The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-09-09
AROEMAS WARD ON MATTERS
AND THINGS.

The stoodent and connyseer must have
noticed and admired in various parts Of
the United States of America, large, yell
ler hahdhills, which not onl y air gems OF
art in themselves, but they toothlully sit
forth the attraction OF my show-a show,
let me here observe, that contains many
livin' animals, ever one Of which has got
IA Beautiful MoraE
Them haubils is sculpt in New York.
d annooally repair there to sit some
more on 'um
d bein' here, | thot I'd issoo a Ad-
dress 10 the pablic on matters and things.
Since last | meyaniered these streets,
| have bin all over the Pacific Slope and
Utah. l cum back now, with my virtue
unimpaired, but l've got to git some new
clothes.
Many changes has taken place, even
durin' my short absence, " SUM on um is
oollum to contemplate. The house in
| Farlck Street, where used TO board is
bviu torn down. That house, which was
rendered memorable by my hviu' into
it. is 'parsin' away persln' away p
but some o! the tinbels will be made into
canes, which will bo sold to my admirers
at the low price OF 81. Thus is changes
goin on conlinery. In the New World
ITS war-in the old world empires is tot-
term and dysentaries is crumbllng. These
canes is cheap alta dollar.
Sammy Booth sculpt my handbIls,and
he's an artist. He studied in Rome
State Of New York.
I'm here TO read the proof sheets Of my
hanbills as fast as they're sculpt. You
have to watch these ere printers pretty
close. for they are as apt to spell word
rong as anyhow.
But have time to look round SUN aud
how do l fiud things? ? return to the
Atlantic States after a absence often
months, aud what state do / find the
country IN Suffice it to say | do not
find it in the State OF New Jursey.
find sum things thai is cheerin, par
tic'Iy the resolve on the part of the win
in of America to stop wearin furrun'
goods.
| never meddls with my wife's things.
She may wear muslin from Greenland's
icy mountains, and bombazseu from In
y's coral strands, If she wants to but
I'm glad to state that superior woman has
peeled off all her iurrin clothes and jumpt
into fabrics OF domestic manufacture.
But says some folks if you stop impor-
tin things yoa stop the Revenoo. That's
all right. We can stand it if the Reve-
moo cant. On the same principe young
men should continue to get drunk or
French brandy, and to smoke their liven
as dry as corn-cob with Cuby cigars,
because 4sooth if they don't it will hart
the Revenoo This talk bout the Rove
moo is of the hosh, boshy. One thing is
tol'bly certa n---if we don't send gold out
of the country We shall have the consdla
ticn of knowing that it is in the country.
So say great credit is due the wimin for
this yatrotc move-and to tell the trooth
the wimmn generally know what they're
about. Ofall the blessius they're the
soothiuist. Ii lhere'd never bin any win
in, where would my children be to-day?
But I hope this move will lead to other
moves that air Just as much needed, one
OF which is genra and therrer curtain
ment Of expenses all round The fact is
we are gettin terribly extravagant, and
onless We paws in our mad career, in less
than two years the goddess of liberty will
be seen dodgin into a Pawn Brokers
shop with the other gown done up in a
bundle even if she don't have to Spout
the gold stare in her head band Let us
all take hold jiutly, and live aud dress
centcibly. like our forefathors,w who kuow'd
more'n we do, if they want quite SO
honest.
There air other cheerin' signs. We
don't for instsns, lack great Gin'rals, and
we certainly don't lack, brave sojers--but
there S one thing | wish we did lack and
that is Dir present. Congress.
Alta special congres slonal lection in
my district, the other day,'I delibritly