Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-19

John Quill gets OF the following neat
burlesque 10 the New York Sunday Dis
patch:
Brscurows AcApExr, September 20.
DEAs Pop I'll am getting along first-rate
ct the school, and like !, very muc1, all
except whscks the sssistan;-"oid Bees
wax we call him, and we are down on him
like a pi'e-driyer, all us boys, for he's igno-
rsrt. WHY, he's SO ignorant he don't
know a bla k-boArd from n dark night, no,
be don't, and Bill Ferguson he put torpe
do under each leg Of old Beesey's chair, yes
terd.y, and when he sat down (you see be
| se,s down ike he had bslIas, in him. why
the torpedoss then exploded, and like 10
blowei him through the roof. Golly, but
wasn't he scared lie looked at the slma-
nae 10 make sure II wasn't the Fourth Of
July, and then be came down, looking mad,
aud licked Bill like blazes. But Bill said
be didn't care sent, and the next time 10
would sprinkle gunpowder in his hair. and
bust his old frontispiece of Of him.
Dr.. 0ooeies, he's nice enough old Teller,
| only he will sit and chew gum drops right
before 10 boys. and never ssy take soms,"
once.
lie wears green specs, and Bill Ferguson
he called him ''old four eyes one day,
which the doctor be heard Bill say il. and
he nailed him and dragged him UP TO the
desk, and then be gave % lecture, asd
said there was once q boy be knew, and be
Was about Bills size. who insulted gray
hsired old man, and called him wicked
names, and the next day--the very nelt
morning-the boys mother died Of iniism-
matory rhenma.ism and his sister broke
out in bunions.
Bill, he cried, while the doctor held him
by the shirt collar, but he winked ct the
boys 40 no came away, and wrote on .
piece Of paper, and threw il over TO me,
that be thought the doctor vas - blower"
and he dar sent hit boy Of his size.
Iwant some new books very much,
about ten of them, aud they will cost eight
dollars. Please send the money for them.
Don't send the books, for the Doctor likes
70 buy them here. =
don't want any money for taffy or mar
bies, for don't care about them, but be
sure not 10 send anything but the money
for the books.
am in good health. l Was taken sick
days, but il 10 now well.
we WoS pioytu8 hutnosey N8 vus w
the grass, and Bill Ferguson he grabbed
my knife. Iltold him he had better give
that knife up or would tell you, and get
. you to lick him when you como down, and
. he said he could lick you and . dozen like
{ you. and then no dared me to knock chip
. off his shoulder.
: And Jake Mc0innis. hs pushed M
against him, and that knocked the chip of
ani Bill, he struck me over the nose three
or four times. and said "he'd bust me OF
the snoot." i'll didn't dry up, for couldn'
help crying, and | was taken sick AM
= could'n 90 to school al that day.
= And the Doctor no locked Bill up in tn
. garrett; but he didn't care, for he clum|
: out on the roof, and was chasing around NJ
). tor tom cats, up and down, almost all tn
: morning, and pulling plastering out Of tn
g chimney to throw at people in the street.
!. Give my love TO all homs. aud don
= forget the money for the books
:. Bill 10 about fourteen, do you think b
y can lick your
Please send the money, and believe mt
,, your afiec tomato son,
Il. NJ. WILKINS.
p. S.-Don't forget to send the none.
for those books