Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-19
,fFARALER iSTEBBETS ON THE
BOWERY
DEAR BROTHER JOHN:


rode upon the cur US track with stations all
walked through Wall Street all its length, an
saw no bulls or bears;
= patronized red-nosed chap, Win Ihahhers
Who hadn't had thing to eat for somethin'
like year;
i saw the Road Commissioners to work upon
bridge
~Tm told that they are making it, though may
TO use the coming century, an hope to get it
When who should up an grasp my hand, with
But Cousin JeI oboam Jones, my cousins Oldest
boy!
/ had not seen him years an years-no wonder
he looked strange; -.
His face an form III some respects nau uIueT-
gone change;
But then there wasn't a chance of doubt that
that was him. because,
If not, how should he ever know that I was
We brushed our old acquaintance up, an soon
A-wandern ali ali about the place, as coy as you
please.
It's nicer far, in foreign towns than It's to be
To walk iSl With one whose blood proceeds from
sources near your own;
A similar temp nature of heart, sort of family
ease,
Enables you to work your tongue as hbraI as
you please;
And so / found myself quite soon uncommonly
Describin' all my business through to Cousin
JerObC'm.
He listened very docile like an hadn't much
to say;
But what he did was Yent'red in satls1act ~
He'd severed somewhat from his kin, an sort
But he recalled the stebbinses, when men
toned, one by one, .,
A relative more reiishin' than Jeroboam Jones.
He's teacher in Sunday-school, he told me
which has a room, above a store, that's open
-t.For if he SAYS. I'VE come across child that
needs our care,
We cannot wait ill Sunday cohesive join EN-
An if You want to see the way our worthy
Come in an take take little look-our social g
just begun.
The scholars hadn't come as yet; the Superin
Was sittn at a table like, an bowed extreme
w low,
An heard the praise on poor old me my cousin
An said he joyed to meet friend of one he
An talked back; an for time our converse
A regular three-cOrnered gush OF friendship
love an peace.
. An then he showed me how they run their
"grab-bags' an all such
1--WE have the same at home, you know, al
though not near so muchl; -
An then he had some val abIes on numbers
With figures corresponding, in envelopes, to
draw;
] gin him fifty cents to help cause dearly
hold,
semblin' gold.
My cousin pressed my hand with some con-
gratuatin' jokes,
And said; 'Ah me! the Stebbinses was always
Fnit after an their shrelrdness is the thing that
(Which made me proud, though didn't see
lust where the shrewd came in.
But bIIyin' five-dollar book at that unheard-Of
An heipin' of the cause meanwhile, was I'M
suspected nice.)
whereat the Superintendent said: you're
I'll have to charge five dollars for chance to
draw here now"
Whereat my cousin Jeroboam remarked: IF
I'll buy a draw for Cousin steh, to help the
cause along"
shook my head, but he lUoldd dot; an sure as
I'm alive,
Jones five!
Whereat the Superintendent said YOU'RE
A hundred dollars I must charge for every
drawing now;
An hngerin the envelopes, one opened-JusU
And / discerned the number Il, uncommon
An on the Other number II by glancin' could
Five good crisp hundr' d-dollar bills a-waitin'
there for me-
To make four hundred dollars clear, an help
Was somethin' that would surely seem desir-
able to do;
watched, an Saw the very place he put that
I winked at Cousin Jeroboam, 1 counted out
An drawed, an had that card revealed almost
as quick as flash.
Oh, sa<es!-the second figure I had what I
A tail that made it to a T! twas Number II!
An on them figures on the board there nOthin'
was, in fact,
Except little pamphlet hke-an anti-gamblin'
tract;
Which hadn't any money with, an won't be
Except to keep my older boys from playin
cards an such.
Now Cousin Jeroboam Jones was buried in
surprise,
An walked half a mile with me, an helped
An says: "You come some other day-we'n
try the thing agln-
We come thin part OF one OF 1.-THE next time
shall win.
Then, nearin' to a corner, he took kindly leave
. me.
Because of some new scholars there that he
must go an see.
give you this experience, John, but please
don't tell it now;
Let TOmpkns take the chestnut horse an sell
the brindle COW:
An gather up what cash besides have a-lyin'
loose,
An send the whole of it to me for nv i'm
mediate use.
Do everything concerned in it in soft, secretive
tones;
Direct it TO New York, in care of Jeroboam
Jones.
LATER-THE FARMER AHEAD.
DEAR BROTHER JOHN:
I'm very glad you sent that money
through,
( BY Cousin Seth and not by mail, as requested
you!