Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-12-08
DumOtOns.
Free Lovers.


The sect Of the order, or rather Of tho
disorder of Mrs. Branch, are fairsubiects
of ridicule, if not of legal prosccution.--
The denunciations Of the press and clergy
are certainly not amiss, bu. we have seen
nothing that shows up the absurbity and
utter righteousness of free love preten.
! tions hall so well as a heterographic. let
| ,er in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, purport-
| ing to be written by an itinerant show.
man, who called one day upon the COM
munists of Berlin Heights. Here is an ex.
tract which gives the pith Of the epistle:
| "llere am at Berlin Hites amung the
/ Free Lovers. | arrove hear last ToOsday
! * bitterly do cuss the Day ever sot foot
in this retched place. Ihearn tell of these
| Free Luvirs for sum time IL thawt ide
cum and see what kind of kritters they
vas. pitcht my tent in a field near the
Luy kure, as they Kill it & unfoldid my
bannir to the Breese. Bimeby the people
kommensed fur to pour into my show 4
begun for to kongratterlate myself on do,
ing s:arvin bisniss But they ware orss
ney lOoltin set, must say. The mems 70.
ces was all kuvered with hair & thay look
ed hart starved to deth. The wimmin
was wus nor the men. They wore trowsis,
short gownds and straw hats with fadid
green ribbins onto them, & they all kerrid
bloc kotton umbrelers in their hands.
Bimeby perfekly orlul lookiH female
| presentid herself to the dore. Her eownd
was skanderlusly short & her trowsis was
shameful to behold, Sez she AR it posi-
| bel, kin it be? yes, It's troo, 0 It's troo.
| Se2 i, 'l5 sents, marm.i Sez she, Is so i've
| found yu at larst--at lurst, D at last"
| Scz j, yes yu has found me at larst Il you
wood have ioundme at fust ifyu had cum
sooner Se2 she, Air yu q mar p Sez /,
| i think air, but flyer dowt it w may
address Mrs. a. Ward, Baldinsvile, Inii,
amy, postidge pade, & she will dowtliss
! Civ you the required imfurmashun.' Sez
she,' then yu air what the wurld cawls
manidY | scd, yes r,arm i air. The
eksentric female then grabd me by tho
arm SEE she in wild voise, you air
mine, o you air mine" Scarcely sez as
i released myself from her irun grasp.
She agane clutched me by the arm sed,
you air my affnerty' Sez /, what upon
arth is that p 'Dost thow not know ? sez
she. No marm.' sez i, i dostunt.' Ses
she, Listen man, 4 lie tell yc. Fur years
i've yearned for thee. | knowd thow vast
in the wurld sumwhares altho knowed
not thy name or plase of residunce- Ny
/ hart sed he wood cum & took currige.-
He has cum-he is hear--you air him
yu air my alfinery! o It's tw) mutch--
two mutch = & she bust out a cryin.-
Yes, sez i, i think it is darn site two
mutch.' Hast thow not yearned fur mef'
she yelled, ringin her hands like female
! play actor. Sez i, not yearn.' Bi this
| time CRATE krowd offree loyirs had kols
lectid around us, & they all kommensed
fur to holler shame brute beast etset.
terry, etsettery. i was jest as mad as
Martch hair. Sez i, 'yu pack Of ornery
critters go way frum me q talk this retch-
id woompn along with yu. Ny naime i,
ArtemuS Ward & ime in the show bisuis.
pay my bills mind my own fairs. inc
a married man 4 my children all look
like me if am a Snowman. don't 20 il
FUR setting the laws of my country at def4
ance. | aint in favsrs of privtearing or
nOthin else illegal. think yure affinity
business is cussed nonsense, besides bein
outraiusly wicked pored 18th my indg-
nation in this way until gut out of breth
when stopt. took down my tent &
shall leeye town this evening
"a. WARD"