Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-14
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NEWTON FALLS, o., Dec. 5, 20.
EDITOR CHRONICLE Certain citizens
have declared that Special did not flatter
our village, in his last communication to
the CHRONICLE. Truth never flatters,
and the truth is that Newton village was
a development from certain natural ad-
vantages and from the p. & o. Canal
1t vegetated right luIuriantly, until, one
day, the canal dried up, when the leaves
withered, the branches decayed, and
soon nothing was left but a grim and
weather-beaten stalk. Since then, under
the soothing influence Of time, quiet,
and Of the rich soil surrounding, tender
shoots and leaves begin to sprOut forth
again. We will nOurish carefully these
new developments, and having chrOni-
cled faithfully the glory and the desola-
ton of u past, and u hopes for the
present, it now becomes the duty of
Special to watch and report progress
carefully and critically from week to
week as may be required. If anxiety
for our welfare causes these criticisms to
appear V at times, please remember
that this plant may blossom and then
perchance bear fruit, and it would DO a
pity to find q crop Of pumpkins where
we expected peaches, and have mush-
rooms appear where we were certain of
AA1H AAh EAA-AAN- A--AE-@- A~NA1H
Every village hasa class who seem to
be possessed Of abundant leisure, and
devote it to inveterate lOunging. We are
fully favored in this respect. These gen.
tlsmen Ill the stores, the post office, all
public places, sitting around the stoves,
enjoying their tobacco, telling stories,
commenting upon things and people as
they cOme under observation; ~lounging,
meantime, in attitudes more comfortable
than graceful. They are prepared at
short notice to settle the most important
and all questions brought under cOnsid-
Grafton, from vi foreign policy to the
best mode Of raising bull pups-the na-
tiOnsl debt, or weaving chickens. On
Sabbath days, detachments Of them stand
before the churches, hands in their pock-
cts, observing the arrivals and watching
for stray glimpses Of pretty feet and
ankles, with perchance a petticOat hem,
or a shapely pair of calves, now and
then, as ladies alight. The church boast
ing the largest congregation has the
greater number Of these ornaments
hanging like animated, vivifed opera
glasses, around its doors. In the stores,
when the days are cold, they mOnopolize
the fire surrounding the stove, present
ing a confused mass of legs and arms,
dangling from the chairs in such q man.
ner that ladies will prefer suffering from
cold to approaching the formidable abat-
It's thus presented, further defended, az
it generally is, by a deep mOat Of tobacco
spittle, Certain Of them nave a habit OF
sitting on the counters in the stores, and
long practice has given peculiar felicity
in getting OF and on. When q customer
approaches, they will vacate the seat,
leaving a warm spot on which the pur-
chased groceries can be laid, to prevent
them from taking cold. Time and space
forbid the further pursuit Of the subject.
Next week I will have something to say
about our churches and the sermOns Civ
en- therein. SPECIAL.