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Wc comracnd llio foil awing sketch from tho ffltf i J-i/o Republic to tho especial ntteniioo of tho sup-* porlere of 'Tho Cold Water Ticket.’A WIDE-AWAKE ON A HE SDK It—AMUSING SOLILOQUY.In our quiet peregrinatmne on Sunday evening S last, we run acruas a specimen of tho genus Wide* Awake, whoso arme wtro moet affectionately on j twined around a lamp past. Looking down Nmg-ra street, his attoution h as attracted l.y the duubif rows of lamps which lino either side of the beautiful avenue. Holding on to tho lamp-past with one arm, ho ntado sevor.»l spurn tic el)'rts to tnovo hie hat from hie brow, and after eeroral fruitless nltompti ho succeeded in placing it Sim-!y on the ocoiput. Stratgbleniug himself up ho gased intently upon the scene spread out beforehim, and gave eloquent Ultcranoo to tho followingsoliloquy:Splend' 'op I ay. (hie,) aint’c ? Li’l Ginls (hie) can't get up such splen' *eplny (hie) no row. Won't it'lock LinkinT (IIin). Who eays ’(won't ’look (hie) Linkin ? Wont t'koow eea’t won't 'lock o! dabcT Splcu' 'splay. Speck't they’re go»n' to Black Rook. Musbe goin' (hie' to Cla'ik reek. .Splon' 'splay. Wish Tie goin\ (Inc.) D’like to go, Pmy wife (hie) hadn’t l»ck (hie) up my d—d) capo Vat. No business Pluck (hie) up my capo Vut an’nw. Iluw'e oho 'rpeo to 'loo Linkin if she (hie) won't lota vello’or ix capo 'n 'a:? Splen’ 'splay. 'Spect (hio) tho Cao'r* Public 'II swear ’twn’l splcti*'eplay. 'Sprat'll make i! nil rigbt| ’.S//rc5.T nil's innbos’t (hlc) oil rlto. Ktb for Lln-Iciul Tiger art Kali fur Linkin aa'how! Olio ’spiny. DutsgUs fellers nev'r'd such 'nphy. Twent' ikons (hie) an' torchce. Rah for Wide* A'akesl Wieb 'ad my chpo 'n 'at (bic) Vgoud inind't (hio) go’ drunk; guest 'id make my 'ifegivo up my cApe'n '«t, //no use 'n livin, w’out capo ’nn 'at. Splun' 'splay. Sevon'fiva thousan’ torches. an C’oo’r* an’ ’Public ’II swear 'twasu’t over Ofteo thou (hio) 00. ’Spreu 'H mako it larj’uuff Kali fur tho 'Sprw.At this crisis io tho eoliloquy of the Wide-Awake. ono of tho night policemen cam a up nnd tapping him ou the shoulder,' asked him to go along with him.Wide-Awuko—'how'n h—n’spofo a leller (hi ) goin' 'long w'out a capc't at?'Welohmtn.—‘Yau'ro drunk, and I want you to go homo with me:'Widc-Awuko.—'Splou' 'splay, an't thic) splen1 'apUy! Kab fur Linkiot*Watchman (shaking him from hie reverie.) 'Como, come along with mo—yau'ro in had condi tlon.'WiieAwaks.—'Mi 'ife (hie) got capo 'n 'at, but can bold oir cats if ebe's—splen’ 'splay, an' ow.'The watchman kindly devoted a few minutes to explanation of matters, but finding tbat be could not convince tho ardent Wide Awake of hie error, be took him home. The last words of tbc Wide-Awake, as be reluctantly loft tho econo which afforded him elt; much delight, were, 'Splen' 'splay, epion' (hiof 'splay.*
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The Anti Slavery Bugle
Salem, Ohio, US
Sat, Oct 27, 1860
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