Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-12-14
THE OTHER SIDE.
By A. C.
RAN RoAD HofEL, BotHBos. Dec 4.

Rail- ROAD HofEL, BotRBoN. Dec 4.
DEAR MArT:--Did you ever get on "big
drunk" by drinking too much Bourbon whlshs2-
And. did you ever visit the notorious town OF
Bourbon, in Marshall county 1.-The Egypt OF lndi.
anal lfyou have ever experienced the deecta'
BILE happiness of the first, and not neglected the
Bougbonites, andre f,iled to honor this @burg''
with your presence editorial, YOU undoubtedly
noticed the town somewhat--if not more 50. Es-
pecially the streets, which splendidly laid with
-'corduroys," even to the town centre. Go which
way you please the inevitable mud and bad roads
are ever to be encountered. But this | only dare
to whisper ever SO gently and carefully in your
ears for fear of the jealous Bourbonties, who
are constantly contending that they have as good
roads any other city can boast Of and that their
town has never been surpassedin rapdiy of growth
or excelled by any other community in ''publc
spirit and general Improvement" Let ZEN, "rest
in peace under This belief II they ever happen
by any means to get '.far from home" once,
twill be too cruelty Impressed on their now happy
ignorance that there is a world-even outside OF
their wonderful town Of muddy streets ard one
story houses.
or course YOU have heard "ten thousand times"
of the College that has been building--the walls
two stories high-and which will now have to be
"winiercd over" notwithstanding the great blow
that has been made about it and the wonderful en-
ersy of tho Bourbonities. Then you were doubt
be finished for want OF mlterial"-and lack o { en-
ergy-(but altogether the latter article. If dare to
speak it--which 1 do OF course we are to
have no school this winter. This is no mistake as
there was none here last winter nor since the old
house burned, which is credit y to the town OF
Bourbon, but would be considered great disgrace,
an eternal disgrace To any other town or communi
", TO have no school house or school for oyer n
year. But athere Is no materal'to build or fin"
ish school house in this timbered country!i( y
But Bourbon is improving so rapidly that no
one take time to look to such little affIirs.-
Every one has so much ''blowing" to do about the
astonishing improvements" of the town, to work
for the public good. Every stranger cemins here
has to learn, repeated DER and Ger the "samc
worn out story of Bourbon's great Importance rs
business point, which has no rival in Warsaw or
Plymouth, or scarcely any town. in the Northwest
can vie with this rail road town." sE
Taken all in all the poodle in this village are
suffering drcadiully with Bourbon "on the BRAIN"
and If some fortunate circumstance does not occur
disastrous may be the result
But. Matt, you never have been here since the
town has been Incorporated, have yoa' Some
who biowed the hardest and loudest for Bourbon
rs big thing on ice, refused TO vote to 'ncor5
porate." but would much rather 'wade in mud up
TO their eyes, than hare to build side ,ralks along
their property And even now many are gumbins
dreadfuliy at being FORCED to law down a little
side walk .-Stand rom under We small craft -
for YOU can't compete with such "public spirit
Next time will tell YOU little secret about
proposed plank Road" that was to have been
built from this place to Bremen, "unbrknorn" to
you poor ''scalawacs" OF Plymouth and Warsaw.
Also. few local ..qoals'' that are ''too rich TO
keep long" Let the cat OUT