The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-12-31

the balls Of legislation for your especial
benefit"
The speaker, as he adyansed, began to
drop the monotone and Asrume a more We
hemeut manner Of delivery; but he now
lowers his voice to deep bass, and with an
emphasis bordering on tue terrible, con-
tir ues:
But gentlemen, time presses, It's USE
less to enrnerate all the wrongs done you,
ny the representation Of the press at large
here stands the author Of much mischief,
and you, sir, (this in tones of thunder, adj
dressed directly to you, Mr.. Editor) what
have you to say in vindication Of your
abomnable conduct p and be folds his arms
and looks steadily at you. Those others,
too, that form the circle, fold their arms
and look steadily at you and with the
whites Of their eyes and their lips tightly
compressed they look terrible as they await
YOU answer Mr.. Editor you never finch
ed when before the rebel guns you then
dashed fearlessly into the thickcst Of the
light, when fight was the word You never
got behind tree as did many Of your broth
er officers some Of whom got greater pro-
motion than did yourself with all your bra
very. lou never deserted your post; but
were always by the side Of the brave, and
this much | must say in your praise. you
were one Of the bravest of the brave; but
with all this, standing in that dismal look.
ing place lighted up by the red glare Of the
ventllating furnace, which reveals to you
those dusky figures staring at you with the
whites Of their eyes you tremble with
fear, and are in dread Of what is to follow.
You make an effort to speak, but your 70
cal powers disObediently refuse to do their
Office. You attempt again and again. and
each attempt is rewarded with disability
Your companions speak not word nor
make gesture they keep OIL staring at
you in the same solemn and expectant way,
and you still remain silent The furnace
man again speaks in the same deep ba IS
monotone, in clear and distinct manner
"Gentlemen his silence begets him his
cOndematon-''it remains with you whom
he has SO much wrongcd to assign him bis
punishment.
Now succeeds al ominous silence The
fuel on the furnace crackles again, and the
blue flames dance along the fiues in ad Z
vance Of it. How gloomy your prospects,
Mr. Editor Your poor mother and your
pretty sweetheart; how yOn think Of them,
and long for liberty and life But these
men scowl at you with the whites Of their
eyes, and you think your fate is sealed.
You still fancy them to be the very demons
your valuable paper has represented
them. You fancy judgment is being re-
verified to you; the judgment you hsve al
lowed to be expressed through your wal
liable" columns After long lapse Of 81,
lence, ore speaks; but what he says is
prompted by the outburst OF passion. by
jabers, and il is the voice of Dennis Muir
ply that you recognize ''be jabers, an it's
onto the furnace he ought to be pitched I'M
til the loife is burnt out Of him. Just lave
bun to Dennis, and, by my soul, he'll pay
him of in bis own dirty coin, the name,
dirty rascal But you're a good looking
scamp though, and its better treatment we
might nave expected at your hands
"Oh! but you be too bad, you see"
This comes out Of the mouth Of Dennis
Welsh butty. "You are too rash man, YOU
be. You see | would not burn the poor fel-
low; maybe be have a mother or sweet
heart, or some kind friend that would miss
him, you see My plan would be to cut off
bis 'ars and bis nose and let him 20 about
his business" and Dennis Welsh butty
gives bis advice BY chopping bis words
apart and placing emphasis on all the prin.
cipal words BY using a significant rising in
Election which he invariably uses on all i'm
pOrtsnt and grave occasions.
''Ah vsd knock n lot o. holes through
the -- wi my pick p says an irrever-
ent north of England man. "An' aw wad
second the motion" says another standing
close to bis side. "Just let my parrov be
at i'm wi bis pick he'll make short Wark ov
him"