The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-04-05

aud purposes, 10 ierluehce lOi tue batlc
length of time upon the tract so entered; Pro-
vided, that if his entry has been Cancelled 10y
reason OF his absence from said tract while IN
the military or naval service OF the United
States, and such tract has not been disposed
OF, Lis entry shall be restored and confirmed
And provided further, that il such tract has
been disposed OF. SAID party may enter another
tract subject to entry under said laws and hi
right 10 patent therefor shall he determined
| by the proofs touching his residence and cult
walton of the first tract and his absence there
from in such service.
SEC s. That any soldier, sailor, marine,
officer, or other person coming within the pro-
visions OF this act may as well by an agent ar
in person, enter upon said homestead: Pro-
vded, that said claimant in person shall. with
| in the time prescribed, commence settlement
and improvements on the same, and thereafter
fulfill all the requirements of this act.
SEC. rs G. That the Commissioner OF the
General Land Office shall have authority to
make all needful rules and regulations to carry
into effect the provisions or this act.
! FaoGHoILER, Mlshgun, March 20hfth, 1S70two.
I MIsIUR EDTTUR:-i Sc w put mi letter in
yure papur. Wal spoze the folt waz mine fur
didn't think tn put 'privut over it so that
yu wood no that 1t waz just fur VI tn rede and
not fur uther foaks. i doant care mulch, but
want tn let VI no now that az poit haz sed
"a change haz kum over the spirut ov mi
dreem." les sur that what's the mAttur.
toad WI in that luther letter that had big
laff over that peece, - et yure lite shine. -
Now mistur editur want tn take back oil ov
that laff and put in fluid ov teers. Froshol-
Ter is sol up in teers." 20 tn speek, and shal
stand back and laff while tina moarn! No sur,
mistur Budd is not the man tn du that. weep
with them that weep. have bin around amung
mi naburs and tawked with em and find tina
oil condem that peece. Them that havnt red
the peece condem it as much as them that hav,
for tina ar men hoo ar capable ov judgin ov a
real dimon" before tina Sc it just az wal az
aftur. Tha sd it waz meme tn rite such peece
fur the papur, and 50 say i. What biznes had
anywon tn pri intu the secrets ov publick
meetln, and becaus sumbody made mistake
go and put it in a noosepapur? It's the most
awdashus dede ever hurd ov in these united
states oy America. II node hoo rote IT, ide
like tn snuff the handle ov hlz lntelek with a
cane and let brter lite intu hiz dark and be-
nted mind, that he mite sc the errow ov hiZ
ways. How wood he like tn hav hiz mistakes
put into the pspur? II lie Good hay hiz wa,
/ it wood soon be 80 that man woodnt dare tn
cit up and tawk in publick until he nu what he
waz goin III tawk about He wood want tn
understand hiz subject reie wal before he
undertook tn eLliten uthers. \ man woodnt
even dare tn attempt tn preech the gospel I'M
I'll lie nu what the gospel was I'll he mad red
the Bible considerable and understood it fust
rate. This wood thro sum men out ov employ
ment, or thaie hav III go til sumthin tina un-
derstood better and waz harder work. Woodn't
1t be better that the people no that thare ID a
gospel even if tina doant no eggsackly what it
is; and Amt 1t better tn no that Christ died
even If w doant no eggsackly the ola he died
What difference duz few daiz make i? What
If sum foaks did, like the Bereans, serch the
scripturs tn Sc IF thes things ar 80, and want
able tn find tue word Christmas in the Bible P
May be tina found sumthin else that did 'em
fooled intu feelin soum on SIGH da, but he no
need tn be afeard ov that. Children that hav
bin tawt tn ga l wish VI merry Christmas ever
since tina Good tawk amt agoin tn be fooled
out ov merry time, speshally when thare
mmds is full ov ylshuns ov nu tots, candy kisses
and lots ov nice things. Amt afeard ov mi
children beiu fooled that wa. Missus Budd
has bin very carful tn lurn EN- when tn be
solum and when not III be- and Christmas haz
no solum for them. May be- lie thot 1t woodn't
do any harm because he didn't put IN any name,
but didn't he no that we hoo node hoo he ment
wood hav to go oil over the naburhud and tel
them that didn't no, thus putin an extra chris
tan duty on us If this thing IL alowd tn go
on in this naburhud II will soon be 80 that a
man wont dare tn git mad and whip his wife,
or one nabur abuse anuther or steal hiz turkeys,
for fear it mite cit put in the papurz.
cur four fathers, and more tn, fault bled and
dide for liberty, and Is thare man in our midst
who wood deprive Us ov enjoyin it ? 1t seems
So but who is il; Sum sa It's the old bachelor
down at the sawmil. doant meme the one
that stopt at Sheriff Seriue's temperance hous
in Paw Paw a week. but the other one, doant
no why tha lay it tn him but its good enuf for
him. lie oughtnt tn in an old batcheer.
no lie saiz ne Amt tn blame, lie coodn't help it.
but We hoo hav past thru the fry furns and
got our garments scorched no better. We no
that thare's no SIGH thing as fail. We no that
WHARF thares will thares way, but i've often
thare hadn't bin with me. (NIIstur editur plea2
print this last sentence in lower tone ov vols,
and lean the letters considerable so that missus
Budd cant rede it without her Ella sses and shell
skip it. and save me havn tn make any onplez-
unit explanashuns). Hoover did rite that
peece had better keep out ov Frogholler if he
expects tn rite eny more, and as we say in a
form tung, Let hun be anathama marry
Another OF sumbody else.
Yu ma print this letter. and if i've made eny
mistakes in spelln yu can correct EN-; spell
by ear as sum foaks lurn tn sing, and may make
sum mistakes.
Nurs in tears,
lex a. BUDD.