The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-09-24
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:. He wasa young man with q sentimen.
tai air. His hair. was drawn back over
his ears his eyes had . far-offlook; one
could see poetry id all bis motions, es'
pecialIy in the way he stubbed> his toe
against the stove as he balanced out. In
searching him the night before the police
had taken away his latest poem. h was
a poem entitled "a VAIL" One, verse
will introduce the young mans merits:
When l look around me anl see other boys
happy it makes me feel quite sad
To be lonely boy since mother is dead.
Hank! hear a voice saying, my hid rejoice,
- be- o, good cheer, 49,,
Tho Oh. Of sixh!. yet in my souls memory
you are ever dear.
My happy days St childhood l wish could
Some happy days since then spent, bu. them
Mother is dead md gone. l hope her soul is
:; with the anaeIs Esiaht-S " ta y
May she rest IN peace with the saints who en- 9
= :. joy eternal lite. 49, !,
"Fvrdinand Thompson, did you write
this trash p asked his honor, after porting
over the poem for five minutes.
Eyes, sir-that poetry" = ): :.
sand your mother is dead p :,
eyes, SIR
swell, don't blame her for dying. I
wonder hi hsf ghost doesn't 7go~ around
grooming %thihe bilious collie &c S: !. !:
Il think Nm good Judge 81 poetry.' -
stiff1y rep1dthe, young man. ~ ~
You a,s,ssh? Well, now you hear
me. 1t Neyour first drunk, and you
may 60, butt lever, catch you here
again wit1 any more poems ?in Your
pocket lllIe6sllyz and thsorstically make
your heelxmssh' your shoulder:biades
those vefss1I are. trash, sir-regular
skim .,Milks HoDsense, and it's my business
to warn youthat it Will; be- forty times
better forS you to hunt for mi, Ak and a
Mood.pi|e Ith1n togo any further l't:': With
M,NsusAN BLACK. !. -, >: = - -.
She wa3xaSleng, thin colored, woman;
She had d ALONG pink sun.bonnet, car
ried 4 lof and she: cchhsswted It, 4
lqui | Of gqs if her life. depended OF
her chewih6Irty' chcws to the minute.
+ y'iName tlBlack, is iti'' asked his hon
in.:':Yup, '' tke answered between be,
Thro1ass wy. !; he command 81 INA i'd
She ren esed the chunk, 'alooked At j,
from all ss@heid'it moment; and ther
it DESCENDING md struck the floor with q
bang, kce oyeE,s and it's beauty MA.
forever d 1eysd.
.''suSan how .davs 81 s..ia Til
the nineteenth century, get drunk and try
to climb shade tree !" he asked.s
t'''1'P.ras to me lshad . it, She drawl
ed: ,yawnfMg Ihsavily. =. '.'lo IL, t. ,,,..i,.:.'
',.n1,, you want to be sawed in two!' h
shouted rappingl1orTthe,dssk. . saxsi :
,,", 'WHI then, you strait S{en upaaad an
aNer my questions. You were botl
drunk and disorderly, the warrant says.
''Sure's you lii. Jedge, l. had a it,, .
"Do you have these lits ofesaa'. { =
u:"X,es, sah,''
:o.Ys:. !sS1':ltf s q ' - '1]>> Il
+, .':lH'l bet you won't have another TO
six months. ~
|'.1s dat the 'decision'" .E'HI->'IHAN
,an"Yes ), mains
J "Jedge," she remarked after long TOOL
back at him., cjest Flow me to fasten des
fingers into yer ha'r for bout free minut
es,' n Ill 60 up dar' peacefuiler than
lie refused; and as she WIS taken avail "a.
she looked like shadow being swallowed
up in fog:i'd 79'1.": H.. .: - 49,
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