The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-28

Iaborers. at the Rock Island arsenal Illinois, ~
4roportion 10 the reduct0n under the Law ofcOh'
Rress, or 10 taketbe opinion Of the attorney gen
sral as to the true construction Of the law. Ins
president took the papers and promised 70 ~
them 20 the attorney general, 70 whom tue 'A''
has already been referred
The 9th Volume Of the Transactions OF
the Illinois State Agricultural Society y
coming from the hands Of the binders FSP'u'
", and it may be useful to our readers "
learn that 10000 copies Of this voIlme -
now in the course Of distribution by the SEC
rotary Of State according 10 the provisions VI
Joint resolution Of the last general assem-.
bly, which apportioned the largest Po'''r as
WV 50 Volumes to each County Agricultural
Society. ,L-,..
- volumes to each member Of the legls'
lature Of 1867.
200 Volumes to the State HORTICULTURAL
Society. -, r,-....
200 Volumes to the Libraries, Education
al and Public Institutions Of the State-ieaV
inc the balance in the hands Of the Society
for general distribution. :,
Each member of the Executive Boards o.
tbe Society for ls65-G-7 and has got %
volumes.
Our Agricultural friends DESTROYS OF Plo'
cnriDg COPIES can do 50 by making M.
mediate application-to the Secretary OF
tbeir County Society-to a member OF the
general assembly Of 1861, or TO the member
representing their Congressional district III
the State Agricultural Board.
The Society will have but few volumes iti'
for general distribution after supplying the
sister State Societies with which It eXchang'
es. and the various Railroads and journals to
which they are under many obligations Tor
favors constantly extended to the Society.
In this connection we may remark that
the State Fair which is 70 be held a. quincy
commencing on the 2lst OF September
promises to be the largest and most success
mi over held in the State, there having been
two editions Of 5000 copies each OF premium
lists already exhausted-or twice the mum
Der of prenium lists ever issued before
Those of our readers who fail to discover
ANYTHING eeyatiug in sentiment, christian in
spirit, beautiful in thought and elegant in
simplicity in the following little ballad, may
well claim to have no music, nor much Of
anything else in their souls.
TIL LITTLE JEW.
We were at school together.
The little jew and /,
lie had black eyes, the biggest nose
The very smallest fist for blows,
Yet nothing made him cry.
We mockci him often and often,
Called him all names we knew
"Young Lazarus" Father Abraham"
" Moses for be was meek "a q lamb,
The gentle little Jew.
But not a word he answered
Sat in his corner STILL
And worked his sums and conned his task
Would never any favor ask.
Did US no good nor ill
Though sometimes he would lift up
Those great dark Eastern eyes
Appealing when We wronged him much,
For pity No butfull Of such
Aqucsuonng surprise.
just like IL beast ofthe forest
Caught in the gardens hound
Hemmed in by cruel creatures tame
That seem akin, almost the same,
Yet how unlike are found.
He never lied nor cheated,
10 all things he was true,
lie might be rich, he might be poor,
OF Davids seed, or line obscure,
! For anything weknew.
He did his boyish duty
10 playground as in school
A little put upon, and meek.
| Though no one ever called him "sneak'
| Or coward" still less "fOol."
! But yet never knew him
| Not rightly, may say
| Til one day, saunteriug round our square,
saw the LITTLE Jew boy there,
slow lingering after play
lie looked SO tired and hungry,
So dull and weary both,
| "Hallo go cried ], "you nte no lunch
Come, here an apple, have a munich
Hey, take it don't be 10th"
lie ga Eed upon the apple
So large and round and red
Then glanced up toward the western sky
The sun was setting gloriously-
But not n word he said.
lie galel upon tie apple,
Eager as Mother eve
Halt held his hand out-drcw it back
Dim grew his eyes SO big and black
His breast began to hcnyc.
~ am so very hungry!
And yet--No, thank you, No.
Good by" You little dolt," said |,
T "Just take your apple. There don'tcryj
Home with you. OF you 60
But the poor lad fingered.
And pointed to the sky
Tho sunset is not very late
q I'm not so hungry can wait
I Thank you. Good by-good by "
And then caught and held him
: Against the pullsade;
Punched him and pummeei him right we'll
And forced him all the truth to tell,
Exactly as | babe.
1t was their solemn fast day,
. When every honest Jew
, From sunset unto sunset kept
, The fast Knocked he only wept:
4 "What father does, do"
e tainted him and jeered him.
J, The more brute |, feel
held the apple TO his nose
@ He gave me neither words nor blows
e. Firm, silent, true as steel
d Throw the apple at him,
r. He stood one minute there,
Then, swiftas hunted deer at bay,
a Heleft the apple where it lay,
Il And vanished round the square
v | went andtol my father