The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-12
SKowHEGAN, July 8. 1S6:

SKowHEGAN, July s, 1862.
MEssBs. EDIToRs:-I notice by the last
Mondays issue of the Daily Press, "Epson,n
your correspondent from this locality, makes
complimentary and truthful mention of four of
our prominent citizens, and had the article em-
braced short history of one other prominent
man in our midst, this letter would not have
been forthcoming. The gentleman omitted, is
none other than the editor of the Clarion.
Friend Littlefeld is one of our solid men.
second in size to but few in Maine. He is the
man who has successfully published news
paper for twenty-one years, and made it pay
too. He budded and blossomed a democrat:
not loco-foco, but a true democrat, yet, in
these degenerate days, some of the Dana
ties persist in calling him an aboltionist, or
big black republican. He is the man. that
ever was, is now, and ever will be- loyal to his
government, and as benevolent towards hui
manity as it is possible for one of his magni-
tude to be. He is public spirited man, re-
spending promptly to the demands of justice or
the calls of charity.
He has but one face for friend or foe. No
lures, as he talks plainly, and should he threat
en- to knock you down, the proper gesture
would follow the declaration, and down you'd
go. He is a consistent temperance man,
good worker, and for one of his size a fair
eater and complacent sleeper. Through his
industry and prudence he has been able to ac-
cumulate quite handsome property, much
more than falls to the lot of editors generally,
taking their own evidence as basis for the
remark. But alas the day of trial has fallen
upon him. Listen, and in the words of the
poet,
"lfyou have tears, prepare to shed them now"
Dealey, the popular tailor of this burg. after
several attempts, succeeded in obtaining the
editors dimensions, and actually had accom-
plished the feat of covering the whole man
with manufactured lambs WOOL had received
his pay for the same, and introduced his Gus
toner to the world as the man who had fits.
Now, had the said editor been content to re-
main at home, and sweled out in his new store
clothes, he would have been well to do to-day.
But he must needs start out for the natural
seaport, where he had scarcely arrived, and
before he had time to dress for exhibition, when
some contemptible Floyd stole his entire suit
of merino!
shall not attempt to describe the emotions
of the editor on discovering his loss. Propri-
ETY. requires that should draw the veil Of 81
lence. Nor shall / tell what was said by the
editor-lhe's an outspoken man n)-for some
things don't look well in the newspapers. /
have not chrohicled the loss, expecting the
craft to pool in. towards another suit, for our
friend is amply able to clothe himself but do
tell because we, the people, wish your sympa-
thy in the case.
To be sure, the loss falls on our friend per-
sonally, and he, so far, asks no favors yet you
know it is natural for any community to feel an
interest in any large private or public loss, and
only ask of you so bestow sympathy upon us,
in this case, as you would upon loyal resi-
dent of the South, who had had his southern
wool burned or stolen by Floyd himself VIII
you do so? Bolton.