North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-09-13
TOWN TALK,

"ff there's hole in a. y0ureoats
l rede ye tentit;
A chiels amang you taking notes,
And, faith, he IL prent it"
g Town Talk has to complain already in the
second week of his trials and rihqlaons in the cs
pacity of general fau finder of the scarcity of in
teresting incidents. And, 10 add TO the gloom and
Quietness, dark mantle of clouds has been spread
the tow greater portion of the week, letting
at times, the rain-drops descend in copous showers
as if it necessary, before we could once again
behold the blessed sunlight, to cleansed and pa
rifed BY those
"Angels' tears distilled IN heaven.
Whether Providence has deemed it ary that
we should undergo this cleansing process, from the
universal 'cussedness Of the place, or on account
of the Republican County Convention sitting here,
we are unable to say; but, il the latter, we would
pectfully submit that the dose too small BY
far And, by the way, We would suggest TO the
proprietOrs of the hotels ana beer Saloons that the
next time our negro worshpping brethren have any
sort of gathering here, that they should largely
increase their stock of lager. On Convention day IT
only lasted long enough to considerably elevate
some of the candidates and a few of their choses
friends Whereas if the supply had not ont, TO
judge from the general Willingness displayed, the
whole Convention would have been drunk
''wished that tellar Town Talk would publish the
names of those loifers who got so drunk here every
night and made such horrible noises in the streets"
Town Talk, while he mentally dsseptt6 from her
opinion that we were "fe llar, said nothing, bat
went to thinking upon the subject, and at length
came to the conclusion that it Mould Vot bs beue6
cial, either to the public, or the young men in ques
tion, to do That in little time their natural
goo sense would compel them.to see that the over
dose of INK" they were in the practice Of taking
nearly every night, would before long be ruinous
both to credit and character. That this mot only
holIooing but bowling" around the streets nights.
would not improve their standing in society and,
that while cavay raids have been extremely useful
during the last four years Of war, now that 'mid
hammered peace" has once again exerted her sway,
they are not exactly the movement to make ppon
the porch of a hotel Town Talk says this With the
best of feelings towards the parties. Neither would
We haveany one believe that we do not appreciate a
social glass in company with set of jolly good fei
lows But, while would endorse the apostles
saying If he woald substitute lager for wine, and
we have no doubt he would If he lived IN this en-
hghtened age, still hardly think he meant to
have get skins full every night.
E195- Passing along Warren street the other day,
were surprised to see the streets In one place
looking as if somebody had been cleaning it. The
stones ana brush were laid in piles preparatory to
being hauled away suppos d, and we begun
to think that the borough authorities had really
awakened from their Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, and
were about put the streets in something like de-
cent order. We were sadly mistaken however A
little farther along crouchedin the corner of fence,
and busy turning over the leaves Of an old book.
was the crazy woman we spoke of last week. Her
face was begrimuied with sweat and the dirt of tho
street, and her large eyes raised with Wild
mournful look, passed. 1t was her feeble
hand that had effected the slight improvement We
had noticed Afterwards we saw her walking up
the street leading young man by the hapd As
she passed group of gentlemen she exclaimed,
tYou had better be doing am, leading some OF
these drunkards home, than standing here ~ Ver-
Iy a whole sermon in one sentence.
rrR- A gocdly number Of years ago, Tow Talk
came across the following Pleasant little concelt,
and it tickled his faAcy so much that he pastsd
up in bis memory .....
"The sky Is drinking cup,
That was overturned of old
And it pours into the eyes Of men
Its wine of laughing gold. 2
We drink that wine all day,
Till the last drop is drank upa
And are lighted off to bed
By the jewels in the cup"