The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-05-08
LEGAL Correspondence.
CRoYLE TWP, April 81. 1874.

| CROYLE TwP., April 81. 1874.
N MR. EDIToR.I see by your last issue that the
cnt-worms of South Fork under the marshal
| ship of their redoubtable leader, "B. K K"
nave, nave made another onslaught on the Union
township in general and OF the village OF Sum
merhiii in particular. ''B E. r." which letters
ed, intimates that &c. & H" are firm, in which
Intlmstiou, unlike all his other rawlings, he is
ton and in defence OF the rights OF CroyIe
township against the contemplate cut-worms
with the weapon OF Misrepresentation and DIR
y olllingsgate. 'B Z. R., who is without the
denies that South Fork ever seeded. Let him
examine the records of Croyle township and
which, unlike himself, will not lie "D. E, r.
likewise boasts of the patriotism of South
e! 20 say Is another EuRe stretch OF the imaEina-
tloI as South Fork was not in existence ut that
SrtiS hn me pare F9Ik being the only thing there
might have been skedadler's shanty or
vicinity at the time Indicated hut South Fork
has been made what il is 10y Northern success
soldiers proved Lhemselve brave and courage
Gus on the battlefield. and were not the kind
OF material that would skulk back home in
the hour or danger. Yea. verify, even now, if
they were called upon to do duty in a like
cause, cause, they would In the language of Parson
over, and then light them on the ice before
they would turn tail and skcdaddle homewards.
As regards the missionary who Is oul hunt-
Ing up the lost sheep OF the house of Israel, 1
am free to say that he did stop at SummerbilI,
but there being no lost sheep at that place, he
was advised to move on To South Fork, where
any number of stray and lost wool wearers
were congregsted. The good old man declared
that he would go at once. some of them
might eat laurel and die before aid could
reach them South Fork has only one gate
leading thereto, ana that is the wide gate
which many pass through the road to per
dItlOn- The missionary applied all the re me
dies at his command, but without much sue
ccss. The next call to awaken sinners down
there may come i'll the shape of fire and brim-
stone.
"B E. r." in his last diatribe speaks OF my
me with failing to say anything about a pair OF
The truth of the natter is, that about twenty
five JOhnnies got hold OF the soldier in question
who was ut the time sick unto death. and des-
poiled him OF everything but his life, which
they probably considered OF no yaIue to them
selves, giving him in lieu of his pair OF
worn out pants which were rocking with filth
ana alive with gray OuckS-'
The cut-wOrms OF s F. having something also
to say about Il tax collector Of Croyle who they
ailege tried to collect taxes on that idle OF the
dividing line, thereby acknowledging the
charge made by me In regard to secession and
separation. Were it not for the law and supe-
rior numb ors no doubt tax collectors and all
other offic cHls in the discharge of th.ir duties
would not be safe in the hands of the cut
worms of that delectable locality.
As" L. r." could not digest all contained
in my last reply, will give him this shot at
short range. C.&H.