, 1875-12-19

~ csnts. The West Side is the same, except ios
the last named items its town tax 1eios 10 seusO
ra.k tax 267 cents, and park anu oou1o'3Ao '"~
cents.
THE WOES or EDWIN,
,,, ,.,u,e rra rpoyr FENCE WITH ECONOMICAL
wE1TEwAsu, .....
Edwin. Who as the readers OF THE TRIBUNE
are aware, recently met with an accloene "a"7
endeayorinp to make his COW Rosal'nd give I'VE
quarts OF milk to the gallon. though has 'a'n
vas somewhat shaken in the triple sheet OF
the Saturday Inter- Ocean By that event, o1o nos
altogether lose confidence in the sage who con-
ducts that paper, and as soon az no
conla wink. about on crutches. and An
can. told him that the picket
fence of the door-yard Was 4 perfect disgrace
and ought to be whiterasbed. unless ne "anseu
to be 3 subject tor conversation to every ono IN
in Rogers Park, be ventured upon anotner
modest letter to the Inter- Ocean. IN the t"'e'-
Ocean Of Saturday week the following answer
appeared in due course:
EDWIN, Rogers Park-A cheap, brilliant, ma "a
especially y, e. III, te nsu pro-
portions Of lime and water. Apply WIN sun 1to.u
Saturday evening Edwin mixed 60 cents Wortn
Of the brilliant whitewash at an expense u Sao
worth OF panraloons, aud Monday appneo y w.
surrounding scenery. The job was quite sasls-
factory the fence glttered in tho setting sun
like palisade Of alabaster, aud Edwin ana An
geliua retired to sleep, perchance 70 dream. o.
In that sleep what dreams d!d come e. Ao4a. a.;G
Sch, Edwin, dear. THERE'S somebody wslklhg
along the sidewalk with awful heavy boots;
Perhaps it's burglar" 20, no, darhng,
guees not SOC, it's stopped now. repueo neI
lord, IS be turned over on the othor side At
1o:o5 Angelins reused him again Edwin,
tbins T aos.lind is loose ?" 20, don't bother
me, love-" replied Edwin drows1ly nnd IN
another instant wss snoring the o te
noise, which had gradually grown louder aug
more diversified. mo longer, and, sitting up IN m nea
| said, with touch Of her mother'a spirtt' tne
first she had shown in welded LIE OF seVeo
months: Edwin, ARE YOU Go'ng 70 see
what that noise is or must get up ana go ny ny
self" Edwin accordingly rose aud drew aside
the front blind, when what sight met MS gaze.
There Was Rosalind, his COW. and George Ledue
strawberry cow aud Mr.. Bggs' one horned COW,
and acow from over the ridge wtn pug oen 1ouna @
nish perpetual target thronsh the summer ior
all the boys up to Rosehili Cemetery, and q DIS
sipated looking COW all the way from Evanston,
who Was constantly tripping over the he!ser tnas
cattle upon Thousand hills had congEesated be-
fore Edvin'a front door-yard fence; There
are few greater delicacies in the cui.
| s1ne s Of he cow than salt or lime, and
tho union of the two daindes makes
mess that is positively raViehing. All these
/ COVE. With one accowed, in different places,
we're licking Edwin's fence which WAS already
| denuded OF it's brilliant wbiteness aud brown a.
q berry, while the cows were throwing hano-
| springs over each other. and punch1nR esch
| others sides With their horns, and switching
their tails in each others eyes. and moolng Ike
| demons. Edwin secured a stout club and e1-
| horted the COWS to return home With V1gof tnas
| would have torrifed Mr.. Bergh. and hnally
drove them of, so loudly lameptng and expressing
their reluctance that in ten minutes lights we're
seen in every house. All night long those per,
| severing cows, with others to whom they had
| communicated their good fortune, returned SIN
glo spies OF in batsilons: Next morning EDWIN
went out ana bsa bean trouble in
| household People think that for man who
| has good salary it is rather mem to lure his
neishbor's coxs to his :. premises to
milk them dry, even i hls na OVID oWn
has gaoe oy nd ta nsogn gstees Of the
| village have warned him that II ho intends got
ting up swiil-nailk distillery they'll get out an
injunction against him; and all the old farmers
up On the Ridge think that no is the pound
! keeper and como down to seek tidings OF their
lonE-lost COWS, and swear that they'll be blamed
if eyor they vote again for public ofncer VINO
is mover ut home, and leaves his business IL
charge Of woman who won't answer decent
question clyilly without s]amm'ng the ooor Ane
| people who don't know anything about the car,
| cumstances shake their heads and say: 'Lool
| at thst fence. alters knew that Angelina waf
! ehif'less piece, but thought Edwin had more
neatness about it," Meanwhile Edwin does moi
allow tho name Of the Inter- Ocean to be men
| toned in the house, and swea<s that, though ht
ia good Republican, if they nominate Logar
| or sam for third term he'll be darn il he don't
| bolt.