The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17

OF the kcrchicrs gorgeous rose
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He fondly g.zcd in her frccklcd face,
Then an arm he placed about
Her waist. and gave her Il fond cmbrtcc,
Aud called her his pretty trout.
Into her face red nushcs came,
And her eyes with tears grew dim,
A, She said: "Why call me such namc|'
And she turned her back ON him.
"Ob. TO praise his girl Is q lovers right
lie said, "and a lovers duty;
And / called you a pretty trou, tonight
Because you're spcckIcd beauty
Reader. another swindlc is going around
seeking whom it may take in, and the Cos
siper forewarns you to beware OF the latest
device to entrap the gullible Some one
of these fine Indian-summer October days
Won may receive circular from New
York stating that an organ VIII be sent you
for introduction in your neighborhood and
requesting you to send on Sltopay freight.
If YOU send the money you will receive a
n.cent mouth organ. Newspaper men
who have no organs in their houses had
better be on their guard as to this new
method of swindlng the innocent.
An Illinois Avenue belle was discovered
one night this week at easement window,
gazing pensively at the moon, with amirth-
full expression on her mobile features
Foolish and impracticable girl! The moon
Is n quarter million miles distant, and If
there was a man in it you could not get
him: well-he could scarcely arrive during
this term of court Such girl would mar,
nv for protection, though the majority of
her sex usually marry for revenue only.
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The inhabitants at the state capital must
not have very sensitive tastes. The other
day the dead body of "A man, which had
apparently been in the water some nine or
ten days, was fished out of the reservoir
which supplies the city with water, Pleas,
ant drink, that; very.
49,
Sam Jones, the southern reviyalist, Is
not in accord with lottery or gambling
schemes. He says 81 there is a blight
inc curse I'm this country that is it. Hear
mel believe that Beauregard and Early
will 90 down to their graves covered with
shame. If had boy clerking IN store
for me, and knew he was buying Loui
sana State Lottery tickets, | would ship
him. Why? Because ! would be afraid
he was light fingered One dollar that a
boy sweat4 for Is worth 100000 that any
bow will win in the Louisiana State Lot
terry
Bill Nye is much better humorist than
q roller sllatist, as the following from that
rentlemans pencil aptly illustrates;
Those who know me best, and people
who have noticed my graceful carriage
say they would 90 further 10 see me- skate
than any other professional riukist they
ever saw rink. Many claim that they nev.
or saw a skater fall down and hurt himself
with more genuine pleasure.
When | get on roller skates somehow
people lose all interest in the administra-
ton and almost everything else. People
would walk for miles 10 see me come out
in nv new costume and kill myself. | do
not say this egotistically or 10 attract atten.
ton TO myself but | say it because il is
true. Friends have come to me and told
me so.
And still there is nameless fascination
about roller .kating. Though the owners
of the rink will not allow me 70 skate while
other PEOPLE are in the building, love to
90 and watch the skaters and hold their
shawls while they skate, or hold their hands
and feet while they are In repose. love
to buckle young lady's skate on her fair
Young feet. love TO linger over them and
chat with them the young ladies mean
and ask them If they are well, and how
their mothers are feeling, and II they do
not think we are having rather a backward
spring.
The Lockport Ptanir and the Cook
County Democrat are both publishing sto'
III.