The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-02-13
FROM EARLvILLE.
POETRY.

rootry u divine when the divinity II not
pressed out Of it BY stiff and formal rules Of the
schools. Barns and poor Tom Hood have given
birth to more genuine poetry than all ether
writer's since Shakespeare But nuch Of the best
poetry stin remains unwrittsa. Some poor
ploughnan has, from time to time, unconscious.
" uttered some simple lay, which lives only i,
the memory of his immediate neighbors, that
ought to Be preserved. Away from the high.
lands OF New England, out here on the broad
prairies, the fiat, insipid surface Of the country
il not supposed to be we'll calculated to awaken
postical geaius Bat occasionally beautiful
little gem, all radiant with the fire of genius, is
dropped by the wsyside, which needs to be care
fully set sad preserved. Then bright little gems
most frequently spring from the poor and lowly.
I am told BY one of our eldest settlers that some
thirty years ago Mr.. Grover, in passing along
The road at East Paw Paw, in DeKslb c., &C.
eostsd neighbor Of his, BY name Of Hyde, say
ing: Mr. Hyde, give me drink Of whisky. !"
Nj. Hyde promptly replied: "Nake mo rhyme
and I will give you drink" Here il the i'm.
prssptx production: i.t
"Ar Hyde, just step one side.
t1a' AID do Il quick % wink: -A
Got ever the fence q yosr owa expense
And give 10 somsthiug to drink"
This suthor is long since dead, bat his sens
are scattered over the prairiss, we'll 70 Dc in lis
and regard with pride tho psssisal geaius II
their father. Unlsss some one shall ssllsct and
preserve such wsifs a. tho absve, May "gsn
Il k~.vv. 10 leak .
on tie desert air."
EMIGRATION. -e-.
8. B. Warren and Dr.. J. g. Sawyer, Of Earl.
vile, have gone to "Neoshs Valley" Kansas
where they are to make their future homes.
Their families will soon follow them. William
R. Haight, Esq, ihss just retained from tosr
Of inspection to that Land Of cake and waters,
milk and honey Levi Hisoock, whs knows che
whole valley like book, tells me he has sse,
the Neosha River when very low 80 thickly and
dsnsely covered with the thick, green slime,
which one zee ON any stagnant water, that q
goose or duck could walk across tho river With.
out slumping through" He says tho ague 10
terrible in that valley. Hs says he has positive
until they would shake every feather, even down
to the smallest pin-feather, oat Of them, and be-
come externally fitted for roasting. Mr.. Haight,
however, thinks well of that ossntry. He went
there in the interest Of other parties. al
TIN SHOP.
j. II. Reynolds can be- found all the year round
on Ottawa street, ut his now shop, manufacturing
tin.ware Of all kinds and repairing old ware so
as to make it as good a. new. He is one of the
best mechanics in Esrlvills. This shop il the
only exclusive tin-ware shop in town.
e.I.. ANOTHER NEAT STALL.
gentleman from Morris, ILL.,, who has capital
and is also experienced in his business has open
ed meat market in Karlville. He has rented a
good location and cannot fail TO do WE'LL Suo-
cess TO him.
b. ANTI-wHIsKY AND ANTI.TOBACCO.
Nearly all ,he leading men in Earlville have
organized society to suppress the use of whisky
and tobacco in all their forms This 10 o step in
the right direction. Whisky and tobacco have