Sharp County record., 1878-10-10

strength. OF the udS
chop up the cord of wood.
He bloweth Full oft walk, for TO make
the harder as men talk -
he goeth on. A score of miles ere noon;
And never wear an umDer-
ellare
In the scorching sun of June.
And sayeth And all men know, for the
his boss lie records show,
even for the That on Doth sizes Vi 'ho
last fence,
From Washington's days to
the reign OF Hayes
I've voted for all Presidents.
Ye editor Thou kn0west me now:
iovfullv re- The editor smiled
cogniZeth We And he mended the nib OF his
familiar old pen
fossil, "Good specter," he said,
chou art part OF my
I'll chuck thee in yet once
again."
Behold. a But Just as he bent to finish
stranger COM his Stent,
eth. black but Flew the door open, and then
comely, The form of human old Al
riCan woman
Walked up to the man OF the
pen.
Ye editor "Ah, thou art the trouble
thinketh h e see, ,
hath found That so long in the woodpile
"the Niger in hast laln;
We WOO d. Good mastah," sayed she,
pile" you know VINO pe
Eff y ou on'y jes' lemme eX
plain"
Butye black "Pse so ole dat no Dody can't
and tan spec tell
Ter denieth We Deday nor de yearI was bon,
7 liN-a in Ia nOnOtV de fur0pSt
ment. away, e 80,
on"
eis.orwas "Aly benefactress Sit thee
81; ;,,S6 iafSss l.sH'N' sSsre long
nurse of G. 81 nursed George Washin'
Washington. ton"
Ye editor, Loud laughed the care-wo
in & ra tul editor,
glee, cutteth Loud laughed the specters
them out and twain
pasteth them "By shears and cup, twill
in. help fill up,
Tonight thou diest again"
Ye cry is, And yet once more ye sane.
still they tum door,
come, by the 1t turned with dismal creak,
yard, quart, And the woman who spoke,
and gallon. the silence broke
With tremendous, auiver-
ing squeak.
And another Now year after year l help
old settler ap thee" she Sayed,
Deareth on "FOr am one OF these three,
the scene. Long since, Pm afraid, had
thy paper been played,
An thou vert not beholden
to me.
An d lieth The years of my age are one
with til hundred and nine,
graceful ease And spectacleS never use.
of politician. And thread every time the
needle so fine
With my third set of molars
chews."
And in vain "And listen," she sayed, 81
she striveth to have cut out and made
eclipse her ri For the wife of my grand
walls with daughters son,
startli A quilt that in maxim, fine
WhODpers. stitches Eve taken,
Eighty thousand, twelve hun
dred and one"
The specter And more had she sayed, but
Of another there patiently stayed
good OId q. t. Awaiting Il Chance W be
t. news item heard,
limpeth in, woman who came with the
limp OF the lame,
And she sighed as she utter !
ed each word.
And rehear- "You hear me, good people, l
seth We lie swallowed aneedle,
about swal- In fit of childish laughter, |
low ng ye Oh woe is me, it came out of |
darning nee my knee,
die. Twenty nine long years al |
ter"
Specters of And more, yet more, at the |
yet her swinging door,
news Came trOoping into the room, |
items send up And specter and ghost and |
their cards. their merry host,
Laughed loud in the sane
tum's gloom.
Yeman with "Now, who cometh here?
ye snakes in Good friend, what cheerf'
II 5 stomach 81 drank from the swampy
cOmeth n hummOck
with groans. And for thirty.twO years. be-
hold these tears,
Pve lived with a snake in my
stomach"
Yebabe that "And l, good editor l am the
was often babe,
born with That was born in a neigh
h air and boring town,
teeth asser- With twentyfOur teeth and
teth itself. long black hair,
That reacheth my feet when
its down."
They swear "No more, no more," We edi-
unto eacn tor lad,
other eternal aye "a ii of We friends to
friends hip, me;
when sud- No power our friendship can
denly ever divide
But who cometh now that /
see"
The boss liar "Good editor, see, thou art
cometh in. looking for me;
come on an urgent mission,
Much copy bring. for been ,
visiting