Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-08-06

mind to be angry with you. Cause why
you wouldn't let US hit =. You never tried
to save US from him, though. to be sure, he
don't hurt in the least; but it would be JUS
tice to keep him quiet as well ss Us. But
we have come 10 the sage conclusion to
"never mind" But, we tell you, We did
feel Ike hiring a key-hole for a hiding
place. when we saw that our cousin Bill
had written to you. We think we could
find comfortable quarters in key-hole.
hoops and all. At first we thought maybe
you bad put it in on purpose to annoy US.
but we afterwards remembered that you had
conscientious scruples against hurting ieel-
ings--of subscribers. But, although Bill
may have composed his effusion, Priscilla
must have written anG corrected it. she
is considered a prodigy out in Uncle
Josh's neighborhood. She's been to board
ing school, and knows the Westminster
catechisn all by heart. That's considered
wonderful "out in the woods" Imight tell
you how he has sat lor hours and "twirled
his thumbs overc Jme with confusion at
being "interspliced tew a town GAL" l
might cite many of his mortifying adven-
lures, but | wont. And as for him not
knowing that midnight oil is an unctuous
conglomeration of--but he wouldn't un-
derstand poor fellow. But please don't let
him write any more. It's extremela maw-
tifying to have the gentlemen, especialla,
OF aw Acquaintance know that We have
such vuIgaw welaiives as cousin Bill
We rarely ever descend from our loliness
to take notice of the affairs Of the political
world. But we would love TO know one
thi z, and will ask it here. lest we forget.
Amt Republicans the greatest rasca Is ever
lived! Well tell you why we ask We
see in all the Democratic papers long lists
OF Republican defaulters, the crimes of Re-
publicans in ''beeding Kansas" &C., &c.
but never hear OF Democrat running off
with the public money, or of a Democrat
doing anything wrong. Can it be that there
are such con-ummate rascal Is living as the
Democratic editors paint, and can it be that
they have gathered together in one MIGHTY
phalanx and named themselves Republicans!
The buckeye Broadaxe" is in Bel!aire,
sayeih "Loca items - Wonder if we could
get him up here. Suppose we try
Get kim to lay his axe at the very root of
the fast spreading tree Of ruin that has
sprung up in our midst Get him to send
his blows last and hard, and see ii it wont
totter, totter and fall, AID the crash viii
proclaim 'freedom to St. Clairsville!" Can't
ire raise Carson League! Why, in HitLe
Beliaire, a friend says, they subscribed
t,Ceniy-tuo thousand dollars to be used in
ie,hroning King Alchohol. Three cheers
for cur little sister,
The colored population all went over tc
Cadiz on the lst, to .'have some fun One
of them on his return proclaimed that he
came home "by way of Athens and Union
town, and the road was level all the way"
Wonder if he wasn't SO "high'' himself he
couldn't tell mills from vallieS.
We've had several heavy rains lately -
Amt it dangerous for the wheat! We heard
was already sprouting. Summer showers,
we own, are very pleasant, but we would be
willing to have them more "like angels
visits" Just now, "few and far between"
We've been cut TO Morris,own again.
Weren't We taken to 60 back again SO soonl
This time we found i very still and quiet
Everybody out harvesting. they said. The
country presented a lively scene. The fields
were alive with merry harvesters. But
most of the wheat, we believe, is reaped.-
Hope they IL get it in before the rain comes
again.
There has not been anything out of the
usual way happening in town, except one
or two exciting dog fights. Exciting ;udg-
ing from the alacrity with which crowd
of men gathered Wish something arould
happen. If there don't poor Fan will have
to come 10 a sudden pause in her literary
career. Then everybody looks so supreme
ly lazy, we think happen would do them
good. But with many good wishes to you,
compliments to '.the boys" respects to your
typographical spirit of evil, AMI lore to =.
(no immediate danger apprehended) I will
make my very best bow and retire.
Yours, prOdigiously,
FAN TAz Mayor I. A.
P. S. A man once said 10 woman could
write letter without P S. II you ever
come across that man tell him he will find
an honorable exception to his general rule