The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-11


casual observer to suppose him even
semo, ionally" insane. He is man
past the middle age. the fringe OF
locks surrounding his considerable
badness being quite grey. His en-
tire aspect, no less than the cut Of
his garments, is distinctive of the
society Of Friends TO which he be-
longs. lie thinks he is prosecuted
for righteousness sake, and threatens
to write a "'true story if justice
isn't done him before long" One
thing is certain, the man is not
vicious, and it seems hard that he
should be thus treated as common
criminal. But what else under the
circumstances can be done, is the
question as yet unsolved.
EAlr misunderstanding over
two yea RS ago Rev. Jas. Allen, then
Rector of the Episcopal church in
this place, assisted by others inter-
ested in the project, started Semi
nary for young ladies', first called
Grace Church, and afterward Tip
ton Seminary. He imported from
GAINESVILLE, Wis. one Miss f. 5.
Scribner tc act as Principal. Miss
Scribner had long been engaged in
teaching, and is lady Of very fine
culture and many accomplishments
and under Mr.. Aliens upright fnan-
cial management, though probably
never paying expenses, the institu-
ton ran for year very creditably to
all concerned. AT the end of that
time, Mr.. A. removed from Upton
and disconnected himself from the
Seminary, Miss Scribner assuming
al! responsibility and thereafter go
ing it Alone" outside and inside.
As we said before, Miss Scribner
was an accomplished lady, and one
Of her accomplishments was that of
smoothness. She acds smooth--pol-
ished, glossy, sleek, bland, adulatory,
oleaginous. And more than this, she
was sanctimonioas, saintly-"on the
honor Of . christian lady," was one
of the securities which she was wont
to offer when soliciting little credit.
And, by-the-way, the soliciting Of
little and larger credits seems to
have been the one object to which all
her accomplishments and most of her
time has been devoted for the past
wear. Her success, moreover, is now
proven to have been alarming-to
the solicited, land now solicitous) At
least. For last Friday morning the
Seminary was Investigated by the
minions Of the Law, but the Principal
was not investigated. Being triae
ancient and unmarried, she evidently
felt delicate about the matter, and
therefore folded her tent and other
good rigging and silently stole away.
The grey dawn saw her ste,l, and
the Stanwood and Upton railway
helped her do it. To parts unknown
is where she stole. The young la
dies had been dismissed the previous
evening for two-week's vacation
unexpected, but fully and Huently ex-
planned.
1t is a funeral with numerous
mourners. Comparison and canvass.
ing convince the initiated that 81 600
might possibly pay the Indebtedness
Of the .'christian lady, in this CON-
munity, and also that no trifling part
of this sum has been carried away by
her for pin money during her two
weeks vacation. Borrowed money
in sums Of from 81, 500 down to $3.50
is supplemented by accounts every
where that IN account could possibly
be made to stick. Among the worst
features is the robbery of the wash
erwoman and kitchen girl Of from
$40 to 800 Of the hard earned money
of each. The selling of mortgaged
property and the use Of some false,
Is well as specious, pretenses, are
matters which may they certainly
should) be heard Of hereafter. But
q the matter now stands this CON-
munity is sold; it is the victim Of
| misplaced confidence; it has dis
covered an hollow mockery; the dol
is stuffed with sawdust-And has .
glass eye in the bargain. For moi
only ourselves, but
The butcher and the grocer,
The Merchant rosnd the corner,
The fsllew tAat sellsth TIE coal AM
tAs wood
Tia lawyer and the banker,
Ths quiet loekisg Banker,
Have I'll been taken IN and done 20
J pretty good.