The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-01-09
"NO Rejection"


30 wonder we felt asleep. We Ind been shy.
ing about in al directions picking up items, un.
IN rll worn and weary. gave up aud returned
TO ON sanctpm We built rousing New Years
fire, tucked oursclf comfortably In a chair by
H. and commenced considering In what terms
we would tell the people Of q runaway, witch
was the only item We had captured We had q.
nally dished II ~ satisfactorily, and had got IN.
to a very comfortable state Of body, when the
sanctum door opened and sherp-eyod moniod.
looking man. with dccided "i'll take care Of
myself air about him, entered We pointed
to = chair and he comprohoudcd and sai down,
II was quite plain to We that this man meant
business, Tor after rapid and searching glance
around our apartment, he said
"Can see copy ofyour paperW
We said he could II he had one, and immodi-
a,ely handed him " last wcok's.r
We looked ut ham. out Of the coraor Of the eye
shat was not fastened on the toe OF our boot, t'
see iC he wouldn't bury hmsclf in our leader
entitled, "Grant and the Presidency" No, ht
only road q few lines in the middle, gis9ccd al
the title and with condHnatory nod turned .,
the local department Of the paper.
Now. Sought We, surely sotno gem thcre viii
chain his ptten,. ,.'on long enough Tor us TO take a
chronological inventory Of his countenanco.
But no; he gave to prccicus row Of items
but a sweeping stare, and turned to sour advcr.
lising columns"
Atthis iuncturc he remarked incidentally, still
keeping his eyes on the paper, aud J,rking his
head toward us-not in pempous mannc,, but
in a sort Of specic.Lasis way that imbuod US wish
confidence at once
81 am stranger hcrc-iust got in on the train
going away in the moning-am on the look.
out Tor a suitable town TO live in--want to find a
live, wide awake go.aheai town"
lie stopped short and turned ngain to "our
advertising columns" Presently he said conf.
IDENTITY
"Tfin isn't much ofa manufacturing town, !
see"
We saw that he was using the local aae.rfi.ing
in the paper as telescope through which TO
view the town. We did the same;
mo" said we tour people don't manufacture
anything but Union Churns, Wash. boards sleds,
etc"
81 should think, with such good water priv.
elege as the-what Is the namo OF the streani--i f"
." Sandusky-"
--sandusky, and such fine wool growing coun.
try as surrounds your town, that this would be
o most excellent point for wooden mill but I
see you have none here"
"No, "sad we, shftlng our position, " none IN
Timn.r
"no the farmers generally, about here. take
kindly to the various improved farming imple-
mcnts , But suppose not, else the demand, in
such well settled county as this and the ooun-
try contiguous, would make manufactory Of
such Implements at this point, quite o necessity
But see there are none here"
We scratched our head.
"No," said We, we have nothing Of che kind
In Tihin."
"You have no foundry see"
"No--no sir no foundry"
"You have hut one dry goods store in Thin,
see good opening for more should think
Only ono, sir-J. a N. watson--but they are
live men, no mistake"
"Have you no Touring mlsi" snid he, critic.
ally glancing down the columns, with something
like irritation.
"No," we said placidly, "thcrc are no Touring
mills in TiHin,"
why, sir, said he, "I certainly heard one
blowing offsteam, rs come from the depot"
"No sir" ave replied, you must have been mis-
taken. You couldn't have heard one blowing
OF. II you did, II is the only kind OF blowing
they ever do. You can't Sir, prove by this paper
that there is Touring mill within the limits OF
Seneca county,
al came in late" said he and have not had an
opportunity ofjudging OF the intelligence Of your
people. How are theyi Pretty wide awake,
generally lyon have no College, I see."
No sir, no College"
"Your town has thrifty, built.up and repaired
appearance. You certainly have-nh, yes, ] 500
you have two Sash and Blind faotories--Messrs
Kline Lowe, and s. Raup--ah yes we'll well,
must be gong-of for Fremont early in tho
norning-was referred to Tifin and Fremont as
live towns. Let me see, haven't been to hotel
yet"
lie seized the paper and scanned It again mar.
rowiy.
"You have no hotels here ~
No, sir no hotels"
"well, well, }" said he. "this Is a town Of mag
nlheent discrepancies. Your paper ought to, but
does not, reflect the business capacity, and gem
eral magnitude OF the town."
No, sir, said we, "No REFLECTION"