The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-13

aye. immortal. lu SOcl1i me ne was
confessedly the wit. wide limitations of the
Detroit Free Fress); on great occasions
the observed of all observers" 1.-THE elite
always envied his shiny castor and elegant
umbrella); and as Director General Of the
Thunderer his awful dignity and imperial
power made him, by as least six inches
the noblest Roman of them all-so modest
ly he wore the royal purple.
We mortal mem come shed q tear
On 'Postles honored, sacred bier.
His greatness towers to Heaven above,
He loved his God-and God is Love.
The Apostle was ambitious-so was
Casar-so are we all. But his ambition
was of that noble kind which never stoop
cd to q generous thought mr. prompted
magma mious act.
He was doughty. iavinobIe, valiant
his spirit was militant and pugnaciods,
such only as would becops the great and
honored Office of Corner Apostle
He fought the Gay Charter with uarig-
allied energy:
He loved TO dare and do;
In his sublime wrath he said the Alder
men were donkeys;
He snudbed the Mayor aud reoiled the
City Attorney;
He commanded at !hs battle Of Side
walks and Con- pens;
Like Ajax he def1d thunder and light
ming;
La aceaknesS he exeeiied Moses;
10 patience he put Job to shame:
His varied accom- plishnents, his cru
diton, his serenity 0! soul were never
eq laied;
His earIy pi=ty became a proverb;
Though the Pushes of his eye were Ike
the ;huuderholto OF O.ympian Jove, yet
his sweet aud biame:ess !iie was klslaIjtg
itself;
AS the Saviour OF pjen wept over Jeru
salem, 30 did the city's great Defender
weep over its neglected and ruined condi-
tion-yea, he agonized, he grieved, ne
| rent his under garment, and In fact felt
bad. But he has his reward.
He'll wear golden slipper,
When he walks the golden streets"
There are moments OF anguish which
come to ali, when the poor gift of speech
is utterly inadequate TO express the over
mastering sorrow of the heart--Vhen the
soul is weighted with leaden dullness and
stupefied with grief. Such an hour has
come to the Inhabitants Of this city. The
greatest Of mankind h:s expired: city
is 10 tears. a city did we say2-A nation
mourns, the ki0gdoms OF the earth are
sad and all men everywhere are drowned
in tears. Alas! for the paucity of speech,
for our profound and unutterable grief.
our inability to portray the deep, the ten
der. the all pervading, aIl-consuming sad
ness which Expresses the world. The
Corner Apostle is dead and a Universe
mourDs its iTreparahle loss.
All hail the great Apostles fame.
Let greatness PROSTATE fall,
Proclaim his glory round the.globe,
The greatest Ass OF all.
And is this the end Of man-of such a
truly great and good man? No, Blessed
be Heaven! there is hope of tree if it be
cut down that it will sprout again, that the
tender roots thereof will not wholly die.
He leaves an heir.
His shadow, bis dual-self. Thrice Illus
trious Nubbins still Observation-Disclosures the
brilliant, the irrepressible-the Nubbins of
the Morning CoeobeU. Don Quixote had
bis Sancho Panza, my Uncle Toby his
Corporal Trim, and the Corner Apostle
bis Nubbins, As the lofty Mount Blanc,
kissed by the rays of the meridian sun,
projects its shadow rearward in proud
acknowledgement of the fond embrace. SO
the Corner Apostle on the threshold Of
Heaven kindly returns his Nubbins to
earth. Thanks to OmnipoteDt Fate for
the unspeakable gift of the A postle' Nub-
bins.
(SmaI faYors thankfully received and
larger ones in proportion.l
There is place of pure delight
Where Nubbins is the King,
Then sound his praise by day and night,
His deeds with joy we sing.
Whoop it Up, Npbbins,
Blow your little horn
The swine are in the garden,
The cows are at the corn,
The pavements all broken,
The filth Is ankle deep
Whoop II up, Nubbins,
Stir the Vastly deep,
Punch the city Dads,
Don't let 'em sleep;
You're the manly Nubbins,
You do it up we'll,
You're uiq'roas Nubbins,
You go it like -.
THE CORNER APOSTLE DID.
A great medicine in small walls DR.
oierce's little pills.. No cheap, paste
BOARD or wooden boxes, that allow o waste
# strength. Sick headache, dizziness
ush of blood to head, bad taste in mouth,
iilous attacks. jaundice, internal fever,
oils, and nettierash. Sold by druggists.