Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-24
MIS- B. NYH
0unuey Sweep.

You cannot blame me for thinking at
once Of my native land and our ovn
Bill Nye. Is this merely . coincidence.
or are you really English, Why Is Mrs.
b Nye not allowed to print Chimney
Sweep to Her Majesty Il it possible
that the queen sweeps her own CHM
neys. or may it DO that the effete mon
archy is jealous Of the name Of Nye be-
cause borne by an Mustrious American.
and hence viii not patronixe Mrs b
Nye? Can it DO that Mrs. B. Nye is too
high priced for the queen? But / re-
train. You can So to what the subject
leads, and In your own good time will
relieve my mind OF tho clouds Of mental
sDot growing out Of the above mo-
mmtoos subject. Very truly.
j. d. BowERSoCK.
p. Slave You been masquerading
~ . Yankee all these years when, as u
matter Of fact, you belonged TO the
baoated aristocracy?
Several letters are waiting reply In
these columns, and take this opportu
nifty to answer two Of them. requesting
the writers OF others to be patient until
lean more fully inform myself regarding
the matters inquired about. 1t Is very
difficult to answer important questions
without books OF reference, and to carry
a library In a shawl strap while doing
one night business is nuisance. i shall
answer all queries possible within the
knowledge Of man and refer the balance
to Joseph Cook
Yes. we are OF English descent, al
though it is quite right smart Of a
while since We were influential with
the government there With the advent
OF the Guelph outfit the Nyes took a
long farewell pull at the public teas, and
with tremendous sigh wiped of their
chins and began course Of persistent
industry at enc dollar per day in the
New World In order 10 reduce their
weight
Ny ancestors on the left hand side
coming down the family tree were also
purveyors to the royal household. and
one Of tho earlier kings used to bay q
whole Goldfish at time at our place
Much OF the early English humor which
broke out as that time Ia now attributed
10 the free uss OF the buckwheat -four
sold TO His Royal Whiskers by our folks
who had place on the road near the
royal ranch.
Our people were given. of course. to
trade at that time. and one Of them was
embsimer to the king. doing all OF his
esnbalu,ing. Undertaking and autopsy
work, which In those days amounted to
. good deal have the Journal kept by
this member Of the family for two OF
his busiest years. and Judge that times
were good with him.
I tits painful now, Of course. Mr.. Bower
sock. to Yecur 70 those happy times when
We practically did stiff business for the
king and charged our own prices. Ae-
coriing 20 the journal. find such charges
- these. which show that the undertsk-
ing business for many centuries has
been. to AL insents and purposes. what
Aristotle chaxscterizes n dead cfnch.
Jans "A His M<sesfy. DR.. S. a
To coe asy's time replacing vttsls Of
man who Incurred the royal dis
pleasure BY putting sugar and cream
In HIS ccn<cnfss- at table. ......-.-.
To artcp<y certifying that deceased
came % hisderth byinsturai causes 70
TO zoe ssiloa -snealufnz aa1d for
<ans ....... ......-...-..----...
To ke.r~e add carrssr-s.. 50
To axle grease Cor ssEs-..........-..-.. IS
To six .xtrs whip crsrsers DESTROYED
IN trying 20 xst hcra> ahead OF rival
fancrsa- ------.-.----~........-----
rstaA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. -fi0
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