Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-01-05
TOWN TRIPLES.


night from being chased by a numbe
of boys who said thew wanted littl
amusement. She has q good deal o
! curiosity and she heard something
about wooden wedding" in town, ant
the idea seemed so queer to the old lad.
that she gathered up her knitting" an,
went. On her way home she was pur
sued by some boys who came out from
place where large card said hot Tho
& jerry" and they frightened the oil,
lady 90 that she has not been abb
to be about since. She was delighted
with the surprise snd at seeing 81
many there. They had all kinds of pres
ents, from Il wooden monkey on a polt
up to a marble-top table.
], too, am spending the holidays II
Plym outh. / belong 10 the family OF TIT
"Man In the Moon" and they call mi
"little cousin" can't write very well
and do not T A L K very much. ! wa
taught that / must ''hold my tongue" il
company, and listen to what other people
say. That is what have been doing In
Plymouth listen and learn, and won
der what all the PEOPLE would do If i
was not for their "town talk"
i heard that some of the members o.
one Of the churches that my aunt spoke
about, are "agitated" because she said
something about them and their minister
They wanted to be "leif alone to theiI
glory." I think she should have had more
manners than that. She Is like some folks
she can't keep anything to herself If
had known what she was writing about,
l would have suggested in the words OF
another-''touch me lightly, / was raised
pet;" / don't propose to mix In any
church matters, think little boats should
keep near the shore.
/ spent Christmas Eve with q great
many church people, at a place where
they had Christmas exercises, ard liked
them so we II that l went to meeting next
dav to see them again. But did not see
scarcely anybody; few men and women
were there, but they had not been out the
night before. The minister was there
with q long sermon written out, but he
waited and waited, and finally he CON-
menced to preach TO the empty benches.
/ did not understand what it meant. l
noticed the minister looked sober, but ]
suppose no one had wished him Happy
Christmas" walked behind some peo-
pie going home, and heard them say il
was q pity that Christmas should come on
Sunday, for the people who attend
church were co completely "used up on
night that they could not get up
in time for church and then the most OF
them had KILLED the fatted calf" and
were preparing to have big dinner, and
they could not possibly be at church. l
guess the minister looked sober because
he did pot have big dinner too.
went to another church, where they
had Christmas on Monday night. There
were good many people there, and they
br ought their Christmas dinners with
them. They al! has nice time, and the
minister looked as though he had received
several Christmas gifts. Thew did not
have their Christmas dim er till Monday.
and 90 the preacher had ch ance to talk
10 "full seats" on Sunday. have no re-
marks 10 make, think good deal but I
say little.
l heard that one OF our prominent in
sursnce men had lately received eff
teenth edition to his family,-an exact
little copy of former edi ions, and the iu-
surance man seems as "hsppy as big sun
flower" He has not been seen in town
but few times since, and then he hurries
home as though he had important bust
ness 10 attend to.
New Years was a "lively" day for a
good many in town. 1 thought the peo-
pie must be very patriotic" / formed
my opinion frnm the jubilee I heard all
day at the places where :" Tom & Jerry" "
kept "grocery-" They all went in for n
" 6ow of reason and feast Of spirit(s).
They were giving the new year Joy
full reception. have no doubt it felt
duly honored with such a greeting. In
the afternoon things took brisker turn.
and I'd class gladiator exhibition was
First couple of dogs got
into fight, anG was almost Immediately
followed by two young men who entered
the lists and had desperate fight. In a
few minutes more another grand fight
was arranged between three or four
young met, which was "open to all"
and for few minutes two combats were
going on at the same time. Each party
of combatants had an appreciative audi
ence. The dogs soon stopped, but the
men kept mp impromptu knock-downs
until late at night, and each went lone
with brick in bis hat. Some people
said /; was q shame, and was glad that
holidays came only once q year but l
would like to see them come once a
month, il makes so much fun.
Another year has commenced TO bud
and blossom, and the old year with his
glass and scythe, with grizzly hair, with
rheumatism liz his step, and the last dying
en- bers of once brilliant fire in his eye,
limps sadly out of the sunset gate and
passes forever from view. Another wear
has relied from future to the past, and its
recurrence sobers the mind to the reality
that existence Is passing away The mind
reverts TO the period of youth. calls up the
scenes and acts therein, and Involuntary
asks "where are they" But few shor'
years have fed and their mark has been LEFT
upon all. The companions of youth an
scattered. Some are engaged in the busy
marts OF trade, some are in the far west
and many ssho enjoyed the festivities o
last New Year have passed to their long
sleep. A few short years ago and there
was no unbroken link at the Preside, bu
with many the chain is parted and herr