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, 1876-04-25

Tho announcement ycstort1ny OF the sns-
pension Of tho City National Bunk Of Chica-
60 produced temporary excitement in coln-
mercial circles, but nothing which could be
regarded rs moro than financial furry.
Confidence is felt thnt tho losses will fall
mainly upon tho stockholders, and that the
resources of tho bank ars sufficient to pay
depositors nearly, If not quite, III full.
, 1876-04-25

The Chicago produce mnrketawere unsettled
yesterday by tho fuo weather, and news Of
outside failures. Mess pork was active and
20@25a pc. bsl lower, closing ut $2l.65 for
May and $2l.yO for Juns. Lard was less
active and 6@lUc per 100 lbs lower,
closing at &lJ.274 for aiay md $13.46
fo4 June. Meats were in moderate de-
1nand aud easy, at BAc for boxed shoul-
ds1s, 10 Tor do short ribs, aud l2tc Tor do
ahort clearh Highwinea were quiet and firm.
u SLOT per gallon. Flour WIS quiet and
tteAdy. Wheat was active and l40p:c lower.
<!oslns n $l.ol! for regular Nld sl.1.t for
4AS. 0orp VIA nctivc aud 10 lower, closing ut
" - Assl so1 ts{c tos May. Outs wers
, 1876-04-25


CAuLFlkLus hAAEa HE'i.
NO" shat a'o os'"eneo o's'n' ~ .o"'' o"s
IN tao matier u ano eoi!"p''on ~ "n.,"
BARNEY oao.fH.p 'essn''5 s"p'",s1 'u
rres'uent' ano "i'e" A0 nas ~. "l''e"o "o1o"1
with 60 mucn ;, c'renn's'ats'a4ss "144 o1"ees,"
hon through tue l'emoctntlo ho"Sl'apesS, 'no
rem het'tS u Ano i'l"''el "lt.'A ''"u auu"
thht II h'nsos apon '''o ''e. 'r''S -, i'p"o,
licau Administrator Mncarsnsu tne tnos'
atrocious co'rul'uonS 'n' 'oun''S LUIS ''e'
A's,"n' .na.
une 7,ofy =, W. 'o'.ul1o" - EHy ;ocs -, I 49,;
eo'o' ~" wa ~ =, ,.
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pop4''.t,' A-.A ;. 1s. .,ss:,a =.
po"oAtu1 1AA :.1a,r.s IT, .,ha,s ss.a..r
naa conlnupnosu 1''t -. 49, s pu,a,,;e,, ";e ~ 49, =.
ny 4.' s"Pil o's''A - Wv
"?rS o' soconse.uo1,o' aaa ~ ~ I pa,'ns' e.
OF 'l,o eons'1'"''oua .'nets'' e ., ' 3o''
u LUZ "s's1 "', sN.. ~. ~ ws11.
oHAht "a' "s's"''n ~,
oy 4.,ooo .nnjof1'y' Aao eoauy u1ss14e -
haa given n''a 'no o'er"netu1a.e uulo,'5 "
''o'o'"'. enouen ~ o,uls'..' ,.'l - ~, ,, , Nv
Joilty III No" Ao'~ o..5' 'a',' A,>1 0:on W,
HI noncSs 'oso' ne.uo'As "'uosn -. "N7e 49,
its m"!os''s "a A''''u' aaa s,s ~ W.: uos -
.no Guy "''n Ioe"''o 44"9e3
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"'sAouen Iao is'p"D"1ns 49, ~<sas W. '1 6s'.
'oIo tnl'1 naa u'ot oo4o.o "oeA 6'o" ~
my of their canliuatcs. II bccame hpparont
| to Cou1ros3 TINT GRANT had carried tho Stats
hv +h;rtv or Tortv Thousand mn;oritv m Il.
| - a. c.:.s;. :.
, 1876-04-25

