Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-17

- OF cholera approaching US, and wit
out desiring to alarm our people, ar
: yet determined to be in some degr,
prepared for the pestilence when
. did come, the Board, in secret sessio.
resolved to appropriate the spacior
grounds around our School building
y for the purpose of cultivating sue
plants and herbs as were known to b
valuable in pestilence and diseas,
They further resolved hat in the sc
lection of plants, they would in som
: degree be guided by their graceful
ness and beauty of flora, securing il
this connection when possible, thos
both pleasing to the eye and grateful
in perfume. Happy conception-glo
rious fruition-successful Schoo
Board, hall The necessity of blister!
suggested Mustard, and the north side
of the School grounds is one billowy
sea of the golden flowers of that no.
Bile plant. Measles suggested smart
weed, and the south side is heavy
with that modest "YARB." Conva-
%lescence suggested weakness-weak-
ness suggested stimulants, and around
the southern fence the graceful Elder
grows and rcars aloft it's coronal
of sweet flowers, in their fruition to
become purple berries from whose
rich juice shall come the wine to make
| glad the hearts of the weak and wea-
ry ones. Fevers suggest sudorifics,
and the bully catnip fills the wasted
places of the lawn. Thus, silently
as falls the snow flake, have these
good deeds of sweet mercy been done,
and though unknown of men, may
we not hope the good they shall do
will be revisited upon those noble
men into whose hearts the Angel of
beneficience placed the thought.
P. S. The Board pays us nothing
for this and the "Yarbs" are free.
|
Pavement laying was a little slim |
last week, and the arrivals in Eaten
of distinguished persons being short,
for a Local, key spread himself OH
the Ackerman Picnic and the cutting
affray that occurred there. When
anything of o disreputable nature
takes place around a Beer Garden or
a Saloon, then it is that the goodness,
and "piousness," and christianity, and
morality and love of the human race,
forth in an endless stream
from the good key. Dark deeds can
be done in and around the Church,
and he smothers them, because they
are done by professed christians. A
few weeks ago a Church Festival was
broken up in Camden, by a drunken
row, did anybody hear of Ikey "gush-
then? Nary gush! Last fall,
when this samen negro Hirem, who was
hen acting as first Lieutenant of the
Grant Guards, came very near ruin
ng a small boy, by the malicious use
If a razor, did key mourn? Mary
Did he undertake to shove
his desperate character then upon Us,
IS N OF OUR FRIENDS? Did he pro-
,ose then to say "Amen" to any pun
shmcnt that might be visited upon
he negro for his righteousness? No
Ikcy was then helping to
such characters as Hirem, t
Nth a tin lamp, whisky and razors,
nd bidding them God speed, sent .
hem over the county to make Grant T.
onverts. airem's vote was wanted {
hen, and his deviltry was smoothed !
yer and passed by, and he was the
of key, his Fright bower" :.
nd his marching companion in the }
Guards. He was made to be-
EVE that by associating with key !
nd his ilk, he was fitting himself for ;
he society of respectable white peo- /
lie, and when a decent Ball or q Ger 2
Festival was going on, Hirem =,
7as sure to push himself in, and if he =.
id not receive the same social affec- u
on that key always e. attended to him .
uring the political campaign, he be- :
desperate and resorted to his
eadly weapon to get his equality. .
he negro Is not SO much to blame as :.
Morris, and that class who make !,
lemselVes his equal, and then en- :
eavor to force him upon those who :
ill not be brought to that level. :
Had Hirem not been taught this =
egrading doctrine, by such creatures =
Morris, he would not undertake to :
ush himself into exclusive gather j..
lgs of white people. Let Ikey now =
lick to his Lieutenant" and march IL
lg companion, in his difficulties, and Il
OF undertake to push him upon those =
.ho, though willing that they should =
ljoy the political rights and privi- Z
gees conferred so recently upon them, G
ave no affinity for their company. =
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7. BARNUM's Grand show, the lar
EST and most extensive now out, will o