The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-12
"And Return Syphers Sigh"

IA SALE, Oct, Cd, 1872.
Ne>>rs. El,tory--John SypLcrs, the long
slghedfor sypher, Is found at last, ana con,
sents to lend his congenial talent 10 help fill
up the lean local columns of the liz .SaNf
Comfy Press, Grants subsidized organ in
TINS city. He was secured as local con-
irlb".ar to this Chicago inside sheet, altor -
long and diiigent search through the city
from cellar to garnet and in L garret, osten-
sibly devoted to the Use Of L Photograph
gallery, Tins long sought treasure was found
II" he person If IA lean individual whom the
accident OF birth or parentage has provided
with lifting Dgr-2ey}aHe l0r any and al
illusions that may emanate from his pen.
Unlike Henry Wilson, he has 20 valid ground
upon which 10 petition any Legislature Tor
change OF name. The accident alluded to
filled the bill when 1t dubbed hin PLAN JOHN
SypheIs. While The plural form adds
nothing to, it takes nothing from his anccs-
tral Inheritance Cyphegs added to cyphcrs,
su5tractcd from cypners, multiplied by
cyphers or divided by cyphers are cyphers
still. Add nothing TO nothing, take nothing
from nothing, multiply nothing by nothing,
or divide nothing By nothing still nothing re-
mains.
in short, john Syphers Is really only
CIPHER. Pile Syphers upon Syphers noun
tam high, until You have built a monument
whose lofty hight shall pierce the stormy
Clouds" yet nothing remains to show Il trace
of the builders handlwork.
The subject of idle inquiry in this commu-
nifty just now is, where did this "Eohn 0O'
come from? Where was he reared aad eddAa-
ted that he should be so ''uttelly astonished
at the ability OF Mr.. CorNin as a speaker ~
And at the idea that so much fine talent, |
political knowledge, argumentative ability
and logical acumen @as laying around loose
anywhere on the praries of Illinois, is it
possible that his venerable political eye teeth
were never cut until Mr.. Corwin applied the
dull edge of his political knowledge and |
logical acumen to the process Where IN
this wide world have you lived these many
years, Mr.. zero? II, contrary to the doctrine
of toleortlinGtion, Mr. Corwln could only 90 |
to congress- and atterward failed to reward |
you with II comfortable Office in return for |
such glowing tribute, he would be guilty of
the bascst lngrattude.
But meantime, rs existing circumstances
are not favorable to such cOnsumnation, YOU |
better continue to Secure the Shadow ere the
substance fade" rather than indulge III
Shadowy Visions of substance that will
most a,.uraA!y eIude your pursuit. In other
words y,ur pot Of gold lieth not under that
rainbow of promise.
Bat to Mr. CoIwln justly belongs the credit
0 taking the first incision, whereby the cut
ting Of eye teeth has been applied to Syphers,
and we patiently wait to see whether under
his rracticed hand anything will come out of
nothing. Our Liberal meeting Lf the 9th
inst, proved grand success. Gov. KUrner,
Hon. w. W. O'Bren and Judge Eustace
mad,. eloquent speeches hat were applaudsd
to the echo. Fully two thousand voter, were
in attendance at the joint meeting on the
blUt,, in tie afternoon, and tie largest hal! in
Peru and La Sale failed 20 accommodate
half the people that sought admission to the
evening discussions in their respective cities.
CESTRE