egan to
squirm and he said, 'Why'n 'ell don't you warm them feet before you come
to bed,' and then he hauled back his leg and kicked me clear out in the
middle of the floor, and said if he married again he would marry a woman
who had lost both her feet in a railroad accident. Then I put the ice back
in the bed with Pa and went to my room, and in the morning Pa said he
sweat more'n a pail full in the night. Well, you must excuse me. I have an
engagement to shovel snow off the sidewalk. But before I go, let me advise
you not to drink aignogg, and don't sell tom cats for rabbits," and he got
out of the door just in time to miss the rutabaga that the grocery man
threw at him.

WHAT THE DEMOCRATS WILL DO.

The _Wisconsin_ asks, "What will the Democrats do?" We trust it is not
betraying a confidence reposed in us by the manager of a party, but we can
not allow our neighbor to remain in such dense ignorance, as long as we
are possessed of the desired information. "What will the Democrats do?"
The Democrats will prove an _alibi!_

A SEWING MACHINE GIVEN TO THE BOSS GIRL.

In response to a request from W.T. Vankirk, George W. Peck presented the
Rock County Agricultural Society with a sewing machine, to be given to the
"boss combination girl" of Rock County. With the machine he sent the
following letter, which explains his meaning of a "combination girl,"
etc.:

MILWAUKEE, June 7, 1881.

W.T. VANKIRK--_Dear Sir:_ Your letter, in reference to giving some kind of
a premium to somebody, at your County Fair, is received, and I have been
thinking it over. I have brought my massive intellect to bear upon the
subject, with the follow result:

I ship you to-day, by express, a sewing machine, complete, with cover,
drop leaf, hemmer, tucker, feller, drawers, and everything that a girl
wants, except corsets and tall stockings. Now, I want you to give that to
the best "combination girl" in Rock County, with the compliments of the
_Sun_.

What I mean by a "combination," is one that in the opinion of your
Committee has all the modern improvements, and a few of the old-fashioned
faults, such as health, etc. She must be good-looking, that is not too
handsome, but just handsome enough. You don't want to give this machine to
any female statue, or parlor ornament, who don't know how to play a tune
on it, or who is as cold as a refrigerator car, and has no heart concealed
about her person. Our girl, that is, our "Fair Girl," that tak