Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-12-23

tahen to perform sls
pioDiena' OF immediate supply for nrason+ 90
- Ane ac'ion OF the County Court. is u,ell
49,. - o'y man, woman and child in everv Ms
4 To-, n0 ooant tyIn every valley and on every hin
-noin tne palatal mansion to the cotta,a !; a.,
esery Intelligent denizen oe ,be co,n,1 -.
s fignts IN the Salt works-sone in sncv rootr'.
alu some In humble prose-the law ON rho snhse :
90 pat as an infants catechism. 'eos %
AnoWs ms right and "kuowino dare
lis interesting to hear the utterancas Of
af 80, ON THIS Saline topic, the bubbling up
cal mary Wrongs-fnding vent in a criti-
maj = inelcient agency, partiaty or other
1A'"uce .s.I or misfeasance, in official conduet h
"non personal rights are greatly DAMAGED as 80
15 con designate precisely wherein the fault lies
Anu W no are the guilty parties Some vary ,,;ona
-one VI questions are asked about salt For IN
MT ieasei wants to know how it comes thar
Sals Is soid now at lee. per lb. whereas in .
nhing Liberal estimate of all CHARGES made
so'' oc' al Whch rate the distribution was at fl, ~
anu continued a brief space. Teasel takes for
granted that the Count Court has m.do sorao ~.
sase arrangement with the salt works or w;,h ~.
agent at home, bearing on this subject. which for
reasons OF paramount Importance ana county nolcv
"ouiu % unwise to deyeope this side of "kilJine
une. ihe thing will be disclosed SO soon as ont.
f" iiSn' " Know. One mischievous little
tp"' up 10 IL oy his mother doubtless hints
'-"' umor was current that extraordinary am
oassador had beenaspmmissioned with full powers 10
e iof the rapid transmission of the salt supposed
to be at Lynchburg, or some other remote point
outfit S500-to pay for the pleasant mornings ride
Tidy said he did not wish to be reckoned personal
ne was only thinking TO himself how snuely this $500
couo De tackled on to the price of the salt and coec-
ted IN lhe convenient form Of tax upon the people
hoy nad no business with matters belonging to
grown iolks MS father, prudent man. told the boy
10 go 10 ped; the offender off muttering 'shat
ne couia MT see how $500 In an ambassadors pocket
could get up any extra steam, influence an honora.
BILE Railroad Company.
The inequality of distribution comes in for share
of criticism. 1t is said that the system works very
well, IN the general the basis is founded in scrip
ture, and the example, that of the unjust judge-the
lmportunate and troublesome-those who lay siege
and hold on, get sack, and sometimes taoo whilst
the tlmd and cripple according to the like inialbe
authority, lie at the pool of Bethesda with none to
heip when the waters troubled-when they reach
the place. the salt is all gone. s@
Some unamable biped blabbed out that in his Dis
trct, the standard Of merit is property and persona
influence, and graded thus Pacha of one sack, Pa
cha of two sacks, &C., and get whole bag In ad-
diton to personal considerations, he must have
friend at Court. Scruggs overheard two children in
sp irited controversy, about whether not Wash
lngton Crystal Esq, had got chole sack of county
salt, by going to head-quartsr On hearing this,
poor Scruggs eyes danced in their sockets as hope
weled up in his bosom, that the days OF fresh
and fresh bread, to him had we'll nigh ended and
that his ten little shoeless responsibilities the
highway to state of preservation. Scruggs, at this
unfortunate juncture suffered unguarded stric-
ture on salt management, TO escape his lips, in the
hearing of offcial-fatal blunder, be was doomed
to wait the arrival of the ENJOYS cargo which all will
allow to be moderate penalty for interfering with
the rights and prerogatiyes of regularly constituted
gents. et
Another class of caylers alledge that the county
agent,-ike characters in .sMidsummer-Night's
Dream'-becomes invisible on Court days, to avoid
the clamors of the restive throng. Ten, fifteen or
twenty miles ride to the Court House--to enquire
about the precious commodity-is good exercise and
ought to be repeated. Old Mrs. Snivelly, with spec
tacles nose, and snuff in fingers AYERS that some
bOdy's to blame, or she wouldn't be eating butter
without salt; she hearn that COL Sewet had salt
plenty for bis 100 head of fat cattle and every thing
else the plantation. tear started IL the old ladys
She had spent her scanty means to equip her only
boy for the war, and her widowhood, sat. mourn-
fully awaiting the result of the bloody conflict none
to do her errands the light of her house and of her
eyes had gone ou-her bread aud butter without the
pungent specific. But weary your patience lfany
body looks into the mirror and sees familiar inea-
ments reflected, trust the hint will be improving.
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