Daily Republican., 1880-09-23
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Burlington Hawkeye I:

Burlington haNkeye:
The boy runs about $50 miles da,
and Wouldn't quit then II 1t didn't
grow dark. He Is very busy. He nat
all the care of me, and, In addition Il
his regular routine duties, he manages
Q thousand things no one else wouiC
think Of Yesterday morning before II
s'clock, he picked and ate, regardless
Of maturity and oelOr, . pint Of villa
straw berries, followed . wagon halt .
mile down the road, got lost in thu
woods, ohoked up the fountain wit5
gravel, fell out Of . hammock, stupg
himself with bee, ate Some strange
looking berries that his mother knows
are deadly poison, played with mad
dog (his aunt says she knows 1t was
mad), talked to . tramp who came to
kidnap him tit was an honest farmer
coming In TO the circus, but the boys
aunt and mother united ON the tramp
and kidnsppsr theory, stepped on q
red Hazard, built = dam, and fell into
a brook. helped him build the dam;
in tact, confess that built the great.
or part Of II, and sntiosd the prince TO
assist, hat he fell into the brook him
self, and all statements to the sifsol
that l pushed him in, and laughed at
him and encouraged him to enjoy it,
are simply campaign stotiss circulated
for political effect.
Bro. GARDISER's PHiLOsPHr FLAP.
piness, az an ole black man like me de-
fines IT," continued Brother Gardiner,
IAN not sto' oloGs, = fat wallet, q big
house, an ice cream cherry night afore
you went to be. When I looked about
me AFTER q wife didn't look for any
thing gsudy, I knew l must mary q
black woman or none as all. knew
she'd be away of on her Greek an La
tin, an so when got my ole woman !
war not bit dis'pinted. She Is coed
Is sm, an what more can ask 7
When war free to start out | reasoned
dat must job round at dis an dat,
ksss had no trade: l nebber counted
gu having more dan q cord Of wood and
five bushels Of Eaters ahead, an nsb
ber have had. knew I'd have 70 live
in small hous, own cheap dog, live
and dress pls!nly an keep dis black
skin to the grave. an 1t has all hap
D ensd fist as I 'spected. am happy
ksss reason dat de westher can't al
lus be far. Money can't allus be plsn.
ty, good health can't sllus last, an
bss' friends can't allus be counted on.
II dAr am any secret Of happiness l BE-
!ievs II am dis. ~ Detroit Free Press.
Masonic ApRlLLArton. A colored man
was busily engaged In saving wood Tor
q gentleman. The imam and brother"
had large Masonic breastpin on his
shirt bosom.
"Do you oolored Mssons and white
hasons affiliate 7" asked the gentle.
d an.
"Don't 6llyats wuf cuss."
"What's the matter 7"
"Dunno, boss, but ! tried. Oar 10 q
sr.keepsr In dis town what totsd dis
here berry same emblem. was In
I hadn't had dram all dat
cam and gabs the distress
Iignal."
ibid he respond 7"
"He didn't respond right. he made
. motion st the doah wild one hand and
'saohei under the bar. | made the sign
nee more and he totohed me between
IL shoulders wild the bung-starter, Jess
IS was gettin' ont dc doah."
HIS EXAMPLE.
A friend was asked to sign the pledge.
what for" he asked. "ln order to
et good example," "But do Get q
,ood example-sn example Of modsra.
ion." "True," said the applicant"
but suppose some one seeing You
rink moderately should drink TO ex'
xcess." In that case he would not b.
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