The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-16
FROM EARLvILLE.

40 for lodge in some vast wildeessss.
Some boundless coutiguiy Of shs4s %
Where rumor Of oppression and dsceas
Night never reach me more " eafse pelned
Ny soul is sick with every Ay'seePtet
Ofwrong and outrage with pAich re v>sid flled."
Col. A. Simison was The 6rst to xaiss s-osmpa-
ny in Earlville, aud leave for the ssat of war.
It was with great labor of himself and friends
that he got into = regiment, so few companies
were Thought to be needed to blow out the
brains Of the little rebellion. Whom the war
closed, and the Col. came home as the surest
pledge that he had remained loyal and = sure
guarantee of his future loyalty, the Col
brought with him celsrcd man named Lem.
This negro was a gentleman well bred and
brought up, good carpenter, and worked with
Col. Simison at his trade for two years after
his advent among us here in Earlville
Finally Lem quit his old friend the Col and
went Just over the line Of La Sale Co., into the
loyal county of De Kalb, where he hired out to
. good, loyal, Christian gentleman, whose name
iswithheld for the present out of pure regard for
his christian character and we'll known loyalty.
Poor negro recently discovered old winter COM
ing down from the north, at whose breath poor
Cuffee shivered and shook and longed for the
grange blossoms and perfumed breath of the
sunny south. The negro asked his loyal and
pious employee for pay for his services, but
could get no money or clothing from that qaar-
ter He had gone through the war with the Col.
and had then learned to confscate at will
what he really needed, and God would bless him
for 80 doing. He thought certainly he could
take from his employer what he resll needed,
provided he took NO more than he had really
earned. So he eoafscatsd an old outside coat,
which his employer had become too proud to wear
much himself. He put the coat on and were it
in the neighborhood, without seeming to be
aware that he had done wrong
His employer swors cut warrant before Nor
men H. Powers, Esq, and had the negro arrest
ed for larceny: and for want Of bail he was com
mitted and is now in the county Jail at Syca-
more, De Kalb Co.. Ills.
''Alas for the rarity
OF Christian charity 1tl
Under the sun! p 'atH t5
OF 1t was ptitul EN- tN
Near whole city full lta
Home he had nome" o
Where are all the loyal people Of De Kalb
Let some copperhsad go at once and bail this
poor negro out of Jail. All tho men, or nearly
all in this Jail Of De Kalb Co., are not only 10y
al, but are extra pious. os t
This employer of Lem, who refuses to pay him
fer services performed, and has had him commit
ted to Jail, can be found ON any bright and balmy
Sabbath morning in the house of God, saying:
"Rouge that am, he whispers to himself,
lie-I cheat-do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say am not pious !"
Where are the Bartletts about Paw Paw?
Where is Weddell? Where is Hyde? Solo
mon Butterfeld, good, honest republican, who
supported Abe Lincoln at both of his elections,
assures me that the clergymen in that section Of
country have always justified the taking from
rebels in order to weaken their power to do evil,
and that they have rarely made any distic,tion
between rebels and democrats. The negro, he
assures me, has set under such preaching
Sabbath after Sabbath. If the devil don't get
those preachers who have " stolen the livery of
heaven to serve the devil in" then there is no
need of any devil.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Under the energetic lead of Rev. c. s. Harri-
son this church. has finally purchased lot SxS
rods, in Stilscn's End addition to the town of
Earlville, on which will be erected fine church
early in the spring. Such men as Joseph Heslet,
Charles Pratt, Jacob A. Dupee, Mrs. Lynn, and
Mr.. Nan have subscribed $500 each Enough
money is already subscribed to complete the |
building. This church, as an organization here, |
is only of one years growth.
HAY.
Gentlemen, did you know that 10 bushels of |
corn are worth as much as one ton of hay to feed |
horses cattlep Tho corn will cost you 81; |
and the hay $40 Now why do you buy all hay
and no corn, when you ought to buy half and
half? DO you see the point?
Gen. Putuams favorite horse was well known |
in the Revolutionary war. Not less well and |
favorably known is Capt. Warren H. Nerton's
favorite dray horse, here in Earlville On 31st
December 1S6S-the last day of the old year
this favorite old horse of the Captain might
have been seen on Ottawa street, rderless and
detected solitary and alone looking like one left
alone in some banquet hall deserted"
ale refused his food.-forgot to play.
And sickened on the street day by day"
Where was the Captain Had he "got above
his business and quit the dray?
10 The Captain went through fire, smoke and