Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-24

PLEASANT FOR JOHNNY. - Tickle Tackle
House, January %. 1872. dear Ma. Wright
two tell you i am very retched and my chilly
blains is worser again. [ have not made any
progress and don't think | shall. am sorry
to be off so much expense but do not think
schulle is of any good One off the fellows has
taken the crown hout off my new hat for tar
get said you would not. like it. He has also
borrowed my watch to make water wheel
with the works but it won't act Me and him
have tried to put the works back but we think
there is some wheels missing as 1t won't ht. L
hope Matilda's cold is better. | am glad she
is not at schule think have got conSum-
sion The boys at this place are not gentlemen
but / suppose you did not know that when you
sent me- will try not to get bad habits. The
trowsers have wore out at the nees. | think
the tailor must have cheated you. the buttons
back. | don't think the food is good, but /
should not mind if was stronger, the piece
send you is off the beef we had sunday but on
other days it is more stringgy. there are black
beedless in the kitchen and sometimes they
cook them in the dinner which can't be whole
some when you are not strong. | one OF the
boys has tanned one not cooked a raw one and
it will dance when you whistle down in coal
mine which makes him think Of his happy
home. Dear Ma / hope you and my dear papa and
sisters are enjoying of yourselves and do not
mind me being so uncomfortable because i do
not think shall last long
am Yours AtfectoDate JOHNNY.
P. S.-Please send me some money as owe
5 pence If you can cot spare 1t think can
borrow of boy who is going to leave at the halt
quarter and then be won't ask for it back praps
you would not like me to be under q obllga..
shon as his parents is trades people and
think you deal at their shop, he lent me some
last half and think he told them at the shop.
i did not mention it as dessay they have put 1t
in your bill--J'edy. ~. .~. II
SOME PUMPKINS. The Ttusville Courier is
answerable for this:
Every trade has it's tricks, but for. vain
tricks and dark ways the grocers--that is the
ostensible grocers-of Conneautville- and vlclnl-
ty carry off the palm. To thoroughly under
stand the tricks practiced by these merchants
it must first be explained that there is prohl-
bitory liquor law in force in Conueautvllle, the
provisions of which extend for two miles on all
sides of the town, to evade which, the merch-
ants, who were wont in days Of yore to dispense
the ardent, have gone iuto the. pumpkin, ousl-
ness. 1t is fact that the market at Conneaut-
vile for this delicious, vegetable IS buoyant,
though firm. Bibulous individuals are gener-
ally the purchasers The customers are plenty
and each frequently carries away two or three
pumpkins. When eusconcedin aisecuded place
they remove plug from the pumpkin, ana
presto change! and appears the neck ora pint
bottle filled with whiskey The vessel is emp,
tied, demolished, and the pumpkin returned
for future use. From this sample OF the way
the local option law works in spots, anu It's
effect upon the pumpkin market, We can, make
some little calculation on the effect it will pro.
duce on the market for that fruit when, 1t Is
applied to the whole State, as provided tor IN
the law passed by the recent Legislature. !