The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-11-04
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The Kansas City Times gets off the iol!owiD.
One Saturday in October wet and dresrv. ~,
thlS writer, weak and weary bordering Der a
memorandum book OF items, but vi ich had been
USED before; book of scrawl.ug head.no,es rather
Items taxing days 10 gather. in hot and sultry
weather. using up mach time and leather pon.
oering Ger. While he counted them. SLOWLY
rocklna Through our queer IDEAS fockinv, came
aquick ahd nervous knockne-kuockny ut the
sahctuh door. Sure that must be 'Jinks.'" we
muttered -" 'Jinks' that's knocking Ut tho door.
'Jlnks, that everlasting bore
An, we'll do we remind us, in the walls thag
were cohhned US, the exchanges lay behind US
and around US on the floor Think we, ".Jiuk,
warts 10 borrow some papers for the morrow.
ana 1t will be ru.iei rom sorrow, 10 get rid OF
'Jlnks, the 5uie, uy opening vide the door"
Still the visitor kept knocking knocking louder
than before. And the scattered piles OF papers
cut some rather curious cupers, being lifted by
the breezes coming through another door: and
we wished the wish was evil for one deemed ,l
ways civil that "Jinks" was at the ID, to STAY
there tor evermore; there 20 find his level
links" that everlhstia.. BORE
bracing up our patience trmcr then without
another murmer: Mr. Jlnl;s, vour pardon we
implore; but the fact is We were resIin,, If
SEINE curious proceeding, aad that We were un.
needing your loud knocking at the door" Here
We opened wide the door. But "phancy now
our feelinks," for it wasn't links the bore
links nameless evermoIe.
But the form that stood before ~ cuu.s5
trembling to come DER u. and memory called ~
back to days of yore-dsys when items we've in
plenty, ana when ye local picked mp items by
the score. Twas the form of our devil" in an
atutude unclvil, and he thrust his head within
the door with, "The foremans out of COPY and
says he wants some more Yes, Jus, like Alex.
ander, wanted more.
Now, this "local' had ,lreaiy walked in mpd
ana ram I'LL weary, he uad saunyered through
Tue cry-as OF yore, until his very feet we've
sure w"Red 'h' street ot Walnut aad the levee.
e"u o1'way running oil into portions OF the city
both public and -grure--not forgetting tho ,n,i.
dy -qn're. iIy IA * ..niuel tore md o,ii'r.
na' qie-n'u,I very teller" whom he MOT
trt 900: u On 1t .nything WA. stirring No.
o'"' "ecur'h .-"ot published heretofore. ana
me- with no sr.le,s; and he would rather kina.
or guess that he felt little Wicked Mt III. n,,ly
ooir, with his message to the foreman cha, ia
wanted Homethius more" "
NOV, It's time you wcrs departing. 20,
:o."''' t,.'' W. 'p starting; get You o,cl,
~" '"A' 'u.' Nheie You were beiore---ur
th' tds WIN goa nave spoken will yc, ,onr
boz 'rokcn sad we seized a cuGuel. otln'
tn .' iyins o. 'he floor ''rake your hand.
on i 'ur pocss., nd leave The sanS,um door
teI 'Ir'n d 'h'Ee'- lao copy, you ugly ltd,
bo' .'' nr c"vil "send him evermor,."
~. '., never sittipu. still i. tli,,ius
TN -" ..' Ist outside the door--.ear
DO IS f" ,ttoaminv--and his eve
sr' nd his voice is heard still
SCI man wants some more
d with that screaming
Is aiming, and has lost tn,
p lad before: for the fame,
" ut our readers face befor
u. .. ,uri verbs, I'VE want iiul
N Words upon their foreheads cleaning
H.y'.r local columns need little more"