Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-14
LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS
MORE FROM THE HUB,
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DowLYo GREEN, June 3, 1917.
FnIESp TiMNoNs Ibad arranged to leave
here last Saturday, but like the ancient Israel
ties, after getting ready, I concluded to tsrry
over night to see ifnnything was forgotten, but
as this brought me into the Sabbath, am still
here enjoying 'lenelhened sweetness long drawn
out" But shall ecr,siulyIeave heret this week.
| spent the Sabbath much ns the one | wrote
you Of in my last. There was Sabbath School
Concert at the Presbyterian Church in tho eyen.
ing a very pleasant AFFAIR, in which the little
ones acquitted themselves with honor. As is ton
often the case, II was too protraced for the little
sn'', don't you think Mr.. Editor that children's
meetings should be very shorty and their eyes
began TO g.; heavy, Mr.. Barkdull was called
on for speech. After few we'll chosen remarks
which we're profitable tu old aud young, he pro-
ceeded to wake up the little folks and put them
in good humor to go home, by telling them
how monkeys are caught in Brazil II may be
new TO you as II was 10 me, so give you his
story but shall not yOuch for the hHh Of IT,
though disposed to belicve it for this reason the
Sentinel man was there, and mp to this time, has
not contradicted the narrative. Mr.. n. said
"When men wish TO capt1re young monkeys
they go beneath the trees where they are c1ngre
gated and sitting down draw their boots after
remaining long enough to give the monkeys op
portunity to observe their movements they pu
on their boots and go ufI short distance, leaving
several pairs of small boots under the tree. Soor
the monkeys come down, and, apt at imitation
put on the little boots lclt-for them, but which
alas contain quantity of pitch in the bottom
As soon as this is accompl ished, the men Wit
are watching, return, and the monkeys unable I,
| let 60 Of the boots, or climb the trees with then
on, fall an easy prey to their coptors.
By this tims every eve was open wide, whet
he proceeded to give themathe moral ofhis story
| The men were bad men who in every communit
set bad examples and indulge in evil practice:
which, like the pilchy boots, stick to and cads
the destruction of every little boy or girl who
with the monkeys initiative disposition, trie
to pull them on. We can not give Mr. BIS ex
Act words but we beg his pardon ir we have dis
torted his story or moral.
Altogether tho concert was enjoyable. unit
we tried to get nut o: church here we met dill
cullies for on each side Of the hall and walk
extending clear to the gate was row Of hdlf q
fMi-gro9n boys peering into the face f each pa.
ser, ready to grab the girl of their choice as sh
passed. think that must be one ofthe cnstYp
of this place as | have seen the same peTfurn
, auce before.
The Union School closes this week. l thin
Mr.. Gilpatrick. the present incumbent, the mo,
popular teacher they have had here for SON
time, and am told he is to stay another yea
Miss Auna Shannon, now a resident Of this piaC
but formerly ofyours goes back to shave the hoi
ors Of the graduating class Of the Perrysbur
5 High School, June 81. She is, | think, the younl
est graduate OF that school.
The chief amusement here is croquet playin
They have public ground near the heart Of Il
city where men with no visible means of suppn
(sxcept their hands and their wives) spend hou
every day shooting wooden balls at stake
p wire driven into the ground. (Some ney er ha'
=, high aims.l But then Isuppose they need e,
srcise aud maybe they take no olher-I dor
know. But really this is quite a lively lit
place, especially on Sabbath afternoon when O
T. the nice girls and boys and fast horses are o
l on exhibition.
5 The new NJ. E. Church is fast spproachir
:, completion, and will be an ornament to the plac
5 There is one pecularity about it. am told tn
they build no faster than they pay, which, if pc
severed in, will relieve them frcm the em6a
It rassment of that dreadful iucubus-a chur,
d debt, such, as learn, the people Of Perrysbu
n have grouned under so long, Great credit is d
Rev Mr.. Barkdu.l who was 50 efficient iu the T
building Of that church, for his earnest lab bors
e behalf of the one in this place. lie Will so
n A-s~i Ls~ acre, hnu IgaTe, Dnt l y
sure many good wishes will follow him.
u Some where in the o,eoy of may write VI
n again, il you will pardon this very lengthy IL
ter. Yours, -.