North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-28

Who are you p a.4ags.f, ...,yt
| I'm Broke" :.
Well, suppose you are broke, you've
got some sort of name, havn't you 3.'What
is it ?" n.sar .I' .e4 : seeS add
IL tell you I'm Broke-Dead Broke
that's my name, and that's my natur'.-
My father was Broke before me. If he
hadn't been, wouldn't be Broke now-at
least, not so bad. My mother was q
Peaseley, but she wanted husband, and
she got Broke-that's my dad--and Broke
got me. I've been Broke ever since.''
For few moments the unhappy D.
| Broke buried his face in his hands, and
seemed lost in the most doleful reflections.
Then, raising his head, he ezc3oimcd bit
terly = .-.... ...
81 wish I'd been born colt"
"Why do you wish you had been born
colt p .u
Because colt ain't broke until it is
two or three years old. was broke the
moment saw the light, and I never got
over it. 1t is hard to be broke when you
are so young .tru@ sas.
How did your parents come to call
you 'Dead Broke p ="
| swell, ye see, as soon as was born
something seemed to tell me that had got
to be Broke all my life, unless could get
my name changed by act of State Legis-
lature, and that, you know, would be an
impossibility."
How an impossibility p
''Are you such blockhead as to sup
pose that a man can get any thing through
the Legislature when he is broke z''
You are RIGHT. Go On.'' ..-,..
When the conviction forced itself up
| on my infant brain, confused as it was by
recent experiences, that must Be Broke
oil my life, felt that there was nothing
left to live for, and lost all consciousness
at once. Il have found only part of il
sincc.) 40. ..,.,.,,..r. utF a...,., ..e
"He is dead p cried my mother, wiring
ing her hands.
EYES," groancd my father, dead b,oke!'
II revived, alas but Dead Broke be-
came my name, and I've been dead broke
ever since"
"My name has been fatal to me all thro'
life. The smallest boy in school always
broke me in playing marbles. broke
more windows than any other boy at base
ball. ] always broke down at recitations,
and had my head broke every day by the
schoolmaster. When left school l went
to clerk it for broker. One day there
was heavy deficit in the accounts. was
afraid he might think had something to
do with it-so IL broke. They caught
me though, and put me in Jail, but | broke
out" sr1,}
"Out of jail ?' n.
"No, d--n it, broke out witA The small
por - - ~ -t e
"What did you do next ~ 70 arg II
"After the court had disposed of my
case, was allowed to go into the broker
age business again.
"How was that p
81 broke stone in the penitentiary, dog
on it /! After that broke everything. !
broke my promise, broke the Sabbath, and
broke the pledge. =; ..,.
s. Were you ever married p
Yes, (sighing deeply.) Matrimony
My wife was regular nipper. She broke
by back with tlat-iron, and finally broke
my heart" - g. sss - 4aol
No, indeed, by sticking to mc.''
"You have had hard time of it." ass
"All owing to my name. But, bad as
l dislike it, it's mine l came by it hon.
estly."
"You wouldn't think anybody else wo'd
want to be in my place, would ye ?-but
there iars, thousands of impostors all over
the country trying to pass themselves of
for me-"
In what way p"
"When they tell their creditors that they
are Dead Broke u se.s..l8d Ia.s- losil
There, was another pause, during which
the unhappy possessor of an, unfortunate
name could be heard to sob. At length he
broke out =: lf y a4s-s
SIT will be simple and fitting inscrip-
ton for my tombstone, though"
What 2"
"DEAp BRoKE!' t' e'27
From the Milwaukee Sentinel of Thurs
day Aug. l5th,, we clip the following very
pretty notice. 1t will be interesting to
McGregor from the general and favora-
bic acquaintance which our friend Charley
Goodwin had with our citizens
MATRlMoNIAL.-A very pleasant affair
occurred yesterday afternoon at St. Panl's
Church, it being the marriage of John w.
Southwell, Esq; now of Chicago, but for
merly of this city, and Miss Minnie e..
Goodwin, Of this city. The rite was per-
formed by Rev. w. b. Ashley d. D., Who
read the beautiful Episcopal ceremony in
an exceedingly impressive manner. The
altar was tastefully decorated with wreaths
and flowers. Mr.. Geo. w. Morgan, the
distinguished organist OF Grace Church,
New York, presided at the organ, and add
ed greatly to the effect of the ceremony by
the inspiring melody he produced. The
bride was attired in excellent taste, wear
ing a beautiful moire antique dress with a
bridal wreath and veil covering her head.
She was accompanied to the altar by Miss
Julia Spragins, niece Of l. p. p. Gentil,
Esq, Of Prairie du Chen, while Mr.. Chas
Goodwin, brother of the bride, acted as
groomsman. Col. Geo. B. Goodwin, as the
Oldest representative of the family, gave
the bride away. The ceremony passed off
very pleasantly, being witnessed by as ma
ny of the friends of the parties as the
church would contain.
The young couple thus united are we'll
known in our city, the bride as the fairest
of her sex-good rs she is bcautiful-and
the bridegroom as a young man of great
promise. We sincerely trust that neither
of them will have cause to regret the step
they have thus taken, but may long live
together and enjoy the, richest of Heavens
blessings. ta' ~ 0t.,
I" The MAsKED AMAZON Paris has
been greatly excited of late over the APP
pearance Of masked lady who rides daily
in the Bois de Bonlogne, with sword aud
darper danulinp by her side No one
knows her no one has seen her face; she
is only spoken of as ''the masked Amazon
She appears to be young and is an admi-
rable horse-woman. A story is current
that She is the daughter Of Sclavic Prin-
cess who was ruined by a Partisan gentle
man, and died broken-hearted. The daugh-
ter is said to be searching for her mothers
betrayer, whom She expects to recognize