The Ottawa free trader., 1877-02-10
NiraI,lle Dtctu!
NirablIe DiCtu!
He stood on the bridge at midnight,
A lhn l.l1al.l. t,.a, cf ri l. Ii, ar Tho hour.

NiruDlle Dlctu!
He stood on the bridge at midnight,
AS the clock was striking the hour;
and two other fellows stood there also; and init
mated that If he ever came into "haw.buck town
again they would do his head up in the simon
pure Gothic style with divers touches OF The
Renaissance tackled on for sake Of variety. The
situation was interesting; dramatic; suggestive
of the ten cent noyel,-"at the solemn hour OF
midnight, when silence reigns supreme, and all
ns,~re was still, when the thick blackness OF the
midnight hour fell like pail over The sleeping
earth, Jasper wended his lonely way across the
long, solitary bridge-a fit place, he thought, for
deeds of violence, when suddenly, like flash OF
lightning from clear sky, two ruffans, armed
to the teeth sprang into the darkness before him,
and with frightful oaths, that loosened the thick
ice on the dark, silent river below them, called
upon him to stand and deliver" &C., ad h6.
But We anticipate. The horror of the situation
can only be appreciated when the pre- cedng
events, SO peaceful and innocent, are known.
There had been a little "gum suck" on the south
side, attended BY the elite Of that portion OF the
city The ladies were rs gorgeous as only south
side bellies can be-whose appearance can only
be compared to that OF a company of fairies bent
on having high old time, and tlirtations, carried
on right under the noses Of fond mammas and
crosscyed lovers were ''too numerous to men,
tion." twas strictly south side affair, but Jas.
per nevertheless, though resident Of the city
proper, gained entrance to the festive assembly,
where his charms carried all before him to the
dismay Of the young natives, whose jealousy was
raised to white heat temperature. Among the
beauties was one, lovely as June night--as the
poet saith:
White pearls thy teeth, thy lips and bright checks
red
As berries in the bosky wildwood bred
Meath summer suns, and fair and smooth thy
As the soft satin rose leaves white and thin
IOf the Kings garden in the prime Of June!
Jasper tumbled to her at sight. He was smitten.
He felt as If Cupid had pierced his heart with
car load of basswood, and had sent for more sup
plies. And she-she belonged to another, but
shook him at the first sight OF Jasper and his
fifty cent watch chain. They firted-wildly,
madly lirted, till finally, on reaching the back
gate, in reply to his soft words whose boo pig
con is ouy on the fence rail she swJre "'ous-l
till 'ou pass in your chips" He kissed away the
tear in the northeast corner OF her left eye and
as in a fairy dream, slowly wended his way
through the mud to the bridge and onward to
his humble home. Aud as he pressed onwar d
across the lonely bridge, now in dreams Of
heavenly bliss, as the relics Of that de cologne
she wore ticklpd his nostrils, ana now alarmed
at the fantastic shadows that even in the thick
darkness cast themselves before his eyes, the two
rulfians darted out in front Of him-"ha.ha! we
have you now, Cullyw cried be of the fierce
moustache, with sardonic laugh, as he showed
a link OF bologna, four-tifths garlic, under his
nose; stop, or by the horned spoon your friends
won't know your face from page of Mtchs ex-
pense account" He stopped And then they
told him OF the dire consequences that would fol.
low q second visit by him to the south side-they
didn't want him fooling around the ir girls if he
even thought Of them, or sent them anonymously
a three cent valentine, they'd fall or him like the
everlasting hills and mash 'im, yea, mash him
finer than smoke. And he declared he would
never go across that bridge again, never wink at
her when he should chance to mcether in town,
never send her dried apples nor imported gum
drops, nor nothing. "Yea, but swear it. On this
cheese knife swear it, And he swore. Then
having had starter from each Of their four
number IFS, he came home on the double quick,
climbed into bed with his clothes on and never
came out from under those bed clothes for Al
hours. He still complains of being unwe.