. do as Mr.. Banks Of Massachusett.
once desired the Union Of the States to,
have no faith in the idea that any body of mel
can regulate ny business, and for one would
not be bound by any rules my fellow printer
| or editors could fix up. The Wisconsin Con-
vention of last year was terrible on "Courtesy''
and the editorial amenities" but no sooner
were they turned ont than few of them pitch
ed into each other il regular fish market slane
and they have been at it ever since. The bes.
e esS sQa ts!ea 81 sasx spg tAsss sss
personalities towards each other or towards
outsiders is to cut off exchange with them,
just Is you would refuse to recognize rufian
for an acquaintance. Editors are not black
guards from ignorance, nor are they often 60
from choice but little misunderstanding
springs up, and one alludes to it tartly, the
other replies bitterly, the first comes back q
little trough" and then friends interfere and
hiss them on like bulldogs till they both come
out Of the fight with damaged regulations ane
any quantity Of regrets, that, to please few
fools who style themselves friends, they hav
become disgraced personally and both thei
papers materially injured in influence
went all about Milwaukee last evenin,
and to-day got acquainted with many mem
bers of the profession whom had frequentl
heard OF, had dish of billiards with RAM {
Whitewater, saw Brick Of course, Potter of III
Wisconsin. Blakeslee and Moore of the L
Crosse Dem ocrat and many others who az
acquaintances of the Times. Sharpsteiu
: the News, King of the Sentinel and Crane
of the Wisconsin are all east and hence til
boys of the Milwaukee press are doing til
agreeable and they do it broom too. La
night Pottered round with few good spec
mems of the genus whole-soul, Ram into a
the places where fun was TO be seen, had Moor
pleasure than can describe aud retired at q
early hour 10 repose. To-day, at three; 10
/, for this place. and have now inst returned fro,
witnessing the Rayel family perform We,
, shallow pantomimc at McVicker's theatre
Six hundred Cincinnati excursonists are her
' and the theatre was crowded, but the play ",
/ damned with faint praise" decidedly.
Yours, A. P. r.
:, A Convert.
The Minnesota papers tell us that JAS. v
), Lynd, late Editor of the Henderson Dem
:. crat, has denounced tho Democracy an
protested Republicanism. We have rea
! his valedictory and we are much please
that he has quit; he says he has been MAJ
' to do what he did not desire to do, and tn,
u the leaders in Minnesota are so corrupt tn,
% he cannot act with them.
9 A man who permits himself to be ust
by interruptions leaders, and then abandon
the principles Of . party because the lc;
ders are guilty Of tricks, has no very e:
tensiye idea Of what constitutes manhoe
nor docs he seem to know that truths n,
d to be abandoned because some of its pr
h fessors are villains. Such man as NJ
| Lynd never had anv h,,s;ness in orr rank