The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-04-13
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Pepper, Salt ana Guice.

OF course We went sn Tuesday night TO see the
perform nee of the Amateur Dramatic Clab.
Who didn't As every body was going, every
body would have wondered if Beemus didn't 60,
so, we repeat it, We went. We were enchanted,
entranced, or something to that effect. Sieur
Arnaud was after our own heart, We could no.
but admire the easy nonckaiaasce with which re
committed few peccadillos. such as four or five
tirst.clsss, cool-tlooded, diabocal murders, with
sundry burglarie. and vsrions other equally
PLEASING eccertriaities of geAius thrown in to
give tone and vim to his moral development
The worst of it was 6aat Mrs. Grundy's spec
tacies SO obscured thst estimable ladys vision as
to prevent her seeing these harmless pastimes in
the same light in which Sieur viewed them, and
what must society and the law do bet set their
myrmidons upon the sweetly play!ul hero But
Sieur was game, you bet! Sooner than suffer
death from such ignominiou4 hands, ne dstermiu.
ed to die solely by bis own noble help. So he
procured pistol, carefully loaded it, and calmly
awaited the moment when bis iuhuman persecu.
tors thought they had him in their merciless
grip. The time arrived. He dared them all
with his characteristic bravery, drew tie pistol
from his pocket without tremor pisced the
muule at his ear, unaiuchingly pulled the trig-
ger. and - tho cap snapped! Sieur couldn't
die worth darn. Why didn't he arm himself
with Spencer repeating carbiae or a mitrail.
leuss3 But We heard highly apprecaave dra-
matte critic say: There vas just as much fun
Is ii the pistol had went off," ..-.A distracted
paternal parient wildly rushed along the streets
late on Sunday night crying: MY chee-ild, my
lost chee.ild.' The railroad tracks we're search.
ed for scattered brains, aud there was some talk
of dragging the raging canawl. The last seen'of
the lost was when leaving the Baptist meet.
ing house in company with Teller. =. Some.
body says four distinguished denizens of Ottawa
took it into their heads to 20 out hunting. They
made the most elaborate preparations. They
procured articles as follows: 4 dauble-barreled
shot guns-wire twist; 4 hask-, twisted around
with paper, and containing powder-in LIQUID
state; patent bird dogs copies 81 books on
killing wild animals, such as lions, tigers ele.
plants, whales, crocodiles ostriches, rabbits,
ground moles, and, in fact all dangerous kinds
of game, except "seveu up" They then hired
two livery rigs, filled the buggies with their en-.
gines Of war, and Alphabetically They brave.
ly explored the giddy heights of Buffalo Rock
recklessly w.ded through the boys aud marshes
Of the Illinois River bottom; secured the sandy
waste in the distan: Deer Ps-k, and even ventur-
ed into the very limits of far.of Utica. They
returned in the evening with the following
game One black bird one Irish sigle,"-
.. {. crow and 81 games OF seven up. II is
needless 70 sdd that they would have made
better showing of captured things had their
ammunition not been exhausted. Hamalle has an
onion, which he lately found in his store, which
has displayed very great desire to go TO such"
They could not be induced 10 drink anything
except spoonful or two of srtesian we'll water,
and when IN need of anything stimulating were
content with smelling Beemus breath