Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-09-17
ST.. CLA1RsvrLLE, Sept. 18th, 1857.

Hare you, ~ Where's Davidl Gone tC
the State Fair! Ohio, Won't we talk
then. And don't you try to stop us, cause
if you do, we'll just run across the street
and. Besides, if you don't let US talk
we'll say you're wrong in the great grammar
question. and then, we knolO you'd feel bad.
Well, we've been TO camp meeting. Wish
we could tell you about it, but we'll leave
that TO Edith, Hasty, &c. They were there.
We saw them. o, you needn't look go rev.
erently upon US. They're only human
Describe theml Well, Edith is-whrrrr
-whew! what's that Edith's tongue, as
l live. Ny! We wouldn't describe her
now for Kingdom. Why, she could talk
US into nonentity, before an ordinary per-
son could nave their ejaculatory apparatus
in moving order. Who's Quill c. Qua?-
We've heard there could be "too much of
good thing" and, we believe there can
be too many writers from one place. No
sooner does one write from Belmont than
another comes out 10 report progress. Now,
tell Quill we never wrote to Nc, but we do
advise him {Q.) to let his first efort be lis
last We also assure him we'll take Has.y's
part, cause we like her looks. We don't
know Rustic. Did hear that Rustic was
Hasty, Hasty was Rustic, each was the
,rl tho otbar .. ;,ll
Did David mean our manuscript was full of
errorsi We dare him to show them. And
as for 10. we think il he'd visit the barber
oftener, he could see better. By the way,
haven't all the BARRIERS left town! We
should judge so from appearances. "One
o: Ewes fairest daughters!" o! Dear!-l
Not quite so fair, reckon, as one Minnie,
with whom. once upon time, David ad-
vised some moonstruck sonneteer to take a
stroll. a paragon Of perfection!" Ho,
Hum! won't somebody hand US a g.ass of
water! Well, is there anything newt
Guess not. The Fair Grounds seem to be |
great attraction for men, women and chill |
dren. As for us, we never felt any curiosity |
TO see parcel of horses racing around a
ring. And we consider it circusfed enough |
to be disgusting to see pOnaen riding there.
So we haven't been, and can't tell you any
of the doings. The temperance question
is still on the iapis, we believe. We heard
a gentleman say, few days since, if the
ladies would go ahead and enfor:e the law
the men would protect them. Ha! hal
Wonder if he ever read of the man who
killed the bear, by sitting on one of the
rafters and telling his wife to shit him
again" But, seriously, this is running on
too long. There are men here whom we
can remember as respectable and sober Cit
izens; men 10 whom we looked up with res
pect when we were "toddlin' wee thing"
who are now daily frequenters of grogger-
les. There are voices we used to love TO
hear, so kind were they, that grow thick,
now, with drunken words. And our young
men. Verify, they are fallen. We have
heard numbers of them boast, and that, too,
in the presence Of ladies', how much they
could drink. And it is nothing Uncommon
to hear them. when in company, use such
language as leaves us to infer that they are
familiar with cards and gaming. Won't
some one start temperance society! We
don't believe there's another town in the
county, at least, but what c1n boast Of some
anti-rum association. Can't we have
Temple of Honor and Social Degree! The
men must start that Take the lead, =. 1t
uDont hurt gOu.
Bah! can't talk as much q we thought
we could, after all. Cause why, got moth
ing to say. But we'll make up for i: the
next time, for row. Good bye.
Yours, sorter,
FAN TAZ Mayor, l. A.
P. S. to Hasty. Many thanks for your
kind invitation. Should like much to ac-
cept it. We would so love to be in the
country awhile. But, alas! circumstances
forbid FAN.