Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-16
Akron Gossip.

AAkoNg W EeDs 10, lSo9s'
EDITORS LEABER :-It would be carrying
Goals to Newcastle" wouldn't It, to say :
word to the readers of the LEADER about
eur "quota," "enrolment," "bOunty- y-mon-
ey" ard "war meetings," as if we were the
only community that is making haste Just
now to prepare for certain day of doom 2
But, after all, 1t isn't every sub-district on
the Reserve that has quota Of lis men
to All. and that, too, when, before the as
Signmsnt, 80 or 40 were counted on q the
largest possible number that could be as
signed TO US. Never mind l we are an hon
est, simpls-heaTted people up here, and In
onr unsoPhistieatsd devotion 70 the cause
of patriotism, took great care to have our
enrolment made as correct and ss large as
we could without actually reporting our
mule teams ss aft for military duty"
However, since honesty Is known to be the
best policy, why can We not be content to
enjoy in this ins tance the legitimate fruit
Of our superior attainments in that virtue I?
But we have sent up 70 Cleveland to-day
Committee of our heavy men-heavy, at
least, in the sense understood by the
school director, who, In search Of teacher
for the fIdeestrict" asked one Of our college
presidents to furnish him with "a big
whiskered man like yourself, sir"-to find
what can be done in the matter and all
that we can do at home is to keep as cool
o. We can with the thermometer at twelve
degrees below zero.
But bsdinage aside, the mechanics and
working men of the place owe . debt that
words cannot pay, to the men Of capital,
who are ready TO spend time and money
for the benefit Of the community ct large,
even when their own personal interest is
not at stake. There is no antsgonism be.
tween capital and isbor here and the
reason is that capital is generous and labor
intelligent. A man who has no heart is
unfit to be the employer of q hundred
"hsnds," however large his brain or bank
stock. Fortunately the men Of large cap.
itsl among Us are not men Of that stamp.
Let me turn to q theme that has no con.
nectiOn with drafts, and mention an effort
for the benefit Of the colored people Of
Akron, which has been going on Quietly for
several weeks, The lady whose heart and
time are given to the work referred 10, will
pardon this unauthorized publicity, pre-
sumo, upon reflection, that WhRtshe.is doing
without thought or praise may BE- made an
object Of emulation to others. refer TO
the fact that Mrs. BeardslsY, wife of Rev.
]. @. Beardsley, the pastor Of the Disciples
Church, has established an evening Sehool
for adult colored people. Sessions Of about
two hours each are held on Wednesday and
Friday evenings. All come, young and
old. One old women with several grands
children says she finds that she isn's too
old to learn yet. No charge is mGde for
tuition. Books, too, are furnished free to
those who are unable TO buy them. A more
dociIe, earnest and grateful class OF pupils
no tsacner, I'll warrant, ever had the salts
faction of instrueting. Think of 1.-THE
poor outcast ones trying at thirty, forty
and fifty years Of age to become intelligent
members Of Becietyl Think of it, ladies'
with thousands at your command and time /
hanging heavy on your handBI II one who |
must depend upon minister's salary and |
do large part of her houseWork with her
own hands, can find time and strength for !
such labor Of love, what will net your
gifts of fortune enable you 10 do towards |
solving the great social problem Of the |
time
By the way, donation visit was lately /
given to Mr.. Beardsley resulting in : most |
liberal gift. '---
Our town is place to work, and We don't
claim that it is very desirable as place Of
from active business. Yet we
are occasionally favored with the presence
Of two retired worthless, whose Opera
lions" in times past have been rather
heavy. The long, bony, limping figure,
sunken cheeks, and hollow haHk-eys Of
Jim BreWn, the veteran eounterfeitsr, are
not indicative Of mind ct ease. b. Mel.
gille Fay, on the contrary, Is "fairer Gad
latter in fesh"-prObably because he al
oHs himself only "pulse to eat and Soater
% drink" Having been summarily ar
'ssted by Mr.. Dobbs in the noble work. of
'aling "spirits from the vasty deep," he
las taken TO the lighter taSE Of giving "to
b )airy nothings local habitation and
lame, in short, Il. Melville is cultivatinR
moustache, and Is bound to succeed K
hough he dye in the attempt.
Yours, PEN.