Tho Committee on Expenditures in the
Post-0llco Department Inns, aitor thorough
Investigation, concluded that Mr. JEWELL
knows how to keep post-Oilice and man-
ago tho business Of mil transportation this
side Of tho Mississippi River at least, Some
how tho crcdulous Democracy had learned
through disappointed contractor, wlluse
failure to impose upon the Department had
greasly affected his sincerity, that tho threo
great linus from Chicago 10 On.alla-tlo
Northwestern, Chicago, Burlington i
Quincy, and lsock 1slaud-had each
been paid monthly for doing the same
service, the alleged scAone buing simply TINT
OF alternating, one roaa carrying the mails
ono month, the other another, and 80 on by
rcgular rounds. After hearing much testi.
1nony and reading stacks OF documents In tho
Department, it has been discovered that some
ono has exaggerated, to uso mid term, as no
such custom has ever eri4tea, aud that the
Department records in this respect full Ia
give even hiut Of any fraudulent tsanaac
tous. What windmill will the Quixotic Cou
8ederatea wasts their prowesa upon next?
, 1876-04-25

taken from the Secret Service fund This
drendfnl accusation fs easily mot Tho
Secret Service fund WIS establiahcd to lo
uscd in the detection md prosecution Of
crimos against tho United Statos," to be c1-
pended under tho direction Of the Attorney
Genera1 no provision being made for tho
precise manner Of expenditure. Fraudulent
voting has always beon recognized @ crime
against tho United atntos, and has boon pun
ishcd as such. Supervisor DAVENPORT waa
invested with authority to doteot md punish
fraudulent votors, mud Attorney Generals
AKEnMAA mud WILLIAMS directed tho monny
to be paid. Tint Is ali thers is to this
matter. This Republican corruption
which BARNET CAuLFtELn has unearth.
cd, and nhout which he Ia making
such o. hulabaloo therefore, anlns itsolf mp
in tho fnct that it was MI effort to atop DOM
ocratic fraudulent voting. Tho Democratic
investigating committees hive spent thou-
sanls Of dollars to discover Republican delin-
ouoncics, and now they Aro all in holy horror
because they have run across Republican
effort to discover and dofcnt Democratic ms
ca1ities, and because it Inns cost $35, 900 to do
it. II 1t had cost millions Of dollars. instead
Of thia triflo, 1t would havo boon cheap. Tho
people of Chicago havo recently boon worked
mp To dogrca Of indignation bordering upon
frenzy, ami suggestive of lamp.rosts md
hnlters, because fow bummers stole tho town
Offices tho whole Btcalinga Of which would
amount perhaps 10 100000; but hora was n
stcal involving tho highest offices in the land,
m itnmouse patronage, and untold thou
sansls of money! steal pcrpetratcd year
alter ycar by tho most infamous ring in tho
Democratic records, which tlisfranchsed tic
voters not only Of Nuw York City hut of tho
whole State; and because it was n Demo-
cratic stonl, md n Republican Administration
spent tho triiling sum Of $4,000 to break 1t
up, wo have the spectacle Of tho whole Demo-
cratic party bowling at once, aud raising the
| absurd and ridiculous Lua-and-ory OF i'm.
pcachnlontt
, 1876-04-25

Massachusetts Ia about TO loss another vener-
abte ,tes Which has poetioal associations 1t u
tho identical "sp1eadlng chestnus tres IN Cam
, 1876-04-25

ment lot II flr,a something more to tbs point
than thai thoy do not 10 some oshor kind OF
work than TINT In which they enRAEe.
, 1876-04-25

Tho ora OF Congressional investigations that
will flnl out tho true-inwhrdneas Of thinga In
yeatightcd Ia evidently drawing to olose undor
tho inveatig getion mania that has aoizel upon tho
Democratic House. In the case Of HALLETr
K1LDouRn, It Was practically decided that The
House could not compel witnoss to toll moro
than ho chose about anything, nor to produce
documentary evtdonco In hie possession after
tho Witness claimed to bo Of opinion that tho
documents were privato property and not owl
dence. In tho 5cnENo1 matter 1t has boon do
monAtratod that anything other than tho real
point Of inquiry can bc investigated by the week
departure Of Mr. r, D. HATES for Europe. that
theropositorios Of most desirable information arc
eingulArly liabo To embark On foreign tours at tho
precise Tina WHOM the Committees want to pos
soss themselves OF that information. Tho quoty
Which II all suggests Ia, What ia ths use Of inves-
tfgAtlng whom witnesses cannot be- compelled to
anawor, aud when, - In tho Credit AIoblier. and
Pacific Mail Little Rock Railroad bond notes,
and other Investigations, the wftnasHos who
know somothing and might tell 1t simply 60
abroad until tho thing blows over7 The e1csp-
tional cases nre those wherein somebody afro
osousty libo!ed, like soorstary BR1srow IN tho
pose upon what slonler foundation In fact their
ISLANDERS wero based. BY requiring thom to fetoh
forward thor Witnesses, that tho testimony Of
/ those may be met. For the reaL, Congressional
investigation aeerus tho surcat tuodo OF getting
| out OF tho way all matori&l testimony "a " The
| subject Of investigation.
, 1876-04-25

