The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-10-19
vi, Tale, and what c s !. OF it.
to write a tale,

commenced to write tale ss
e-sIt was to be a thrilling tale--airV awful
tale-a Blood and thunder tale--or worse a
o-be-continued tale.
1t was called ''rhe Copper Excavator'
"a tale of Mexico San francisco or some
other co 1i3 i"f'4'A tt - '5'A ga r.
had all my characters created. My he
roihe Was a lovely being-an angel minus
| the wings Of + FtsF. gEGL n83sg "
But she would wear her hair a foot down
her back in a half bushel net.
Aud she had a Photographic album. :
my hero was noble youth; of much Emu
sic aud a snewy frame; born of poor but
honest parents. He was neat with u
sword 'Slood. sd eath and murder! how
: lie would cut and slash! often before break
,tastiiil llaud-to hand combat, lie had slain
fourteen men and au old woman, with both
hands tied behiHd his hack
! And he could talk mulch too.
Then there was the Copper Excavator,
our Ii proue s male progeuit0I, who had the
earth turrowed up for miles around search
ing for copper; and when told that his
I daughtur held very wartn place under her
bodice Tor our hero said he couldn't see it. =
Aud he could play old sledge hunky!
{, 80 My tale also contained band of robbers,
he4chie If of whom could not. be surpassed
as a plIterer-with a few exceptions.
Then had avillian in disguise, who was
rich, lived in magnificent castle, and loved
Ososweet, our heroine. II - - 10
/, And he could swear aud drink lager
O'I also had characters If lesser note-au
old haggard bag, and stepmother and
dukes and servants, and poor and rich un-
cles, and
And things!
The scene was located in Spqxihnlwytov-
skit-a charming village III Mexico San
francisco, or some other ''co, "-as aforesaid
AND everything was "serene.''~' ---- s~--~
! had wasted two nights and two pints of
kerosine on the table; and in that time the
Copper Excavator had discovered several
coppcrmines; my heroine had been carried
off by the rich old vllam;our hero bad been
/ 'overW he,ihed and taken captive by the rob
bers. but not before he had wiped out a
baker dozen of the villains After taking
him prisoner, they carried him to a cliff
which. overlooked an abyss five hundred feet
deep, then cruelty tied his hands and feet,
I and without giving. him time to say his
J. pray ers, pushed him over the cliff lie
went down, down-his head striking lhe
iutting rocks every few feet 's@ 90
fa's Aud here the the third chapter ended
sufficient portion for one, week as.
d Ahd now Mr. President, comes the strang.
est part OF all. 'o'~' % s-
de- sIu getting the chapters ready. fer the sec
ond week, every thing progressed favorably
until came toa, scene where rny hero wa,
to make his appearance, Whea woIderfui Il
! relates he was not to be found
'Iao In falling over the ,precipice he had acci
b Ildentally killed himself u1@g saI ~ 4
+ 7 That's what allied -hnn!"t Fact. "a
Is, Now, here was an unlocked for interrup
tion.a A tale without here's tT Astwell hav
a jug without no brandy. @'af ' ', DID
| "a But if had thought my hero couldn't b
pitched over pFecipice WI hout dainag ein
himself, | would have Prevented the rot
bers from perpetratlng the murderous act
i Or any other man. zA42-41s
j But wanted my tale to be exciting. =
] And, moreover, don't other great author
. have their heroes thrown into abyss
thousands OF feet deep, and into caves sti
deeper, and afterwards bring them on I'll
+! stage in their proper places? s
r A few. rsH 's
: was on the point of abandoning N
,
] moral and highly Intelligent contrabau
! that my defunct. hero blada twin brothe
5 and that they ci ,seIy RI sembled each othe
f that you couldn t tell ''tother from which
/ 1t is related, tina when both we're small,
t one committed II act IF disobedieuce d
serving punishrn, ant, and if their moth
: would leave the Dom to .prl'cure the %
shoe to spank him, When s;le returned s
q couldn't distiugui sh the ofendey, ADD hi
TO waliop both OF them to get the right Oh
I tSut pardon the DEPRESSION
| at once aecep TED tie twin brother as IA
y dead herOs subs ititub.. s.e
s Again 10y, tai progressed.
Os"sweetI my heroine was still locked u
D IN the cesss astie, the Copper Excavate
t was doing big thing in view of the Dill,
Of rnoney he ;.ntieip ated his mines woul
= iyietdhilp; andimy nero had again falle
e into the clutches Of the robbers who. sui
L posed he had baffiet their first efforts to D,
o hun out OF the way as l expected he wou
e This tme,. to ma Ike things more sur