, 1876-04-09


! away swiftly to the young folks, and they re
] GREETED that - stern parents" Insisted on ,hei
going home, even after morning mad somowha
advanced. An effort will undoubtedly b.
Kind which will meet With the hearty encourage
ment Of all who Witnessed the pleasure attend
| ant upon the one OF Monday night.
| ANOTHER O. III.
! , The memory Of the pfeasanteBt parties eve
given in Rzcine hngers with us yet. The o. B
old and young, and at last have promised to give
just one more party to close the season. In this
! they show patriotism truly. creditable. They
reason that our Centennial should be q year oi
| unallo5ed happiness, that very few will survive
another hundred years, and that all tbs
Legitimate pleasure possible should be crowded
into this one. Lent will naturally leave us SOL
an1n and blue, and Fourth of July will como
With startling and unReeming le1itp unless the
melancholy Influences OF the DAYS OF fasting and
prayer are toned down somewhat So these
good and commendabla pilgrims who managed
the former parties With such brilliant success
have at last consented 70 eclipse all former
efforts in grand finaIe. At present it is ,n-
tended ten r,ca to inanas ;tas. c11ragon5e Nth
ulars will be given in my. noxt letter.
Tho 26th of April is spoken Of a. tie night
when tho affair will be giTen, and those receig-
Ing invitations may consider themselves FORTH
nate in ha7ing chance to chase dull care away
again.
ROOSTER ON TOAST.
One Of our Main street residents, who can tell
good story, play a ratt1ing game OF "pedro," !"
aud enjoy practical joke hugely. had the latter
propensity gratided last Saturday, in a manner
whenever be thinks Of the incident
in question. On the morning men
toned this gentleman cav a splendid
game rooster, which had been caught in tho
stiff gale that aas blowing, huggiug the side
WALL $kn11 >e1f$4 ill., ~ II.
anchor cast and sa,Is sheeted. So he quietly
stepped over to neighbours aud told him that
he might have the chicken for dinner, as ne YVES
too lazy to chaseit- Gentleman No. z called up his
boy. aud both, armed with long Sticks pursued
tho luekleas fowl up and down the street, over
fences and through yards until they wars salts
lied TINT they had earned their dinner, should
they capture it, Finally the bantam sought
shelter IN coop about half q
OF q speedy and happy end to their trouble
The old man stood on hia head and 'shol-
Tered" while the boy corralau tho game Just
then the owner Of the establishment made his
appearance and wanted to know a what in pur-
gatory they meant by robbing his COOP" The
that Blank had given the .: critter" to hun, md
he Was bound to haya il for hash. Blank ba
blessed! Get out OF hera or III wiring your
uecks instead Of the roosters. Why,
father and @ sou departed sorrowiully 80 90.
liloquizing like pirates. and. when tha
instlgasor of all their misery gang their door,
bell afterwards and innocontly asked if they had
secured the bird. he MAS met with yoliey OF |
words, until the practical joker reminded them ]
That it WAS April l, 1S76.
RESIGNATION.
At q meeting Of the School Board LAST We'd |
aa5dAy night Prof. Trip resigned the position [
IT Principal, which he has held for soma time.
A D1aaUsTED CANDIDATE.
The classical genius who WAS a candidate on ]
he Democratic ticket for Alderman OF the Fifth
Nard, had it played on him '.in WAY he de-
spised, On the evening before election. Ho |
Eanderea into saloon III Canada whore quito |
oarty where drinking and discussing the chances
inner" slyly w1nked 70 few OF the hilarious
fifth Warders. and proposed test-yoto for Al
!trman. The boys OF course all voted for aIr.
'ecor, who flushed with pride and modesty, and
ew to the Filth, aud nunoors Of
oters made thoir appearance in droves each in
tallment being tho signal for another vote aud
raah drlnks. About o'clock in the morning |
IT. S. crawled into his den beside his sleeping |
ponse, whom ho awoke to assure that he .fes |
nanimously elected. But, alas! next day Mr..
ackhaEd Waltzed away with the ssuguina 6ecor
ght beautifully. aud the latter gentleman is q |
reater ''in-j jidNe' than ever.
LONE, LoRN ORPHANS
4Ae1e He1e 4AFee " @4eN - &00 cares That I
ntest the day had fed; tho babies Of one wero
uietty sleeping her hubby was at houe dozing
, his old aru-chair after the professional com
ficatlons Of the week were we'll euded the ELL
1uslasm Of all was greatly heightened by tho
loEious beauty Of the evening. They never | !;
re1med that TIE TRIBUNE ghon1 was near, 50
lair hlarity and JOY was uncon6ned, and tho
:hoes Of their happy laughter made music far :
I'd near. Little rocked tho passers-
r that these ladies' thros are ataid | +
liars Of the church and jealous !
amasitans when occasion demands, because
eir loud So whoop ia I" had sucn jolly ring, =
1deuca rasher Of truaAt school girls But | =
ey promised to be good, and to neander to
o 81 Academy " in peace if your correspondent 4
,ufd only be leuient. In consideration Of their -
uAl decorum and the vows theT made, they +
q spared the ''cave OF gloom" Happy Is or
sns !" may the time be far distant wien your -
alts will ca1r5 burdens greater than thass of =
id1y aight.
MIND AND NATTER. .
4 span OF horses, balf q dozen NANCY ours, !"
i about 560 loa1ng specimens Of humanity .
ve been trying to move the old Court~House ~
'm lta foundations to position On the square. | =;
order to make room for the $39, 900 edlhce. . ..
1s amusing to see she performance. The D
eezy horses will be plodding their weary round =;
der the supervision Of the interested 500, =.
,ple Of ambitious dogs will start fight on the p
3osite side Of the street. which ia the signal -
rush in that direction OF bowling mob, who m
ga back again when the ricketf old building =,
yea al inch, and the clustering and gabbling -,
the idle, oyergrown lubbers meanwhile is ~, ~
fleming It the fire companies we're called ~
to project adjoining buildings, and the old
p burned It aouid be money ia the countys