The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-22
THE OMNIBUS.
THE q" POET" UPPER.

His Proverbia Philosophy has pretty nearly every
quality that writing possibly have Yet he cannot help it,
Now and again. when vapdity and pretentous Stiffness drive
hard, heartily wish that some punishment might
overake tormentng author But this unphiosophcal
The punishment is already in operation To
der of Provebial Philosophy is misfortune be
composer catastrophe We scarcely conceive much
grievou penalty than for to have down and
write page after and volume after volume of matter
Mr. Topper forced by the hard fate of his capacity
to do In any modern Inferno Mr. Upper would certainly
have entire circle to himself
scarcely know of direr that could bea NOR.
tai than have to sit through endless eons
circle or elsewhere listening from the first
second third series of Proverb Philosophy Everybody
knows the passionate intensity of the cry hat that
Thou art mindful of him ?? Mark what gorgeous adonment
Mr. Topper adds to :
What that thou art mindful of him Behold aomy
Drop spot moeh to the mountains
Himself microscopic world each infinitely wondrou
win ndns can Calculates none nave future OF
The Psalms the Book job Isaiah done into Tupperese
of this Sort with its sesqupedaan nonsense of future evoy
ments and atomies of dust, would should think
ceived with accsmaons by the authors hodes worship
pers Windy bombas to their taste than the
pathetic and simple speech of the old writer's We readily
believe that foolish people feel themselves morally improved
this inf ted pompous of putting things when they would
pass by anything which demanded spark of sensbity
decacy 1t is because Mr. Upper popular that
learnt endure unpopuaty for their writing NOBODY grud
ges Mr. Upper his of thousands of readers He
marked harm except perhaps by filling them with the
sedusion that they taking in moral sustenance when in
truth they are doing than filling their bellies with
the wnd Of in the long run, twadde taken
large doses by volume at must impair the constitution
But the mild tWadde harmless twaddle
and be treated by thousand effective and natural anti
dotes Still, should like recommend two of his
own verses, if they are verses, to Mr.. Tupper:-
So too when many praise well as when they blame
wise ' and R@@bs Silence
Let Silence lay her finger on thine unpresumpuous lip.
If Mr. Upper would only impose silence his "unpresum
tuous lip!"
Harry the of physician often amused himself
by playing DOCTOR compoundng his powders and pills out
of the sand and gravel of the garden One day. while
engaged, large toad hoped him. and itself
eurey upon its lunches proceeded to open shut
mouth if inviting the doctors attention It catching
flies
Good morning. Mr. Toad" said Harry, delighted at the
idea of having live patient Come to be doctored? Got
the dropsy, praps"
Mr. Toad wnked and gulped, much as to saw Yes sir
very bad"
'Yes yes understand your zacty. You es please
to wait minute and Ill cure you, double quick"
Now it happened that Harry had his father prepare
compound rhubarb pills that morning. and
him that there favorable opportunity their eff
cacy than takes it, the aspiring Young
doctor secured of the pills and dropped into open
mouth of the confding patient
Guess I've fixed you now" soliloquized the doctor
"When cures, cures and when don't cures kills"
Mr. Toad gped and swallowed, and began to boat and
boa until harry thought he be the very frog alluded to
in his Reader that tried to Guido the
the poor patient turned vd purple gave one gasp and ex
pred His ay-catchng days ended His doctor had
killed him.
Harry buried his dead patient with grave face and sat
Whatever was his condition afterwards he difficulty
be persuaded take his fathers medicines always Directing
upon the plea, They killed the toad |"
The Story Of Three Hearts.
A.
There a knight bereft of native land
For was crusl'd beneath the foemans hand,
Laid waste and desolate; the ftul glare
From burning homesteads fPd the heavy air;