The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-03
COMMUNICATION.
"Dad- Unfolds His Tale.

We received the following
through the Post Office, and
give it as it reads verJatim ct
HteratiHN.
Mr.. EDDIrUR:IO TDHIV
l seed. a artickel In the dimmicrat
inquirer, some weeks sense, which |
thought a Ieetle . Pursunnel, 1t was
dow fling at the fare character Nv the
superintendent Of the mackarthur
skule & sined by parent-by which
spose tire awthur wanted to inform us
that he Is sum bOddy's dad-A wunder
If awl his children az legitimate. &i
wunder If they are all as smart C
vurtuous as there dad IL, well he
makes the grave Charge, that the scd
superintendent, wunst korted a gal
which he didn't morry {wuRder If
parent nLArrid all the gals he ever
sparked; IL Ire did, he ort 3 have A
gud supply nv sowln masheens &
when l. goa kongres III vote2 Civ
him A ptushur, q free ride 2 salt
lake sitty oil the ralerode, 2 gine brig
gum Yung 6 their2 ingoy free luve,
tree speech and free pres.) butt was
A bad coke on that gal, fur u no in
these daze Nv young ameriky, whenA
gal has a 30, size means marry, & tis
At myty Disappointment, If A feller
don't pop the question about the sec
ond or thurd time he goes 2 Sc hur Il
stick to it afterwards. But the streme
NV troo luve duzent never run smuthe,
as hearn ole ant milly sa when I'M
kel zeke booted cuzen sails DO outen
doors koz the ole man sed the gal wus
yung to behavin nv boze. but / kali
kilate that parent thinks the sed su :
perintendent Is A rale reglar hart
smasllcr anG IL muchly exersized lest
sum onfortinit gal NV mackarthur
might happen to freze 2 Him this
summer, arter which the kruel rech
mite torter the pore krltter by leyen
NV hur agin--oriul thOt! but mistur
edditur, the korn aint on that toe
aTall. that aint ware the shew pinsh-
es. the truth IL, parent wants 2 git
sed superintendent outen that skule,
that's what's the marter, and as he
node 'twasn't no use to pitch into him
NJ techer, koz he's 2 popler, he kon-
kluded 2 slime down and attack his
privet karrackter therefore he loded
his big gun, the howlcr with what he
mistook fur a perkushen shel, (but it
happened 10 be nothin bnt'a blank
katridge) and with melishus intent,
like wun NV, ole who stobbed his
friend under the fifth rib, he blazcd
away from bch lind his masked battry,
amin his gun up tord the superin-
tendent, but ontortinltly his gun
woodn't carry up, but fel wa belo the
mark, but fur prudenshal rescns, he
hid in ambush for A hole week wait
In fur rtpli, and spectin 2 here that
his squib had 2enolisht his emmy,
but 2 his CRATE shagrin and mortyfka-
shun when he peaped out from behind
his ambuscade, he diskivered that his
shot had fallen fur short NV the mark,
and didn't so mutch as provoke a re.
ply, arter which parent felt mitch
morterfide and grited his teeth and
sed i'll pick my flint aud tri it agin.
il | kant.hurt, mcbby I kin skecr him,
so in the next round, he used the
same kind of katridge he did b4, fur
the rezen he had no uther-so to make
it krack a leetel louder, he put In
leetel more wadin. in the form of com
plainin because his articel didn't vex
the sed superintendentanutf 2cok him
2 repli thru the REGARD, as he spected
he wood. stoopid cuss hadn't he ort
, node that a we'll, bread nufoundland
dorg wont never dare snap at lee'
tel tiste purp when he snarls at him
thru the fense. but the next time he
went 2 fire, the hole lode Dlode out at
the tutch hole--a regular flash In the
pan, but 1t didn't hurt nobody, Sept
the smoke made parents Ease seem A
leetel Jldcker than comen. his pre-,
diciment reminded me NV irishman
which tride to shoot squirrel with a
ole muscat, and when the gun went
off. i. kicked paddy over and hurted
him mutchly, so when pat got up and
seed the squirt unhurt, ruDniu up
the tree, chatterin. he said, .faith and
be jabers and if ye had only bin at the
same endn the guniwtis, ye woodn't
NV bin runnin up thare, quaek, quack,
Quackin, 80 merrily." iwood ad that
parent axidently maid a slite mistake
in datin his letter at ru plimouth, in