Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-07-10
AN INQUmING su9scRI-
azie9 BER IN DANDURY.
A Man Visits the Editor to
Find WHO Printed that
Piece.

1 He came in with an interrogation il
one eye, and with stick in one hand
One eye was covered with a handker
chief and one arm was in a sling. Hi
bearing was that of man with set
tied purpose in view.
"It was to see that man that put
things into this paper"
j We intimated that several of us earn
ed frugal livelihood in that way.
swell, l want to see the man whicl
cribs things out of the other papers
The fellow who writes mostly witt
shears, you understand"
We explained to him that there wer
seasons when the gifted among us,driv
EN- to frenzy by the scarcity of ideas an'
events, and BY the clamorous demand
of an Unsuitable public, in moments o
emotional insanity plunged the glitter
ing shears into our exchanges. He wen
on, calmly, but in a voice tremuloul
with suppressed feeling and indistinct
through the recent loss of half a dozer
Of his front teeth.
s"Just so. presume so. I don't
know much about the business, but
want to see man, the man that printed
that little piece about pouring water
down mans spine of his back and
making him instantly sober. If you
please, I want to see that man. I would
like to talk with him." tfuAI ir7 81
Then he leaned his stick against our
desk, and spit on his serviceable hand,
and resumed his hold on the stick, as
though he was weighing it. After
studying the stick a minute, he added
in somewhat louder tone. nsob q
sinister, came here to see that 'ere
man. want to see him bad.' F.
We told him that particular man was
not in. ..l .8tf .t.J
"Just SO. presume so. They told
me before came that the man that I
wanted to see wouldn't be anywhere.
I'll wait for him. Hive up north, and
I've walked seven miles to converse
with that man. guess III sit down
and wait"
He sat down by the door and reflect
lively pounded the floor with a stick but
his feelings would not allow him to
keep still. -1-t< IL
81 suppose none, of you didn't ever
pour much cold water down any drunk
EN- mans back to make him instantly
sober, perhaps ng 5.T y t. II
None of us in the office had ever
tried the experiment. -Gi, Il Fl
Gust so. 1 thought just. as like as
not you had not. Well, Mister,I have. I
tried it yesterday, and have come sew
en- miles on foot to see the man that
printed that piece. 1t want much of a
piece, 1 don't think; but 1 want to see
the man that printed it, just a few min
utes. You see, John Smith, he lives
next door to my house, when l am at
home, and he gets how-come-you-so
every little period. Now when he's So
Der, he's all right, if you keep out of his
way; but when he's drunk, he goes
home and breaks dishes, and tips over
the stove, and throws the hardware
around, and makes it .inconvenient for
his wife, and sometimes he gets his gun
and goes out calling on his neighbors,
md it hain't pleasant yiaiso SAT
Not that l wan: to say anything about
Smith; but me and my wife don't think
he ought to do so. He came home
Trunk yesterday and broke all the kitch-
IN windows out of his house and follow
I'd his wife around with the carving
Knife, talking about her liver, and after
while he laid down by my fence and
vent TO sleep. had been reading that
little piece lit want much of 3 piece and |
thought if could pour some cold wa
'er down his spine on his back, and |
make him sober, it would be more COM
fortable for his wife, and square thing
% all around. So poured a bucket of
'pring water down John Smiths spine |
If his back" r.
'Well,' said we as our visitor paused |
Did it make him sober ?". s5it -s=f
Our visitor took firmer hold of his
tick and replied with increased emo
ion:
"Just so. suppose it did make him
ober as judge in less time than you
'ould say Jack Robson; but mister it
made him mad. 1t made him the mad
lest man l ever see, and Mister John
smith is bigger man than me, and
touter. He is good deal stouter. Bla-
,less him never knew he was half so
tout till yesterday, and he's handy
With his fists too. should suppose he
S the handiest man with his fists ever
aw." ..lfrrH sra- asf gae |
.Then he went for you, did he? we
sked innocently.
Just so exactly. suppose he went
or me about the best he knew how but
don't hold no grudge against John
mith. suppose he amt good man
D hold grudge against. want to see
he man who printed that piece.
Fant to see that man bad. 1 feel as
hough it would soothe me to see that
nan. want to show him how o drunk
n man acts when you pour water down
he spine of his back. That's what
ONE for.
Our visitor, who had poured water,
own the spine of a drunken mans
ack remained until P. NJ. and then
vent up street to find the man that
rinted that little piece. The man he is
,oking for started for Alaska last eve
ing, for a summer vacation, and will
otbe back before Sep. 1s7s.-Dda-
ury Netos. |,
The prodigal robs his heir, the
nlser robs himself. a-i P" g'.i
Do not choose your friend by his
ooks; handsome boots often pinch
he feet. 90. ijl |,
The great secret of success in life
5 for a man to be ready when the
pportunity comes. .
The greatest men live unseen to
lew, while thousands are not quail ,
ed 60 express their influence.
In some places in South Carolina
he cotton crop is nearly being Civ
n up on account of the wet wealth