, 1875-12-19
THE CITY.
TIE RURAL CONTEMPORARY
i. TN pEMocHAI1C ED1ToB's RETURN 1doA
WASHINGTON.

He eroped in bis dustar,s pockets, but thene4
He drew forth no notebook
But huge seA-hiBcuit, from tne WHICH
A tnon6trous hite hn took.
Then be snake to that uIght-editor:
Fear not to look on me,
Nor deem from this duster and sea-dscuit
T1aasa vAgrom uan BE-;
]. too, ply the pen and the sc&sor1 k9su3-
l. Al = contemporaries. j!
~yas too am an eNtor good,
The .we do employ d,
In the columns OF tho BuQ1e CoUs
OF BunEtoxn, Hlanoy.
Which it is the ho1rid tyrantt dtes&
And tn honest patriots JOY.
~Merrnv do ply tho pen,
Mines the social item gay;
The leader on tbs centrn1z-
ing tandnaaes q tho day
Subscribers hens do lay."
sEcw, ve3nona, welcome. my sstassssA
HntA con1empozarle.
Put mp thy feet On yondef daks
There the exchanges be-
Nny u thy form 80 lean and lon&
Thy ooun;euanca - weA<se7"
= SWexr11y have hither fared
From {A1-AWay Washington.
Ihavo not alept nor eaten stnne
The rtDe o4 Tuesdays 6un.
Nor evuo here voky much feHr
II my painful Journey dons.
- Whit nevx whxt news, good editoe.
From the National CsTEtal7
What news Of Carter HAtz1son
And the mighty Barney Ca0l-
xAaf And ho1 fare his many 1Msnd-
xoeuts Cun1utukouA7
. sHos,tns know of tho gentlezneu
Of whom hear you speak;
Noting carp for amendments, vuteAy
E1neht ID pubic sdairs to the privats carss, :,
Unas prey On my damaged chesk-
q Sir, "a the individual
And the editorial we
Ihars bean o1e Of the Hhnelhorsea
OF tho pennocfAce,
And instant, both in season 4od out,
70 tho beck Of my parts-
q So when 1sst JET ezzne hdalw.w
Tnat swept 1t into power.
lxaid, uks stmeon-*Let We depart
For have sean the hour
When the spoils Of otlce shall be nniue, !;
(Ox. pzofeshnly speaking, eour.9 i
= So 1eft 'our devil in chnrge, soass ,
OF dsmoniac possession; :
cut oU4 o9tGfEA matter enough
70 Int him through the session,
And Jared AWAY to the Capital gsy,
1lks 1aAuy Of my profession
~Iwu right Wiling to b the clark, F.:
To &al1 the nnrnbers o'ar
o.. 1ssdng that, to be sergeantst-Arn
o., failing that, to b Doorksep@, !
and g111rd the outar door.
-or. fz1tnx snss, b b Postznsssx
GLADLY would engage;
On, failing thst, Be Door oropensr.
Or. faflmg th1t, Pzge,
r. ocne when Member claps hin h2ndH, !:
And run On his zneasage.
~But a1aa. thuugh The harveat-daa vzs whtts, :
Tha hbo1ezs wara many;
An the spoAs went to theeE-Cunfed- e4cW
From Texas and Vt1Bunny-
Though gfesnsd Ike Ruth, may ny IN 0ufask
CT sheeves found not any. :,
~Hpa n not bern for the good Tom scoa, :
Who gu7e pass to ma !.
1tRnt hare perished At Washington
ehf8ed fau1tshed xnd weazie;
30 nevor blsst viii the Bugit Call sound ::
A9at0st the Ts1as P.
sHad Il not been for the good 1fse tnnoa,
: Where did this tdscuit win,
=. Eu1Rnt have dl60 IN tAlE1&O ShEEt&As
Al Of tho sore famine.
But1 fztn would know how my journal ht8 !;
In 1uY ahsenoeeonductedh bin -
-r q
Be took the shect snd closeay sczonA
Its MICA and brewer;
II first hts fooE WIS auuoue ana
Hts cpuutauance severe:
But ~ he read hfs eye hnGhtened
And his froWntng brow did cle1I.
sHo. gsod IN my Young Editor
Though he hath not tall tower,
How thick -strewu are his paragraphs
With twe,' and us,' md 'ourr
How he doth dilate On tha pumpkin Ernaa
And fatter the hens with powdr.
~1n hss ptcs leaders well doth he twen !!
ue@ ON :: saeafsss eSssn ta md ss vo
His mighty soul doth chafe!
Ink doth ne slng At the Whisky -RinG
And Babcoek be calls 'thafes
80, my pantry Is full with the dried appnl
And pumpkin pies in crude;
Nv readers will answer my next AppeA
For potatoes and for wood;
And same reader viii lay before Christnaas-Day
On our table turkey good
- Then why should roam from my quiet hnna :.
To the fevered Capital
lind rather dwell in Bungto tent
Than keep door in Congress ball
year from now there will be, troW,
Olnccs enough for all :
&Fareweu, farewell, good n1ght-edttoe,
The walking it is good;
Full 30 cents are Left to me
So shall not lack for food
Would that tho Western r11lroads II
Free passes still tssued!"
he left the rooun he turned his steps
Towards Bungtown's groves ttunote
6hriliy the night-winds whistled through
Chilly the moonbeam smote
The yellow euEface of his In
en- summer overooat t.
Spelling probably reso1tod to to oonc'hats shs In
GENERAL NEWS
E. Allieer, Esq, Manager for tho Un't'
States, Of the Commercial Union Assuran
Company OF London, is at the Palmer.
Ths arguments in the Eighteenth Ward eie
ton judges case we're concluded yesterday. III