The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-11

Anu hiS OeSln anew
PLUlzB:-
Judge, be q man, IS / would be,
Cease now your doing wrong
But where you 60 remember me.
And, take the bag along.
| PART II.
EsKRIDGE - looking At McCandIIss
speaks again rs IOllOws:l
The question still Is Open--aoho,
With me will be . MANF
Ny next dear friend what will You do
'sPOse the best you cans
MCCANDLISs:-
Yes-but am on the gobble-
A pair Of stairs, you know
And the Kelsey BuTgan hobble-
stumble IS go.
II ever get loose from these
live In hopes can
I'll fall upon my trembling knees
And pray TO be q MAN.
But-must gObbIe KsIssy's stairway.
And therefore decline
10 nx with you certain day
This manhood pledge to sign.
EsKRIDGE:-
Goodbye, my dearest friend, goodbye;
hope we part in love,
That we may meet, when we shall die,
On golden stairs above.
PART III.
EsKRIDGE-[Turns to Jay, and asks:l
You next, dear friend, I'll be so bold,
As you to ask to say
What you will do mean gOt,--oId
Vinegar BiItera JayE
Why-yes-I'n be q mani will
And, TO the pledge will freeze
I'll be-thOugh tits bitter pill
Most any thing you please.
EsKRIDGK:-
Too generous In your views to-day
At other times too narrow
We know you now, but who can say
What you will be tomorrow!
Yet Notwithstanding these hard knocks,
As critic OF your ways,
You've got heart big ~ an OK
A SOUL deserving praise.
A CROCHET here and there we TRACE.
As it we see; but then
We make no note, ana you we place
Right In the ranks OF MEN.
PART w.
EsKRIDGR-[COntinues his observations:
A host Of friends know will be,
With me upright, and then,
From all the "trIeks OF trade" set free,
VIII live and die as MEN.
Waterbury, GiIlett and FOrde
Have each resolved anew
That MIN they'll be and fear the Lord
Perhaps the devil too.
Alb. LIy dear friends, mind what you do,
Be sure you think Alright,
The Lord will harm not one OF you
Perhaps the devil might.
Hold your heads exactly level
To my advice give ear:
Love the Lord and fear th e devil
For he's the one to fear.
Sebastian, Watson, Crawford, Cross,
Even Harry Norton,
And Graham-Of the town the ''hOrse,"-
Bachelor and BOrton,
Jake and Ac.-the quarrelsome lads,
The doctors, preachers, too,
| All aAY A ia the city da6s
They will be good and true.
And others come with Hurst aud Lem.
The crowd increases fast
Mechanics, merchants, grsngers, men
OF every CLINE and east.
Two others come, not In Disguise
They come As'tWaSthssr choice
{ Great GOdI 10 Thee turn my syes,
{ To Thee I raise my voice:
AcCandliss comes, and Ruggles. too,
; To join the crowd Of MIMI
. In heavens name whist shall We do
: Whist can we do for them!
Let AVeEiil. AcCaHdliss shake
Till IN the cause he's warmed:
: And frey, GobbIer RGggIes take,
That he mGy be aref0Fmed."
Like does beesL Is y0G know, like
= As have somewhere read;
The dogs own hair will cure tas bite,
I've oGteR heard IL szId.
Be that, however, sStE may,
Let each 10 further PLAZA
N Te act in any ether Way
THAI - an honest man.
y And let US ali shake hands around
le And do what good we can
= That eaeh may be. wherever found,
Whist God designed-a NAN.
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g RlGPoRIA, HAM, Dec. Z, 1876.
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