The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-01

perfumed bandana handkerchief, and
herewith choice collection of doughnuts
az FORMAL evening party, was in a far
pieaSanter position than was recently a
staid New England Deacon. This gentle
man on late Sunday morning. having had
prayers and partaken of the Massachusetts,
Hatutlnal brown bread and baked beans,
put on ms best coat, and clutching his FIVE
year-oid son by the hand walked as usual
70 the church of which he is pillar
seated IN his accustomed pew the good
niah went gently to sleep under the admin
lstratlo1S OF the pulpit. Alas while he thus
peacefully slumbered his irreverent little
BOY began to divert himself by an explor-
atloh OF the paternal pockets; and the
hfst thlng he drew from those recesses
was the eight o clubs. The wild horror of
all the other Deac0ns and of all the ancient
maiden ladies OF the congregation is thing
before which theimagination stands aghast.
"A hero OF new and lofty sort has been
discovered on New England railway train.
lnturlated beyond endurance by the rapid
and relentless appearance of the pop-corn
ana candy fend, he said to HIN. with an
almost unapproachable moral grandeur,
that II any more of those perambulating
i
they would Immediately be thrown out of
the window or on the floor inundated
oy TINS threat the hend 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 a
long car: A neighbor, wildly emulating
tins noble conduct, let the last new novel, -
gorgeously bound slide gently off his knee
upon an extremely dirty floor. Crushed
at last, the popcorn fiend retreated with a
glance OF unayailing rage. We mention
this as 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
, es; while well clothed ministers preach and
pray--and at the same time, poor Ger
man woman, with three children, is per-
mitted to famish and become speeches.
from hunger, in the public square. Con
sistency thou art circus bill. All Of
: which happened at Marshalltown, Iowa to
which let missionaries be sent at once
A Sabbath school teacher encourag-
! ed her chill rem to bring each Scripture
question 70 be pronounced to the class
Alpnz' Savage said he would like TO be
a, told why St. Stephen was like a thanksg.v-
ing raisin? He allowed it was because
they stoned him. That boy has grown uT
- and entered on career of usefulness. He
: gets steady wages as a railway brakeman
and last week he celebrated his golden wed
[ ding. All because Al1nzo was faithful al
; Sabbath school
+ --Genius loses part of itselfas it were
by the death of brilliant man in any pro
; tession or walk of life. This is well illus
trated in the case of Troy 'supe, whose
E brain-wearing task it was To remove tht
chairs FROM the theater stage When Ed
D., win Forrest death was announced. he
: with dramatic feeling and gesture, excIaim
, ed Great God another one Of u.
gone
The following appears in Chicago
advertising column A gentleman Of re
ligious character and fine moral distine
tons desires to form the acquaintance OF ;
party Of ladies', or ladies and gentlemen il
X some private boarding house in this city
: where his pious department and exempla
i ~ conduct will be appreciated, and could b,
made available as an equivalenttor board.
G 1t is now announced on the authorit,
e of an eminent physician, that it is NJ
Il healthy t. rise before O'Clock in tn,
morning. This applies only to men Wivei
o rise at : and start the fires as heretofore