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

country 10 save all ais own anu us wHe
-elashuns"
The glorious sunset hour when Sol has
yelled his red eve in dusty mist.clouds of even,
is the witching time the July kelley of holiness.
when the lo.fers go forth to roost on the lux.
urious goods boxes.-Sieridan Ne'rs Letter.
Ever since the editor of the Ners Letter per-
utted his eye to roll such fine frenzy as above,
he has been troubled with the oo!ly wobbes, aud
and serve him right
Oh kittens, in our hours OF case
Uncertain toys, and full of fleas:
When pain and ang uish hang DER men.
We turn them into sausage then.
An Old church deacon at Hennepin lost the
rpt' If the week. and went to blowing ON Sun.
da.. and minister not a thousand miles from
Laaon forgot his appointment and the convre-
CATION sweat IT out" sub Ste7itsO-LucOn Hume
Journdl.
This opeaks volumes for the Sabbatarisn priu.
ciples Of that region. However, in the latter
case, it would be better to "sweat it out, sub
sile',tio," than under the drowsy dropp,ngs of
such forgetful dominic.
Rye is being observation-disclosures Herald
What in spite Of "St. Reddick's Day."
Things must BE- all a-wry down in Morris.
An Illinois paper, edited BY Postmaster,
congratulates an Iowa paper, published by a
Custom-House official, that Wisconsin paper.
edited by Revenue Collector, is doing red hot
service for Grsnt-Er.
In further illustration of the above "red.hot
servioe for Grant," examine the issues of the La
isalle Press Wenona lntler, S. geator Monitor and
Morris Herald. Hurrah for G ant aud his noble
army Of martyrs
Making newspapers is like making cheese,
there Is good deal of "runit' required to Issue
success-Lacon Home Journal
The Journal must evidently have run o.. of
runit." for its " issues" are never a " success"
"A splendid sermon has been prepared ior to.
morrow Don't fail to be there.-.She1idon
Neoos Letter.
How much line does the Sheridan parson
pay for his locals The above puff is useless,
however, as the editor Of tho Neus Letter is NO
Judge OF "srlendid sermon"
iBY AN "oLD BACH"
Returning home ut close of day,
Who gently chides my long delay,
And by my side delights to stay?
Nobody.
Who sets for me my essy chair,
Fixes the room with nestest care,
And lays my slippers ready theret
Nobody
Who regulates the evening fire,
Piles the blazing fuel higher,
And bids inc 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
by girl who had 3een absent severAl days,
illustrates the sweet simplicity Of childhood :
Dear SSe-I Shan't attend school again until
l. 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 ia full
blossom in the vicinity OF mud slough" There'll
be the place to look for elderberries next fall
Norris Herald.
Wonderful! After that, who says the Herald
Is not prophet and the sou Of prophetp
A vocalist at Avon says that "he really knows
but one song" and that is "Old Tar River and
Oh" he cau't sing that without tho pitch" -Knor
Go. Dem0c,ot.
We hear of Methodist prea cher in this coun.
~ who Is u capital singer, and during revvals
bis singing adds much to the success of his
cause Our singing friend is not particular as
to time, tune or pitch but force seems to be tho
pslhcipai object sought; being asked Oh one
occasion what letter he pitched his tavorite
tunes on, said he usually started his tunes on
letiher) rip.-faoI Go. Democrats
The foregoing "vocalist" the swan" Of
Avon" and Methodist preacher" should Ger.
tainly staEt at once on u STARRING concert tour
Being tarred with the same stick, they would ba
60 far successful as to be undoubtedly assured of
the feathers
The La Sale County Democl attic convention
will be held at Ottawa on Tuesday the 23d mat
4 "Liberal Republican convention has been
called to meet there on the same day; and Can't.
Cogswell invites the Labor Reform PARTY to
assemble at Ottawa at the same time. 1t ia ex.
pecteo that the three conventions will agree on
the same nominations for county officers and for
S I1 legislature In the language Of the Hon.
W. d., " VIII be grand merger" Sing:
La Sale Press.
It's the grand merger" which bothers the
IrGSS aid all of its class And what difference
there will be between it and the "merxer' that
gave Steve the dirty go.byf
They have man in Princeton whose name ia
Gaudan. His would be u nice name for a
church deacon. For instance, the preacher
would say, "Gaudam you pass the plate, II
sounds like cussin, don't it, II we were that
fellow we would have our Gaudam name inn.