Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-05-20

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the four preceding numbers.
Tothe Editor sf Tbs Belmont Chronicle:
Believing that we'll written, pithy
article, descriptive of the late, interest
ing fishing party, deceased-vhich re-
Gently emenated from St. Clairsville-
would be digested with asupsrlative de-
gree Of satisfaction by your readers. We
will, hereafter, attempt. in eur own Pc
culiar style, to describe, rs accurately as
possible without any material deviation
in particular, q few of the NEST affecting
and memorable incidents of its brief and
it died on the day Of its birth-and per-
init Us to state that the incidents, here
inafter related, are undoubtedly founded
upon the irrevocable facts as revealed to
our personal observation; and that we
do solemnly attest that in most Of them
we reluctantly shared, and judging from
our bitter experience upon that noted
day-being Saturday, May Is, A. d. 1853
I'VE must positively affirm that we
ardsntly hope our Indifferent fate will
never again allsw such affecting things
to be SO indellibly stamped upon the
tablet of our remembrance. iNeverthe-
less, after much mature dsliberation and
wavering hesitation, We will assume that
the late, enthusiastic fishing party, de-
ceased; arrived at the silvery, placid
stream, known as Wheeling Creek
whsss sad waters slide mournfully dswn
to join the meaning Sea. And here
allow US to interpose q suggestion, that
in our respected opinion, there is in that
vicinity an enormous waste of our public
water, and more especially ss this il the
age of small sDaists-among the ladies
we would respectfully aud tenderly ad-
wise our County Commissioners that
such fagrant breeches Of attention will
not be easily overlooked by an outraged
people, whose invaluable farms are thus
being drained without any efficient ac-
tion on their parts to restrain or DAM
But while on this subject we would in
confidence say, t at they had better not
move in this matter, until after the Fall
Election, as it might cause . passing
change - oversprsad their political hori-
zen. But to proceed strictly, We will
add that the horses were securely hanged
to tree, and the wagon backed into the
water, to keep it out of the rain-like
the tabled colt we've all read of but have
never seen. 1t is due to our Youngl
friend to remark that he, eyes-wstering
Iy, looked for - Fish" that day, but we
can truihfully say, that he brought nary
4" Fish away. and God g, ant he never
may. We cannot conclude without re-
luctantly relating Of our Washington
friend. jolly. Jo. Atchinssn, My Js.,
tina. he seemed entirely subdued and
satisfied-that is, he was 30 much under
the influence of Jin," that he kept on
the Lee side of the excursion, all day
without murmnring but to our infinite
disgust and dissatisfaction, cur very at
tentive and efficient Barber was ever
nervously anxious to gs to the refreshing
sweetness of a beautiful Grove near by
but owing entirely to the weather, he
was-we are happy to state-disappoin
ed, for an ill wind that blows no good, )"
filled the sails of the Miller. who, Poer-
man! was anxious to return immedi-
ately to Kinseytown to sieze = favorable
opportunity to obliterate from his men,
ory the harrassing details of that most
unlucky and unfortunate day, by plung-
ing into business on his own account
So, after cutting the horses down and
hitching the wagon to them, the late
bambsozled excursion began to retraee
the dubious pathways, which lay in
entangled confusion, between thsm and
the National Road, which, after success
fully propelling the youthful colts
through those mazy labyrinths, tho ex-
cursion finally reached, and rousingly
yelled for Harry Clay, whs, 1t il said,
was the father of the Pike, but we dent
exactly discern how Pike could have . /
Clay for his father in legitimate toay,
30 we doubt the propriety Of that frag-
ment Of fphraseology. The cheering all
over, without injury to our vocal ar
rangsments Immediate steps were taken
by our animated team to lessen the in
tervening space betwixt the scene of
confusion and its "rez," but the excur-
sion being in no particular haste at that
sxquisitely interesting juncturs, the
colts were allowed to move as their fitful
humor suggested, when we arrived in
town In due course Of tims-snly being
2 hours and so minutes on the way, con-
siderably musssd, and feeling much,
yes, "much, too much" in . high
degree of meod.
Indifferently yours,
FAT CIsH.
N. B.-nothing before-Jim Frasier
had to come Patton down there after the
excursion as usual. F. c.
The Undsrwritsrs' AReney..-In present.
ing our readers with the annual statement of
this institution we clip the following from the
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