Of an actress 10 whom tbs old gentleman wM
married long after A1iss GAnorA's b,1th xAs In,
su1ibod In the public recorda
pERgoHAL.
A ittsle Ro&e Horsos wa4 born on The 9th inst
The richest Ch,naman Ia California is Il Po
Tai. physician. Ho owns W, coo north Of fssl
estate.
Mrs.. Molly Qraut-eaTtotis II 10 paM tho neKs
season In London, and b. presented 1t Court N
m English womau.
lfss LottA tha actress, has rented 1T. Potter
Palmas'a cottage 1t Newport, and will tako po4-
seaaion oarIy In juno.
The Lyceum Committee, OF Lawrence, Mash~
declined tho risk OF Offering Mr. Deeoher $500
for locturo. uls pzios used To b. 21, 900 to
e1,6Oo.
hfr. JnmeB Gordon Bennett will aoon publish
in pamphlet form his powerful articles On "Ths
Pea-Crop III Texas and "Tho Qensoia Of Tho
Rooy-Doley Association"
Madame Bonhparto-patterson, Of Baltimore.
whose sovero illness was mentioned fow days
ago, la now recovering. sho long ago assorted
that sho would reach tho age OF 100 years.
Tho London Times, final authority in thu
pronisos, SAYS, in its tssuo Of tho 22d inHts
" Wo cannot aaoopt. nor Gao NO boilovo any En-
In apy eeuso the Han,iss ~ Hh.tsns.ran
N1aa Mo,l,o a,oclton -, Nsr.,,. -
t,r..t,.d s.hooI,..a,or nj h1 ~ tesoas'!
H. u...,t.. -. ,.r.- ~ sA"-ASA "
49, 1.ns s.s.n,. !. ~. 80, t..,...S soAs
VI" ,, po.t Ao"n1o " ~" "A''A e"~1f''A "~~aF
"'tnous just cause
The Now York Herald atates, evidently On an
thority, that Dir. F. D. Wards, now acting
Will! Mr. Booth In this city, has mads no ar-
r.ngamenta far rort ,,,aon, Tho rnnort tb.t
ho Pa a...,.d -;th tha n.1;,,.,,. Th..,,, /.
~ i'a'4 enss ssoa VIII tao o"Aiosa'@ AAo@sfo !"
pronounced orronooua,
~. o...,,. x.... -. ,,,,.
oean otanle5 gaSe 1fesn evidence OF als lneF.
a1ty by officiating Rt the unwilling Of Tho tahlel
oreote,1 In Weatnninater Ahhev to tho mcmorv al
oAs1'9u ~ "eo'uo.eA f'DsJ :" ss oae! ~A
John Wesley and bis broehor Charles. Tho Lota-
, 1876-04-25

In case it shall be determined to investi.
gate the charges that have been made against
blr. BLAINE, the witnesses who have thus for
been referred to as having knowledge Of tho
transactions are as follows hr. JouN 5. g.
HARRISON, Government Director Of the Union
Pacific, who is said to have moved an iavesti-
cation in the Board; E. II. ROLLINS, the Treas-
urer OF the Union pacifto Company. who is
said to hnvo stopped this investigation; JAMES
r. WILSON, of Iowa, also a Government Di-
rector Of. tho Union Pacific, who is said to
have beon informed by AIr. BLAINE TINT the
latter sold the bonds for a friend; and
b1r. FaANo1s D. HAYES, of Boston (who
left SO suddenly for Europo), who il said to
hive purchased 375,n00 of tho bonda from
bIr. BLAINE. Wo havo also boen informed
that AIr. l1i11Ahp, another Government Di-
| Rotor Of Union Pacific, overheard RoL-
11NB' statement to HARRISON. In the alleged
tranafcr Of Kansas Paciio bonds to Mr.,
DlA1NE, tho witnesses would bo JoskrH 3.
STEWART, tho Washington lobbyist who ID
aaitl to have made tho transfer Of tho bonds
Judge D1DpLE, STEwARr's partnor, who il
said to have bcon cognizant Of the transfer
and JOHN D. PEaaY. the Prosidont Of the
Kausas Il Paciilo Railroad, who is supposed
to bo in possession Of STEwAnr's letter set
ting forth tho transfer. II Dir. B1A1NE't
statement lonvos any room for doubt,
ing the integrity Of his Congressional career
1t would SOON to be Ill easy 1natter, by tlt
summonipg Of these wituesaas, to arriyo u
| fhn oxnnt truth
, 1876-04-25

bridge under which the vIl1ags smlthy" stood.
1t n TO bs out down. but portion Of It will b
preserved IN tho form ut chair. wh;oh Ia to be
presonkcd to LoSoFELLow, who senl lie nmisb
and stnths down 10 fsmo.
, 1876-04-25

