Middletown transcript., 1868-08-08
For The Middlet0cn Transcript.
MIDDLErowN, July 22nd, 1868.

presented qulJc lengthy aTticie rum
'' Lucius," in which he uttered many
things hard to be belieyed by those who
live so near his town, The first and only
truth he uttered, was that Odessa did not
'prcsent itself before your readers as the
substance of greatness, or the paragon Of
perfection"
All! some "blessed by nature with
pretty faces" but really think if any Of
our young men were permitted to have o
view of their toilet, and see the mass Of
confusion they leave on going out into
company, they would ask, as Homer.
help of the gods; )" and no doubt Mr..
Prim's description would fail to portray 10
in colors that would do justice to such q
chaotic mass of powder, rouge, pomatum,
and many other cosmetics thar the fair
sex use to beautify themselves, so they
may appear lovely, while the inward ador-
ming Of grace and meekness," are new
er sought after,
SO you have some literary characters in
town! wonder when they show forth;
doubtless at night, when darkness per-
vades, and all ears are closed; what a pity
such eloquence is left to echo and re-echo
through the vastness of space. But,
"Tull many flower is born to blush unseen
Aud waste its sweetness ON the desert air.
Where is it that drunkenness is not
frowned upon? No one unless destitute of
humanity and intelligence can look upon
the poor inebriate without feelings of pity
that one of Adams race would become .
slave to the influence Of King Alcohol, and
in order to reclaim such, We have -four
ishing "Good Templars' Institution, and
many, who years ago, were seen winding
their way home reeling beneath the weight
of Intoxicating drink, now hold respect
able position in society" Where has Odes-
sa such an institution? I have been n.
formed that the ladies of our town have
become so absorbed in the Temperance
cause, that through their tears and entrca-
ties they have reclaimed the most aban-
doned cases. If any of our citizens. in
an hour of temptation, yield to the temp
ter, they seek the glass in the midst Of
their friends, and do not skulk from public
gaze, for they know that the community is
ever willing to lend a helping hand to re-
store them from the slough of drunkenness,
and throw the mantle of charity over such,
exclaiming: ''To err is human, to for
give divine" and with the Bible to sane
ton their proceedings, they can proceed
without fear, for it emphatically declares
that fallen brother can be reclaimed not
only seven times, but seventy times seven.
But the thought strikes me that the Odes-
sonians ride to Middletown to obtain their
favorite drink, knowing that the best quail
ity of everything is sold in our progressive
little town, which bids fails, at no distant
day to hold an equal footing with towns Of
note And when did Madame Gossip
shake off this mortal coil I have noticed
none of her offspring draped in the habili-
ments of mourning; perchance her family
is too numerous for such an expensive
dress. / do not know of any special tele-
graph being instituted in town when oar
ladies have beau, but methinks it is a
sly way for "Lucius" to inform the public
of the various attractions that the bellesof
Odessa possess, the manner in which they
are 'sparked" by the opposite sex, and
the different manner that Cupid has to bait
the ladies with baskets of fruit; while the
ladies of our town think that such means
are adapted only to children, and the bait
that we nihble at is an unblemished char
acter well adorned with virtue and purity.
We are very glad to hear the ladies of
Odessa have made raise and got t'new
bonnets instead of hats" We are aware
that many of your citizens have amasscd
fortunes, but did not know it was from at
tending to their own business, but thought
it was by economy and industry.
So you have a Library in town! No
doubt most of its volumes are ''settled and
fixed" from long residence in one place.
and the dust that has accumulated on each
volume so completely covers its title-page
that it is really necessary for Mr.. Foster
to know the accustomed place of each vol
ume; so that after all, the donor of that
Library in the great day of reckoning will
not be deafened with the reclamation Of
+" Blessed"
Humph! Benevolonc is characteristic
with your citizens; our citizens from early
life, were taught to know and feel that It
is more "blessed to give than to receives"
and the poor mendicant receives attention
and is never spurncd from the hospitable
roof of any, but with a gladdencd heart,
leaves the door, fully persuaded in his own
mind that Middletown shall ever live upon
the tablet of his heart as green as the fol-
age in midsummer, or MS sweet as the rose
that watts its fragrance from bough to
bough.
Mr.. Editor, had no Idea of writing
such long article; ask the forbearanoe
of your readers; and the wee hours of
night remind me that should seek my
bed, but before l close my eye-lids, let me
softly whisper in the ears Of "LuoiuEp that
''self praise is half scandal" sis
OUI VIVR.