The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-16
Mature, in her impartial ends,
when che made ni.,u The strongest;
III justice, .bc. To- make amends,
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III justice, she. To- make amends,
Made wOnIsns tongue the longest.
This is but too truc, when applied to Clip
sizes. The tongue o! u female Gypsy ~ ike
uato a car: wheel, there is no end u II.
Therefore have the flower and beauty OF our
city been dcluted, notwithstanding the almost
superhuman efforts of the writer TO elevate
and adorn the character, and 10 create IN the
minds Of the young of onr city taste TO the
the beautiinl--a pe,tcha..t for - NJ use. Love
and Flowers" 1t first thought. he at,rIbut-
ed these adverse influence u The heavy i'm
por' atoms oi t.imberger and SweitAer 10 this
country. which would tend strongly 10 b!eEd
the American with the Germanic character
istirs. However. after a careful peTusal o.
III. Ot'T-ra R7U''hticaH, hc came Ia the con
ciuSiou that it was the attempt to blend the
American with that of the African element
thereby producing far different color, and
an odor n..ciI stronger than that of Sweitzer
or Liubergsr.
There is another reason Why Young Ameri
ca is so strou Ely on the ''qni rire.; We nave
! recently put to naught, aud crushed with an
lron heel the greatest rebellion ever known
in the world 4 history. The American Eagle
is bound TO show herself, aud when she spreads
her wings aud scars aloft, her tail feathers
elevated over Niagara her beak extending tC
the Sierra Nevada, casting shadow from
the surging pillows of the Atlantic, to the
golden shoes of the Pacific, and waiting in
painful SUSIE hse Of old Seward to haul in his
horns and SAY, - go in, oHga', gras p Nsrico'
where is the patriot IN this whole broad
| lan&who can look up at this beautiful bird
| of freedom Without exclaiming in his heart
| OF hearts, ".$.teS big h'ng!'
! But. " buSiI,ess IS Business" and shall nov
| proceed from where left off last week, and
! III my humble and modest style, eGdeavor tc
! give the =. De pil his due"
The first Individual who appears on my
| list, is a tall. sa!Iow complexioned widow
aged $50 said the Gpsy) 81 years and rismg
| She told the mystic feminine that she wa,
deeply enamored of gay and festive young
man, and that her sohi was so completed,
wrapped up in him that she had fearful fore
bodings that her deep love would never l.,
fully iecip-oca,ed. My remarks shall b,
characterized with brevity. replied the Clips,
woman. As she cast whitening glance upor
| the eager and III patient candidates, " anC
only for the weeds of widowhood which
greatly revere, l could never allow myself te
lift the veil and expose tn your ardeLt gaze
your future destiny, for the paltry sum o
twenty five cents as the time hcnored calling
Oh ioTJuIe l'liluS WVuiu SOOH pidN out at tl.os'
rates" The last remark was evidently made
as a gentle reminder to the admiring audi
ence that no small sums would be accepted
thereaste and if they desired to know theii
respective iates they must come down will
the :" greenbacks." The gypsy seemed salts
fed that all understood her, from the cough
ing, blowing of noses and the general con
sternation which Immediately followed.
She then proceeded :" II your young lover
is not a good Judge of leather, (which he
ought to BEL your chances are favorable
| 1t is true, that he has many times been OF
| his marrow bpnea before you, and said tina
he loved You dearly and devotedy yet
| cannot positively state whether, in times o
peace, you CO. id satisfy him or not although
on rcbellious occasions your lover woulc
maxi capita al Lrlsh-whacker."
Il loud sneeze in the crowd disclosed tc
the widow that her lover was present, in q
moment she was at his side, and leaning ner
head gently upon his manly buzzom she
seemed regal dless Of the cares and sorrows
of this cold and wicked world. Ali seemed
deeply impressed, silence reigned supreme
| Lot bush stirred, rot leaf stirred. no,
even a cow stirred, although there were some
| very near.
Whose tn I'm next?'' cried the maid with
the nut brown hair In response to which a
fast young 10 hn boldly advanced to the front
The Gypsy sc aimed him closely for a moment
and then exc aimed, love will never break
your heart, young man, and / discover from
The feather IN your hat that you are on wild
goose chase. You have slender faith iI the
powers of a gypsy fortune teller" After
thrice waving her magic wand, she babe him
look, when Ii ! his elbow WAS crooked, and
tbe:e reclined in loveliness (not fair dam
sell but stoughton bottle Of huge proper.
tons. This is what l call charming, in
stead of fortu ne telling" replied Jim, as he
departed folio wed by host Of admirers.