New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03
Politics IN DILLyILLE.

POLlINN ~ BILLN ILLE
Sixty candidates for sherR-lts fun to em strive;
Fifteen for Tax Collector; for Road Inspector. Ave;
There, tweny-sx for Marshal and eight or ten for
And ninety odd for Justice and there ant justice
The stores Is all wide opcn-take anything you find:
It's free as old religion Of the old camp meen' kindi
They're ajawln', they're afghtln with the shotgun
The coffin factory's boomin and we're Coroner-by
fling! -tChicago Mail.
A cynical Western man puts It this way. "They
say IL takes three generations TO make gentleman
and then when he is made he is Just as likely as noe
20 De the father Of a blackeg"
TIE LATTER-DAY VERSION. -
May be carried 10 the skies
On nowcry beds OF ease:
Let Others fight To win the prize;
I'm not 50 hard TO pleisev'
A Negative Conclusion RuGtuf-say, that may
jshcn at Their opery house want no good last night
Tudruf.-You've hit IT right. ole man; l dont
know nobody what couldn't do what he didn't DO
HE WANTS To KILL SOMETHING.
Ho for the marshes green with spring,
Where the bitterns croak and the ploves pipe
Where the calInt old heron spreads his Wing
For nv gun Is clean and my rods in trim,
And the old. wild longing is reused In me.
IIo for the bass pools cool and dim
lIO, for the swaes OF the kankaheeI
Is there other Joy like the Joy Of
Free for a season with rod and gun,
With the sun to tan and the winds TO fan,
or 'PV to ' shadow his mind while a wanders free
IIo for the currents slow and dim
Iio for the fcns of the kankakee'
A hut by the river light canoe.
Ny rod and my gun, and Sennlght falr.
Re- mine AIRS we'll Comes never a care,
A strain OF the savage fires my blood
And the Test of freedom + keen IN me;
IIo. for the marsh and the llled flood
IIo for the sloughs OF the kankakce'
Give me to stand where the swift currents rush.
With my rod all astrain and bass coming IN s,.n
And my guns sudden flashes and resonant din;
For I'm tired Of the desk. and tired OF the town,
And long 10 he out. and long 10 be free.
Ito, for the marsh. with the birds whirling down.
'''' ''' ''' p'''' Maurice Thompson.
rcrpord McKernan. a night Waterman OF Phoenix
Vile, Penn, was private III Loru 'aruisan tu"oi W
regiment that rode
Back from the jaws OF death.
Back from the mouth OF hell
at Daakava. lie also passed unScathed through tho
wholc Crmean War; and is the proud possessor OF two
silver medals one OF which WIS given 10 him by Queen
Victoria and the other by the sultan OF Turkey.
| . u,loLLoyn, he SAYS, mistake a thing TO DO
| ashamed Of None Of Us. either officers or ptvatcs
did moro than every soldier d0cS-obey. Lord Card'
| gan said .Curcer and we charged. and that's all
thcro was 20 It. Why don't they drop this nonsense
| about Balaalava and talk about lnkermann and Alma
| instead They were battles and they did some good
what good did Balaklava do'" Upon this ground tho
old man refused to be interviewed. I'm show you my
| Medals he said. since you've come all the way to
| proenixvc to see me- but don't want you to writo
| n lot Of nonsense about my bravery. wasn't any
| braycr at Dalakava than any other man would have
been. and II you say that was II would make me
| ashamed
| r. and C.. Limited" Give me plate Of hot beans,
| said The man at the lunch counter.
| " Pork with IT." asked the w'iter
| "Iesn
| Then he turned 20 the hole In the wall and sang
| out:
| "Goson and Chicago limited and beans with pork
| for one came back Detroit Free Press.
The friends OF Emperor william say he needs a rest.
| He does, and do his people
Not Valuable COnstltucnt.-Ward Leader-Billy,
there's new family moved into your precinct. Better
see the man. We need every vote, and maybe he's
| one OF our sort.
Hceer-Naw He'll never vote for nobody.
| why not :"
"'Case he's perfessor Of political science In col.
| lege. Them ducks never knows whel it's electeo
! day. "-lChicaGp Times.