The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-02-19

Epitaph.
Here lies the body Of Pocket Gopher, 7
gaI4 Who died to make for another room; g..
LIE has gone to the place, Designed by nature,
Epitaph.

| Ep1taph.
| Here lies the body Of Pocket Gopher, 81.
Ir1l3 Who died to make for another room; =. T.
| lie has gone to the place, Designed by nature,
For trash swept up by faithful Broom.
lNr. Times You see by the above epitaph
that old Gopher is dead. He was too ten
der a plant to live in such an uncongenial
cline. AS have been sweeping his trash
away from week to week have not been
actuated by sordid or unfriend1y feelings,
but that he might know and feel that the
cheek Of the chaste and virtuous must not
be made to blush at his vulgar illusions
and unmanly productions, without the
fact being criticized by the people. l al
ways imagined that his color was that of
the earth in which the most Of his peram-
bulations were made, and from report
find that he appeared at a dime sociable
and showed that my differences were cor
rect, that he was indeed black He seems
to have been swept from existence at that
particular time and his place occupied by a
human gopher, one who can perambulatc
without offending those who arc accustom.
ed to see his operations weekly. No one
is more heartily rejoiced than Broom at the
change and from the noble, manly course
he has marked out for himself to follow he
will find that more broo,ns than one will
be his earnest friend, and sustain him in
his endcavors to relieve the wants Of the
volunteers wife's and children, as all the
worthy poor of our Pocket City. Many a
heart has been checred by the direct or in
direct acts Of journalists, all over our coun-
try, and many heart at the present day.
has cause to rejoice at the relief which has
been brought to it, by the efforts Of the
press, calling the attention of the kind and
humane to their wants. How much more
manly than to be sncaking around hearing,
and seeing those things, designed for others
alone, is the course, our new gopher takes
in bringing before the public, the dishonest
transactions Of contractors, pork dealers,
and exchangers. AS long as our present
Gopher confines himself to this laudable
enterprise, Broom will follow some other
calling, leaving his perambulations un-
swept, and unmolestcd. Trying by his
best cndcavors to assist in thu works Of
charity, being carried forward in our midst,
using the talent God has given him to
help forward the cause Of philanthropy,
which needs so much assistance, both in
time and money. .'@ .-" '.l
How many Of the great characteristics
Of the christian character, Gopher might
exhibit in his pcrambulations, if he would
only take notice Of the good scorks, which
fall in his way and when he found an OBJ
ject Of charity instead of burlcsqueing the
samo, to speak of it in such manner as
would make the humane feel as if they
would like to help them, up the steep hill
of life. Broom sympathises with the new
gopher in his .frst pcrambulatisns and if
none of the relatives of the derunct one are
allowed to help him, Broom will be con-
tent and for the last time will alludc to old
Gopher by saying "Rest q9iet cat In
peace. .-.t II Yours truly. Sd.
Bacon