WARRINGTON CHAPTER NO. ~. r. 4. M.-src-
el Convoeaon th!s tTursaay) evening at 100 O'clock
tos work on ths Mark DeRrce waiting cofnpen'ons
C11As. u. WRIGHT, SECRETARY.
, 1876-04-25

n or;1ar thot the a;on;f3conco of tho nara-
II, l., tr-, ,n,+,,r3, ,,;a.otoboa ~ vasto--
dar ra,,t;vo In Ar Fn.rn1a n. HAyra. smiling
-. n....,, - U,,xo,,a nav +, -n5.r,,o,l
- .,1axoa ~a,ot;on. hot,uaor NJ H.vva and
~ n, .I,r IN tho Fart Smith 4 rittlo Rock
hnn3a ohou1d bo nrnloined, Thu charge ia
.hat M n1,.r,r so]l hrr, HAYES some s75,.
nm worth Of thcse bonda. which lie is alleged
h rava roca;vod in consideration NJ Con.
,,ro..;ooo, eorv;coa IN eacur;no mn extens;on
, 1876-04-25

Tho London Times OF the 7th inst. contains
second inB!Ailmeat Of tho dotna Of tho nov
Domesday Book. sons Statistics from which On
Eand-ownoss,!p have already been printed in
TUE 1'n1buNE. The following additional figures
will be OF interest: Tue highest rental por
aclo IL SO shilllnes, aud olegon counties range
from 3gs to 3as. Iu England and Wales, with q
population Of 19.45s, 600, shofe arc . 8i1, s5i in
hahted houses and 972 898 owno1B. Tho NUM-
her Of owners Of .one aero aud upwards IL
2G9, SIT, and there arc 703 $50 onnors befsw ono
aero Tie Immense property OF tho th1co farg-
est o~nors is shown by tho fact TINT they own
1921 acres, the aggregate reasal Of which ID
e., 0a1 ,o95. Tho hundred largest privats o#nera
In England aud WAles hold 3,a52,ooo acres,
which Ia o,lo.teuth Of tho entiro aEos- The
laud-ho!dera Of Scotland. which has total acre
age Of 1s,9ig.o94, nnmber 1so,23o. summed
up, ono person In every twonty Of the pcpu!A
tion In England IL 4 landowner. and one Ii
evosy twonty-fve in Scotland. Ono household
or In every four In England IL landowner, AMI
ons In every three In Scotland.
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1876 1 6 :. ssr.n s,.,: no]+|S lS7 3

