The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-12-13

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sz7a q cheap Jack, and my own fathers
name was Willun Marigold. It was in
bis lifetime supposed by some that bis
name was William. but my own father
always consistently said. 'sNo, it was
Willum." On which point content my
self with looking at the argument this
way: II man is not allowed to know
his own name in free country, how
much is he allowed TO know in land of
slaverys AS to looking at the argument
through the medium Of the register,
Willum Marigold come into the world
before registers come up much-and
went out of it too. They wouldn't have
been greatly in his line, neither, If they
had CHANGED to come up before him.
I was born on the queens highway,
but it was the kings at that time A
doctor was fetched to my own mother
By ray own father. when it took place
on q common; and in consequence Of his
being very kind gentleman, and &c
cepting no fee but tea tray, was
named Doctor, out of gratitude and
compliment to him. There you have
me Doctor Marigold.
] am at present a middle aged man Of
5 broadish build. in cords, leggins and
sleeved waistcoat, the strings of which
IS always gone behind Repair them
how you will. they go like fiddle strings
You have been TO the theater. and you
have seen one of the violin players screw
up his violin. after listening to it as if
il had been whispering the secret to him
that it feared it was out Of order, and
then you have heard it snap. That's as
exactly similar to my waistcoat as a
waistcoat and violin can be like one
another
am partial to white hat, and like
shawl round my neck wore loose and
easy Sitting down is my favolsse pos
tnre. r. have taste in point of per-
sonal jewelry it is mother-of-pearl but
tons. There You have me again as large
IS life.
The doctor having accepted tea tray.
you'll guess that my father was Cheap
Jack before me. You are right. He
WIS Il was pretty tray. 1t repre-
sented q large lady going along SER
pentining up hill gravel walk to atteud q
little church. Two swans had likewise
come astray with the same intentions.
When call her a large lady don't mean
IN point of breadth, for there she fell be-
lew my views, but she more than made
mp in height; her height and slimness
was-in short the height of both
often saw that tray after was the
inuocently smiling cause Tor more likely
sereeching one) Of the doctors standing
it upon table against the wall IN his
consulting room. Whenever my own
father and mother were in that part Of
the country ] used to put my head q
have heard my own mother say il was
faxen curls at that time, though you
wouldn't know an old hearth broom from
ii now till you come to the handle and
found It wasn't mel in at the doctors
door. and the doctor was always glad to
SEQ me, and said, stAfa, my brother prac-
titioner! Come in, little M. d. How
are your inclinations as to sixpencer'
You can't go on forever you'll find,
nor yet could my father nor yet, my
mother II you don't go of as whole
VIXEN Fou are about due You are liable
to 81 on in part, and two to one your
heads the part Gradually my father
went ~ his and my mother went of
hers It was ia a harmless way, but it
put out the family where boarded
them The old couple, though retired,
got to BE- wholly and solely devoted to
the Cheap Jack business and were
a1&ays sailing the family of. When
ever the cloth was laid for dinner my
father began rafting the plates and