Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-11-22
For the Gallipolis Journal

[For the GallipOlis Journal
a Accommodation, ,fullao egotism.
and bad English. appeared in the last
JorHnol, signed By Joseph AaueE, Jr.,
which was evidently produced by that
gentleman while under high state of
excitement. He thinks that his infalli-
bility as The board of county Commis-
sioners, is questioned in regard to bridge
building in general. and Mill Greek
bridge in particular.
Without allowing his brother Com
missioners any credit for what has been
done, he presumes to dictate to the pres
ent board. what their future policy shall
be. Anxious to acquire the reputation
of sharp .fnaneier, Mr.. Mauck suffers
his vanity to get the better of his judg-
ment, which, in some matters, is good.
The old rule in regard to appropriations
for building bridges. he thinks should
not be broken. Neither should the old
rule, of going to mill with stone in
one end of the bag to balance the grain,
be broken, if it is a good one. Does
Mr.. Mauck still adhere to it?
1t is not proposed, however, to dis.
cuss the policy of. the Commissioner
but the literary merit of Mr.. Mauck's
=.
In the first place, he does not tell
"the truth, the whole truth, and moth
ing else but the truth" And then, the
frequency with which he uses the first
person, singular, is ridiculous!
A school-boy, reading Mr.. Ms. com
munication says, ''he don't mind his
stops"-and typo says "he ares ques-
tons, without ares to them''-a school
miss says there is an improper success
sion of lenses in some Of his sentences,
and a want of perspicuity throughout.
But H,'ether this is all true or not, the
public may read, and Judge for them
selves. And, upon further considera-
ton, it may be as well to leave the dis
cussion TO them also.
But Mr.. NJ. made one assertion, which
will surprise some of his friends. In
one of his sentences Tor rather two
sentences which he knocks into one he
says-"What was the reply of the
board mo axer my answer to him was
in substance, that a man with one eye
and half sense could see the object. -
NOW, as but Mr.. NJ. did see
the object, as he saw it, what is the in
ference? He mast be mistaken about
the one eye.
Mr.. Mauck is quite severe in his stric-
lures upon the course of certain spe-
cial Commissioner, whom he calls Mr..
-, and gives him what he supposes
to be good drubbing. This Com
he says, has been trying to
get sufficient amount of money from
the county to build bridge at the
mouth of Mill Greek, without resorting
to individual donations.
Now, if the worst he says against Mr..
were true, the people in this
vicinity would only consider it 'pious
fraud" which, if successful, would give
them bridge, (which they cannot do
without), paid for by their own money.
But the subscription paper aras tried
without success. Not enough could
be obtained to pay for carrying it around.
Even Mr.. Nduck had to be closely cor
nered before he would subscribe, and
then he put down the lowest figure in
the list-three dollars-he ought to be
ashamed of himself If Mr. NJ. feels
disposed to apply the lash again, Mr..
assures him that he is willing to
receive it, but begs him to remember
this anecdote:
ga young mother, who was very
much annoyed by the pranks of mis-
,hevious child, resolved one day, tho
much against her feelings, to punish
him. Accordingly she turned him up.
md gave him, what she conceived TO
De good spanking! She then sat down
o reflect upon tie severe duties of a
parent, when the child came to her, laid
lis head in her lap, and pulling up his
,eticoats, said, "spank more, ma, please
pank morer' The little fellow had
lot been punished--onlY tiekled--(spank
more, Mr.. Mauckl)
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