TO THE NORTH, WEST s. SOUTHWEST
DOUBLE TRACK,
STEEL RAILS, SPLENDID SCENERY
MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.
Trains leave Washington, from depot of BAL
TINORE s. POTOMAC RAILROAD, cor
ner Of Sixth and Streets as follows:
For Phisdelphia New York and the East 8. II
D. m daily, with Palace Cars attached. Linn
tied Express of Pullman Parlor Cars 9.23 a..
m. daily, except Sunday. For Philadelphia
and New York l.30 IN. daily, except Sun
day; for Philadelphia 4.55 p. m. daily, with
Parlor Cars attached.
For Pittsburg and the West, 6 a; m. daily, with
Parlor Cars to Pittsburgi 7.4O p: M. daily
with Palace Car to Chicago, and ll.5o Il. M
daily, except Sunday.
For Cansndaigua and the North a.. m. daily
except Sunday; and 4U p. "a. daily, except
Saturday, with Palace Car to Rochester. For
Elmira, IL 55 q m. daily, except Sunday.
For the South, via Richmond, 8. 4O D. H. and
ll39 p. IN. daily, except Sunday, and. via
Lynchburg a. m. II. S8 p. m. daily, except
Sunday.
LOCAL TRAINS.
For Alexandria, =, 7, 8, g. 10 and IL a. NJ, and
1,3, 40, 5, {, Z and .38 p. NJ. On Sunday al
8 a. m aud and p. In.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington, 3, I,
8, 8, 10 and IL a. M, l, 8, 4, 5, + and p. H.
On sunday at and III o. H., and pm.
Tickets and information can be procured Al
principal railroad stations and ticket offices
Southeast. D. NJ. BOYD, Jr.,
Gen'l. Passenger Agent
FRANK THOMSON
General Manager. jan
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At Washington, passengers make close con
nection with al tho lines TO and from the n orth
and West; at Danvile, daily, with South
and Southwest; at Lynchburg, twice daily, to
Memphis, Atlanta, New Orleans Arkansas and
Texas, and at GordonsviIle and Charlottesville
by Mail Train, with Uhes & Ohio K. r., Eas
and West. Twice daily connections to tlcb'
mond.
MANASSAS DIVISION.
Leave Washington daily, except Sunday, al
1855 a. M, Alexandria at 8.35 q. M, arrive al a.
Strasburg 4.4O =. m. Leave Strasburg at 6.35
g. M, and get to Alexandria at $50 =: m.
WARRENTON BRANCH.
Connection between Warrenton and Main
Line, with Mail Train only, leaving Washing
ton 1866 y. M, Alexandlia 8.35 3. m.
PULLMAN SLEEPERS run through Nth.
out change bet,oeen Baltimore and Neao Orleans,
via Lynchburg, East Tennessee aid Atlanta
line, leaving Baltimore vt T 10 3. m. Also
Sleepers between Baltimore and l-ynchbu;g
from Baltimore 10. 10 p. m.
Passenger trains between Alexandria ana
Baltimore run only by way Of Washington, and
without change.
Through tickets to Florida, and al The South
rates. G. j. FOKEACKE len. Manager.
J. N. BROADUS e. I. ~ feb II
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PETERSON'S MAG AZIN E for .pril.
AKIEL'S REPLY to the Rev. John A. Seiss
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u OHIO RAILRUNL
ENAM % 5sssssE, ssssst
,II,,nDp ApD, NDEMENr pEHINNING


WINTER ARRANGEMENT BEGINNING
OCTOBER 8, 1876.
The MAIL TRAIN will leave Washington
at "a NJ, and Alexandria at $40 q. m., daily,
except Sunday; pass Leesburg, going westward,
at ll2O q. m.; and arrive at Round Hill 1T II m
Leave Round Hill at 1890 p. mi pass Leesburg,
going eastward, at lilo p. m; and arrive at
Alexsndria at 3:l5 p. m. and at Washington at
$3.50 p. m. .,
The ACCOMMODATION TRAIN will leave
Washington ut 4.20 p. m., and a exsndris At 40
D. m, daily, except Sunday, and arrive at Lees
burg at GAO p. N. Leave Leesburg at u. m;
and arrive at Alexandria at 8:l5 g. M, and
Washington at $3.50 a. m.
@- Passengers from Washington VIII take
the Washington and Ohio cars al the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad station ut Ga. 10. and 4.A
|. rn. and 20 through without change OF cars:
The 9. 10 y. M train from Alexandrls and III 80
D. m. train from Round Hill connect ut Round
Hill with Harris Daily Line OF Coaches
for Snickersville, Berryville and Winchester;
also with Reamer's Line of Coaches, which leave
Leesburg daily for Aldie and Middleburg.
Both trains, westward, make close connection
at Vienna. with Sisson's Line OF Stages tor Far
fax Court House.
Communication tickets, cts. per mile
Annual tickets, $50.
r. Il. HAVENER,
oct 5-tf General Ticket Agent
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Shall Mob. Law Rule In Manassas.

