The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-02-22
I .ettcr from the State Capital.
CoLuMBus, February IL, 1877.
DEPRAyITY. IN SKIRTS.

DEPRAyITY. IN SKIRTS.
As rule woman is morally better
tlan man. We are not, in saying this. |
laying premises for asking favors of
any of the 'geniler SEX but simply
stating a generally admitted PROPOSE
ton. The following is not a support
ing argument to the above proposition
but one of its notable exceptions:
Like a good patriot, Ross County
man, at The time the rebellion broke
out. kissed his young loving spouse
and stepped into the ranks of the
Union army. The various fortunes of
war were his for the four years OF the
wars continuance The long and
bloody struggle closed as 10 praying
hearts and waiting eyes, the white
dove Of peace whispered her benedic-
tions over our country. Our hero re-
turned to his old home, but not TO find
the fires i'm the home altar warm and
cheering, as he fondly hoped TO do.
But serpent had been there in an
evil hour and stolen away the heart of
her who had been the sun of thathCme.
After due inquiry he heard OF her
Whereabouts in a neighboring county !;
and still feeling the flame OF his first
love, he sought her presence only TO
learn from her own lips that she had
legally separated from him by ga
writing of enforcement" In answer
to his renewed wooings she declared
herself satisfied with her new found
love. lie departed, "a sadder, if not
a wiser man." deeming it best to make
a virtue Of necessity and let the er-
ring sister depart III peace. Months
and years went by, aud finally our
hero made another venture in the
matrimonial market, winning to him
self fair bride. For u time all went
merry as a marriage bell. (this last is
not Originally, when a third character
appears upon the stage of this little
drama, in the person OF his first wife,
and swe.rs out warrant charging
him Mith being too much married.
Then, alas. he saw too late, how un-
safe to take things on trust; for, when
she told him she had divorce "she
was only fooling him." The upshOt
of the matter is that on this charge of
bigamy, this trusting husband and
devoted patriot is sentenced to Que
years incarceration in the Ohio PEN
itentiary. Under such Il chain of cir
cumstances Gov. Hayes is disl,osed to
"go behind the returns from Ross
county, and issue pardon, even be-
fore another is added TO the prison
pOpuiati on of Ohio. Thus this limo
cent victim of depravity (totai p in
skirts is bid 10 ''go and sin no more.''
Now if this victim OF misplaced con-
fidence can go home and dream sweet
ly OF '.his first love- then he cares lit
tie for "fair count" in matrimonial
matters. If the old theological doc
trine of total depravity Is or is not
true, facts like the above make it APP
parent that occasionally i'm the world s
y w
without it there will be some blanks.
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
The original plan of district super
vision still obtains in our State, not
withstanding several attacks upon it
during the three quarters of a century
history of our State. Mr.. Tryon. the
worthy NJ amber from l. Ike county, is
now wrestling with this matter, by a
bill in the House, which does away
with the district system entirely, max
ing eacn township Il single district
under one supervisor. To our mind
The radical objection TO the measure
proposed is that provision OF the
State Constitution limiting township
officers to terms of one year. Ii one
competent man could be put in charge
of our roads in each township Tor
three or five Years, much, we think,
would be gained. But as proposed
we fear the old ruts (,iot figuraiiyely)
would be followed under another
name. The best country roads your
correspondent ever travelled were
down among The rocks 'and hills of
old Connecticut. Their perfection is
attained by letting TO the lowest bid
der Ter a term of five years.
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
About one hall OF each days work
in both Halls is given 10 the statutes
statutes relating to crime are nearly
all passed upon in committee of tie
whole, in the House. The Senate ale
wrestling with the same, but next
week will be b-sy with going be-
hind the returns relating to the
election OF one of the judges of Ham
iltom county. There is some com
plaint down there, not of buildozing,
but repeating. Of this there ought TO
be !, IS at the elections from the facts
iha, the courts have sent several OF
house, here at Columbus. and more are
having their tickets ma,ie out. Ii is
said by one that there are more noii
lies to the square inch in Cincinnati
than in any other city in the Union.
The whole truth would prob ably be
mare AID nasticr. We are happy TO
say that our State is able TO settle dis
puted election c,Ses wiiicat anv three
legged High Joint Com:n;s,ion
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