The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
From Seneca.


feelings that words cannot measure" had
read the words otter, but never felt the force
of them until short tine ago, when the adj
mirabe partner of my joys and sorrows threw
open the door Of my sanctum, where sat com
fortably mcditating, and, after shutting 1t,
braced herself against it, Such an unusual
proceeding on her part caused me to elevate
my eyebrows and lower my pedal APPENDICES,
which had been resting gracefully upon the
window sill, and inquire as calmly as possible
what had happened. "Happcncd?' said my
lady, growing more excited, "Sancho, I'm
ashomed of you. What naade you ever write a
line for any of the papers here? You know
that if we were at our home in Calumet,
it would be different, for everybody knows you
there, and knows how to take you" There
was something like culver in the voice that
once upon time had been sweeter than music
10 mine ears; that reused me, and springing
to my feet, thridded my once auburn locks
in the most approved style, and exclaimed,
POUNDS! Madam, explain me this mystery"
"Well why did you make any comments on
the dancing of the Red Ribbon people, You've
put your foot in it now" I'm what? said |,
gazing wocfuly downward, and thinking "it'
must have been of good dimensions Why"
said madame, you've made a grand blunder
Just like you" n, b. Pm so used to com
pliments that never stop to say thank you
Zone person said the FREE TRADER man had
no business to publish that article; another
one said you ought TO be excluded from the
hall if you could be identified for ridicuing
ladies, &c. I'm told that one of the most de-
vout and fcrvent MethodistS in the place feels
very much hurt because you have cast q great
slur on las and the Baptist church" Suppos
ing that my wiic's speech was made, and per
ceivng her look Of WEAKNESS, | invited her
to take the sleepy hollow | had vacated
Sinking into it, instead of resting quietly, she
flung at me one more comment on the unior
tunate article that | had written and thought
no more of. "Sancho, you showed very little
sense in saying that young lady read her sclec
ton from school book. She certainly had
right to select such piece as she could read
and but for you, few would have known what
the book was. Another thing, that lady, tho
young, is making her mark. | hear that she
is the principal writer of our town" Nov,
madame" said |, with quietness | was far
from feeling "have you relieved your mind of
its whole burden" Are you sufficiently rest
ed? Ifso, you will oblige me by retiring"
Which she did, Once more alone, | turned
the key in the door and resumed my former
position. But my tranquility was gone. To
think had tried to express my admiration of
certain people and had been misunderstood
so little appreciated | sought my nicer
schaum, my consider AS the blue wrcaths of
smoke curled over my distracted head my
confused ideas began to right themselves. /
concluded that mistakes had been made; that
some malicious gossip had been calling" at
our house, and mathematical myself AZ bo0
for having treated madam 5. SO uncavalerly.
Instead of saying to the nggrieved oncs-if
any there wcrc-"l'm sorry | praised YOU"
| would say rather, am really glad to see
such II spirit Of broad liberality maniiesting
itself Many who never would dance, and are
now too old 10 learn how, signify their approx
al by attending and looking on, while the 9th.
knows but the late style of conversion will ex-
tend TO a certain worthy old gentleman, until
the light cfbis countcnance shall beam serene
ly on the happy throng of dancers?
There is one subject that has engroSscd my
thoughts of late 1t is soda. Gin, brandy, rum
and wine have been driven out of good society
beer aud cider put into the back ground, but
not word against the drinking of soda wafer
Will nobody cXpatiate ON the demerits OF the
last named beverage? Time and space fail
me, or would enlarge upon the sIbicct As
some temperance lecturers would say "Let me
tell you little story or two" A young man
of Seneca lately went to Bracevile While
there some friends persuaded him to drink
some soda water. Now, mark the consequence
As ne was returning to his home in the after
ternoon his horse gave out" in other words,
broke down.
4 lady of Morris, AN cHgdgihg uid,-c, with
a brace of little dearS," was induced one morn.
Ing recently 10 refresh herself with glass Of
soda water, and before night she found herself
tied fast-in the moose of matrimony-to
storekceper of this place Young ladies and
wIdows-a word TO you. II you are not anx
ious Ia be tied in the same way, cschew soda
water.
might cnumeraic many more cases show
ing results and effects OF the soda fountain but
III go on no further than To say tina, a glass of
soda with gill of don't care" favored with
half teaspoonful of prussic acid, viii "lay
OUT the strongest siX footer in this country
or any other. The subjec, is a serious one to
me. for soda fountain had something to do
with making married man OF
S,SCHo PANzA
The Po,tmaster-Gcncral Of the United States