Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-12-21
THE REPUBLICAN,.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Punching Rohemian.-A. c., one of
our Bourbon correspondents, has Stirred up the
denzens of that place slightly aud a. we predicted
they punching him severely. Whether he will
relish il As well as the kind he innocenty under
stood Us TO refer to, remains to be seen. We ina
CINE he will soon become appalled, at the storm he
has raised, and either quietly subside OF make the
amende honorable. He will probably adopt the
latter his letter has had all the effect he
desired, viz: little excitement and sport. At
least We think he had better, az. sbesides the two
communications publish to day in reply TO his
letter OF isstveck, we have received two Others
for which we cannot find room in this Issue
Que Of which il from IAN Old Settler. "a tempe
rate and resTecsfuI prodsctton,--apd the other
q poetical effuson, of rather sarcastic character,
from kate Downing" Kate is maiden sister
of tho celebrated Jack Downing. perhaps. or may
be his d.ughter,-shoush, we confess We never
heard Of his having daughter, or that he had .
wife even Jack. 50 far a. We ever read his wri-
sinzs, entirely reticent on the subject of wife
or daughter. But be that as il may, Miss Kate
Downing Of Bourbon il spirited young I'D lady,
and If ever c. should attempt pay his distress
e. TO her, young and handsome thou,A be be, he
had better look out for her broomstick. She un.
derstsnds "a. c. to be the initials Of "Apsry
Caterpillar" and thinks he will soon turn into
butterfly. Now. We submit to A. c.. since the
ladies have got after him, whether he had better
not retreat. fall back. subsde surrender at dis
erection. II soulj he m sdnes,. sheer desperation
sn him, to continue the contest with such fearful
odds. He might, were hi, antagonists all Of the
masculine gender. de6Antly proclaim
Thrice armed is he Who hath his quarrel just"
and then. like FitI James, vhel he found himself
suddenly surrounded on all sides by Roderick
Dhu's clansmcn. back up to big lumber pile,
(there are no large rocks sbou: Bourbon, We be-
iiese.l and cry out in clarion tones:
"Come one, Come all.
This pile shall, d. from its firm base soon as l."
But vhcn there is . lovely and beautiful young
female leading on his ASST lsnts, herself armed
<p-a-pis with female implements,
bodkins. darning needles and pins, sticking on,
like porcupine's quill..-the case assumes diff
ferent hue entirely There is nothing left for you,
A. c., bu, to do as Caesar did when he saw Brutus
among his ASSISTANTS, exclaim ct Ia Brute, then
wrapped his mantle around him and fell at the base
Of POmpey's statue. You can say TO Miss Kate,
"st fu kafie," then wrap your buffalo robe around
you and fall at the base of Heller & Gsllentne't
smoks stack. In your death Of ucslcr do not for
get TO exclsim. Isle Ssnsa 0lsria rl1ndi." and
then your fame will be established; live forever
in song and story. nursery rhymes, &c. &c. But
Kate. poor Kate, when she bcholds her handsome
young victim living stiff sDd cold in death will be
seirsd with sudden remorse and either fail dead
upon his ffeless form or become = raving maniac
ever imagining she sees blood upon her hands, and
sfter tryins in vain to wash il OF excairn, "the
id spot will not out" Let hecursain drop.