The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-10-10
Artamus ward among the spir-
From Vanity Fair.l

From Vanity Fnir
My naburs is morn harf crazy on the new
tangled idoar about Sperrcts. Sperrctool
Sircles is held nitcly e. i or long hnrcd
tellers has settled here and gone into the
sperrct biznis eXcoOsivly. atemt was
made to get Mrs Ward to embark into the
Sperrct bizniz but the atcmi failed. | of the
long harcd fecrs told her she was a ethc-
real creetur g. would make II sweet mcjj-
nm, whcreupon she attact HIM with a mop
handle e. drove him ont Of the house. |
will here obsarvc that Mrs. Ward is in
valerable woman--thc partner of my goys &
the shairer of my sorrcrs, In my ahsunac
she watchis my interests & things with an
Eagle Eye and when return she wclcoms
me in atcctionatc style, Truly ii is with us
rs it was with Mr. and Mrs. lngomU in the
Play, to whit
solcs with but single thawt,
harts which beet as /.
Ny naburs injooccd me TO attend Spcr-
retooul Srcle at Squire Smiths. When
arrovc found the east room choCk full il =
clooding all the old maids in the the village
g. the long hared fcllcrs aiscG. When
ment in | was salootcd with "hcar Gums the
heuited nmn'--"hear Gums the horcy heded
mbeeever"~ Gums the slio!tcr at
trooth,' etsettery, ctsettey.
Scs !, my frcns it's truo I'm he II, now
bring on your Spcrrets."
of the long harod ielltrs ri2 up and scd
he would state n few remarks. He scd he
was Il critter of intcllcck e was moving ON
to Cole. sum men had bigger mtcNccAs
than other men had and they wood get to
to the Cole the sooncrcst sum men was
beests Il wood never git into the Golcat al
lie scd the Firth was material but man was
immateral and hens man was different from
the Erth The Firth, continued the speaker
resolves round ON its own aNclrcN 0uct in
~ honrs, but rs man HART got no aXeltrcc
he cant resolve. He scd the cthc,c0l os-
sunce of the koordinatc branchis OF super
human natur hecum mottymertusscd as man
progrest in harmoninl cuoXistmco x ovcn-
tOolally anty humani2ed themselves \ turn -
ed into reglar spcrretUellcrs. This was vc:-
siferusly app'auded by the cumpauy and s
make II n point TO get along as pleasantly
as possible, ! sung out bully ior yu old
bo.y"l
The cumpany then drew round the table
and the Sirkle kommenst to goit They aX-
ed me il there was anybody IN the Spewet
land which | wood like to cOnvearsc with, |
sed if Bill Tompkins, who was once my part
ner in the show bZnis was sober | Shnod
like TO convarse with him few periods.
ais the Sperrct of William Iomplins pres
ent?" sed | OF the long harcd chaps, and
there was three knox ON the table
Sez !, William, how gozc IT, Old Sweet,
ness?"
"Pretty ruff, old hoss,' lac replied,
That was pleasant way we had Of ad
dressing each other when he was in the flesh
Air you in the show bi2nis?' scz |.
He sed he was. lie scd hc and join
Bunyan was travelm with side show il
4. "A. 81. I -
Circus. lie sed Ole Bun (m2auiug Mr.. Bun
yan,) strd mp the animils 4 ground the or
gan while he tcndid door. OccashuualiN
Mr.. Bunyan sung a comic song. This circu'
was doin middln well. Bnl shakespcor ha,
made great hit with Old Bob Rdley, an,
Ben Jonson was dclitin the people with hi,
trooly CRATE AK of hossmanship without sad
dul or bridal. They was rehcrsin D!Xev'
Land and expected it would knock the pc
pie
Sez |, "William my luvly friend, can yo,
pay me that l3 dollars you owe mc?' IL
said no with one of the most tremcniis kno
ever experiunsed.
The Sircle sed he had gon. Air yo
gone, William?" | axed.
"Rayther,' he replied, and lnowd il wa
no use to pursue the suhieck mudcr.
then called for my father
"How's things, daddy"
"Middlin my son, middln."
"Ain't you prowd of your oriurn boy."
"Scacely."
"Why not, my parent
"Becawz you have gone to wrtm for III
noosepapers, my son. Bameby youll los
all your character for trooth and verrassert
When helpt you into the show bianis
told you TO dignerfy that there perfeshu
Litteratoor is low.
He also statid that he was doin mddli
well in the plant biznes & liked it putty we
tho the climit was rather warm.
When the Sircle stopt they axed me whi
thawt Of il.