The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29

Nix. EDIToR:-P Permit me, after long
absence from your columns, to again
address your readers:
| Since you last heard from me I have
made an extensive tour and have seen
many strange sights and heard manv
wise savings. have heard that there
was a tablet Of fame being erected,
among the sunny hills of Hall, by "a
prominent Young educator from tho
now famed Jerusalem and have like
wise heard that this same mighty young
giant. not being content with the laurels
bestowed on him by the fair daughters
lof old Hall. has saw fit to carry his con-
quests and fame 10 his home vine and
fig tree. in the valley Of his own Jerusa-
lem, not only 20 the delight of his aged
father and mother and many brothers
and sisters, but to that of his many
friends in general. But "a this is all
dark to YOU | will now proceed 10 ex-
plain my meaning. On about January,
1875, rs my informant informs me, the
good citizens-of Jerusalem were aston
.ished ri the'numerous hacks, horsenen.
asd pedestrians, all vending their way
in one direction, viz: towards the head
center of the much talked Of vineyard.
ettsSf hhVVh or tHU aaufC VI <slOUs
A nd the cry at once arose Nv hat crowds
OF people y aud .Where are they go-
ingT NV informant at oucc fell In
with the train, wondering all the time
" hat ii was that could thus induce the
inhabitants of this otherwise quiet COM
munity TO turn ont en- masse. Imagine
his delight and surprise when on coming
TO the above named edificc his ears were
delighted by laundering strains OF eio-
.queBce coming from the lips OF this
mighty educator from the land of Hall.
have listened with delight TO some OF
the finest orators that A merica can boast
of; have seen large crowds of people
carried away with enthusiasm by tho
'eloquence OF some field orator; 1 have
heard able speakers pleading the cau-s
of the oppressed; but never in NV short
life has my soul seemed so completely
carried 10 the land of dreams as Il was
on that memorable January. 1873, by The
delightful streams of gushing eioquencs
that issued from the lips of the orator.
on that occasion. You are 10 bring be
fore you in your imagination you're
man'in the bloom.of youth, with f4co
,as smooth as n new shO-n lamb: with a
,countenance beaming like inoerirr
!, ,,Af; with figure that Ilebes nigh AZ
sllDire. and then you can party conceive
jhew great an impression was made cg
the minds OF the audience hy The auueaf.
ance of the above named orator. Brt
'this IL not all for when the orator went
back and brought up. step byssiep, tho
'lprogress OF education when he brought
before the audience the beaufiful Cleo
lIpatra; when he told the fair daughters
slof Jerusalem that they had great
Sphere 10 fill on the stage OF life. the en-
ifhGsiasm Of the audience knew no
bounds. and cheer after Cheer shook the
troom until the whole building seemed
Trent from turret 10 foundation stone.
llThen followed the side shows. after tho
lliig circus; that is, two other orators,
,.yho not only endorsed the champions
remarks. but added greatly 10 the amuse-
'lnent OF the occasion by their wit and
sIhumor. One III particular seemed 10 be
completely carried away with enthusi-
iasm and love of liberty. for he emphati-
rlcally informed his hearers that the
rlnegro was freed land allowed to sit as
tljurors." But amidst all the excitement
sand enthusiasm of the evening there
was one spare like looking mortal who
seemed to have no taste for glory, for he
I SAT- apart from the rest. with his little
: paper and pencil, his tee h set, his tongue
eand ewes having failed him. and by a
gCoup de main took notes for his future
benefit. Ny informant was astonished
at his seemingly snn.- froid. and won
sderingly aslysi who this sans culotte
-lcouId be, when - ira. 10 dictn' he
I ,und tia; IL " one VITO signel. his
name STROLLER
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