Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-08-30
Letter from Peter Pringlc, Jr.,
To his Mitiness Mnrkuss Awerelius Aw-
gustus Orlandow Jewiius Boliivur Ce.
gar Packard, The Pompous.
.NocKs Awgllst thc 2O four. ISGO.

4 gar I-ChHfu, Inc V"pOus'
KNOCKS, August the 20 four. 1860.
DEER SuE;-I sho'd not hav obtrcwdcl
mysclph upon yorc notis, but the oald
man, that is, daddy, bein very much indis-
posid. havin takin a seveer coald in his
he'd in consekwencc Of overheatin himsclph
in his hasty retrect frum Grower, and the
prowfuSe SWEET be went threw while under
the bed artur gettin hoam, ineists shall
drop yu line to keep Won poaStcd in re,
gard TO mattnrs and things down in Stark.
see that our friend Caulkings. bettur
knone down here by the sobrika of Pro-
fcssur Toad Milk, sum kali him the great
Bull Rider, has got into pursonal kwar-
rel with the editur Of the Republican pa
pur. | am astonishid that, KNOWN how
vulnerable he is. he should provoak a CON
trovursy with emmy wun. That yu ma see
how indiSercte he has bin will tell WI a
few things he has dun, which the editur
viii be shure to heer of and viii proklame
EN- from the hous tops and publish EN- in
the streats of Plimuth, and Knocks also.
He has alredy ecksposed his treehery last
fall tn the great Demokratic party, which
the Professor winces under terrible. 1t
hit him whur he resides, and awl attempts
OF Caulkings to lie himsclph out of it by
icnyin that he Civ his konsent to run aftur
bein defeetid in conversation. only maiks
the mattur wurse fur him down here whur
awl the facts ar knone Tu the krime of
trctehcrv he has added that of lcn. But
what bettur coud be expected of man who
few ycerS ago put awl his property, both
real and pursonal out of his hands, to k 'ap
frum payin his honest diets? At furst he
maid il awl over tu wun OF over sittyzens,
and then had it dcetlid tn his wife. Tu
burlc>k him the aulitur of the kounty
charged his wife with the poll tax instid
of him. lore Miiincss mite suppoas frum
this circumstance that the Professor wus
kind anil aiTccsbionait tn his wife, but the
reverse Is trcw. She wus a most amiablc
and intelligent lady. but, awlwais looked
subdewed and timid in his presence. OF
eorsc he generally refraned frum maxim any
cxhibiShon of tyranny over hur in the pre-
scnce OF strangers, but sometimes he YOU'D
forgit himselplI. and then out OF the full
ness Of his heart his mouth spoke. She
has bin del nccr yecr. but even durin hur
last illness he wus hecrd tn speck tn hur
in very snappi>h and insultin languidse
On wun ockashion he toald hur that he re-
gretiel noar than emmy luther act Of his
life that he erer hurried her, This was
two mutch fur Sutch sensitive and ac-
laly to bear. She submitted
pashently and kwietly tn his tirannny AMI
insults. bet hur soul drooped and withured
under his krewclty and she sank down tn
the tomb a broken hearted woman. Muth-
ser >es she nevur sees him but she feels
like tiein him tn bulls back and then let
tin the animal luse to run at his will thru
thickits and swampS.
Yore Mitiness, 'Spose. has hcerd the
story the Professor tells, about scein bull
at rails trac in Mishisan that beat the
fastiSt hoss runnin that cnud be found?-
He tells annuther about curin man of
drunkenness by givin on him toad's milk
He tells bOath these yarns fur facts, and
this is the reason why the boys down here
call him Professor Toad Milk, and the
Great Bull Rider Sum of the boys in
Knocks talk of calm public meetin tn
express thur admiration of the magnanim-
Ity of the toad that generously allowed the
Professor tn milk hur for the benefit of the
poor drunkar'l, and let hur own poor little 1
porwiggles go supperless tn bed. | think
lhe boys ought not tn postpoan callin the I
neein any longer. intend, emmy how tn /
nav sum appropriate resolushions rcddy
Iur the okkashion. But, / must stop talk
IN about the Professor or i'll hav no rune
IN my shcat tn tell yu about sum uther
natturs dad wants me tn right about, of
noar direct interest tn yore Alitiness. II
wur to relait awl the stories toald about
he Professor tina woud fill small book.
But Mattinly will be shurc tu hccr 'cm
lwl and will of course publish 'em tn the
vurld. Now. what does yore Mitiness
hink Of the diskrcshion of the Professor in
,ittin into papur kwarrel?
What dad wishes me tn say purticku-
erly tn yore Mitiness is, that yu had bet
ur cum tu Stark pretty kwick and strait
n mp matters. or Joans will git a numblr
# Dcmokrat voats. a good many ar
issatisficd about the kandyiate bein given
u MARSHALL when Stark ought tn hav had
am. \ good deal is sed about the fraud.
S the dissatisfied kali it, Witch hay not
ume tn repete, but, tha say there are 90
len IN Stark bettur kwalified fur Repre-
than yorc Mitiness, enny wun of ,
HON would have run bet,ur in Stark or
larshall either. Sum of them sa that awl ,