This question has been very pert.neDtly ask
ed by many of our citizens lately, caused by an
attempt to ntimidate the lawful authorities OF
the town by indignation meetings, tauDts and
Insults. The most disgraceful part of this pro
gramme is that its leader is minister OF the
Gospel, Rev. e. King, paster of the Methodist
Church in this place, aided aud abetted by a
Christian statesman Geo. 9. Round. At a
heariog before the Mayor on las, Friday even
Jog, the 10th lust, in case where citizen
had twice obstructcd a street of the town by
building fences across it, and had been arrested
by order of the Mayor, this minister of the
Gospel appeared, and during the hearing OF the
case acted 10 such dlsorderly manner that he
was threatened with removal from the court
room by the officer, With others, who. BY bis
maDoer, had been encouraged to disturb the
proceedings. After the cose had been dlspos
ed of this reverened gentleman lett with the
crowd aud within tew yards OF the court
roou door stopped and 10 40 excited manner
called on those before him to exhibit their con-
deunatlou and denunciation of the Mayor for
bis action aud decision, and this between the
hours OF sud 10 o'clock at night.
There were probably fifty persons present
two,thlrds Of whom were coiored, upon whom
the Rev. Charles King called. The May
or passing at the time and believing that
the peace was about to be broken, if it was not
already, ordered the arrest of Mr. King, which
WAS DONE and he was tpken back to the court.
room. Here he became very violent, and the
language used towards the Mayor proved to
those present that the preacher was as fully
capable of acting the bully as he was OF wear
Ing the livery of Heaven. During the hearing
ottheoase Coco Round, who iu each case had
shown disposition to give the Mayor oil the
trouble be could 10 disp slug OF them, although
all the time di>clai ming to be acting as ouunsol
Tor the parties, while King was insulting
and abusing the Mayor. stated distinctly that
H. endorsed wha, MIR. King had done, and that
any other citz'u had right to denoupce the
Mayor for his decision. Round repeated the
same language twice next diy 10 the streets to
the Mayor, ,deiyiug him to arrest him, aud calling
IN loud voice 90 ol.zsus of the town to wit.
ness what he said. His arrest was ordered aud
he Was hued for disorderiy conduct, and by his
own request the foe was made sufficiently large
mat he might appeal to higher court. The
Mayor has been condemned that he did not d.
ms duty aod send both King aud Round to jail
Tor contempt.
10 report such dsgraceful proceedings is q
very painful du;y to US, but, when neo 10 high
places step down aod lower themselves and tn,
u'snty their calling by open resistance to law
aud DEFY aud denounce and 10 the most vii.
hanner abuse those whose duty it is to enforce
y; y, they deserve to be exposed. -Manassd
Grzette.
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The Old scissors SOlliOquy.

BY PARMENAS MIX.
I am lying at rest IL the sanctum Tonight
/ he place is deserted aud still,-
To my right lie Exchanges and manuscripts
white,
To my lett are the ink and the quill
Yes, the quill, for my masters old-taShioned
AID quaint.
And refuses to write with pen;
He insists that old FrankIo, the editor saint,
Used Quill, and he'll initiate Ben.
love the old follow-togeth for years
We have managed the Farmers Gaz tie,
And although | am old, | % his lavorite sheals,
And eau crowd the compositors yet.
But my duties are rather too heavy, think
Aud | oftcntimes envy the quill
As it az ly leans with its NIB iu the iDk
White I'm slasbiug away with Will.
Bu, when | was uew,-l remember it well,
Though score of long years have gone by,
The heaviest share of the editing fell
Ou the quill, and think with sigh
OF the days when I'd scissor 40 extract or two
From neighboring editor S leader,
Then laugh 10 my sleeve at the quill as II Hsw
In behalf of the general reader.
| am being paid off for my merriment then,
For my master is wrinkled aud gray,
And seldom lays hold ou his primitive pen
Except when be wishes TO say:
1--WE are needing some money to run this ma
chine,
And subscribers will please to remit );
Or, THAT last load Of wood that Jones brought
us was green,
And so knotty it couldn't be split.
He is nervous aud deaf aud is getting quite
blind,
Though he hates to acknowledge the latter, }
Aud IN sorry to say it's puzz to hnd
Head or tail to the most OF his matter.
The compositors plague him Whenever they
The re suit Of uckless eodeavor,
But the daring old rascal just lays 1t to me,
And make 90 rcmoDstranos whatever.
Yes | shoulder the blame-very little | care
Fer the jolly compositor's jest,
For think of head with the silvery hair
That will soon, very soon be at rest.
He has atored full long for the true and the
good
Mid the manifold troubles that irk us
His only emoument rament and food,
Aud-a pass, now and then, to the circus.
Heigho from the past comes memory bright
Oh lass with the freshness of clover,
Who used me to clip from her tresses one
night
A memorial! lock for her lover.
That dear little lock is still glossy and brown,
But the lass is much older and fatter,
And the youth-he's an editor here 10 the
I'm employed on the staff of the latter.
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