The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-01-28

ness was no more and nought was
heard except now aud then the. harsh
grating of a shovel against coal. tell
ing Of expected warmth At one Of
our stores Prof. Krauss had been Civ.
ing fsss tunes with his usual skill.
Two 'isarhhes"- from the sylvan shades
appeared, After much solicitation,
they to X hold of the "fldles." The
assembled company of all the Bon
Ton, etc, waited in breathless sus.
pense "Soun' yer A,-low-there"
-rip--rang--"l cant play with that
there bow" At this, by such ind-
cations, the lookers.on were wrought up
to the greatest degree of excitement.
Of sudden. such burst of sounds
and tangled and twisted labarynth of
discordant notes arose, that all the
dogs and cats took up The strain, and
our hills never echoed with such crazy
shrieks and screams before or since.
Every one Of those present in the
store, dropped his head in pity and
shame, that one of his own humanity
should so profare God given melody.
The famous "fddlers" play for dances
among the peasantry.
Our street crossings are very bad
this winter, and as they have formerly
besn in such good condition at ibis
season, we miss their graceful promi.
nence and elevation from the mud. In
some few places we observe that laths
and shingles have been laid DOWN.
they do. but little good. And here
and there some one has n,nI..ioh
bucket of its ashes, Such evidences
Of euterpriss. are praiswor,hy, aad il is
delightful TO see them; but more of
the same is what we want. These
crossings may be good enough ones for
The men with their heavy boots, that
hpnl them. as it were, upoh the sea of
mad but for ladies the streets are
nearly imp ssabIe. And it is amusing
10 see wnman balance herself on the
fiat side of Il shingle and hear her say
little words that aiut swearing, aud
turn round an, go homc mad, with.
out the necessaries Of life.
They have dog down at Elm
stems. A little yellow dog; slender
built; dark brown exc; wears his tail
little 10 the left side; if he had horns
and VAS more developed, he could
sit for a deer's photograph; surpris-
ingly great intellectual CAPACITY. An
these talents have been improved by
concentrated care aud labor. Wien
times are dull in the store tn, com.
munity will stop and look at him as
he airs his accomplishments. He will
roll over-fact; stand on his hind legs,
and on Saturday nights will Jump
through his preceptor's clasped hands,
to the infinite delight of the loafers.
On Sundays he clutches rat or twn
This dug probably will never live to
grow up. f1' unt |r
-Charity! 1t has covered multi.
tude of slns. 1t has made man his
civilization, and is the cornerstone of
religion. Be charitable, aud without
a doubt yen will be gooa.natured, and
have friends. Yet with charity, get
justice. If there is aught to say for
you: neighb"r, speak it aud close your
lips against word of i'll. Look every
act on all sides, aud if there appears
any thing unseemly examine il not,
but show forth the cleanliness. We
remarked that this community lived
on faith and hope, let the world he
chaAtab'e and take not its judgement
from outward appearances. Here's a
grand opportunity to cover the multi
tude of sins.
The Tidioute Journal aud War.
ren Ledger are trying to fud out
which of the two offices is the poorest.
It is merely question of taking an
inventory. in these times. The one
which has the. biggest office, sub.
seriPtion list, run of job work aud
advertising is undoubtedly the worst
Off at least until oil gets up to living
prices, and lumber is good sale