River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-04-26
MADISON HASH
MADISON, " is. April 28d, IS.

rs fragrance is waited on airy wing
OF zephyrs Just dipped In neetariOus dew
VI Mowers now bursting 10 lie anew.
Or words to that effect. | cannot call
to mind the number of times | have
written the above soul stirring stanza.
but as it fits almost any season of the
year, according to the locality, and as
this locality is putting forth a supreme
effort to throw off the icy letters of
winter, l thought it appropriate to
honor the attempt with this fraction
of a little poem which has done me
good service for 10 these many years
when spring poetry is most abundant
ly incubated. The mercury marked
90 above this noon and that is hope
full sign, although overcoats are de-
manded tonight, and those who are
on the promenade without them seem
TO wish they had not come. The
grass is bright and green in the park
and lawns, and the naples are show
ing leaf for the encouragement OF the
shivering denizens of the Capital City.
The ice is out of the lakes and the an
gler doth HE himself for the early
worm, that he may impale it and de-
ceive the iinny tribe to crafty his pis-
catorial inclinations. For a week or
two the Industrious has 1ahdmen OF
this vicinity have been turning up the
soil and planting the seed, and, al
though the weather is chilly, and
lack frost" fingers playfully on the
landscape, sitting on the lap of spring
so to speak; there are abundant signs
that seed time and harvest will again
make good the great promise.
The old soldiers camp fire held here
last week was splendid affair. A
public meeting was held in the assem-
bly, chamber at which Gov. Rusk,
Commander Rea, Major Doyan, State
Commander Weissirt and Phil Cheek
delivered addresses. Gen. Fairchild
presided and with the speaking and
singing it was a jolly good time. At
ter the assembly adjourned banquet
and ball was given at the armory, par
ticipated in by veterans and all others
who chose to secure tickets.
/ think remarked in one of my let
lers that Madison needed first.class
theater. / have learned through ex.
perienee (Which any fool can dol that
the remark is still applicable. Feel
ing little frolicsome the other night,
and having heard that there was to be
troupe at Turner Hall, don't that
sound like saw-dust) that would make
a horse laugh, concluded to go and
test it. Well, laughed, and / spatted
nay hands, for there was fun there
knee deep, but the theater did not de.
light me. | never feel delighted
when L have my choice between SOC
to sit up stairs on saw-hOrse or 75C
to sit down stairs Oh milking stool;
nothing of that kind ever makes me
hilarious. My nature is too subdued,
and | am too sedate by inheritance to
sing hallelujahs under such circum.
stances, especially when front seats
are reserved for ladies with three
story hats ON through which | must
look, or stand on my stool to catch q
glimps OF the stage carpenter When
she appears in her bathing suit with
out an overcOat. The new theatel
company seems to be slumbering
playing Macauber, or hesitating foI
fear the enterprise may start a boon
here against the wishes of the first
| families. who are afraid of booms; oil
perhaps for want of money, but they
are very quiet at least, and probably
the old hall with a hay loft gallery
will have to serve this classic city fol
years yet unnumbered. and thus the
doors against all irst-class perform
ances remain effectually closed. Wher
| get the theatrical fever again, anC
| feel that must do something to NOR
tify the flesh, will hunt up a docilt
worm fence. preempt length to put
my flesh on, and thus do my best tC
mortify it, rather than attempt the
modification act where | am kept busy
craning my neck to see the fun, anC
thus be forced to neglect the mortified
cation business even though the nipple
ments are there constantly ready fol
the sacrifice.
l see that your city council votes
dry this year, but no one has seen any.
thing of the kind here. 1t is very wet
in this city, about 50 wetting estab.
lishments in full blast nights and Sun.
days, so as to save spTinkling the
streets probably. it is nothing unusu.
al to see young men here so wet they
act as though trying to swim on dry
land.
The air is getting chock full of poll
tics and other minute insect life down
this way, and the variety is 50 great
that it takes watching TO tell which
kind you are sampling. Soon there
will be conventions in quick success.
sion here and then the mill will start
under full head of political steam to
grind out candidates for the great
race, all of whom, save one, will look
sad next fall. Many think the win
ming horse in the state campaign is in
sight, but in the national race be is
yet an unknown quantity. / am keep.
ing very quiet so as to escape if posi-
BILE the great responsibility. n am
not a candidate Doc.
Downing's Calisaya Compound, the
great spring medicine, tones the torpid
liYers and kidneys. Sold on strict
guaranty at the Phoenix Drug Store.
1t is matter of especial interest to
intending purchasers that in my bust.