The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
MAY Sd, 1873.

Mn. EDITOR :-Presuming that you would
like to hear from Arlington and adjoining pre-
ciDcts, l send you few items OF information.
The wheat in this vicinity has doubtless been
injured less by the winter than in localities I'M
protected by the woods, and bids fair to be q
good crop. During the storm last Thursday
night the barn Of Mr.. Henry Cross was struck
by lightning, and although it was considerably
damaged none Of the livestock in and around
it we're killed, for which we presume Mr.. Cross
is very thankful.
Our ueighbors OF c., since theT annex
alton to tour township, nave become proud
ard naughty. as is evlnced by their elevating to
the high Office OF Pathmaster noble Briton.-
u is not known whether he is a descendant of
the Normans or Ssxons, but AN Of the opinion
that could his lineage be traced back it would
run into the latter and that he is distant
relative OF the noble Athelstane mentioned in
Sir Walter SCOTS Ivanhoe. My reasons for
this opinion are the slmilsrities which | shall
mention: FIRST, Athelstane was bachelor and
so attached to singleblsssedness that he re-
though she was of noble birth. So Is this noble
Briton; and how many temptations to take to
himself wife he las withstood. no man can
tell. Secondly, Athelstane was fond Of high
living and good spirits. So Ia this noble Path
master. Thirdly, Athelstane was once struck
down by Knight Templar and taken up for
dead, but while he was in charge OF the priests
who were praying for safe conduct Of his
spirit through the regions OF Purgatory he re-
vived. The priests, not willing to lose their
reward for such service, locked him up and
kept HIM on scanty rations for three days, leav-
ing tho people to believe that he was actually
dead. After he gained his liberty he swore
vengeance on tho priests for not feeding him
better and thus causing him much suffering.
So this noble Psthmaster was once struck down.
not by knight but by . King (Alcohor, and
taken up, not for dead but for violating the law,
and when his tongue refused to testify against
one OF the Kings purveyors, he was locked up
and denied the tempting vlands that daily graced
his table at home and kept on common food.
After several days his tongue was loosed and
he was set at liberty and swore vengeance on
the neighbor who was accessory to his suffer |
ings. Such are the similarihes between Athel-
stane and this noble Briton who has been ele-
waited to the high position OF Psthmaster He
Yields his sceptre with dignity and performs
the duties Of his Office admirably. During last
rain he turned the water from the
ditch that runs by his house into the road so as
to run the water down on to his neighbors
premises. The result was the outlying out OF
the road without materially disturbing his neigh
Dor. He has caused the commissioners to be
called out to survey out portion Of the road
IN hopes of causing his nelghbor to move his
fence What will be the result time will tell.
but expense to the town will certainly be in
Cured. have no doubt that his constituents
will be proud of hun and will glory in SAYING
:" proposed his name. / voted for him"