The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-10-28
letter from Gossip.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 23l, 1888.
DEAR JoURNAL:-I might write to you in
praise of this city, but won't for that would
make Perrysburgians and Toedoans jealous
might say that Cleveland is the most beautiful
city on the lakes, out that you know, would not
be advisable In fact might say great many
things that have not the slightest intention of
saying simply well--because this is
free country, ard one may say what he please
ergo--as | don't please TO say a great many
things, Shant say great many things, and il
that isn't clear as mud, then where's the use OF
logic? Echo answers where? (Echo answers
where, is an old phrase, but where's the use OF
trying to be origional in all that one says ?)-
Now as I'm going to say one thing at time, and
say that one thing logically and in ron, will
begging by inlimating that rather dislike hoops
on u tpindy day. | may say that am doWn on
hoops, especially when the wind blows. Here
| in Cleveland the wind plays the very deuce will
them, turning and twisting them, first to the
right aud then the scIt-now up on this side
and down on that, until the dear creatures tina
are encompassed by them, look like walking
balloons with the rigging a little disarranged.-
The wind has free play here and comes up from
the lake " lik, mad" and no mistake Now
my advice To the ladies of Cleveland is tha
they throw away their hoops, and hereafter ap
pear only in such rig as is suitable to ihe eli
mate and locality. But | don't know why
should turn aside, to notice the ladies and thci
hoops, here, so far away from home; in fact t'
confess the plain truth, doubt very much th'
propriety of doing so, to say nothing Of thu
morality.
TO change the subject, Cleveland is might
propcr citu-nnt like Toledo, TO be sure, bu
II then mighty fine town Of its kind In fact
i q like to say in fact, because its impressive
hke) In fact, then, Cleveland is 'Some pump
kins" in the way of sand and high iciad, beside
being something of an iHldHd town, where ON
can find a tolerable market for chickens an
eggs, and other "creature comforts. Bn
lawful sakrs' to think OF il as great com
mercial emporium Why--wel--after sccin
e Toledo bah Commercial emporium Don
( mention it! There's only enc big own on LAX
Erie and that is Toledo, It's not so hjg in poin
: of population as some other towns on Lnk
Erie, 6u, then it's big feeliuS--snd big looking
I and tremendous in lis shipping and in ttrsr an
Asue Lord Isn't il some on these, though
r Cleveland will do well enough for just go,l'
I, church people--hut give me Toledo tor the tu
. Development OF Young America.
" see that Uncle Sam is buildng Custor
House in this place and that some sam is bull
= inga cOur! houSe--twO very creditahle building
by the way Many OF the people in these par
are about cmigratiug "a Salt River IN compen
' with those going from your region. BY Il
, way. the crowd from Wood is some, isn't 1t ?
1. Your Hallvlujah Bill is tremendous, as aPpea
l. ing in your paper last week HE created quite
sensation wherever seen, In fact the who
crowd from your region was received here, {
their way TO their destination, with no itt
Is distinction, Even your Post Master was loo
N ell at by the crowd which is saying consider
Die Tor an out t-ani-out Duchauan man,
But am wandering away from the logic
disquIstion of the subject thu, set out will
in tact have entirely fo gotten what did 5
ont 20 ssy, and having forgotten II, will 81
's un" lest say something that is Irrelevant al
ID not to the poiai, There, I'm done
GOsstY.