Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-01-06
An In,iner;,nt Snowman ~ Among
ttfe Free lovers,

The Cleveland Plaindealer publishes The
following letter, purporting to be written
by an ninerant Snowman who called one
day upon the econmunistsef Berlin Hights:
"Here i am at, Berlin Hites amung the
Ere Lovers. | arrove here last Toosday d
bitterly doc j cnss the Day that j ever sot
foot in this retclled place. l hern tell Of
Free Lovirs for sum time & shawt ID cum
and see what kind of krittersi they was.5il1
pitched my tent in field near the Luv
Cure, as they kali it d unfoldid my bannir
to the Breese. 81 Bimby the people kom-
mensed fur to pour into my show d be-
gun fur to congrate myself on DUNG a
starvin bisnes. But tina ur a corney lok-
ing set, i'must say. The mems fases was
all kivered with hair and they, lookedshalf
starved to delh. The. wimmin WAS wus
nor the, men. They wore irowsis, short
gowrds and straw hats, with fadid green
ribbins onto them, & they all kerrid bloc
kotton umbrellers in their hands. Bimeby
a perfectly orful looking female presented
herself to the dore. Hur gownd was skan-
derlously short, q hur lrowsis was shame
full 10 behold. Sez she, Car, kin it be e?-
yes, its true, o It's trup Sez i, IS sents
marin, Sez she, '& so i've found you at
larst' Sez j, Yes va has found me at larst
q yu wood have found me at fus if yud
cum sooner Sez she, Ar you A. Ward ?
Sez j, 'i think i, air, butif yer dowt il syu
may address Mrs. A.. Ward, Baldinsyille
Injianny, postige pade, d she will dowtliss
Civ yu the required infuunashun. Sez she,
Then yu air what the world kalls marridF
l sed, Yes, marin, air. u, y, -.ss
The eksentric female then GRABBED me by
the arm d seq she, sYu air mine, Q you air
mine!' Scarcely, sez j, as released myself
from her iron grasp. She again ,clutched
me by the arm d sed, 'Yu air my atfiner-
ty.' Sez j, 'what upon earth is that -
'Dost thow not no. sez She No marm,'
sez Il dostunt.' Sez she, Listen nan, d
lie tell We. Fur years i've yearned for thee.
l knowd thow vast in the wurld sum
where's, altho knowd not thy name or
phase of residunce. My hart sed he wood
cum & took currige. He has cum-he is
here-yu cir him-yu air my affinerty! 0
lis too mutchr and she bust out cryin.-
Yes sez j, i think its darn site two
mutch. Hast thow not yearned fur me?
she yelled, ringing her hands like female
play actor. Sez j., mot a yearn.' Bi this
time CRATE krowd of fire lovirs had koi-
lected around US, q they all komnensed
fur 10 holler shame brute beast, etsette-
ry, etsettery. l wus jest as mad as a
Martch hair. Sez j, 'yu pack of ornery
krilters, go way frum me d talk this reich
id woomun along with yu. My name is
Arthemus Ward, d ime in tho show bis
nes, pay my bills & mind my OWN fairs,
ine lmarid man d. my childrun all look
like me if am II Snowman; don't go in
far .seltins the laws of my country at def
ance. | aint in favur of privatearin or
nothin else illegal. l think yur afinerty
bisnes is cused nonsense, Decides bein
outrajusly wiekid. Ipored 4th my indig-
nashun in this way ontil got out of breth
when stopt i took doun my tent & ishall
leeve town this evening. A. WARD.