The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-06

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Dixon, the oFigiaal ''ye Iooar-lits only |
,nto himself, and besides him thsre i
sone othsr- sivss neatly : tire eolapn
aud Satisfactory. Sarmoanting
L = ! picture Of himself viii his narfnl
,arroondiDga, = the n6ghtiDg editor.
In his inimiisbly raey style h eisss al
biz lifs's history % bic readers. Hs lifts
the curtain, chronicles his carly reSollsc-
tons, marks the Developments Of gsniss,
describes his parsntags, and how biz re-
markable precocity almost brought his
parents to grief in anticipation Of his be-
ing struck dssd BY his sharpness, and
how be went 10 college in country school
house. and learned 10 chew tobacco and
play euchre, and how he fell ia love, and
the commencement of his Newspaper CO.
reer, with The end thereof. All this he
rehearses 10 ) style which it pleasSs one
greatly to read. As giving sample We
6rst show how
THE JUVENILE PRoDIqy GROWTH DEC
LAMAtoRY1o~ERs TRAGIC
ATTITUDES
Despite the prophecies of the fond pa
rent. the promising child grew apace,
without com posing q part OF the family
above, or composing the nerves pit the
family below. At Eve years of age, he
had conquefed the senior members Of the
household, and one letter of the alphabet
He knew the cou6guration of the letter
o, ADD was able to declaim . few pieces
of Juvenile oratory, which his proud
father had taught him. Saving little
toague-tiedness, be got of the following
with remarkable cclaf whenever be
pleased to show of before appreciative
visitors:
iwho titled Tcck Yobbfni
Il yed the pah-yow,
We my bow aud ah-yow
| An titled Took Yobbin."
One stanEa was generally sufficient Il
excite farore of admiration among til,
listeners. He was complimented IS thu
wonder of the age. and he deserved tbs
title; for we hardly think that any oths
boy of FIVE years Of age 10 this Goa try o
Posey County, was able to kiln Tool
Yobbin SO effectuslly as the hero Of thi
narrative! On great occasions, however
his master piece in elocution was preceded
by eleva,ing himself on chair, turning
his innocent vissge to one side. AM
thrusting his left fist into the delicat
chasm in his face. He thea lifted hi
voice with squeal which was certai
to lift tbs hair on your head, apd thu
discoursed: 81
ala diiay dddy. the tat and the Eddy,
De tpw dumped oya the moon,
And IL yitiy dog yafsel 10 tee te Iote,
An te dis yum away We te poonl"
| While this display was going on, til
irrepressibls father was sitting 10 corner
muttering solemnly to himself:
4 ~Miikons Of infant souls.
1 Compose the family abovel"
After which we show how
HE rALLETH In LOVE AND wRrTETH POE
The high destiny rs writer for publ
journals to which our hero was ultimatel
called, was foreshadowed 10 his 18th yea
At that time, he fell in love, and wrot
verses. He courted the Muse and b
Hoosier girl simultaneously. One of h
first illusions on the sublime theme
extaut and popular. Here is . specime
of it:
| 20 Sally Jane. my bosom CLOVIS
With fires Of scorchin love;
To you my proud affections goes:
II You my turtia-<oyei
Let us to Eighmen now repair
And Yo-ked be for life;
And then II dash away each tear,
| When Sally James my wifei
But If you do reject my plea,
| And dash my hopes aside.
- I'll wander to the nearest tree,
And dare suicide
Then on my lifeiess corpse you'll gaze,
When all too late to save:
Ny ghost will haunt you all your days,
Till you too find grave.
O. Sally jane, snppant
| Kneei at your ziorions shrine;
| will not rise until know
| That Sally Jane Is minei
The poet lied like > Copperhead: 4
Sally Jane is not his wife, and. to Il
best Of our knowledge, he hasn't been G
his knecs,in any damaging degree, 4
twenty years. Sally Jane is to day II
wife of an extensive hoop pole merchal
who rejoices every year in the addition
/ which are made to his property and b
family.
| May ever growing prosperity asten
the Register /!
i ASSAULTED AN EDITOR. Some loafel
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