The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-07-03

NEyADA CRY, CoLoRADo,
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June ~, 1858.
DEAR JouHSAL; This being my 6rst letter
suppose il is incumbent upon me IN make nv
first bow in proper style, but refuse to de- 50.
Ny audacity is unparalleled. Iwrite as please
IN spite Of the great over-grown baby, yclept The
Public. As the learned Docstioks observed
"whM are you going to do about ~"
Colorado, the name OF aur Territory, Isl Span
ish word meaning ruddy, iorid, so defined by
VELAzQuD, who ought 70 know. This term
was FIRST applied to the Colorado River, whose
waters nre Of a reddish hue. II was not conferred
upon our country because the said country has a
ilorid complexion, nor because its women arc red
beaded, but-well don't know why. Some think
1t ought to be called Hords, which signifies green,
because people are green enough 10 be hum
bugged into the belief that they can make any thing
here. don't, because green is not 80 near the
color Of gold as rcd Is, aud grccnbacks not as
"good ns gold" II / had 20 name the place, ]
would call II 0ro As II Is, IL twere not that the
people would think was Democrat, would
propose a compromise and call II Coloradoro. But
"whOt's in a namc7" BILLY SHAKRsPEARE says.
So say l. unless It's girls name, aud then, must
confess there's something in il, BILLY to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
wouldn't advise you to Selevo all that you
hear about the riches of this country, although
its an undoubtcd fact that
"Thcrc's gold out here, most anywhere,
| You can pry IL out with an iron orow-blr;
And whore its so thick, with the shovel and the
pick,
! You in get Il out in chunks as big as a brick
/ know a man who pricd out two or three
chunks Of that size, but he pried them out Of a
mining agents safe and got priel into the Gala
boosc in consequence.
suppose you will think am crazy. I nm.
| have bcen'raving for somo time on the subject OF
Father GRIMES, the only lucid interval have had
for three weeks being to inform my astonshcd
attendants that "old Rover was the finest dog
that ever ran race" Notwithstanding all this
I continue 10 wield my pen (Hai mighty pom !!
| in defense OF old maids societies, and bighted
affections to cats, poodles, etc. ELlzAnETH STAN
TON CApY and others OF her lofty style of genius
have perfected an organization which they
term the Sorosis, or MS my irrcverent friend hath
II, Sorry sis Hail all hail the day
"whcn woman shall take her place to think
and do,
| When stump and forum shall usurp the loom,
And squawling babies IN the jury-room
1 Make Justice tTemblc. When prccocious girls
Shall pause in speeches to do up their curls."
A little boy is sitting on the fence across the
road, whistling" Old Dan Tucker" Every now
and then, as lie catches my intellectual glance, ht
elevRtes his thumb to his nose and twirls his fling
ers in the air. fear to 20 ont and tackle Will
the yonngster,on account Of his bclligeront mamma
who has marriNgeable daughter. What shall
dot A lucky thought strikes mo. I'll show him
up in the J0CRNAL. AS he sits straddle of the
fence, percevc In him emblem Of the milk.
und-water conservative, who, not having mora
courage enough to declare himself in favor ol
right or wrong, Is fencc-ridcr. The little fell
lows feet, by frequent contact with mother earth
have become slightly dscourcd. By the looks o
his mouth should judge he had lately made the
acquaintance of Lord BAcoH. But | forbedr, or
account of the daughter a!or said, who, being
versed in the Spanish language, will readily
translate my Spanish cngnomen into the oriGina
English, thereby discovering who ann then fare
well to my hopes Of domestic bliss.
Will write again QaiSns 81, 9uI1s no, qniSd
gii.n suLc. CARRETER0,