North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-11-15
TOWN TALK.
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"1f there's hole in a your coats
/ rede ye tent it.


/ rede ye tentit.
ch iels amang you taking notes,
And fath he'll prent it,
IL While we hear .of the young men of the
town organizing literary societies and debating
clubs and doing something to fit them for the great
battle of life, there appears to be no answering
chord struck among he young ladies of the place,
We see them on the streets frequently, and oc-
casionaly blessed by hearing the sound of their
theery: pleasant voices and the "liquid music' of
their laughter. All this is very agreeable, young
ladies; butts it preparing you to make the journey
of life pleasant Do you expect to degenerate into
a mere household drudge from the time you promise
to "love, honor and obey" some one of he sterner
sex; to become the cheerful, intelligent compau-
ion msking lifes pathway smooth, and touching
the darkest cloud with tinge of silver by the mag
ic of your sympathy. No man wants wife that he
is ashamed to hear speak yet there is many hus-
band, even in this town, who is sed in this way.
Whose wives, unless they telling how to make
buckwheat cakes, or something of that kind or
slandsring their neighbors have to submit to the
terrible Punishment of keeping their tongues still.
They cannot converse upon the current topics of the
day, and would as quick attribute the authorship
of Manfred to John the Baptist, as to Byron
Contrast this with another household We have in
view. There the husband returns from the cares
and harrassments OF business, to be greeted with
pleasant smile, and agreeable and intelligent con-
versation before which the frown upon his brow is
di ssipated as clouds before the sunshine Of May
Here, the lady believes that woman has a nobler
mission In life than simply to pots and pans
that God gifted her with reason and intelligence to
DO cultivated and enlarged, ,.for the purpose of
making her source of happiness to him with whom
her lot in life has been cast An evening passed in
her society would give the worst old bachelor bet
ter opinion of womanknd.
Town Talk has often heard it remarked, that the
young ladies of the place were deserving of as
much censure as the young men and we are
aware that their conduct upon good many occasions
has been any thing but eommendable. But we have
felt good deal of hesitancy in aluding to any of
them, for, where young man will soon recover
from any scratches his reputation may receive,
simple stain upon lady's character can never be
obliterated
Er Middling quiet the week has been "Bar-
keep had considerably more of load than O well
regulated craft should carry, ON Saturday night
He button-holed the editor and delivered him
maudlin sort Of lecture, ende avoring to persuade
him not to permit Town Talk to make any further
exposure of his short comngs. He was even guilty
OF the petty meanness of attempting to bribe him
with drink or two. We are sorry to say the edit
took the drinks but while they might have ten
dency to soften his feelings towards bar keep they
will have nc such effect upon us and if he is
again doing the like, we shall consider it our duty
to make a note of it''
Monday night '1ttle iron man." charged his
cupola with considerably more than it could stand.
One or two others were drunk, and "paugh"-ing
around but they are contemplate 'cusses' at the
best.
Saturday morning observed a distinguished
professor of music, and half dedged limb Of the
law, take possession of horse and buggy belonging
to a disciple of Fowler & Wells. Said buggy
contained Monitor Organ, and the orthy pair Ia
bored hard to extracts music from the organ, and
60 from the old horse at the same time. It was an
up hill business, though.
u A great many complaints have reached the
ears of Town Talk in regard to the manner in which
the post Office of this place is conducted 1t is said
by some, that ga good portion of the time the office
is closed, and when open is usually in charge of
some little girl or boy" By Others that the space
behind the counter is filed up with Elder this
Squire that, or Judge soandso, and every paper or
letter passing through the Office must be nosed or
scrutnzed by this pack of paul Prys." These
last mentioned pimps as soon they are out of the
Office, are the most loud mouthed in their fault
findings as to its management If the worthy post
master would give his personal attention to the
Office, and kick the first one of these sneaks that
stuck his ugly mug behind the counter on of doors,
he would be deserving of the thanks of the public.