Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-06
MesOpOtamia-Reply to Grip Van Win.

MeSOpOtamia-Reply to Strip Van WIN
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EDITOR CHRONICLE: 1 see that
some Grip Van Wrinkle" Clam, Oys'
ter, or some other shell fish, has given
Mesopotamia a big dig in the ribs,
Well undoubtedly it may do them
good to have a stirring up" but some
of their improvements he must have
seen with his mouth, Or else he had
not fairly walked out of his long sleep.
Il suppose shell fish are obliged to see
with their mouths.) L was in that
town n few days Once myself, and
were L there now, l would go with
Rip to that fountain, get inside of that
nice, well painted Octagonal fence,
and if he would take a little of that
pure sparkling water that spirits in
jets in to the reservoir below, wash
the dust from his eyes, or mouth las
the case might be- L think l could
show him a nice cisteTn from two inch
plank, from twelve to sixteen feet in
diameter and about five feet deep,
with a pebbly bottom, filled with beau
tiful clean water, in which may be
seen a few fish swimming around, the
water flowing into a good watering
trough, having a waste pipe, so that
the extra ate need not run over TO
make mud in summer or ice in winter,
with a very good road OH each side, so
that horses can drink without being
unchecked, unless checked short for
fancy teams. L could show him
where n great many dollars and a
great many days works have been
expended. To be sure there is Il
chance for improvement yet, but let
him point to a town of its size that has
one better. So much for his tub and
leaky box" Next we will visit the
Soldiers Monument, an honor to the
builders, the noble hearts that contrib
uted to its erectiOn,-that at least will
stand an honor to the town when
Rip and / have long been lost to
memory dear" and here let me say
that although none of the MesOpota-
mis- soldiers held very high offices,
she was well represented by as true
and brave men as ever offered their
lives for their Country's good. The
monument as it now stands must
have cost in money and work about
three thousand dollars. Rips hint
about paint and leveling up may do
them good.
Their churches as well as their re-
ligion is in a rather dilapidated con-
dition,-a little brushing up will hurt
neither. So far as the ''horse barn"
is concerned, Rip has "hit the nail on
the head" that might be improved
by setting the little red house that
stands in the rear, on the top for a Gu
pOla and gliding upon it, the names
of the Board OF Education, who only
voted five hundred dollars for it, fear
ing the center district would have a
nicer school house than the other dis
tricts and not taking into considera-
ton that that district paid three times
the tax of any other.
Jealousy originated in the old "COb
and Mob" parties long ago, and has
been divided up and handed down to
the different families, and the great
fear is that somebody will get ahead
of somebody else. They have a good
township of land, better watered than
most any other town in the State, and
settled with well 10 do farmers and
when they learn that by helping their
they help themselves, pat
rOnise their own mechanics and mer-
chants, instead of running out of
town whenever they have cash to pay
or paying it to some sneaking pedler,
who never leaves a cent in town ana
cheats the government out of its taxes,
then they will find that their own
mechanics will do as good work and
as cheap as others and their merchants
keep as good an assortment. The
block that was burnt and rebuilt is 4
nrfxvofn nnnaarn nn1 fhn x-Anlap l..
not that Sperry has done so little, but
that he has commenced it at all with
so little public encouragement.
Rips indiscriminate poke at the
''Old Maids'i is, to say the least i'm
If single he might do worse
than to marry one, and if married he
may want a second wife. Some of
them / think would gain less than he
did by the union, but something is
wrong with him, he was either slight
ed at their leap year ride, or he ate too
much mince pie at Christmas and il
has soured on his stomach. / am
glad he did not make a threat at their
desOpotamia Silver Cornet Band
hat will redeem the town from being
called sleepy hollow and it shows
hat Rip has music in his soul. Rip
hit them a rap about the GENE
cry and some of those rich janneses
hat give hundreds to seminaTies in
)ther towns and heather afar off, but
nave mary red" for home enterprise,
)ut he must remember that some good
have originated in Mesopota-
mia. Why Rip, only think of it, at the
leXt session of Congress, our halls
will ring with the voices of two illus
riOus men whose first faint wailing
vas raised in Mesopotamia; 1 allude
VIM. Stewart and Joel F. Asper,
md if that does not wake you, you
nay sleep another century.
LET'R RIP.