The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-10

esther" is 10 he brought out in this city ol
Thursday and Friday evenings, May LIST and H.
And what ails Esther? What has she been ii
for?
Ladies Of our city do their hair up so high tha
they have 10 stand on something tn put on thcl
hats.-Er.
Let them stand where they plcosc-and still
we like 'em,
"Vcn losht my wife" said dwcllcr near 81
Louis, "evcry one of my neghbors offered M
anodcr; but ven losht my horse, not one OF dch
offered me even colt.'-Ef
And still we cannot sympathizc with him
Suppose the Republican in this city had lost III
brayist-wouldn't the donkcys be around gnaw
ling boards in lumber yards and looking 10
Cullen?
F,lo.de.s. is not subject ordinarily suggestive
of poetic ideas, but the following which we pnt
in the Marquette Journal is good;
X sat on ledge Of hcmatite ore,
And he played on tamborinc,
While down below, on another ledge,
Sat Il can of glyccrinc.
"Oh, glycerinc. my nitro love,
What an oily love are you!
So warm so quick. with such wondrou'
/ power
To rcnd mems hearts in two.
"Fly with me, love, to some warmer cline,
Where Pluto rcigns supreme;
| I am weary Of snow! I'm tired OF irost!
| long for a change OF scene
She brcathed not word in his waiting ear
But by silence she consented;
And so blessed was he that he jumped about
Like person quite demented.
There came burst of thunder loud,
And he disappeared in gorgeous sheen,
And never for him will be needed shroud,
For he passed over the Styx with his
glyeerine.
The republican party can afford TO repudiate its
dishonest followers The official that wears It's
garments must toe the mark Of honesty or take
n back seat The great body OF the American
people were never more IN earnest on thls POM
than now The grade of statesmen that come
into power hereafter will be IA trihe higher than
in the past-CGrliaeiIe Dtmocrot, (rad)
Well YOU put in that hereafter" for very big
saving clause is necessary on account of Grant,
Butler Wilson, Casey, Cameron, &c, whom to
get rid of is to get rid of the republican party
itself.
An exchange refuses to publish the poem com
~ breathe on the face Of II maiden
until the editor knows what its author drinks
The Decatur Republican makes this reckless
statement:
beautiful Mattoon school girl, thirteen years
old and six feet one inch high, is causing gen
eral rupture among the suspenders of the short
boys who try to kiss her.
Washington dispatch says: In consequence
IF the payment of warrants for very large
amount of money this month Secretary Rich
lrdsOn does not anticipate much reduction OF the
public debt.
That's just what ails our friend Bogardus. In
Of the payment of numerous little
bills for whisky, cigars and oyster stews, he does
lot anticipate much reduction of the indebted
less to his landlord this month.
Most men like to see themselves in Print-RS
Most ladies prefer to see themselves in silks
nd velvcts.
The season is approaching when drinking men,
IS drowning men, will catch at straws.-6Topht
The meanest saloon keeper lives in Peru. The
La Sale Press says "hc positively refuses to sell
whisky, lager or intoxicating drinks Of any Kind
to the temperance men of Granville. He must
be hard hearted man, sure"
OF late some portions of our city have been
visited by quite IA number OF suspicious looking
who claim to be destitute and suter
ng for the want of something 10 eat Look out
Tor them. They will bear watching-Ld Sale
Press
About dozen Of radical candidates for county
offices next fail are said to be already rowing
round the county Weren't they the chaps the
Press is driving aty Dear knows, they look hun
yry enough.
Next to lot of house plants pair OF very
Ioung and ill-natured twins demand more care
md attention than anything else we can now
hink of.
A brute Of a bachelor said that in the Morris
Ycrdld; didn't he, Jordang