The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-12

incubation of projects, they brought out .
very long, very dolorous and pashssic lsttsr
to Mr.. Lee, the man Who drew the Open
House. A picsare Of oar dealer was drawn
in that letter, . pen-and-ink picture, We
mean, in which he would never have recog-
nized himself to be sure, but which was very
tragically done. He was portrayed therein -
the latest and saddest appearance in the flesh
Of "The Unfortunate Man" "Bound down
by poverty, struggling unsuccessfully against
. life Of continued privstion, father OF eleven
children, all girls doomed to bear the
grievousness Of their fathers penury, delud>
ed in an unhappy moment into investing I'VE
dollars of his scant and hard earnings, in the
Open House drawing, with the faint aud yet
cherished hope that thereby relief would
finally come to his children, If not for him.
self, etc.. etc. Would Mr.. Lee, in his sbun,
dance and generosity, return the FIVE dollars
to - and the constituencies scamps sign.
ed our dealers name in full to the mournful
story they bad invented, and forwarded the
production TO Mr.. Lee.
It is said that very few days brought let
ter from Mr. Lee with greenbsck V en-
closed.
Now there isn't the least bit of need TO tell
i. to you. We know that You were made
severely and unpleasantly conscious OF IT.
That is no reason Why we shouldn't mention
il. There isn't the least manner Of use in
telling this generation the story Of Donelson,
and Shiloh, and Lookout Mountain, and the
wilderness, and that March to the Sea. 1t
is written in memories clearer than in books;
and the way-marks set up in hearts, mark
for more really than anything else now, the
points of nation march to Freedom and
Union. Yet that unnamed and exacting
Posteriiy that has already determined in its
prophetic heart, 10 talk much Of all this as
wonderful historic story, would be terribly
out of humor with this generation if it should
merely cherish the history in its memory,
and put none Of it in books.
So there isn't any good reason why We
should state TO you such superhuous piece
Of intelligence. Bot in the hearafter. when
the winter season has lost itself in the spring
and summer season, or this years seasons
become faded Trainings in the mosaic of long
dead seasons OF perchance, should this cos
mopoliton teller Of news in its present IMAM
bilious presence, stray away into some more
tropical cline, wherat the new season has al
ready clothed the earth with verdure and
it may be interesting TO have
chronicled here, that 10 this Hawkeye lati.
tude Yesterday, March 18th of this year Of
grace, spent most of itself in showing in the
most confirmed wintery manner.
The FiRk DEPARTMENT of the Capital City,
is defuuf institution. At the recent mu>
uicipal election held in that place, the people
voted against purchasing steam FIRE engine.
The vote was dead shot" to the FIRE com
pany of the place, and they thus give vent to
their feelings in the following resolutions, an
nouncing that their "labors of love- are
ended:
Resolred, That to those few liberal>mind.
ed, intelligent and public spirited citizens
who, understanding the wants Of the city
and appreciating our profered services, voted
/" Tes' On the engine question, we tender
our heartfelt thanks May all such keep
themselves well insured, and may they never
suffer loss or damage by FIRE, either in this
world or the next.
Resolrtd, That to those of our citizens
who can't read and who still vote for Jack.
son, who feared an engine would scare their
children 10 death and their wives into fits,
who dread taxes as a pestilence and think
the Devil tax collector, who keep their
children from school to save their shoes, who
20 TO church in the evening because the hat
is passed around In the morning, who whip
their wives for contributing at Mite Societies,
who torture the Goddess Of Liberty on FIVE
cent pieces, who bury their specie, who think
school houses and churches useless and ex
pensive, school teachers and preachers rob-
bers and extortioners, who call public i'm.
provements and benevolent societies ssciHdles,
who want TO live forever in order to
save funeral expenses, and who beg their to.
bacco and borrow their neighbors' tooth
brushes, and who consequently voted NO
on the engine question, we are under pecu-
liar obligations for having exempted us from
the duty of jeopsrdzing our health and lives
TO save and protect their precious property
from the ravsges Of fire and as substan.
tisl and fitting testimonial of our gratitude
we will present each OF them with n small
sized squirt gun wherewith they NAV, single
handed and alone, combat for themselves
the devouring element.
LAsr night our citizens were much excited
by some most mysterious noises, whether
song or q signal is not yet decided. Certain
sybilc words were repeated again and again,
nelodioas and clear; from far and near. they
rang upon the still night air; viaions of
fairies, echoes of an Elm chorus rang in our
ears. One who listened inteutly declares
the words, 80 Toodles, o." we're distinctly
pronounced. But the mystic utterances ex-
cited more serious ideas in the minds of
some, who believed the words to have been.
''Go Fenians, Co" Whether this presages
an attack upon Canada is no, known. In
tomorrow issue We may be enabled to
solve the mystery of the echoing voices.
JoKE on a ROCHESTER, School MARx.-
The Rochester Express tells the following
joke at the expense Of one OF the female
teachers IN mat city:
The lady ana announcing to her pupils the
holiday on the 22d, and asking them some
questions concerning its observance, among
others, why The birthday of Washington
should be celebrated more than that of any
one else. WHY she added, "more than
mine? You may tell me- she said to
little fellow, eager to explain, and who evi
IDENTITY had blu, one idea in his childish brain
"a cd Nth he af
because, be exclaimed with great yivscity,
because he never told lie
MOTHERS are not your little ones subject
10 that distressing complaint, Whooping
Cough, and when. suffering how can il be
cured? A thousand certificates prove that
Marsden's Pectoral Balm will relieve and
cure every case. For sale by Kerr Fuller,
Keokuk.