The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-06-19
TOWN TALK.
If there's a hole.in a. your coats, ,

The Plot is the recognized advanced
Epard Of the aonseryatorspo of the morals O.
she community in which it is published.
To be sure, the churches, the Library As
ocistion, the public and private schools,
And other vehicles of intellectual and moral
advancement, form the rank and file of the
column of moral progress but the Pilot
takes its post on the skirmish liue in ad-
vance of these. This view of the case is SO
generally Admitted to be the correct one
that Town Talk may be accused of needless
verbiage in repeating it. He only repeats
it to assure the intelligent public that he is
fully up with them in their appreciation of
the influence of the Pilot, and to preface
few remarks of his own in reference to the
peculiar manner Of observing the Sabbath
adopted by the young men of Manitowoc.
1t is well known that a very large class of
our people religiously observe the Sabbath
as day of prayer and devout thankful
ness. 1t is also well known that another
class, also very large one, look forward TO
the Sabbath as season of recreation and
enjoyment. The young men of our village
"a considerable number of them, at least
with happy versatility peculiar to
themselves, have succeeded In uniting
these Two widely divergent methods, and
dovetail their devotions and their pleasures
together in manner that reflects the high
est credit upon their ingenuity. For ex>
ample, that demure-looking young man.
who sits SO quietly and listens so attentive
" to the sermon at the Tabernacle at IL a.
m, will be at Grebling' at 3 clock, play
ing sechs-l Ind -scchsig for coffee and pref
zels; the one who mingles his voice so
sweetly with the praises sung at the Meth
odist church in the forenoon, will roll nine
pins at Gerpheide's with equal zest after
dinner; and that other one, so regular and
prompt with the responses at ST. James
xil be whirling through the mazes of the
gallopade . Frickc's in the evening. T.
r. docs not intend to deliver lecture up
on consistency, or anything of that Sort as
might be inferred from the manneg in
which he commenced this paper. He
only mentions these little pecuiarities in a
Pickwickian sense, as curious facts that
have fallen under his observation. In
fact, T. I. is convinced that his young
friends ale only actuated by a laudable de-
sire to further the interests of our thriving
village; for if strangers who visit Manito-
WOO find only standing room in its churches,
and its ball rooms and pleasure gardens
equally crowded, they cannot do otherwise
than Place high estimate upon the num-
Der of our population, to the manifest ad-
vantage of the community at largo. OF
course there are those who will not take
this view of the matter, and therefore
Town Talk makes these disclosures conf
'dentialy, in the hope that they will not be-
come generally known.A lady ac-
quaintance remarked to Town Talk, at a
quilting the other day, that she thought
the Masonic delegates from Manitowoc to
the Crane Lodge, and their friends who
went with them to Milwaukee, were jolly
set of old boys when away from home.
She knew all about it, she said, and pro-
ceeded to tell T. T. that in the baloting for
officers one Of the Manitowoc gentlemen re-
ceived hattering vote for an important
position. He was not a candidate for the
Office and did not want it, but bis friends
persuaded him that it was his duty to ac>
knowledge the compliment paid him by
members Of the Grand Lodge from other
parts of the State by setting up the wine
for his Manitowoc friends, and the party
had happy social time at the Kirby
House. They had telegraphed from Man
itowoc for commodious quarters at this
first class hotel, but though they were com
PEELED to put up with doublc>bedded rooms
they dinn't letthis fact mar their enjoy
ment. The malicious hint that one gen.
tleman Of the party became "unco happy"
is amply resuted by the fact that he was at
enc time .. Manitowoc newspaper man.
........ At the invitation Of Captain Hughes,
number of the young people made ar
lrangements, last Saturday, for an excur>
sion to Two Creeks, and picnic after they
should get there. Business compelled the
Kitty to leave on Friday evening, which
euchred them out of their excursion. The
picnic they determined to have here, if
couldni 60 to Two Greeks, but the heavy
rain on Saturday afternoon put a veto to
that also. They have come to the conclu>
sion that this isn't much Of season for
picnics. Town Talks most particular
chum, TIE Man About Town ofthe Tri
bune, expresses the hope that the members
ofthe Methodist society here $ will erentu-
ally take the road pointed out by their
steepla." Ism that an uncharitable reaec-
ton, mon ami, = to the road they are
taking now 2. ......The time of the meeting
of the Auxi AIRY Bible Society for this
county is appointed for next Sunday.......~
The thrifty housewives of Mauitowoc who
may be in want of new washtubs, can kill
two birds with one stone by purchasing OF