The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-08-30

on Tuesday and were at work dredging in t
> basin and "cut" this week
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batting so as to aggravate and excite his Ioru.
>. lin to the utmost The violent uproar called
, liza and Agnes to the rear porch. Bowinga
FOOD morning" to the ladies, he continued
e mock battle with the infuriatcd bird, who
,w with distcnded wings scraplng the earth,
d head and wings of a blood red, was adj
ncing boldly to the attack, and then sullcnly
d slowly retreatlng as his adversary pressed
III closely to again return to the attack as
enemy gave way. This continued for some
ne, until Edward withdrew toward the sta
., and the ladies, with smiling faces, with
rw to their indoor duties. Edward came
ck IN time to catch Agnes in one OF her trips
and from the spring house
"Can you spare fifteen minutes for walk
/ the top of the neighborlng hill, the one we
.scended so rapidly yesterday on our way
treg"
81 will speak to my sister; our breakfast is
bout ready but your mother has not yet risen
tpcrhaps we may have time"
"Ah, did you not see my mother looking
Tom Wonder wiAdow rs we had the famous
l,ttlc, the gobber and | >"
well, then we must hasten"
| In a moment she returned hat in hand, and
hey walked briskly along the now dry road
! the cminencc west of the house. How much
Ihn be crowded into fifteen minutes walk.
H Miss Agnes, have fallen IN love with these
ral scenes Methinks after II wel-spcnt life
would delight to retire to such lovely place
this with the one loved, and spend the ev-
ling of my days amid its exquisite solitudes."
NAnd why wait until life is embittercd with
thousand unpleasant memories, and chaied
many stern conflicts
"Ah, | want to mingle with the world in It's
cree conflicts conquer it, and then triumph
nty retire crowned with wellearned laurels.
he poet says grandly-
"Hcres a sigh for those that love me,
And Il smile Tor those that hate
And whatever sky's above me,
Here's Il heart for every fate.
Though the ocean roar around me,
Yet it still shall bear me on,
Though Il desert should surround me
1t hath springs that may be won
Il glory in your ambition. have sometimes
wished were a man. | think | could win
my way in the world. Bnt woman's sphere is
very clrcumscribed, you know"
well, there are many avenues wherein wo'
man may shine and be useful. Not to speak
Of a Florence Nightingale or an Elizabeth
Fry, there is the field of literature and art. |
look for the time also when women will be al
lowed to enter the professions, They would
These improvements are quite radical. They
run deeper than the roots of the Aryan race The
spirit OF progress has revolutonized the place
and the fast American contempt for dead mems
bones is written over all. In another year il
will have its daily newspaper and an elevator
II already has the guide boards and usual Amer.
lean toll-not a fashionable one, however II
has "Sheads and feed, for teams" The
" sheads" are good-good enough to warrant
very strong spelling, perhaps The walk up the
hill is good. The fence and gate enclosing the
only path to the summit are good-for 5 cents
ut the house. The dance house and what seems
TO be a bar room attached, on the summit, are
also good for a Sunday mob. Everything is
good, OF course. Only one wishes the architect
of all these good things hadn't been quite so
good.
The accommodations at the fort of the hill
The board pathway through the sand have been
long needed; and no one can complain at the
very modest toll OF ; cents exactcd to pay for all
hesc things; but surely the condition of the
summit Is an abomination.
To erect dance house for Sunday use over
the spot where Tonty died and which witnessed
Ill the horrors Of the humiliation of nation by
taryaton, is, perhaps, little short Of vandalism
but 10 add To it beer stand for miscellaneous
guzzling is a crying shame. IL is, it is true not
sold by any one connected with the place, and is
brought only by the followers Of Sunday pic.
mics, but il should not be allowed. Perhaps the
next time we mention the name of the Rock it
shall be TO record the death Of some miserable
wretch fallen from its dizzy height in drunken
tumble. The dance house and beer-selling ac-
should be on the "ground floor 4"
Besides these, the rock is literally covered with
water melon rinds, cigar stumps, sardine boxes,
Did scraps Of paper, and litter Of all sorts and
description; the trees are uncared for and no
pretense of effort is made toward the protection
'f the grass. II seems to us that the receiver OF
he multitude OF nckles for admission could