The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-01-05

fmanity which one with I keen sense q,
fully appreciate and enjoy. ~ - =
Anxious to ascertain ia letter bearing th
su prescription Of 'Leonidas Thermopyls
Spike, Esq, was among the in'ards Of thos,
huge leather bags that the driver of tn
t'psssy ereeter' h4a tossed upon ths stops,
walked into the ONCE resolved TO wait Il out
rs the mail in p asked little dried.ur
man elbowing his WY TO- the g,ass case an,
aattening his nose thereon. .sglH
1t amt anywhere else, responds b gigan
tic countryman with gigantic OK CAD OF
his shoulder, the, lash of which seemed ex
ceedingly annoying To- the eyes Of an eifem
mate looking store clerk, r...4 r.,,--,1 ...r
'Git,of Of my toes, dog-gone ycu = ex
claims great, long legged article of human
ity in linsey -woolsey, to q short, stubbet
Hiberhiad, who is STRIVING 10 peep, into; th,
upper tier Or boxes. lap 7i'e'''s}sc .S'o1
was Il your toes now was IS asta,undin dii,ssa, On
Bedad, / thought It was your whole fut,
replies the gentleman from Ireland. A lone
laugh follows this rejoinder. accompanied
with remark in reference to somebody's
making wake don-ratted soon.'
'Just-let me-get -by-with- these here letters
says a pursey, apopleotic man with short
red neck, round, purple face, and blue cam
let cloak.
You'll have to run up some, creek and
spawn first answers devil may .care.look-
in fellow, with . slouched hat full Of hair,
and . mouth full of .nail-r,ds.'
Young man. wheeses fatty, young man,
you ain't nobody, 80 don't care nothing
for what you saya'
'.Good.by, old Skeleton stick to Il; we'll
grease wagon wheels with your sbsiAer
when the sun comes out, replies Nobody ,
is there anything for Miss Briggs p cries
shrill female voice from the outskirts Of the
crowd.
NO, guess he didn't write this time,' re-
plies saucy.looking, half-grown boy; duck
ing his head out Of sight.
You ought to be learned better manners
you reptile" rejoins Briggs, greatly excit-
ed. "a eaq T,...sets ff..a gl,aa..v.. rs,,
VI alters told him so,' replies "reptle,"
in q smothered voice, As though he was on
the lower stop of the cell,r stairs. be- is'ft
Sister Briggs" exclaims gaunt, en-
demonstrating individual, completely az.
nsersed in !. . white neck cloth =, aSister
Briggs, | wouldn't take notis of what eny
degenerate Teller. might say; some folks
don't know good manners, and, act jest as
bad before people as they do when they are
alone, and" nss .,.4 i ,..;s...f.....,. !;
g." Where is widder Bakere' cries some
body in an assumed tone, (white neck
cloth dries up.) ni $50 eaa : a.s1
vuy vu a'rtu siuv S.sro -rssau vt,uss 81 mr.
quires an ugly. .sour-looking face, thrust
partly in at the outer door. fa r.f,ds
"They're waitin' for you, Vinegar
Chops" responded some scamp IN the
crowd so RTossEgs s'tTGDss .tasi3
e''Yod ytdsto thsa.t ~ifyss, cribs Vinegar
Chops. ie9 'd1 fisno'Ti r aoti'a ak
NO, I can't Take my regrets 10 him
when you 90 back, Old Tartars-em tic..-
(vinegar Chops, alias Old Tartar .en.etio
must have gone back, sot he Immediately
left the oflce) ol3" -aiH'f'3I7"'
Look here, Sir, can't you keep that lash
out ofny eyes and nose ? asks the effeu,in.
ate clerk ina very effemiusfe tone Of voice.
Wal, reckon if your nose in clean the
lash can STAN it, replies the big country
man. siEnHlci lhe m1FE did GOOD ~
li''I am not OK yet,, ii BE under iyour CAD
or any other loafsr' s like you,' rejoins Clerk
in spirited. squeaking voice. q -"4.2 ~
You amt! Wal, if they don't kill you
for veal, you may be some time Of Mother
replies the ponderous yeoman with pom
derous grin. Gncipient OK says nothing,
but looks at least two yards Of tuck out
Of countryman's wife at the next trade.)
Flap, flap, open the little doors, and the
swaying crowd indicates the distribution Of
the mail. Fifty voices cry out fifty differ
ent names. Fifty voices cry out fifty differ.
ent numbers. Fifty men crowd up to the
little window; thirty -five get nothing and
crowd down again. rush with the rest I
put my bead half through the aperature. II
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