San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-27

to defray the expenses OF the inaugu
ration Of the Bartholdi Statue. i.
How q Dakota Editor Acknowledge
Small Favors.
AS some little misunderstanding
seems to exist concerning the size o
puff this paper will give in return
for favors real or supposed, says th'
editor of the Estelline Oak.) Bell
we take this opportunity to publish
the following rates, which take effec
from this date:
For one watermelon handed in q
the Office we will say: "Mr. Garden
truck, our esteemed fellow-townsman
presented us, last Wednesday after
noon, with a large, luscious water
melon, of tho Plymouth Rock variety
on which the printers feasted. May
he live long and prosper" In case
the melon proves to be green, this
will be the form: Farmer Garden
truck laid good-sized melon on oul
table one day this week. Thanks.
A small lot of new potatoes viii
call out the following: "Uncle Alb
ner Stubbleplow remembers ye editor
as we go to press with a most lus
cious-looking mess of new potatoes
We and our family expect to reve
in the fruit during the coming week
He informs us that the bugs are do
ing great damage to the vines o.
many of his neighbors. Uncle, yor
struck the printers in the right spot
may your shadow never grow less J!
When box of cigars is left, thii
is the formula: THE sanctum O.
the Bell was invaded last Tuesday
by the genial presence of Tom Liver
pills, the handsome young proprietor
of the Red Front Pioneer drug store
who placed on tap full box choice
Havanas. Here's to you, Tom! Oul
many readers will remember that hi
has Just got in a full new line O
paints, oils, axle grease, condition
powders, perfumery, putty and othel
drugs and toilet articles
Green corn will produce the fol
lowing editorial effort: "Ye scribe's
family has been enjoying another lux
ury for the last four days, Mrs. Dea
our wife with good dozen OF roast
ing ears. Such favors as this art
fully appreciated by yours truly, al
we'll as by his wife and family. Ma.
Mrs. G. meet her reward is our earn
est wish.
Abouquet will be acknowledged like
this: yesterday afternoon, as "
pencil pusher was busy with an un
expected rush Of job work, wht
should come in but Miss Birdie Pts
tolpractice, the charming daughter
of our worthy fellow-citizen, Colone
Pistolpractice. She presented III
with beautiful bouquet o
wild flowers, which she hat
plucked with her own fai
hands. Among the varieties wer'
noticed freweed, dandelion, buck
wheat, red top, tansy and sunfowers
1t shall remain many days to beautif..
our sanctum. Our wife is also pleased
With it,"
The giver of a spare-rib may ex
pect this: sour genial and justl..
popular neighbor, Major Porcine
having frequently noticed the hungr
look on the printers face, took occa
sion early the other morning to leav
mammoth spare-rib at our humbl
abode, taken from one of his famou
droves of Southdown porkers. w
and our family have accordingly bee
feasting on fresh meat. BY the way
we understand that the major will ac
cept the nomination for the legisla
ture if it is rendered him. He is tn
man for the place"
A turkey will inspire this: "Whil
sitting in our sanctum sanctorur
about II o'clock Thursday morning
reclining our head in our hands, W
were greatly surprised as well a
pleased at having Colonel McToug
walk in with q mysterious air and
bundle under his arm. We had jus
finished writing our leader, found o
the first page, entitled True Tari
Reform as Compared with Tariff jug
glery, and felt considerable fatigue
but it was immediately dispelle
when the handsome colonel disclose
large fat turkey in the bundle
which he assured us was for ou
; Thanksgiving dinner. To say tha
we we're pleased but family expresse
the emotions which surged throug
our breast. We Immediately calle
our wife. who was even more please
than we. 1t is such things as thi
that makes life amid the exactin
cares of the newspaper Office endu
able, and causes us to keep on u
editorial harness without repininI
. Colonel, may heaven reward you!
= may not be out Of place to infor
our many readers that the colonel
friends expect the coming legislatul
TO elect him to the United Stat
p Senate. He seems TO be the unan
= nous choice OF our people. We pr
, dict that he viii get it on the fir
ballot