The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-20
cRgAM OF OUR EXCHANGES.

and serve him right.
Oh. kittens, in our hours OF ease,-
Uncertain toys, and full of Aeas:
When pain and ang uish hang DER men.
We turn them into sausage then.
An old church deacon at Hennepin lost the
rpr NJ the week, and went to blowing on Sun.
das. and minister not thousand miles from
Lhcnn, forgot his appointment and the congre-
CATION sweat it ont" sub ss1entao-L0con Home
journal.
This opeaks volumes for the Sabbatarisn prin.
ciples Of that region, However, in the latter
case, it would be better to "sweat it out, sub
slentio," than under the drowsy dropplugs Of
such forgetful dominic.
Rye is being harvested.-INor9s Herald.
What! in spite Of "St Reddick's Day.
Things must BE- all a-wry down in Morris.
An Illinois paper, edited BY Postmaster,
eongratulates an Iowa paper, published by a
custom-House official, that Wisconsin paper,
edited by Revenue Collector, is doing red hot
service for Grant-Er.
In further illustration of the above "red. hot
service for Grant," examine the issues of the La
1salle Press, Wenona lnter, S. .eator Monitor and
Morris Herald. Hurrah for G ant aud his noble
army of martyrs!
Making newspapers is like making cheese,
there Is a good deal Of "ruuit' required to issue
success.-Ldcon Home Journal,
The Journal must evidently have run o. of
"runit." for its tissues" are never a success"
A splendid sermon has been prepared ior to.
morrow. Don't fail to be there.-IShe,,dun
NeocS Letter.
How much IA line does the Sheridan parson
pay for his localsT The above puff is useless,
however, as the editor OF the Neaos Letter is NO
Judge Of "srlendid sermon"
by AN GOLD BACH"
Returning home at close of day,
Who gently chides my long delay,
And by my side delights to stay?
Nobody.
Who sets for me my essay chair,
Fixes the room with neatest care,
And lays my slippers ready there!
Nobody.
Who regulates the evening fire,
Piles the blazing fuel higher,
And bids me draw my chair still higher?
Nobody.
When sickness comes to rack my frame,
And grief disturbs my troubled BRAIN,
Who sympathizes with my PAIN
Nobody.
The following note, written to her sch oolmate
oy girl who had Deem absent several days,
illustrates the sweet simplicity of childhood
Oedr Sus1-I Shan't attend school again until
4 Get some new Cuffs, collars and Jewelry-
dear Mama agrees with me that it is my Dooty
to take the shine out Of that Upstart Many
Jones and III do it if never learn nothing"
There are thousands of elder bushes in full
blossem IN the vicinity Of Mud slough" There'll
be the place TO look for elder berries next fall
Morris Herald.
Wonderful! After that, who says the Herald
Is not prophet and the sou Of pyophet2
A vocalist at Avon says that he really know.
but one song" ana that is sold Tar River, and
ne cau't sing that without tho pitch."-Knol
&C. Dem0c,ut.
We hear of a Methodist prea cher in this coun
~ VINO Is capital singer, and during revivals
bis singing adds much to the success of hi.
cause. Our singing friend is not particular Al
20 hme' tune or pitch but force seems to be tn,
psihc'pal object sought; being asked Oh on
OCCASION what letter he pitched his tavorit,
tunes on, said ho usually started his tunes OF
Aetiher) rip.-haor Go. Dcmocra.
The foregoing vocalst"-not the swan" q
Avon and Methodist preacher" should Ger
calmly start at once on u STARRING concert ton,
Being tarred with the same stick, they would b.
go far successful as to be undoubtedly assured O
the feathers.
The La Sale County Democ attic conveutio,
WILL be held at Ottawa Oh Tuesday the Odd ina,
4 "Lberal" Republican convention has hoe,
called to meet there on the same day: and Can,
Cogswell invites the Labor Reform partv !,
assemble at Ottawa at the same time 1t ia ex
pectea mat the three conventions will avree n,
enc same nominations for county officers and TO
Sne iesislatuie. In the language of the Hon
W. d., " wiil be grand merger" Sing
la Sale Press. 's"'A
1t Is the grand merger" which bothsrs IN,
rcSS and all of its class. And what d;gsr.,o
there will be between it and the "merver' tina
gave Steve the dirty so.byf
They have man in Princeton whose name ;
Gaudam. His would be "A nice name Gov
church deacon. For instance, the rreache
would say, "Gaudam you pass the plate
sounds like cussin, don't itp II we were tins
fellow we would have our Gaudam name in
tnedately changed to something more re,
erentis!--Pskin Register.
There is nothing 80 very startling in deaco
being named Gaudsm. It is his duty to lea
the Gaudamus.
The editor Of paper is at Baltimore atteudiu
the National Democratic Convention, and q
Dis running the paper this week, whic