The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-04-17

ladies, whose dress facing at the pack oecn'''c
ripped at the top seam 50 IS to permit II 10 'a'i
down and act as a scoop, found IN the rcccPta''c
Tins formed. ON reaching home, five cigar stumps
twelve picces of orange peel, handful OF pea
nut.s shells seven whole tobacco guilds, with sew
erol half damaged ones, and four apple cores
And her father is Il street commissioner 100
We heard the other day of a saloon-keeper in
|nur city who refused to sell u man any more
drink saving he had had enough. We wish we
tnrw the name of the saloon-kccper; but as we
do NOT we can only add, that was well donc-do
il Temperance LedgHe.
For the cdincation of our dear sisters, and
with desire that they may know where TO ma
ont the name of the saloon.kccper,' we would
suggest go 10 BodwcirS.'
It's awful it's awful grcaned sad eyed man
mn in Serena, who has seven daughters, rs nc
paid a Till Of STAT for cord wood; just about the
time that Sunday night fuel in seven rooms mas
drained me dry it threatens to turn warm IL .
out of one trouble into another, and the buudlh%
spring time brings no JOY to me Ara hc "cP'
AS he went into hardware store ana ihaue
contract for gate hinges, buyers option 10 oc
delivered at such times as he might dIr''l uu'-
ing the spring and summer
Would it not be just as crcdtabc to our city
! il our correspondents who 40 inc u'1P'', ,i
/ for The Chcaro daics could be induced 10 keep
somewhere in the nclghborhOOd OF tacts-
League.
OF course it would But it would also he
creditablc if some of our younger journals
wo,la acllnowlcdge the wholesome truth rather
than blanket it. The reporters for Chicago
roncrs do the dispatches from the information
If others very often, and like our dear sisters are
f,old once in a while.
The following scrap of poetry is going the
ronnd. and vet we do not know of any place
where il will strike the solid mud 50 quick as in
. Ottawa,
held a hand at draw,
And thinking it wo'th while,
blinded half my pile,
And with triumphant smile,
He saw.
drew one card--'twas red;
The other four were spades.
Straight way that fellow wadcs
For me with three cid nudes
Nun CCd.'
\ very nicely written invitation purpor,ng to
come from blonde beauty, was eagerly seized
by "A fashionable dry goods salesman on Thurs
day evening, April LIST, at the POstOilice Breaking
the seal he discovered it to be plaintye invita-
ton to call on business at once. The note was
answered 10y saying we make no calls on April
first and sent by ncctfootcd urchn to the
|tsupposcd) lady's mansion. Miss $ replied that
she was in the dark as to hi, communication, as
she had never written him note.
II is unnecessary to state that we dc not infer or
insinuate that Neil Brown was the gent, or that
the note was written by any Of lis associate
salcsmen. How much did the crrand boy cost
aud who was sold anyhow?
After copying our items Of last week in regard
to the two LahariO's from Joliet, the Sun Of that
city reflects its rays hthcrward as follows;
The blood of O'Donncll and Welch is up.
Their friends do not dare to turn them loose Just
vet lest hey should begin killing Ottawa peO-
pie Unfortunately; but when they do 90 to
Ottawa the FREE TRADER people will realize
that there is nothing 80 painful AS the end OF
Bliss
The Ottawa people already know that the end
of our strong right arm is painful when We turn
il loose, and we promise the boys every atten'
ton There are many attractions in ana around
the city, such as the springs the lumber yard,
white cottage on West Main street, and we shall
be only too glad to show them around when they
do go to Ottawa