Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-17
LETTER FROM SCHWARTZ.
PARKER. Dec. 5th. 1877!

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Messrs Eddors-A friend has for
warded me copy of the Butler Eagle
dated Nov. 26, in which is marked
article from Cherry township, dated
Nov. I, by one Timothy Tugmntton,"
being an attempt at a comment on an
article from me in your columns of
my trip through Butler county. l say
''an attempt to comment" and very
poor one at that, as the writer exposes
his ignorance and stupidity in more
ways than one. First, he spells my
nom de plume wrong every time; will
forgive him for that, as he perhaps
cannot spell anything longer correct.
He raves necessarily about Dixmont,"
cramps, " "crazy people" which can
only account for on the purely -philo-
sophie principle, that burned child
breads fire." and ''insane people see
many terrors." "Timmy" has been
there himself, consequently knows full
well how it goes. He thinks i lived
on acorns and chestnuts while out
there. Well, he is mistaken had
lots of good wholesome hash, chicken
and turkey. bread, pies, cakes, pud-
dings, pickles, &c, to the full. The
friends where l stopped had plenty,
had good things, too, and gave freely
of what they possessed. The only
danger was eating too much. / saw
many, but did not see "Tim," or if 1
did l failed to recognize him, or ]
would have made capture for the
benefit of Barnum. lie says that
'some of the folks spoke of are Over
seers of the Poor and authorized by
law to arrest tramps, &c, and have
them cared for" / must conclude one
of two things, either he is very poor
judge, or they are very derelict In their
duty, and the latter is not presumable,
as there would have been money in
it." "They have made arrangements
with the proper officers to arrest me,
&c." "next time go out" Well, l
am going soon, and if they want me
sooner tell them to come and get me.
Again, about the date of my letter.
the liverymen of Parker had the police
out in Cherry township on the hunt
of man named "Swartz." Does he
know he lies at least Chief of Police,
w. p. Barr, says so. He told me so
to-day. They never wanted any such
person, in that place OR any other.
Tim is raving again. He doubtless
refers to the visits of the Butler Sheriff
and constabulary about, six or seven
weeks earlier, on the hunt Of nearly
the whole of Cherry township and
few outsiders to appear in proper per-
son before His Honor, Judge Bredin,
and, generally, they went, too, for |
saw them in Butler by the, dozen.
Next, he proceeds to eulogfAe Mr..
Blacks boys, all except BLACK
sheep" of that flock, at present in or
near Parker, who is running well on
his own gas and, he intimates, starv-
ing or near it. Well. let me say that
"black sheep" is all o K; is making
an honest living for himself and family;
has few cents in ready money, and
would to-day have more if some Of the
Cherry township citizens would pay
their honest debts, as he has accounts
against fep of them that he wiH sell
for thirty cents on the dollar, ION time"
md wiUoM interest, TO reliable
party Fnrther, l don't tramp; pay
all honest debts as fast as presented;
don't charge anything for advice Cont
feel bad if it is not taken. Also. l
pity poor Timothy. = from the
soles of my boots. l will gamble
cents to pearl buttons that he is IL
Democrat; that he is. or some Of his
friends have been, in an insane asylum
someplace or, at least, should be. His
best hold at present is to keep still
and not expose himself any more;
think of the past, and prepare for the
future, and by the time they eau run
and support" Sunday School in that
corner, he may get a few ideas forced
on him that will show him what an
asinine creature he has been in the past.
AS Josh Billings would say,
His muchly," SCHWARTZ.
p. 81 will give one dollar for his
original manuscript copy intact. 1t is
doubtless literary curiosity.
SCHWARTZ.