Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-22
TOWN TRIPLES.
80 Trifies light as air. {"

and then, unrave!--like ball OF yarn
don't know anything about "prelimi-
naries," am an old lady, and l will just
arrange my specs and then begin.
was up TO Bourbon, visiting, { l 60
visiting to learn the news and up there
they call Plymouth q" sleepy village
so thought would come here and see
what the people are doing. Some things
like and some things | don't like. Our
family used to write for the REPUBLICAN,
and told the "old man /" that
was bound 10 put in my "say" the next
time. We didn't write any more, for
the " old man" got led astray, as old
Elder Brown used to call il. and pawned
my specs for I" tangle-foot." Thal's what
they call IT in Bourbon.) This caused a
little "uupleasantness between us, and
he has beer living in Chicago or NJ at
Warsaw ever since.
have been visiting and knitting since
l have been here. l think if the
people are sleepy" they are well " post
ed" The other day | went to a place
where there was an aid society" They
alked good deal about " our church,
q hard times" our "new minister" and
q fair" etc. They were taking an in
of the new minister. Some
thought he was not :. sociable" enough.
I thought sociables were out Of date
IN Plymouth Some said he was so ''set
n his way" and VAST opposed to so
many things" etc. (NotG Bene. The
$ etc. means going to theatres.
The next day went calling at house
where Nv roads meet. There were VII
and / man. They were ha wing a
Htle "town talk They tai ked about
our" church, the new minister and his
amily and lizard times" l learned a
% seIful sight that day. learned more
.pout the new minister and his family
han knew about old Elder Giles in oil
he VII years he travelled in our CT rcuit.
some thought he was "just tie man." &
ome imagined lone thing needful, &
rad read some sermons in paper called
be Presbyter, | believe, by Mr.. w. Ii.
3eecher, or ii. w. Beecher, which we Mt
head of anything they had ever heard in
hese parts" At this stage " dropped a
fitch" and stopped to enquire no W
much they paid their preacher. "Oh,
he times are so hard, we havn't raised
put small salary--hardly enough to
Or family t, live on, and don kno W
what we'll do 1 was going TO venture
what would ii. w. Beecher preach at
With that kind of salary, but l remem-
,ered was behind the times" and
my knitting
heard good deal about the ladies
air, aud some talked about theatre that
vas in town. The fair was to aid the
and concluded To go. They
'aid it was in hall. up stairs / came
TO a place where there were some stairs,
and crowd of men, and a band play
Dg Shoe Fly" l vert up and came
% man with cigar who asked me for
or my ticket 1 to'.i hi was going 10
the. fair. The fare sail lie " is XXXV
cents, and reserved seats, l.. | told him
always felt reserved among strangers
nd would take that kind of a seat. The
room vas spang flI of people, and TX
young men were obliged to.I.sA on the
backs OF the seats. was pleased to see
80 many there, and thought if they all
paid XXXV cts apiece what a help it
would be to the church But did not
EEL exacly at home. Il seemed so differ
.nt from the gatherings We used, To have
1t Deacon Brow. The people were 81
looking TO the ia, form where some men
& women were speaking pie;e The
women were dress,d in a pair OF ear
rings and muskeio-bar dresses. Present
ly / ] boys came out and said they were
Mike c oburn and Joe McCoole, and be.
gan TO fight. Then one Of them began to
make fun of the Eiitor of The REPrBLI-
CAN because he printed piece about
them. Thought of the incident of tho
/ l female Tears and the boys that made
fun of good man. i became alarmed &
the TX boys sitting on the
hacks of the seats, and asked one of then
who had his hair parted in the middle il
be would be kind enough TO tell me i
this was the fair? lie stopped to spi'
across the passage wav ia small dog and
turnei TO me and replied: Hi, ole
woman, you're in the wrong pew"
fastened down and foune had got into
he wrong place, AMI hao been in the the
aire. saw some men go into room
near by and thought that might be the
place. A sign over the door read. :. Bill
Yard Hail. I stopped for I knew the
fair was in Benson's hall, and this was
Bill Yards hall; so thought would &c
home. On the way met w boys n
Nv cigars, singing, Pat me in my littl,
bed" They seemed so merry that / die
not want to disturb them and / stepped
off the walk to let them pass. Pretty
soon met Ill other boys aud III cigar
&c I pipe They were talking somethin:
about Forester and gave the wall
to let them PISS. / do dot know wha
they made st the fair, but if they had a
many there as they had at the theatre
do not think the people are very SLEEPY.
1 observe that first class style is a
par among female infants Of XVIII year
and upwar ds. They say the most fash
ionsHe girl in town wears the new kim
of winter NUTS, which have lookin,
glasses inserted in the under side, whic
makes them very con venient for the Ia
dies In the next style 1 supp ose ther
win be apartments for rouge aud LII
white, with an utomat hair brush al
tached. You see know about sue
Z" fixens."
The SHOWS of the ages are upon N
and am reminded thst the race of th
year 1870 is nearly run, :and bis wear