Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-10-31
Letter from Jonathan q. Smith "a
Major Robinson.

DEER MISTER RoDIsoN Since you've got 10 be
a male agent on the Cleveland Zanesve, Gin.
cinnati, Miersburg and Klbuck Ralerode, I hav
crate luve for you. am now steatcd at New
Gardng, Coumbiany county, few miles abuv
the he'd waters of Yalier Crick, on hich murky
streem the editor of the Holmes County Farmer
onst teeched skulc. | was sent hear by Bill Den.
nison to eectionear for the Union ticket, and
made good time, tell you. That Union ticket
was little the all fredest slickest operation we
ever got up. It tckles me more ner rye straw
would when | think ov It. We fooled lot Of
ocofocos so nice. 1t took purity fine siten to git
them in the CRATE political bed along with Cid
dings, Spaldng, Wade and the rest ov our bully
wool died Republicans. Some ov 'em went in on
account ov the feathers. Tha al seem comfert
able, and sleep away without snorin'. Reckon
some of 'em hav golden drcems. Our fellers in
Holmes county tho't they Good win, but tha was
slightually sold. understand preecher Simpson
had the imperdence to vote for who he pleased
without askin' our friends in his flock, and tha are
rarn' and Gavin worse ner team of balky hosses.
think tha are jist rite. What bisness has my
preecaer to vote without asken me how he should
vote. When we pay a man we hev rite to use
him. am told that Mr.. Simpson never wood
preach darned politck woodent say word
about poticks in the pulpit. Well, am sur.
prsed that our friends in Millersburg stood it MS
long as tha hav What can preecher cair for
the soles of men and wimen when he wont preach
Tor the Republican party. The men and wmen
who had coorage anuff to cum down on preecher
of such Indifferent qualities will be abel to work
out their owd salvation without a darned fear or
trimble The devil can't faze there soals with fire
and b'mstome a bit more ner you Good drown a
goose by sprinkln water on its back. hope you
will furnish me with the Mains of these patriotic,
strong minded people, so that ken give 'em my
compliments. The wimen what got so spunky
about it should hav two votes each. l will right
more on this subject when find out the pertck
lers. ] understand that brother John Caskey
found out Immediately after the election that the
Presbyterian church was very pro slavery, and he
inermated that he had sum noshun of withdrawn
Lis support on that account. 1t is beleaved that
every member of the Presbyterian church is about
to buy gang of slaves for his own use and that
the church is rasen money to fit out vessels for
the slave.trad the profits ov which is to go for
payin the preachers. Then, naber Caskey is
shocked at the Idly of members the church
votin for Jcwett, who is a member of the church,
has always bin prominent member of Tom
Paine's church. Bruther Caskey is gtten so pat.
rotc he should hav sumthen better ner the Mil
lersburg Post Offs. Guide luck to him.
Me and 10. Bakea was out in Crawford county
last week. We was down in Auburn township
/ havin high old time at corn huskins apple par
ems, and sich like. 10 was always full ov gas
and he kept BLOWN me till got kind o. tiret
ov it. We was at a corn. husken at Squire Nor
:, rows, and Jo had bin takn little corn in liquic
state before he cum, and it made him kind of ugly
:. He sed he Good kill more game in day nor
Good, and we bet ten dollars on our respective
selves. The bargin was, that me and 10 was t.
start out together and keep close to each other
me to CARRY what game Jo shot and Jo to carr,
n what game | shot. killed squirrel 10 pickeC
r it up and toted it. Then 10 killed squirrel ant
o | toted it. Then we killed good many, but
e killed the most, and Jo seen he never Good catc
c up with me, and as thar was nothiu sed abou
$ what kind of game we was to shoot, Jo blaze
d away at one of Hugh Cory's yearlin cavs an
d brot it down. / didn't like to carry that kind 0
c game, but Jo sed it was the bargin and mus
If tote it along. Well, l took up the caf, and car
G red till l was well nigh unto Civ out, when tho
| wood rccipercate the fayer. Icum acros an oil
U gray mare belongin to Andy Dixon and peppere
away at her. 10 herd the gun crack, and cum to IN
jist in time to see her kick her last. | told 10 t
shoulder the old mare. He swore woodent do il
| had bin cairyin the veel till was mighty nea
n used up, and was purity mad, so jist told hin
:. if lie didn't sholder the mare would pepper hin
, 10 seen was in ernest and he droped everythin
and broke fora fence. Just as he was going owe
the top rale fired and two heavy loads of she
was safely landed in the slack of his trousers.
. got out of that vicinity in CONSIDERABLE of hur
=, ry and cum down hear. 10 extracted the she
4 with some OF my Concrapuated Essens of Snail
Ingen YARDS, and went right off to Bucyrus am
volunteered in the Home Cards. That's wha
the Journal sez. l sent one Of my boys up wit
. money to Iay for the caff and hoss.
It There was gay cuss cum along hear shor
t. time ago sen territory for patent Corn Cult
'r wator. His name was John Paxon. He wa
j. crate on the Cutivator bisness. He cultivate
at the acquaintance of Ann Eliza Andre, wife of Jor
of athan Andre and tina left together without give
,, ~ dew nois 10 friends and relatives. He toted O
ri another mans wife from this section of COUNT
Mt not very long ago besides that he has wife
re Indiany. If he manages to keep on few yea
~; he may git himself worked into purity good siz,
v, family. Shoodent wonder if he was recruitn f
Brigham Young. jonathan has published Il
wicked wife in the noosepapers, and you will s.
ay it and find out all without me written Paxton h
- better keep away from my Jane. Civ my luv
o' all inquirin friends.
Is Yours, forever,
IT, Oct. 2S, 1861. JONATHAN Q. SMITH.
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