Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-16
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NATIONAL HOME LETTER

SOLDIERS HOME, CENTRAL BRANCH
MONTGOMERY Co., O., May IL, 10. J
Mr.. EDITOR :-Everylhing hereis bean-
tiiuI. May so far has been delightful
though the mornings and evening have
been cool, yet, the warm genial sun, tOgelh-
er with refreshing showers, have clothed
our forest trees in their lovely, green foil
age, and their tall majestic heads loom up
heavenward, ripple in the sunbeams, like
school chi dren on a holiday. Nature
smiles in gladness aud joy. Music floats
out on the zephyrs around the band stand
from our unrivaled Garrison Cornet Band .
ladies and "babies" throng our avenues
daily, viewing our delightful home. The
camp is alive with new life, and we are
lovely, though not Divine, and we sing
with Scott, the poet;
Love rules the court. the camp. the grove,
And lien below, and saints above,
For Love il Heaven, and Heaven is love.
Frank McGlinchy, the Lieutenant OF
the Home Guard, committed suicide by
taking thirty grains Of morphine. Cause
-remprse aller heavy j.mborte. The
Ljenienancy Of the Home Guard appears
TO lie attended with fatality, and fatal
star appears to hover o'er those appointed
to fill that position, as this is the third
person that has died inside of two years,
who commanded the unterrilied " be-
longing to the "rat and tan" OF that, not
very enviable brigade of beauties.
Appointments here TO subordinate posi-
tions are not eagerly sought after by men
OF ambitious inclination, or pride, tie
emolumenls of honor arising from these
places are generally bestowed upon for
elgners and aS there are not enough Amer
leans here to fill one eighth OF ihese posi-
tlons and Ms there were no americans in The
Wdr, they take II back seat with the "culled
folks" aud like the COW that had five
calves while four "sucks," the OTHER looks
on. From the illustrations Of The intel
lectnal capacity Of some OF these subordin-
ate oil 'ials, | copy, rerbatim ct Hteratun,, n
advertisement "ie Ui them wrote and
pl ,.ed upon the bulletin hoard, As follow.
Wan.e,l won man Ia Work ut the Cow
S.ahle urr the gard House must be A P.s-
erble Mixer. Apiie aI The Cow Slabele.
lluw's that Inr nigh? 81 goes the world,
and unparalleled impudence, aud desli-
tue knowledge vi any kind of breeding,
with utter ignorance, and having the
honah sah" OF being born across the sal,
water, entities one to be received with
raPlurOns applause.
They are waiting for brick before work
can proceed on the Hotel; uume can be
obtained IN Dayton. That town never
keeps anything except bold faced whisky,
burglars, thieves, gamhlers, prostitutes and
dead beats. Why, only II short iiuIe ago
the wealthy citizens had to cal il mass
meeting To try to enforce the Sunday
ordinance. Just think Ol it-a city boast
ing ol forty churches, populated with 40
OoO people, claiming morality and respect
ability, being compelled To call IL mass
meeting IN order to enforce lher own laws.
hy which they seek t0 protect themselves
from violation, from thieves, drunk
ards, burglars, aud the hundreds OF drs
peradues that mngle among them every
day, that is caused bv snlonii keepers deal
ing out destruction and death-and that too
by legal right, given them by Il baser set
OF knaves. styled our law makers. II is
The fonlesl, hlackest spot on the laws Of
Ohio-a disgrace to the legislature, an out.
rage on common decency, causing murder,
arson, rapine, robbery, desolation, woe,
misery, and starvation To thousands of
families, aud scattering fre-brands from
he'll, hy which the mi lilo ms OF victims are
consumed.
Capt. Nichols, Of the Hospital, with his
lady, is East on a visit. Our old friend,
DR.. Stevens, still presides in the drug store,
who nils all the prescriptions ior the hun.
dreds Of sick. DR.. Stevens is most ac-
c"mplished druggist, perfect gentleman,
aud as genial, sociable, obliging fellow as
eau he found ON the elnbe. Many of the
bays are taking their leave of camp-some
visiting, and others going to the embrace
Of their friends and relations Thornton
is till in the Hospital, while his other
brother has arrived here aud * in Barrack
4. Capt. Fury ia all 80, K"-gny and
iesiive-as well as getting Younger aud
more handsome, To the good people of
the Maumee and Perryshufg | most cor
dirlly aud affeclionalely Zip my military
" conk-shell," and trust the older they
grow, the more happy they may be, and
that their eye sight may he vigorous To
read the columns UI the Perrysburg JoUR
NAL aud in the pockets OF their "ummen-
Iionnbles" they may always find dollar
to pay their subscription -umd lay up
treasures ahuve.
Your old friend,