The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-19
FROM MARIETTA.
MARIETTA. O.. Jan. II. 1860

& I'D. SPIRIT; Some time has elapsed
since we last usel our pen for the edif-
cation of your readers, nor do we now
resume for the purpose of perpetrating
something startling and astounding, but
simply with the intention of relating ev-
cry day affairs as we find them.
81. THE WEATHER,
as general thing, is fertile resource of
zone hoss" correspondents, to furnish
ideas to lengthen their epistolary at
tempts, and perhaps it would be a grand
idea for us TO seize the same topic, and
attempt to dilate on the manifold mise
ries of mixed, muddy, rainy, snowy,
windy, and altogether miserable weather
We can readily imagine the poet { p had
this identical spell in view when he
wrote: -
The wind it blew, the snow it few,
And raised particular thunder,
Amongst the hoops, and chicken coops,
And all sich sort of plumber.
If he had not, he ought to have had, as
our weather fills the bill, and leaves big
margin beside. Blacked boots are at a
large discount, overshoes above par,
whilst waterproof articles, both for the
outer and inner man, are in great de-
mand, with market ruling firm.
THE HOLIDAYS
have come and gone, and everything has
fallen back on the old basis. Those u.s.
ually Joyous times have passed off qui-
etly, yet perhaps not the less pleasantly
on that account. The churches all had
their ChTstmas trees. and usual festive
exercises; the "little tads" did up the
squib and fire cracker business; the
beaux "tripped the light fantastic toe
muchly, while our Teutonic population
smoked their merschaums, and drank
their beer,
"And everything was lovely"
All this has passed away, and We have
all returned to the daily duties of life,
thankful that Christmas comes but once
a year.
Congress, presume, adjourned for the
holidays, and have, no doubt, ere this re-
turned with fresh stock Of hate to be-
stow on their Southern brethren, and
make '.treason odious," if they can
not make stealing respectable. Carpet
baSeers, scalawags, Radicals, what q
sweet scented set; how they do squirm
and wriggle, grasp their carpet-bags and
yell Ku Klux when Andy throws shell
inside their works. as lie has had the i'm
pudence to do on divers occasions. Poor
Andy he may well look out for squalls
until after the 4th of March, and then
Well "the less said the sooner mended,"
as he will be in the dominions, after that
time, of Brownlow, and we all know
what that means.
THAT FIZZLE,
in attempting t. get possession of the
corpus Of the Spirit Editor, is source
of great vcxation to some of our Radical
brethren; they swear if they had been
there the "dsloyal cuss" would have
been forthcoming Their Democratic
friends advise them to keep cool, and
distinctly remember ''that everything is
possible with the Lord and Monroe"
and there is no use striving against fate,
especially when aided by right and JUS
tice.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is in fine boating condition,
and from present prospects is inclined to
"get on high" Boats are taking ad-
vantage of the present fine stage of wa
ter, and appear to be doing LAND of,
fee" business.
We have quite a religious revival
going on here, but with what success in
or pc t to '.jiners'' we cannot say.
For some unaccountable reason the
esprit failed ''to come to time"