The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-04-15
A Letter from Gossip.
RocHssrsR, N. Y. April 4, |

agsinl Well, he may have his say for all NO.
II required an effor, to stoop to notice him be.
fore, but now, he has mixed himself up so much
with figures, that he is absolutely unendurabls
He's a bumbug, might add, stupid humbus--
humbug that excitss ones sympathy for his
want OF sense. But let him go, | will leave
him up there in the woods OF Grand river among
The bears and wolves, where he naturally belongs
But one thing, dear Journal. advise you a. a
friend, not to try to snlsh,en those back woods
! Csnucks. II will ba lost with them. depend on
it. have been among them, and can speak ad-
vissdly. Let Anti. Gossip alons in future--as
we'll as his nsighbors; they are not worth eiv-
lining. shall not stoop again to notice Anti.
Gossip, in fact am provoked myself for hav.
ing had any thing to do with him, and if you
will giant my pardon for this one ndiscrotion,
| will promise you faithfully that shall not soil
my fingers by touching him again, not even to
lhump him on the ribs when he deserves it,
You will see, dear Journal, that have left Can
ada. You congratulate met | knew you would.
You have sways proved yourself friend.
What queer world we live in Havnt you
| ShSh shVuHuk nVt hdNos WHdN strange
sights we sssl What filling up of all the
hooks and corners Of life Sometimes think,
or am half inclined to think, the world mag.
nlfcent hnmbus-a great revolving farce. We
see hulnbug all around us; we eat it, feel it and
smell 1t. Humbug meets us at every turn and
corner of life. From paten, msdicines down to
Barnam, our senses are daily rsgaled with hum
bug. 1t presdes in our national councils il is
seated on the bench it may be seen at The desk
in the bar, in the ssop, in town and country
everywhers-all is humbug. have been led
to this reflection, dear Journal from seeing
posted, in large letters, in shop window Of
this place, shese words" Anti-slavery goods
Tor sale here. Pity the poor slave" Pity the
poor slave said mentally, as read 1.-THE
slave OF mammon who would make his dimes
out OF sympathy for the poor slave. | did not
80 In to purchase or to examine, but passed by
Saying to myself" humbug" Yes, dear Jour.
nal, said humbug because thought it, said
to myself, also, that the world is a humbug.' y
1t is humbus-svery thing is humbug; I'm
humbug; you are hum--I beg pardon you arc
nothing of the kind; you are gentlem an -
When SEQ mon practicing upon the fears, su.
psrstitlons or religious feelings of community,
Tor personal gain, say to myself "humbug.
When see sleek, wsll-to-do clergyman with
salary of $1,000, stand up in the pulpit of his
church and beg money by the hour from poor
widowsand from poor psoplc generalIy-for the
good OF African or other foreign missions
appealing to their feelings by all the sophistry
and art that he is capable OF. that he may induce
the widow to contribute her mite" and the
poor man to cheat his children of bread, I say
to myself that man is humbug. When see
a judge on the bsnch with owlsh wisdom, ad-
rnin'stering the law TO a Jup,d ccnstitueucy-
himself living contradiction to all law--I say
to myself "humoug" When sac a mani
beg pardon. an NJ. D.--with pocket full OF
pills and thimbl. full of brains, doctoring I"
us duped innocents with his "quack" med-
cines and "quack" pretensions. l say to myself
'humbus." Whsn sss lawyers in court of
justice--or what should be court of Justice. -
wianglng and fighting like eats and dogs over
some petty case, say to myself what "hum
bug. When sea merchant selling damaged
goods for new, and ever keeping the bsst side
before ons's eyes and telling white lies TO his
customers about selling below COST and at q
" ruinous sacrifice,' say to myself "humbug +"
In fact, go where you will, and you will see
humbug stalking ever before you. We look for
tive find it; we expect it, and wo are not dis.
appointed. But did not think of reading you
an essay on humbug when commenced talki ng
In dpar Tnurnsl p,,t II. -
bundsrs; like Mrs. Partington. / seldom open
my mouth without patting my foot into it,
That's not original with mel mean the sx-
preston.
There is, throughout the East, "grsat awaken
ing among ths people Satan is absolutsly
losing ground so heard clergyman say
like, wn4n quoting, o give my authority, ss-
pecally when mlking use of such apt and Gun
ming sayiass as the two above This theatres in
New York have bssn opened for religious
awaksnnss lat least, soma Of them. was
about to say humbus again. dear Journal, but
checked myself in time to save M t,alins.-
How fortunate! for had | really said humbug,
which | nov wollln't say. ON sscoad thought
for the world yol would have been put to IN.
trouble OF dsasreens with III, in a lensthy eii-
toriai--Som-thns dspofab!. to think OF. S,
these revivals :. just th, thing 1--we not thu
slightest doubt of II. Tn. "swakening" has
passed by Rochester altogether, so the papers say
perhaps its bscSus. they have m theatre her.
for the awakcners to figure in. I.houl in't won
der! Bat in the abs nee Of such spirit-stirrIng
rrvivals we are promised som-rhia. fresh an i
inspiring by Buckiey's Negro Mins;rels." They
always create great aw,t'ning wIsrsver they
go have s.rn IN IRE ab.urdiliss pr,cticed un
der the guise of great awskeninss" than
| have rver witnessed ia all th- otn.r hunbass
of The lay raare. I've PIT nv foot into it. snn.
-n'ush. b-lisv-. dear Jnarn.l. IN a sensible
religiOn--a religion from coviclipn--ipt from
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