The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-25

OF tnis week, and Will remain some time,
which will oford our citizens an oppor-
tunity to perfect in music-this "divinest
of the sciences under the training of
this experienced instructor. Further no.
tice will be given when he gets ready to
to organize his class.
V Pursuant to notice previously Civ
en- to the faithful, there was meeting of
the Cops. at the Court House, Saturday
evening. Then did they organize an As
ISOLATION, and do some other things; and
then did Mr.. Craig and Joseph K.-who
didn't beat j. +. Wilson for Congress
proceed to ventilate themselves of con-
siderable gas, and sought to strengthen
the backbone. and confirm the weak knees
of the hardshells. Our reporter didn't
do his duty be didn't pay as much at
tention to the proceedings of the momen.
tous meeting as he should have done, es-
pecialy when we consider that the meet
ing was to blow up the Black Republican
party, and play out the Administration,
and burst asunder the bands heretofore
fastening them, and free themselves Of the
terrific and unparalleled tyranny ofwhich
they have been the unwilling victims, and
save the country. This was big thing,
and should have stirred him up and made
him attentive; but it didn't. Probably
he remembered bow the democratic "pub.
functionary" didn't have the country !;
and how the democratic JEFF. Davis, Floyd
d. Co. are not doing it, and may haps he
distrusts the ability Of the Cops. that met
Saturday evening at the Court House to
do it. Anyhow, he didn't report much
but We hope ye faithful feel better. We
are very amiably disposed, aud wouldn't
have them cramped with despo,ism or a
collie for the world. Ca.nip tea would be
very good; and probably large dose OF
Wizard OIL might help you. Won't you
try it?
EF There is Poore Phellow! Do
you know him? Well, you won't have
much difficulty in recognizing him-you
meet him often, and he is looking badly
looks cadaverous, cross, God -forsaken
worse than that-wife forsaken. Poore
Phellow has been cherishing the deiusiou
that he has a wife, a home, children, fam
lily comforts and domestic's joys. or that
he had. Probably be did, but they
are non est now. They are merely mem,
cries of the past Theirs is a traditions
life. Mrs. Poore Phellow has gone cas-,
to spend the summer. That is the cause
OF Mr.. Poore Phellow's forlorn and niser,
able appearance. The absence Of Mrs. p
P. don't seem to have good effect upor
him. And yet one would have though,
otherwise. One would suppose that b,
would rather like it. Here is liberty 70,
season. Here is to do as be pleases.-
Dinner at the hotel-sporting parties-
extra glasses of catawba. Stay ont lat
in the evening as he wishes and if h,
goes home after its all over, bowling /,
lamp posts and walking on or off the sid,
walk--it makes no difference to him-an,
be tries to unlock the door with his knit
and places his bat upon the floor !
set down upon, and tries to pull off hi
boots with the spit-box. and gets int
bed with his head towards the foot boar
not drunk 1t all-only slightly exhi
Grated. There is no one to lecture hir
about it, and make him hate himself III
next morning at breakfast. There is q
waking him just as he gets fast asleep t
get up and bring the soothing syrup "a
the baby that Betsy Jane is afraid "isn'
quite we'll" or he isn't cslled 6pon I
hold the baby as soon a. be becomes iptef
ested in reading the morning pager an
which aforesaid baby persists in clutcbin
the paper with both hands and stickip,
in her mouth Or yelling like ! young.
any kind Of Wild animal, il he don
permit her 70 have her way about il q
ny s'hsr," beopss Girl babies - alvau