Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-06
DAVENPORT. IOWA. FRIDAY. MARCH g. 1868.
A Growl from a. Ola Gramble


MEssns. EDlrons. - Perhaps i, ras, and
great dszl more likely i. wasn't, o'd die
,igaary Johnson. wAo remarked that ans
fool could grumb!e; bat not bal! the grim.
bling fools can prove they have anything
to grumbs al, or Indeed, any individual
right to grumble At the particular thiag
complained #. Well, that nsy be oil right
With tbs regular fools, but claim to be one
Of the identical damphools" who can grun-
BILE, will grumble, and knows what 10 10
grumbling at, ard is able 10 prove ne has
the right to grumble at that identical thing.
Moreover, likss good many others Ct the
"dsnphocl' family in this community,
enjoy grumblipg. (This "dampheci" sx-
preston, permit me ext lain. though rather
stunning 70 polite ears. is quotation from
Shakespeare or Doesticks-it makes no dif-
ference which, only recollect the oIigina.
tor Of It Vas distinguished for his preference
for lager beer, and, 40 my literary prefer
ences always were lager beer and Will
Shakespeare, it logically follows that Shak-
speare, not Doesticks, 10 eliminated IN this
"damphool'' maxim.)
We'll, YOU suggest, let's have the phacts.
The facts you shall have. Here is my irst
grumble: Ny Acquaintance with tue big
stone school house fact at the head q
Perry street. | am sometimes there. but
more frequently ct points OF Observation
along the route leading to the school house.
| Now don't grumbls At nv private friends
Of the big school house who, knowing my
good nature, are very partial to piling snow
At me, nice snow -bslling days, because they
are always just ~ ready, when the snow
gets too hard frozen 70 handle. in their
proders OF ride down the hili'' % the
"Weston," Evening Star" and other 2-40
sleds, which could watch by the hour
tieetiug bv like the wind. ! am pretty old,
that's another fact, but trust I'll never get
too old to enjoy seeing the boys shedding,
and to be properly indignant when boy
forgettng-days City Council endsavors to
interfere with their fun on any plea.
Now, my dear sir, Ne have sometimes
heavy thaws ia the winter and rains in the
summer up Perry street Things then in
cline to mud. Now look out for the Rrum
bls-iis coming At these times part OF
the main highway to the school house, or
what should be the sidewalk, is impossible.
For half square on P,Ery street, east side,
from my Young christian friend Russells
house to 9Th street-and Perry street is the
Postoffice and the Opera House street, and
the question grumbei At is only . square
above the lattsr-my juvenile constituents,
and many, many, dear, sweet little girls
among them, are compelled to take to the
gutter and that quite. sometimes proves
a very respectable creek with questionable
rfo1'ng places Old "a am, somstmes
carry little girls this half square. But
don't grumbe at that. Itseems . privilege
to thus b. te means Of preventing thsn
from sitting With wet feet for hours in the
school room. Bu', cir, am indignant At
the fact, g-umb'e exceedingly, that this
region Of mud should have been permitted
so long-that the city authorities have not
compelled these property holders to do
what ordinary proprety should have urge1
them to do long ago-mass plank walks on
this half square. do not grumbe entire
" in behalf Of myself aud other grum folks
who are compelled to use this part 1
Perry, but for the mutt tudes Of little child
rem Who are discommodcd by this criminal
negligence. In their names, and a. the
Representatives Of number Of citizens who
black their own boots, call tho attention
Of the authorities" to this subject.
But, bless my heart. | am not hall
through my frat grumble, and yet have
written more than fear you will publish
and have SO many things to grumbs at.
Well, l shsil very likely ask you for little
more space few days hence. II should,
why shall grumbs if you don't feel like
giving it to me. DAAPaooL. SR.