The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-11-21

WOas vsue6 MN ~ xFssstsss N<sess -
starves IN death. Mr.. Greeley did not
sfarve because he ate ~ much GrshAn,
bssaA. d. yen love Graham bread?
Son,stimss VI. Grselsy would WRITE
pieces for the New York Tribune. He
belonged % the New. York Tribune. Or
the New York Tribune belonged TO
him, and l have forgotten which.
The Tribune had great many sub
scribess. A subscriber 10 person who
takes papsr andsays hs = very much
PLEASED with Y. and be tells every body
else thas - oseht - sstAcribe. Arr
~ has ssbscribed about ssveo yeasS,
the editor writes 70 him and asks him
to let him have $3.50 1.-TWO dollars and
6fty cents). and then the s0haesiber
writes back to the editor and tells him
not to send his old paper any more,
for there IL nothing In II, and then the
peor editor goss end tssargse ssUe
Now, will tell you about Mr..
Greeley. He used to wrap up straw
berry plants and bssts and things in
In his psper, and sens them to bis
subscribers. His paper was "uot an
osgas," . yos So It would holdu
great many strawbsrry pfsSts: ".
Greeley had heard that any poor boy
might b President Of the United
States. and have plenty Of money. and
buy AIaska diamonds and ~ DOniu-
goes and things, 80 he used to sit aud
think how he might beco ne President.
Then he would scratch his head. He
did not have any hair on his head like
you and !, 40 he aoon made his head
very sore, and people used to call him
Gscas 6ose-Aead, and then Mr. Gee-
ley would say, You lie, you .illisn.
you iie!" There were . .Essgu slany
men who itched ell over ii sedfs a be
President, or GovernoE. IL Constable,
or something else beside hat God In.
tended them TO be. These meu were
oil very sorry when they saw Mr..
Or eley's head, and they said Les Us
make him President. anl may 10 his
poor bead will sst we'll. so they sll
got together, /" without regard 10 c0un-
Try. creed. or color, politics or relig-
ion," and they called themselves
Democratic Republicans. which IL
. Greek word. and means. "anything
TO get II the Treasury" The Treasury
II large building In Washington,
where al the gold In the United States
Is kept until there 10 . corner In Wall
strsel You don't know what cor.
ner 10. my children. and will not
make you unhappy BY telling you.
Well. - vas saying. Ill the people |
got together In . place called CinciD-
natl, where they pack great deal oi
pork, and they oil agreed that Mr..
Greeley Ias good man b causs be |
did not have any religion. and that hs
was great man because he did not
have any politics, aud would make
xo0d Precedent. a no would not have
any Of those things to bother him. So
they told him 10 dress up nice, and
black bis boots, and 60 aud swing |
around the circle" You love to
swing, do you not. children? Mr..
Greeley was like child In . great
many things. He loved 10 play about
the garden. amongst the rlubarb, aud
cabbage. and susno. etc. snd catch
Democrats In his old white hat. A |
Democrat 10 . fowl that eats crow un.
III it II gorged, and y easily caught by
Mr. 0rselsy .-But alas. Il sne6e Mr. !
Greeley very sick to swing. and made
ali these wicked men click that told
him to 20 and "swing," and they all
.ept and said. "Don't you remember
now sick It made old Mr.. johnson 10
awtHg around the circle -" But Mr..
Greeley said. You are always the sad
'iest when ! swing" aud went on
swinging, aud his head got sorer all
the time. and he got raving crazy. and
his friends did not know whether he
was Horace Greeley. or Daniel Pratt,
u George Francis Train!! My child
rem, the moral to this sad story Is, II
any good little boy wants TO he Presi-
lent OF thsss United Slater. he must
never swing sround the circle. -
Seneca Fdiis Cbxricv.
A 6TRAYED OUT.