National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-02

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Of joksor ridisuIs.n Bobfsii arm paks thai IN
world that the T5nss is the most re1pectabie
paper 10 New York. and thai q Il pstropiasd 81
the snrst famties and u sold q al the sspscta-
BILE hotels; aud shall dsnouhos personality IN
iournslism.H Jones: aBuf tbs nrst Of that VIII
DO lying Bobsail: II tell you. Jones, bold
lying Is q iozrnalistio soisnce.r Jones rstfres
again, full Of Thought and psrpiexity Bobtaii
sJohn Rssdr' John again advances, with ~
abject look -Bobtaii; "John. are you ssare
that you're nothing but common cad ! Hold up
your head, sis. aad look me straight in the eye.
Don't you know thai yoa'rs very dull fool
/ You don't understand your business. sir. The
Timss 10 going down, down. down, and all through
your stupidity. Try and see Jimmy o'Bris .
get some points. and make new sensation cat eI
Tweed; and shall write On article on the lifs
and times OF some great English duke or earl.
That win establish the rsspsotsbility Of the
1fnes; besides VIII show the American pie
belsn how familiar am with the history Of roy
ally john: I" think, Mr.. Jennings, n you
would get naiuralised and become IN American
citiren It might help tbs Tines. II would be Q
good advertissment, for the papers Throughout
the country might comment approvingly upon Il,
if you paid them for It." Noble Briton, In q rage
,"Biawst yer bloody eyes, ys common cad, dye
think would swear allegiance to yer blawsted.
halfstarved Eagle, without feathers enough on
him to keep him warm!" John (scrsping and
bosing): Excuse me, sir;, didn't know, sir
thought you would, sir; would Ike TO ask you,
sir, So :. ,s.si :. "a
Bobtsii: ssLsare my presercs Immediately. =
John skips out under hump Of his deep humility.
He fortunately escapes the latest edition Of 1.-THE
Lives and Times OF Royal Personages In Eng.
land. which is aimed at his head. Now somebody
knocks. "Ab, tell him 70 walk In. Hes from the
custom-house. I enjoyed wine with those good
fellows last night" Enter Q custom house Peter
Funk, dubbed an "ofhcer." The deors are closed
and everybody excluded. Bobtaii and Peter hold
asecret confSb. Whsn TN doors are thrown open
again, and Peter Is taking his leave, the noble
Dobtafi is heard to say, "rii go for IN tomorrow.
rn make I'm squlrm. I'll cut I'm TO the bone.
Next day sscurrilous article appears In the Times,
sTandering some respectable merchant with a
view Of blackmailing him by the custom-ho house
Peter. This business has been carried on to such
an extent that the Times has been kicked from
the door Of nearly every respectable merchant In
New York. The gay Bobtail aud the -c8storn-
house Peter are In cahoot, and the noble Briton
tagain we say, bless noble Briton y continues 10
purchase shares IN the Times.
Now while Bob,ail is sIashing away with his bur.
nIshed and fiery steel, neuttlng 10 the BONE" and
Of making 'em squlrm," tho card OF Senator Dash
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busy and can't see him. He wants to talk poll
tiosi What do know about politics? Ishe gone,
John?r John: "Yess sir, he's gone" Bobtail
(craakfng his heels under his desk:) "Hal I'm
glad hes gone. I'm glad didn't admit him. 1t
will add to my Importance He will esteem me q
great man, whom IT is difficult to have chat
with"
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,,a. IN saear 1ar 70 arid ntha-uiss
nossess HIS fame built on deniaE and explans.
tion. Few really believe that hs stole spoons
certainly not teaspoons"
Thero, That Is none Of your fat frothy wit. 1,
will he seen that tha fearful wound Il gaming In
the last sentsnee An. what trony there Is in
.scerta,n,v not teasnoonsr', No maudlIn hume,
about tba,i No idotto vacancy in concejyinp that
Mo- and ms afractt-affar that lat M chronic
sonI, e,dsr a, aysnantic cr,ttc dara saw that the
nohIa pobsau sSonId Ia .bur,ed alive under !
.rooI, .,n.sh "a nanalty for hls nresnmntIon and
Ia.v or main, Rrt lar 4 wrath encircle his OK
nap,ivs brovs and an that wreath let Il be en-
h,a-n,,od In go,den iatta,s.'--rS
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ingiy a. tne loiiy ossn. ~ sAs.s oas " wee
politeness' nc nen"s ~ Us oNun ~ y
iike genl,en ,, anu sno "In "
the ne" tora SWSos sM.o 1855 "
nls lace as no Iripo y uo"n os"io,
ms hgns cAne oser1 VIZ. Ms ~.
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rouno inc We. o.Io. sE,., n,
~ .nso.,nS tha u,n.,rIo,. pohta,, ,h.,
his check amt worth euss at that ere bank,
as Jennings" "Fstty" walsh's best man then
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