The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-10
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Is THE ROCK ISLAND UNION a 0o' W.
GIRL?

Mo-, hov. and girls delight in ne" CLONES
and .ome,imes girls full OF run "nu "i'n'
inc thew were boys Will exchange their
-. 80. "a d-.,.ss for pants and coats, to see
r.. GOOD looking boys they would have
m.ds f n.sure had kindly reversed their
,s. but it is rarely that boy wishes to be
taken for . girl, and, although occasionally
some mad-cap fellow fond Of q spree will
make An exchange in his clothing, it is
generally supposed that such follies viii!
disappear when he arrives at years of dis
erection, and especially after his days Of
bachelor life are over. We hesitate therefore
Is to whether We do right if we congrAtu-
late our friend of the Union 10 what appears
to be return of his boyish pranks aud feel
i"gs. Like most boys he evidently loves to
tell to others the glories he has achieved
and the good impressions he has made
amongst his fellows, and were he given to
'smiles" We should picture to ourselves the
playfulness of his countenance after reading
the complimentary notices, which in his
youthful pride, he cannot help again and
ags.n exhibiting to bis generous and intelli.
gent patrons. 1.msy be that the readers of the
"ARGUs' will fail TO appreciate the intellec-
tuAl ability displayed in these brilliant com
positions, but we are unwilling that so much
talent should be hid under q bushel, and
doubt not that We shall be thanked for
bringing under their notice the following
com oination Of literary bon-mots showered
in such profusion In praise of the Union,
and which stood out in bold relief TO
brighten its otherwise gloomy pages:
The Rock Isiand Union comes TO US in a
complete new dress, it looks as bright as
new tinpin."
The Rock Island Union appears IN q
complete new dress"
The Rock Island Union comes in . new
Dress"
The Rock Island Onion has donned q
new dress"
The Rock Island Union comes to Us IN
new dress throughout
"The Rock Island Union appears in a new
Dress
ave find it (the Rock Island Union) in an
entire new dress"
Tho Rock Island Union greeted its read
ers with q new dress from top to toe
"The Rock Island Union appears in an
entire new dress looking as neat and trim
as q young Miss on her first appearance IN
public"
1t is always pleasant to see how easily
children are made glad with trifing things,
and the republicans of Rock Island should
feel doubly grati6ed By the wonderful e1hi
bition of literary skill displayed BY republi
can editors when they attempt to record the
good qualities Of q brother, and BY the inn o
cent enjoy ment which it is evident then
friend of the Onion has experienced IT
receiving AID in so constantly Publishing
| such remarkable enconiums. The only
/ drawback to this conclusion is that there
| is a certxin uniformity of style in all thes.
| brilliant com positions which suggest the
possibility of their emansting from q sinRl,
brain, although we readily acknowledge III
remarkable fertility.
| Repu blicsns of the old school may alst
shrink from the idea that the editors of then
papers have already become so de
morslized as that the thoughts Of SO man.
of them should run in the idea of new
dress. This persistent repetition of . sing!'
idea reminds US SO forcibly OF the style Of ,
well known female lecturer who is deter
mined that her hearers shall know abe hal
! been lin California" that we ara induced Il
think that under the new dress there mus
be concealed change Of sex, but If it wer.
otherwise and our friend of the onion wer.
still unwedded, We should strongly advise
all girls who ere fond of dress to go 70,
such desirable partner whose manly weak
ness evidently runs in .he direction of fe male
apparel The subject. however. is toe
mysterious to be decided by ourselves. anc
We therefore repeat the query, is the Roca
Island Union a boy or girl? y.