The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09
Tom lie CIeYclHnu I I,'indcaier
WARD ENCGJ.
I,ERSTH OCTOEOON.


Surs-Wo preffis this noat by kong
ratterlatin; Fineus I. Barnm on RECON-
IN the Show hisness. Hese the he'd &
front of the wax wurk and startin kur-
iosity perfeshum-so to speak-& fur
|, line trooly ticklod to see him rice, Fe-
nix Ike, from the hashes. | hain't iarf-
ed so much over ennything since the Thay-
ers WAS hung.
Them klocks kane very near wiudin
IN. B.--a COAX, old Fineus I. up. but
he konkerd all oppersishun& is now sole
ownir of the Moozeum WHARF CRATE NOR
ril dramys is acted out to the delte Of
peple frum the Roofal DISTRICTS. He
likewise owns the What Is it.-He never
r,rter pahlisht thar awful biografy of him
as it was goin back on tie perfeshun d
exposin the cecr:ts of [ of the most no
blist callins that ever was, besides not do
in nobody no good. But [ furgiv him
& So, all hale Old F:neus T! I've bin
used up myself. I've bin Ticket, as ii
were, but it was dun by dorgs, as in the
kase Of Lqzzarus of old. SO much fur
Old Fineus 7.
1t is with no ordornary feelins of Sha-
grin d indignashun that rite w these
here lines. Sum Of the hest and most
parest fpolins which actooate the humin
hart has bin stampt onto The Amery-
kun flag has bin OUTRAGED. I've bin nus
sin a Adder in my Boozum. The fax i'll
the kase is these here:
A fiji weeks ago l left Baldinsvill to
90 to N. Y. fur to git out my flamin val
Ter hondbilIs fur the Snmmir kampane,
IL as was peroosia newspaper on the
kars middle aged man in spcckterku 8
KUN Il sot down beside onto me. lie
was drest in black close & was appeerent
" as fine A man az evur was.
"a find da, Sur" he did unto ME
strateway So. r.9 q. u. t>k ~ +
"Mddin," seq /, not wishn to kom-
nit myself, tho he peared to be as fine a
man as there was in the world--''its a
midllin fine da, Square, | obsarved.
Saz he chow fairs the ship of state in
yure regime of kedentry" 81.
SEE |, eve don't hav no ships in our
State-the kanawI is our best holt"
He rawsed mint and then sed,' ''air
yin aware, sur. that the krisis is with US 2"
''No,' seq |. gettin up and lookin un-
der the sect, ''whar is she e.
'sIts hefe-its everywhares." said he.
SEE |, "why how va tawk." and got
up and lookt all round. 81 must So, my
frcn, / continered, as rezoomed mv sect
that can't sc nothln of no krisis." |
fe't sun,what alarmed, q rose & in a
stentowrian voice obsarved that if emmy
lady or gentleman in that kar had cri-
sis conseeled about them they'd better
produce it to one. or suffer the konse-
quences. Several individoouls sniekerei
rite out, while putty little demseli rite
behind me in pine gown 'Iada lie ohsei-
vashuu, "He, he
"Sit down, my fren, sed the man ~
black close, s'yu miskomprehend ne,
meen that tho perlittcrca e'lefmunis are
orecas with black klouds, 4boden "a frit4-
full storm"
"WaIl," replide |, Gin regard to per-
littercal elerfunts [ don't know as how
but what they is as good as emmy other
kind of ellerfunts. But | maik bold to
say thay is all n ornery set & unpleasant
to .hav round. They air powerful hevy
eaters u take up q. rite smart chans. of
room, d besides the:r air ssu5ly and
reveniful as CusscaroarIs Inujn with 3
inches Of corn whisky in his stommack "
The man in black close seemed to be AS
fine man as ever WAS in the world. 1 He
smilt q, SO prals | vas rite. tho it was
elermunts instid of elIerfunts that he was
speak;n Of, he ther ked my rms r..ul>
( 81 haint cut ennv," sed 1-''not q
prinserpul. Inc in the show bisnis." -
The man in black Gloss, [ will here OBJ
sarve, seemed rs fine man as ever was
in the world. -..s...s
''But," seq he. "yu hay felluns into yu
Yu cimpathze with the misfortune, the
IoIy q the hnrt-sick, don't vu?" He bust
into teers and axed me eff saw that yune
lady in the sect out yonder: pntin to as
slick lookin gal rs ever seed.
Sed I, "2 be sure see hers she
mulch sick % The man in black close
was apparently AS fine man as eve
was in the world ennywhares.
"Draw closter to me-" sed the man in
black close. ."L-t me cit my mowth
fernenst yure ear. Hush-shese a Oc-
toroon ~
"Nor seq I gittin up in n existed man.
ner. "vu don't sa so! How long has she
bin that way?"
"Frum her ar!iest infnncy,n sed he.
avail whot upon arth duz she doc il
fur?" | inquired.
<.She kant help it, sed tie wan in
black close. ats the brand of Kane"
avail shede better stop drinkin Ksne's
brandy" renlide
az sed the brand of Kane was Inpon
her-not brandy, my fren. Yure very
obtoose" 9as .asg
7 was konsiderbul riled at this Seq, 7,
"My gsntle Sur Tme nonresistanter as
cinral thing d don't want to git up nc
rows witt, nobuldy, but I kin neverthe-
less kavein cnnv mans he'd that calls me
a obtnos,n with which remarks / kon,.
n,enst fur to pull 'erf nv extrv oarmints
Cum on" sex I--FeI,sme hears a Ben
Xxi Boy fur We p & Harmed round Ike q
II - ~ in he ,ont q, o,o1 -