The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-07-18
RANDOM THOUGHTS No. 30.
By TIE EDITOR.

NY much esteemed end worthy friend and fel-
low traveller. father Hood. of the Marietta Times,
gets off the following:
MISSIONARIES NEEDED"
There is IN article with this caption on our first
page. Notwithstanding our parti ality for Law
renee county, we are obliged to own that the
Jackson STANDARD has got the "dead-wood,"
this time, on the IroDton Register. NO retort
from any source can really offset the REGISTERS
ghost story and school anecdote still, plain
man, reading what the STANDARD says, Is re-
minded of the adagc Those who live in glass
houses should not throw stones" 1t is little
doubtful If the people of Lawrence county are
more in need of ''miss iOnarics" than those of
Jackson county. A few years ago, physician
living in the town of jackson was making prep
arations to put up building. A countryman
(who is disciple of the Thaddeus Stevens school
of politicians,) coming into town, stopped and
inquired what he was doing. The doctor replied
that he was digging away the earth to lay foun-
dation. but, DOCTOR" said the other 'aren't
ye afeard the combustibles will .termentP"
On another occasion, q case was being tried in
the Court of Common Pleas in jackson, wherein
the plaintiff alleged that the defendant had sold
him an unsound horse, and suit was brought to
recover damages. The counsel for the defend
ant "a jackson county lawyer of the Radical
sripe) In addressing the jury, had good deal to
saw about the soundness Of the horse and insisted
that he was perfectly sane when sold to the plain
tiff. The opposing counsel, in his reply, inform
ed the gentleman on the other side that they
sought only to establish the fact that the horse
was unsound, and not that he was crazy or insane.
These things however, are not to be wondered
at, If we remember that MACKLEY was once a
schoolmaster in that county, and the counryman
and the lawyer are doubtless his more advanced
pupils. Verify, missionaries" are needed in
jackson county to teach some Of the people civil
ization. But we won't be hard on the author of
Random Thoughts" We commend him to the
tender mercieS OF the EclGmpuJ IituS of which
order he is regularly initiated member.
beg leave to inform father Hood that he has
got things little mixed. l never heard that sto-
ry about the doctors building, and do not see
much 'nub" to the story, even if true. The story
about the lawyer is substantially correct 1t oc-
Cured twelve years ago, and was counsel in the
case, on the same side with the lawyer referred
to. But father Hood has got the case reversed.
My associate counsel argued that the marc was
afflicted with insanity, and the opposing counsel
retOrted by saying that he did not care what was
said about the mare having the swaney but she
should not be slandered by saying she was crazy
And that lawyer is not radical. He boasts that
he was always Democrat, and he is acting with
that party to-day. True, he pretended for time
to sympathize with the anti.slavery party; but
that was only for the purpose of trying to get
o flee and when he found that the radicals failed
to appreciate his great talents, he openly joined
the party with which he had been secretly voting
and to which he naturally belonged.
That am member, in good standing, of the
organization to which father Hood refers, I am
proud to admit and l would urge father Hood
to join also. 1t would show him himself better
than he can sec himself by continually looking
through (thc bottom of glass
will admit that many years ngo. there was
some Ignorance in jackson county. Then the
county was Democratic by from two to four
hundred majority; but since my former pupils
have been voting and have been writing Ran
dom Thoughts, ignorance has departed, and now
the county is largely radical.
While upon this subject let me tell father Hood
little story about preacher once knew on
Greasy Ridge, in Lawrence county. lie was Bit
tcrly opposed to education and said man ought
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that study was mans invention and that q
preacher should utter such words only as were
put into his mouth. He held white hnndkcr.
chief in one hand and pressed 1t against his
check. and held the back of the other hand firmly
against the small Of his back, leaned forward and
talked in very loud voice. lie fOancd at the
corners of his mouth like q mad boar, and said
many things that had no meaning whatever.
heard one of his best efforts once which opened
in this manncri
"My brethren, my tex is found between the
leds of the Bible. II is somcwhcrr between the
first of Gcnesces and the end Of Revelation
Sarch fur II. f,ou do not find ii, you may find
something else that will benefit YOU. My breth-
ren. my text reads thus; Behold lay in Zion
q chief cornerstone, and rock of oliense. Ny
brethren, what did Christ mean when he said he
was the rock of fence? My brethren, when
you want to build good fence you put n rock
under the corner. Then your fence has good
foundation, and is solid This my brethren, II
whit Christ meant when he said he lay in ZiOI
the chief cornerstone, and the rock Of fence
My brethren, build upon the rock Christ Jesus.
But must close for the present. d. NJ.
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