Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-05-03
Scattering Drops-No. 4

along Scattering drops" from Waterloo. q
perfect shower has come from Lake Mills.
'Justitia" sounds very much like the cog
nomen of one of the female persuasion, and
I am rather confirmed in the correctness of
my opinion by the gentleman that tries to get
after her with his name, from the fact
that he must have a JuSs to his Aonlnle de
plume. One BUS ought to be sufficient
upon the first trial, but come to ''Re-bus'
is rather too much of a good thing to
start on.
Well! Mr.. Edtor-I don't blame the
Lake Mills folks for wanting to startle the
world by bringing themselves into notice
through the papers, for they are so far
away from railroad and great deal far
ther from anywhere else, that all the
world and his wife would be ignorant of
their existence, if it was not for the Wa
tertown REpUBLIcAN,-What pity more
folks don't take it and pay for it, SO that
the generality of men generally" as Re-
lJus has it, could know all about this Sec
tion of country, more especially of our am
bilious Lake Mills friends | wonder if
" Rebus " thought the Ghosts of Water
loo, we're going down there to have any
thing to do about those postage stamps in
the distance" that he feared some body
saw. Did he have any aspirations in that
direction Never fear the hosts of Wa
terloo, they don't want you. You meant
the battle of Waterloo did you? Yeou git
eout,-what was that to this place Rebus
claims that Lake Mills is the 81 banner town
of this State " in the nursery line. Alas,
poor Wauwatosa, and many other towns
whose heads had just shown themselves
above water, in the nursery direction
Well, veil" Rebus' and g Justitia,"
am glad to meet you in the columns of the
REPUBL1CAN,-so reach over your hand and
let US be friends, even if you do live in
country place. You have some good farm
ers in that section, and considerable of a
"pile y of water in that mill pond, the
name of which you disagree about. Speak
ing about water, I forgot to mention in my
previous drops" that there is a splendid
openirg for Sash, Blind and Door Factory
here, an unoccupied mill site, owned by
Conklin & Cone, that could be bought
cheap, that is admirably adapted to some
light machinery.
Then friend Budlong has just fitted up the
8: Waterloo House." that SAM used to keep,
in nice, tasty shape, and accommodates
customers in good style; and in fact every
thing is taking lively turn, here of late.
Munson has just got back from New York
with a stock of goods, that he will sell ct
the /" Union," cheaper than any body dare
to ask. All kinds of jewelry from a cam
brio needle, to meeting house JeU-
YES SIR we are going to have a bell on
our meeting house. He has all kinds of
other goods, usually kept in city like this,
and he would supply everybody with goods
only our other merchants are in about the
same fix. Mead & Brother having formed
new firm, have enlarged the borders of
thoir business, by adding hardware in guam
ties, to suit customers, from carpet tacks
to a grindstone, and from a jack knife to a
jack plane Call and see them. And bv
the by, Honest Old Abe long may he
live,-has placed c. P Mead in the Post
Office here, and he has got the machine
in good running order. Watertown, and
other small places, will be supplied with
Post Masters, after while; don't hurry
gentlemen, big places must be filed first
Farmers are very much behind with their
work, but are putin in D IS the Yankees
say; but several of the farmers in this vi
cinity are using the new Patent Grain
COHOl, dlHonS HuOlli diG odueS ". LdHlR,
Joe Squires and others. This will facilitate
springs work very materially. There should
be more Of labor saving, and rapid work
ing machines used. A great many reap
ers have been sold here this winter
and spring. The war clement is getting
rampant here, and even the strongest dem
ocrats are coming to their senses suaici, Mt
ly to 60 for sustaining the laws, and pro-
tecting the property of the country, and
rather admiring '' Old Abe" A spirited
time was had here few days since, when
pro-slavery sentiments, and secession ad-
vocacy was talked pretty loud. " Stringing
up" was talked pretty plainly for those
that showed pre-disposition to give '' aid
and comfort" to the enemy, or talked
treason to their country
Let the Government stand, and future
years and ages will give honor to the brave
hearts and arms that stood by it in these
perilous times, and let ignominy follow to
the grave, the dastardly traitors who dare
breathe word in favor of those who have
proved recreant to their constitution and
their country. QUID.
Waterloo, April 22d 1861