The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-31
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writer, weak, and weary, poud'riug Ger a.
book of items used befoyeE
book Of scrawling head-notes rather; iteuls
;akipg days to gather thssh I'M cold md
wintry weather. using up muehstane aad.E f
we these items DER
While we couned them, slowly rocking,
through our mind queer ideas focking,
came quick and nervous knocking, knock
ing at the sauctum door. "Sure that must
be Jinks," we muttcred, "Jinks that's
knocking at our sanctum door; Jinks the
everlasting bore" Ali we'll do we remind
us, in the walls which then confined us, the
exchanges lay behind US and before us, aud
around us, all scattered DER the floor
Thought we: "Jinks wants to borrow some
newspapers till tomorrow, and twill be
relief from sorrow to get rid of Jinks. the
bore" Still the visitor kept knocking,
knocking louder than before.
And the scattered pile of papers, cut some
rather curious capers, being lifted by che
breezes coming through another door; and
we wished (thc wish is evil, for one deemed
always civi) that Jipks was at the devil, to
-Jidks, the everTa6lHg pote s"a- i his leSsl M
Bracing up our patience firmer them
without another murmur, "Mr. Jinks," sgd
VIC, "your pardon, your forgiveness we IN,
plorc., But the fact is, we were reading of
some curious proceeding, and thus it was,
unhceding your loud apping there before
=" Here We openeS Ac the door. But
phancy now our phe elinks -foF.fn1Rasn.t D
Jiuks the borc-Jinks, namcless evd hores
But the form that stood before us, caused
trembling to come DER us, and memory
brought us back again to days of yore; days
when items were in plenty, and tprc'er
the writer went he picked up items sthc
score. Twas the form of our "devi&' i'm
attitude uncivil and he thrust his Scad
within the open door, with "Thc forcmau's
out of copy, sir, and says he wants some
morel"
Now, this ''local" had already walked
aboGt tttiuunfy dcud-; he -Ls2s,sanatered
through the city till his feet were very sore;
walked through the street called Evans, and
"A the byways running off into portions of
the city, both public and obscure; had ex-
amincd stores and cellar, and had questioned
every fellcr whom he met, from door to door,
if anything was stirring, anything occur
ring not published heretofore; aud had met
with no success; he would rather kinder
guess he felt a little wicked at the ugly little
bore, with his message from the foreman
that he wanted something more.
''NoS it's time you were departing, YOU
scamp! cried we upstarting; "gct you
back into the office, office where YOU were
before; or the words that you have spoken,
will will ges your bones all broken" (and we
foor(, "take your hands out Of your pockets,
and leave the sanctum ,doprj<-telLthe fore.
man there's no copy, you ugly little bore"
Quoth our devil "Scnd him morcv ~
And our devil, never sitting, still is fit
ting, still is fitting, back and fourth upon
the landing just outside the sanctum door
Tears adown his checks are streaming, a
strange light from his eyes is bcaming, and
his voice is heard still screaming, "Sir, the
foreman wants some more."-Irintcrs' Ciir-
cuiar. &C..
How TO BAKE A HAMA good way to
cook ham, is to bake it. Soak about
twelve hours. Wash very clean, trimming
away any rusty parts. Wine dry. and COW