Middletown transcript., 1868-04-04
For the Mddletoirn Transcrirt


Mr.. EDIToR.-I am man not much
given to repining, nor do l like to COM
plain, much less to make known to the
world at large my afflictons and causes of
complaint through the medium of the
public press. Subjected from my youth
up to treatment which less amiable man
than myself would scarcely have borne at
all, have, endured it all with patience
and forbearance, excelled by none, unless
it be that of the famous Job. But it is
said that even worm will turn when trod
upon, and shall christian man show less
spirit than, an insect of the dust and en-
dure in silence treatment which even
dog would. not bear! No sir. l have
suffered long enough and in the words of
the immortal plymouth Rock" boys
to Gen. Gage at Boston, am '' determined
to bear it no longer" There are and
suppose always have been men who take
special delight in amusing themselves at
the expense and Inconvenience of others,
by playing off what they consider Jokes, :"
but what 1 call downright injuries. 1t
may please them but it docs not please me-
/ am one of those injured persons upon
whom they have played many of their
"jokes," and in order to show you some
thing of the spirit of malevolence and
cruelty, with which I have been pursued
by these "jokers," 1 will relate to you
one or two of their so-called jokes prac-
tised upon me. A few years ago | was
the happy owner of one of the finest spe-
cimens Of the COW kind that ever graced
d stock-yard, she was in fact what you
might call handsome COW, deficient in
nothing except her tail, which had been
cut off quite short One morning 1 sal
lied out to the pasture to bring home my
COW, but to my great dismay [ could not
find her, high and low, far and wide, ]
hunted that pasture oer but my COW could
not be found, did see a COW which looked
like mine, but she had long tail and my
cows was short. After while a neigh.
Dor came along, and on hearing my com.
plants suggested that perhaps some one
had tied tail on my cow, so [ examined
the aforesaid COW that looked like mine
and sure enough some malicious individ
ual had actually tied long tail on to my
cows short tail Now, MIR. Editor, wasn'
that mean to fool any man so that h,
|. didn't know his own COW. 1t is shameful
( and won't bear it.
AT another time | had gone to mill anC
got some nice rich bran to fed my pigs
, but as | had an errand to do before | re
turned home / left my bag at store, ant
next morning when feed my pigs, the,
f would not eat. was naturally frightened
E for [ thought some evil disease had 90
among my porkers. / called in one o
my neighbors and asked his opinion, h
examined the feed and pronounced it sau
dust; some mean wretch had changed th
c contents of my bag at the store. No,
, sir, isn't it too bad to be dealt with il
, this manner / won't stand it any longer
: | have been the butt for the amusement @
! these testers long enough. I am not evel
allowed the privilege in my old days c
v changing the trade at which I have spen
the most of my life, for q business" les
: arduous and more remunerative withou
being subjected to the jibes and jokes {
r these testers. But jest as they may | al
: not going to give it up, for l verify be
D lieve that if l had gone into this bushes
e several years ago / might have been
e rich man to-day.
d hope you will publish this and let a
V those fellows know my sentiments on th
$ matter, and give them fair warning tha
Y if they do not let me alone, I will expos
Q their names and hold them up to publ
scorn. Respectfully yours,
. A ToRMENTED MAN.