The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-01
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perfumed bandana handkerchief, and
herewith choice collection of doughnuts
az d formal evening party, was in far
pieaSanter position than was recently a |
staia New England Deacon. This gentle
man on late Sunday morning, having had |
prayers and partakeH of the Massachusetts
matuunal brown bread and baked beans,
put on his best coat, and elutching his FIVE
yeaf-old son by the hand walked as usual
10 the church OF which he is a pillar
seated In his accustomed pew the good
man went gently to sleep under the admin
lstrauons OF the pulpit. Alas while he thus
peacefully slumbered his irreverent little
BOY began to divert himself by an explor-
atlon OF the paternal pockets; and the
hrst thing he drew from those recesses
was the eight o clubs The wild horror of
all the other Deacons and of all the ancient
maiden ladies OF the congregation is thing
before which the lmaglnations stands aghast.
"A hero OF new and lofty sort has been
discovered on New England railway train.
lnfuriated beyond endurance by the rapid
ana relentless appearance of the popcorn
and candy fend, he said to him. with an
almost unapproachable moral grandeur,
that II any more of those perambulating
refreshments were deposited about him
they would Immediately be thrown out of
the window or on the floor. inundated
by this threat, the fend passed him once
nor offered the beguiling maple sugar.
But the next time he made his goblin
round, the inevitable popcorn was be
slowed upon our hero, who calmly and
sweetly flung it to the further end of
long car. A neighbor, wildly emulating
Il
gorgeously bound slide gently off his knee
upon an extremely dirty floor. Crushed
at last, the popcorn fiend retreated with a
glance OF unavailing rage. We mention
this as a choice Suggestion to Travellers.
High toned ladies roll about the streets
in splendid carriages drawn by high priced
horses; richly ieweled hands jingle the
. keys of costly pianos and hundreds of la
dies dainty lift their embroidered skirts
| over the dusty thresholds Of seven church
E es while well-elothed ministers preach and
pray-and at the same time, poor Ger
A man woman, with three children, is per-
I mitted to famish and become speechless
from hunger, in the public square. Con
; sistency thou art circus bill. All OF
= which happened at Marshalltown, Iowa, to
i which let missionaries be sent at once.
A Sabbath school teacher encourag-
! ed her chill 'ren to bring each Scripture
question II be pronounced to the class
Allnzi Savage said he would ike 70 be
:, told why St Stephen was like a thanksgiy
d ing raisin? He allowed it was because
they stoned him That boy has grown w
}, and entered on a career Of usefulness. liz
IS gets steady wages as a railway brakeman
and last week he celebrated his golden wed
# ding. All because Alunzo was faithful a
Is Sabbath school.
t Genius loses part of itself,as it were
by the death of brilliant man IN any pro
IS tession or walk of life This is well illus
= trated in the case of a Troy ''supe, who's
,e brain wearing task it was to remove tn
chairs from the theater stage. " hen Ed
win Forrest death was announced, he
: with dramatic feeling and gesture, exclaim
>, ed Great God another one Of u
gone
10 The following appears in Chicag
y advertising column; A gentleman Of re
. ligious character and fine moral distinC
lions desires to form the acquaintance OF
party OF ladies, or ladies and gentlemen. i
* some private boarding house in this city
~ where his pious department and exempla
II ry conduct will he appreciated, and could b
made available as an capitalization board.
re 1t is now announced on the authorit
re of an eminent physician, that it is NJ
III healthy To rise before S o'clock in tn
morning. This applies only to men. Nive
to rise at and start the fires as heretofore