The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

..Diogenes" En-Tub-cd.

CLARA, Potter Co., April l9, 1888.
ED!roR JOURNAL:
Dear .Sir-Athough astranger to you
personally, | have long been reader of
Your valuable paper-indeed have learn
ed to look fur its weekly visit to my quaint
little home, as one does for the face of a |
familiar friend. Many social chat have
we enjoyed tyour paper and i while wan
dering upon the hills which surround me,
and which some enc has politically said,
have caps upon their peaks made from
the clouds. have fancy for the ethe
real 50 taking your last paper for CON-
oanioa intellectually, and sandwich phys |
really, started CAS- often before) IN quest
Of one OF these caps" and to negotiate /
aith the fairy miliiner who has ''set up
shop" ia a hollow heiaiock upon the hill
.op, for a spring bonnet of cloul-tissue.
Filled with these ianciful notions, wan
drrcd on until, exhausted, sat COVE upon
q log covered vita bright moses and hoary
Il-hens, opened my paper nerVously, and
read with strange feeling the story Of the
good angel " Sandal phon," wondered who
was its author, and if there might not be
some mysterious truth aGd comfort to be
realized from this beautiful legend of su-
perst.tious lore. Alter tasting my sand
wich and a drau@ilt trOnI a spring at my
feet, almost concealed, (like a thousand
blessings beneath a covering of autumn
dyed criEison leaves, NY eager eyes rested
upon the next article with a ,tamdtar cap
ton" 4 lew hints to women" Upon
4 careful reading found it was iutenGed
for the locality OF your village, Being
somewhat oI On Invalid have seldom Wis
tied there, but amoDg my dear five hun
dred friends" / have the happiness 10
count many of the residents, and from
them | have learned that the people, gen
orally, are intelligent, hospitabie, kind and
sympathzing. to Iault, and your ladies,
Young and old were, commercially speak
ing, 'choice variety Indeed, nave
vet to believe lha, Diogenes' is an ill.,
partial observer oi tie habits which attach
to the danes and esquires CT Coudelspor.
Ny husband twAo by the way Is a ''slnart
man visited yolr place, Is usual. last
court" and upon bis return / inquired
after tho .' latest news, aud ike an obe-
dent spouse is ne IS. he told lie various
news ana strange things which nave hap
pencd among You, but SAID not word
that tie public bad suffered such grieV
ances as your correspondent sets tOrth.
| write t'ils II be assured of the train,
and to know il your hitherto nob.e-miud-
ed ladies' have So ar fallen from tiicir high
estate, AS 10 form then selves into bands,
50 that their a 'espiOuage upon the affairs
Of their neighbors' may be more concen-
tr4ted. That there may be 1 few such |
doubt not, but the assertion Of" DIogeues'
isasweepiDg one. However the DANES :
are capable Of refuting any such imputa-
tion, if innocent, Gas | nope they arej By
their excellent virtues, ani should the
youthful " Diogenes' wish to test by act
ual " facts from observation" who spends
the most .ime in unnecessary 'gadding"
or improbable "small talk" the danes
or esquires. | think if they chose, they
could meet him EARNED and equipped
for the issue. 1t is to be hoped he is one
Of those whose follies may cease with his
YOUTH" and lot Of the number who ,rjii
be ignorant in spite ofexpcsience." Now
thar his eyes are blinded to the truth you
might suggest to him a retreat in, the
"taL' famous in history as the domici Of
ancient Diogenes. He might be troubled
to Gnd Grecian "pithoi,' but | cannot
see why an empty molasses cask would
not answer for hin quite as well. | an
growing weary and these matter-of-iact
ideas have dispeIted my " Illusions The
fairies upon the hilltop are at their eve
ming vespers, and with the hope That this
leaf gathered among the wit4ered one
around ne may De kindly received, l BID
you good night and return home.
NAOMI.