The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-30

ED. CoUKEER-Dear Sir: The elecfio
excitement in our dear Celestinc wa
hardly over and some. Of the dcparte
candidates looked kinder sour dow
their nose. and couldn't laugh n BIT. amt
some one got the Jasper Times OF Apri
l9fh. and then read that funny lette,
signel VIII. A. Cole. The people ius
laughed, and laughed and laughed. ]
seemed for while as though some woul
lspht their sides laughing. and we woul,
surely have - bury some body. Tn
people say, Oh how funny aud hoy
smart Look n that most beautiful
reliDed ant eloquent language: for Ii.
stance. Nile-mouthea half-cockcd. mar
row -@naged Bohemian" Now. hahn
that pretty. He only used l5.UO1 word
out of the 1900 belonging 10 the Eng
lisl language; Dnt he can surely "a.
more II you consider the number usee
by him al about tile word wouId-be
Oh, Doctor. / will not saw would-bs
any more. Just forgive me for that once
what pity il would have been III YOU
mad treated that with contempt: the
people all over this county would never
nave found out that you was so eloquent
and could use such refined and gentle
manly language and that this bill OF S9a
talked Of was an lalsrhood: neither
would the world have known that nv
brain was son. white and diminutiye. or
vice versa. Aud about that crow bar
Now hain't that shocking. And then
don You think ne has a diploma from
one OF the best schools of this count ~
and bet ypu my oii hai be has. for ~
won lie. and he sann0t be mistaken
land Ne prizes the opinion OF that facnlty
above any rusty sneeking taxpayer
lcs sir, Doctog: | would TOO: YOU arc
~ BE- recommended for your coed sense
~ that. And then geewhilicans-ape permit
OF tic Board NJ Sanifarians from Illinois
mhu discharged 25,OOO docto-s. ryery-
body j. wondering why yon didn't sfav
thcre.'is looks like they got kinder scar.
|ed about that time. II i. God-send.
Doctor. that you wrote that thing. and
had IL published in the Times: the peo.
pie now know the exact condition tha,
mans leg was in. and lust how much
medical aid, and what Kind or treatment
II viii take 10 cure such leg: don't
care about The cut but | would like the
egg and wine. it would ~ pretty well
especially II the county would pay for Il.
tell son the county dads are scared
he's ale going ~ pony up next Court or
else they Will crcer i'll hole ami spulI
the hole ~ after them, for l'fell YOU tie.
are nightly scared.
There is one thing about vonr writing
Doctor, which cannot understand. A
man that has done 20 much. sDr .swee,
charitNr sake 10 doctoring such hau ,e,r.
lsr "a
anu a'iti~e ne 20 commit a great un-
pardnhable crime by killing myself. that
- something l cannot comprehend in
deed. Why. you should bld me God
speed and wish me well. for had | not
inadvertently said would-be. tie world
would never have known yonr fame as a
scholar and doctor. Now. Doctor !.
don't bc mad. wont say would-bc anv
more and wish Won all the luck in tie
world am kinder unIucky. I thought
! Just wantcn ~ say something. a litflr
70 show kinder fair play. and / swear n
didn't mcar hif OF harm, and here I
got two fhrrslings all al once: namely.
me Doc Or fIom Cticsiine and friend
Swint. He denies Of ever saving any
thing against the Commissioners Ia NJ
fault finding way. Well ii was mis-
taken, ! am sorry ! said ~. but then
from what found ont since, I would
not blame brother Swint il lie had found
ianlt.wish ihe Commissioners. Al lhev
would not allow him bis entire bin
ne presented. How was that brother
~winfs Won't y0n rnlighten tho pubic II
Now brother Swint. yon arc mistaken
when you charge me with having writ
ten numerous articles for Your paper. III
had thought 81 writing some 10 you. butt
you have scared me 80 now HAT | am
afraid 70. for ii ! did. | would have toll
'ell you my name, and a. YOU want tol
NiiOw il 20 bad in your frantic mad spell.
am afraid you would hurt me: IL / am
not very stout aud not much Of puglist.
don't want to come in contact with such
! powerful and muscular man as you are.
some Of your writing is confounded to-
me, so much 50, that | cannot compre-
bend ii therefore | can't answer il. As
o the cheapest mode Of keeping pau
pers, the records show that. and ii Mr..
Times will diligently examine. he will
idle with the majority Of the taxpayers.
hat * is best 10 stop this outside allow
lnce. Now my little man. did not aim
. injurc you, or do You any narm what
svcr, and if did insult you. ask your
pardon. susely didn't sim to. and i'll
Fou had not got 80 mad aboutit, l would
ave come 10 your Office aud told you
Ny name, but yun scared me and am
Ifrald uf you now, sure; won't 70 TO
Jasper anymore until You ret into al
yood humor, for fear you might boot me
,ut. More hereafter. TAxrAyrR.
CELEsTrNE, April. 1880.