Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-19

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HARRIsBURGH. FRANKLIN County,
r~oras~rrc. STATE OF OHIo,
: MIR. EDIToR-SIR: Preachers lilate upoI
the patience of Job and praise him as
model for choleric humanity. But no on,
deserves to be praised for patience until h,
has kept hotel. job never kept hotel
If he did I am not aware of it, the fact o
, bis neighbors coming to see him and bring
ing congorers with them don't prove it,
am ruined in fortune and in reputation ant
will sell out cheap to the highest bidder.
Three fellows came from Columbus ant
engaged rooms at my hotel. They wanted
to hunt in the neighborhood, and came
armed and equipped accordingly One o
them was an attorney with fisi prius eve
and parchment cheeks; another was a me.
dium siz.d sandy haired man with keer
eye and hooked nose. They were eviden,.
ly suspicious characters ard determined
to watch them closely. The third member
Of the party was quite youth, and was
brought along, as l afterwards learned, to
pay toll, and bear the general expenses OF
the trip. They retired early. gave them
my best rooms. The attorney insisted on
bringing his double barrelled gun to his
room. demonstrated. Looking at me
savagely he exclaimed: ''Sir. am bache-
lor and never sleep in strange apartments
unprotected" About II O'Clock that
night the Harri,burgh Glee Club
ssrenaled myself and family with their
sweetest music. Judge of my shame and
astonishment when the hoy with the au-
burn hair" as the attorney styled him,
yelled out Landlord! say landlord, stop
that internal cat tight; want to Sleep"
1t was with the greatest difficulty that l
prevented the Club from mobbing him.
After the Club bad retired and all nv
guests were wrapped in balmy slumber, 1
was aroused by most unearthly noise.
could distinctly hear my hotel bell. The
truth flashed upon me at once. The bell
rope came through the hunters room, and
twas but too evident they had found it!
Soon the hall was full of boarjers yelling
fire. rushed to the door; twas locked.
The noise within grew fast and furious. At
length the door was opened aud discov-
cred the boy PROSTATE on bed. The at
torney declared that .sthe boy was dead,
aud he was tolling the bell for him." On
iuquiring his complaint, he with the hooked
nose informed me that he 'died sudd enly
because he smelled some of Curry's best
Bourbon" l grasped the boys hand and
found it warm. Immediately the scamp
drawled out, ''Sorry to disturb you, land
lord, but give me quill to btow these pilzosos
up; there are only ten feathers in each Of
Them" 1 left In disgust. Shortly after
this heard gun explode; another and
another in quick succession followed
There was another general rush for the
room; Drs. S. and H., who came here to
enjoy luiet time fishing, headed the col
umn. armed with some lint and bandages. |
On entering the room l found the three |!
hunters ransacking my best bed, armed
with bootjacks, guns and pistols-I thought |
they were insane. I expostulated. but in
vain. The attorney maliciously enquired
I ever saw the mammoth turtle at
Charley Wagner's, in Columbus ?" /" Yes"
i replied. "Well," said he, "we are after
a bed bug about the size of that turtle, and
we will find him if it takes all summer. 1
got shot at him, but duck shot has no effect
ON him whatever" The bnarders grinned,
and I Indignantly asserted that there was
not a single bed bug in my hotel" "You
are right" said he of the auburn locks
: there is not single bug in the house, |
they are all mar, led and have large |
families" The young scamp advised me
to present him, when captured, to the
Christian Association, of Columbus, since
he was an orthodox "big bug" and an un-
doubted ''hard she'll" Enough, I'm ruined.
| hear they are coming back. Try and
keep them in Columbus and oblige bank
rupt hotel-keeper.
= Is baa JAMESON E. SMITH, Prop.
A FINISHED EDUCATIoN.-The Teacher,
nontly educational journal, contains the
following remarks on popular modern ed
ucation: : g. --.--..-... q
''Of all the humbugs of our sham-ridden
race, that of flushed education at a
boarding school is the greatest. And of all
,he ludicrous objects next to dandy ped
mt fresh from college, a young lady-there
der, is the most supremely ridiculous. Is
The training of such schools calculated to
give mental vigor and independence OF
thought? How many of the girls who
study French and Spanish ever acquire
more than mere smattering? If a young
girl is to have the advantages of liberal |
education and expects to pursue regular
course of study, let her study the Ian
guages; but if she can attend school
only limited period of time, it is
more than useless. A girl, too, must
be fitted with an education as
The milliner finds her with dress. Edu-
cation is growth-a -adevelopment. 1t does
not consist in a long array of studies, in
g )ing over SO many pages in botany. as
and dear, delightful French
True many parents judge of the progress
of their daughters only in this way. No
wonder they have become dissatisfied with
the pl lin schools of less pretensions. Men,
tai growth and strength of mind cannot be
measured by the volume. Young girls.
who are ON the point Of finishing your ed
ucation, exercise your common sense.
Which would you prefer, to be able to
write correct and elegant letter in Eng /
lish to your future husband, or to favor him |
with an exquisite little French billetdoux ?
Would you have the power of educating
your children i'll common things. or would
you prefer to teach them painting? Doy you