The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-10-12

public house keepers along the road, ans
The hall was some two miles distant but VIZ
vot there ut last. The hall was about hall
full, and the meiiu was just then assumin
to be BENJAMIN Franklin who was speakin
about the Atlantic cable.
He said the cable was really n merrylori.
Gus affair, and that messages could be sent
! to America. and there was no doubt about
his gettin there in the course of a week OF
two, which, he said, was beautiful idear,
and much quicker than by steamer or canal
boat. 1t struck me that if this was Frank
lin, q spiritooal life hadn't improved the old
gentleman's intcllecks partic'ly.
The audieps was mostly composed OF
raythcr pale peple, whose eyes thost rolled
round in somewhat wild manner. But
they was well behaved, and the females kept
saying, How beautiful. What Il sublime
thing it is" ct cetry, ct cetry. Among the
females was one who was fair and rosy
young woman. She set on the same scat
We did. and the Ian lord Of the Greenlion,
whose frekent intervoos with other Ian lords
that evening had been too much for him,
fastened his left eye on this fair and rosy
young person, and. smilin, loyinly upon her,
said, .You may give me, my dear, four
penny.worth of gin-cold gin. take ii
cold, because-o
There was cries of ''silence? silence.
Put him out. the scotfer,'
"Ain't we at the Spotted Boar" the
landlord whispered.
mo" | answered, It's another kind Of
bore. Lisen, Cromwell is goin' to speak
through our inspired fren' now"
"ls he9" said the Ian lord--"is he Wall,
I've suthin' to say, also. Was this Crom-
well licenced vittler?''
"Not that heard" answered.
"l'm very sorry for that, said the Lam
lord with sigh ..but you think he was q
man who would wish to see licensed vittlers
respected in their rights?"
"No doubt
"Wall,' said the lam lord, "jest you keep
eye on me-" Then, risin' to his feet, he
said. in somewhat husky. yet tolbly dis
tink voice, MIR. Crunbwell"'
"Cromwell.." cried.
eyes, Mr.. Cromwell; that's the man |
mean. Mr. Cromb!e. won't you please ad-
wise that genl'man who you're talkin'
through; won't you advise i'm during your
elekent speech to settle his bill at my 'ouse
t night, Mr.. Crumble," said the landlord,
glarin' savigely round on the peple, g be-
cause if he don't therell be a punched ed
to be seen at the Greenlion. where | don I
want no more of this everlastin' nonsens'
III talk through m. Here's a sperrit,"
said the Ian lord, smile once more
beamin' on his face, (which will talk
through him like Dutch father !.
I'm the sperrit for you, young Teller =
You're q healthy old sperIit," lremarkt !;
and then l saw the necessity of gettin' him
oat of the hall The wimin was yellin' and
screamin', and the men was hollern' per-
lice. A perliceman really came and colierd
my fat fren "lt's only fit, Sir Richard
| said. always call the perlice Sir Rich
ard. 1t pleases them to think I'm the victim
Of a deloosion, and they always treat me
perlitely. This one did, certinly, for he let
US 60. We saw no more Of the trans
mejim.
It's difikilt, of course, to say how LONG
these noosances will be allowed to prowl
round. | should say, however, if pressed
for anser, that they will prob'ly continner
on jest about as long as they can find peple
to lis'en to EN-. Am l right
Yours, faithful,
ARTEMUs WARD.