The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-06-11
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ought TO "vegitatc" c"-well 100 re here, 1--WE
are sure of Mut. scratching our head
for something local to interest and amuse
our thousand and one readers nnd to be
honest with you, friends we must acknowl-
edge that it is rather an up hill business.
Notwithstanding the size Of our city, and
the stir and hustle, noise and confusion,
by which we are surrounded. our scratch
ing has all been in vain. 1t is true, we
might talk about the heavy
Rains
by which we have been visited recently
hut that subject has been SO much talked
about lately that it is becoming stale /;
and to be candid with you, we don't think
we could edo justice to the subject"
Probably you have heard Of the anecdote
which is told of fellow "away down
east" who was celebrated for being the
roughest man to swear in the neighbor-
hood, and whenever anything would oc-
cur which was calculated to require the
exercise Of this peculiar faculty, his neigh.
bors would hasten to the scene to hear
him swear. Well once upon time, this
individual happened to be hauling load
of ashes up very steep hill, and the
"tail board" Of the wagon having drop
ped out just as he commenced the ascent,
by the time he reached the summit Of the
bill there was not q peck Of ashes in the
wagon. Ofcourse every one Of his neigh
bors who had witnessed the poor fellows
misfortune was at the top of the hill about
as soon as he was, expecting to hear "a
little the tallest" specimen Of swearing
that they had ever heard. When he dis
covered what had happened, he stopped
his horses, looked into his wagon-bed,
and after surveying the crowd for mo-
ment exclaimed, "friends you may as
well go home-I can't do justice to the
subject" Speaking of the evil Of swear
ing reminds us Of the evil OF intemper-
unce, and also that we had temperance
lecturer, who styles himself
<sThe Buckeye Broadaxe,"
in our town last week, who made the
chips hy right and left. His lectures
were listened to by very large and respec-
table audiences, and were well received.
While talking about chips, we will take
occasion to say that if some of our sub
scribers do not bring us some
Wood 4..
soon, we will be compelled to fall back
on the chip pile which is not very large
either. Now. this allusion to the wood
question brings the subjectof
Fire
before us, and we can't let the occasion
pass without reminding our citizens that
the Getty Fathers" have not only pro-
vided Hooks and Ladders, but also very
fine hook and ladder carriage, and are
now waiting for some person to make a
move towards the formation Of a company
to take charge Of them. But while we
are speaking of the doings Of the
Town Council. Y @
perhaps it wonld be proper to remark that
the honorable gentlemen have con cluded
to trunk and i'll up the ditch on the south
side Of Walker street, east of Sandusky
Avenue and that they propose to the
persons most directly interested in having
the ravine on Fifth street, south Of Hicks,
filed up, that when they succeed in put
ting in a suitable culvert by means pri-
vate subscription, the Council will ex-
pend one hundred dollars of the public
funds in filing it up. For the purpose
Of making these and other improvements,
and defraying the ordinary expenses of
the City. the Council have thought it ad.
visable to levy tax Of one mill and half
on each dollars worth ofreal and person
al property within the Incorporated linn
its. The revenue derived from this tax
will amount to about four hundred dol
lars. While on the subject of #H
Money, n fN g s'a -s 9'h
we are very forcibly reminded that our
wallet is on the decline-it. is growing
small by degrees and beautifully less
and, unless our patrons come to the res
cue, it will certainly collapse--it's swift
ing" now. We are not great lover Of
money-not much desire for 'sfilthy lu-