The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-08-25


he drive his last nail" Several answers
One suggested that it was to nail the light
ming rod on the cupols, that is suppos'
ing there was cupolsG another, that u
must have been a spike put in the ele'
pban,'s trunk to:kecp him from packing II
of without settling up for his board but,
when told that Noah drove the last nail
simply on the head, they voted that II was
the bascst kind of Irony. "Why could
Noah never get out of salt provisions?
because be always had Ham on board.
Correct Says the gentle Ella, "wbo was
the first woman mentioned in the bible p
We put on our thinking cap but for the
life OF us we could only think of our ma
tcrnal old relative, for when We go back
to that period her bright smile points to
US still, and We suggested Eve. No, it
was Jennie Sis, Genesis. "WelI, says
another fair young lady, the graceful Ag-
mes W. "who was the first man men
toned in the bible p After our igno-
miniou. failure we did not attempt any re-
ply. bu, found out that il was fellow By
The name of "Chap. lst.' who was the
shortest man asked one. Here we
thought we "had EN-" and exultingly said
Myer, Nehemiah We were
taken down when we found
hat Bildad, the shoe high" CShuhite)
,laimcd the premium, and
UTTERLY DEMOLISHED
when st. Paul put in an appearance as the
shortest man when he said, 'silver and
yold, have none.' All agreed that any
person in that condition was very short"
so that Bildad and Nehemiah had to take
a back seat.
In this manner we whiled the time
away and when we rounded TO a. the lit
lie pier at one of the
argos. OF the Thimble Islands,
1 did not seem possible that we had been
Our hours on the trip. At the pier we
we're greeted with numerous accessions to
,ur party who had preceded us by taking
he cars to Stony Creek station and then
coming off to the Islands in boats. Among
,ihers, VIM. Wilcox, Esq, who, though
roung in years, is one Of the Oldest and
most popular conductors on the Shore
Line r. X. His always good-natured phiz
5 only equalled by mis- portly and we'll
avcred person. The Thimble Islands
ire at low water three hundred and sixty
i've in number, and make out from the
hore in rapid succession. In recent
etter in the st. Louis Democrat, copied
rom the New York Sun and written from
his vicinity, we learn that this beautiful
nest of islands is popularity believed to
nave been the favorite resort of the motor
ous pirate Kidd, and narrow locked in
et in one of the largest of these islands il
known as
KIDD's HARRoR.
Another patch of earth and rock ].
known as Money Island, and has beer
dUg over to find the treasure
Kidd i. reported 10 have buried there
On
POTS ISLAND,
the largest of the group, we landed. l
is so called from the tradition that on it ,
pot Of coin and other valuables were found
In secluded nook, among the rocks ant
close to the waters edge, We saw hand
Toned and made into shape by man, O
some thirty gallons capacity, and which
known as Kids punch bowl. On tn
island, at the present time, there is goo
summer house in the midst of a beautif,
grove, building containing a billiard t.
ble, another with some fine bowling nj e,
and from the summit of pile of rocks
the highest point Of the island is an O
-----.--y, h.vin which magnificent :
view is to be had. We were all as rave
Gus as young wolves, the protracted $,
and salt sea air having acted as a ton
such as could not be procured clsewher
If Barclay could only secure some of
and put ii up in bottles to suit, h
fortune would be made at once, for iii
Brady's bltters, "every one" would take
Our already
HEALTHY APPETITEs
were not in the least appeased by seein
the Holsters, fish and oysters taken out
their native element, the briny ocean, I
be manipulated by skillful hands, for
into sayory dishes fit for the gods. I'll
long waiting for dinner put us in mind
guest in certain hotel in Illinois, "
will not state which end of the State Il
house was located in, for fear of being pc
sonal) who had sent a waiter out for
piece of squirrel for his breakfast. Aft
eIhausting his patience in waiting,
sent for the landlord, and asked him
the waiter had good gun. The asto
ished Bonifsce asked him what be mean
The guest then explained that he had sci
the boy out for apiece Of squirrel, and
he had good gun he ought to hav
killed the "hanimile" and been back Ion
ago. However, patient waiter 10 n
loser, as we found out in our case. Whe
our dinner was announced We foun
awaiting Us most magnificent repast, III
birds Of the air and the denizens of Ii
Vastly deep had bountifully contribute
for our benefit. !, is needles. to say tbs