Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-05-26
A CONTINUED GHOST sToRY FROM
LUCKRY.

LUCKEY.
ED. JOURNAL Please allow noe space
in the columns of your paper to mako an
sllusion to an article that appeared in tho
JOURNAL Of the 18th inst, headed
"Tho Luckey Fox,' wherein the writer
made most scandalous, indecent and un-
called for attack upon the personal char.
acter and private affairs of certain cil-
zen OF the town OF Luckey and in order
that the public may have better under
standing Of the affair in question would
say that ii is the general impression here
that the article alluded to was written by
ono Christopher Columbus Layman, Esq,
from the Law University of Ann Arbor,
Mich, who has lately embarked in the
law profession at this place, the commune
cation containing that disgusting bit OF
twaddle being his first effort in public
affairs. This effort to vent personal spleen
and satisfy the cravings of a jealous and
unsophistocated mind, fully portrays the
character of one so low down in the scale
Of human decency and is altogether be-
meath tho notice OF the well disposed
citizens Of Wood county.
Fox, the person probably referred to by
Jacob" considers the source from whence
30 low thrust eminated and does not de-
sign to notice the affair nor would he al
low this mention Of it to be made, only
that the public cry out for rebuke, and
therefore to satisfy public expectation the
following nllusion is made to "Jncob," moi
Jacob OF old, but OUR Jacob OF modern
origin.
1t is truly sad to be obliged to ply
C raft and for that matter more than one
craft for n livelihood, but to have the like
ridicnled in 80 public manner makes it
all the more embarrassing. As to Fox
having ncted in the capacity of Notary
Puplic and engaging in insurance bust
ness, the citizens of this town are alone
best able to judge whether lie has dis
charged his duty with credit or not, or
whether he has been 700 pretentious; but
Jacob, does no more reflect the interests or
| opinions of the average citizen of this
place than does hog regard a holiday.
And in regard to Jacobs" allusiou 10 Fox
having ndvertized any thing In the Wood
County Democrat, the reading public are
at once ready tojudge as TO the truthful :
ness OF such report. And as to any such
interview ever haying taken place between
Prosecutor Troup and Fox 1 am quiet
certain that Mr.. Tronp would not hesitate
toesay that such thing never took place
G hosts have ceased to be an object of dread
in this town, no matter how hideous they
may appear since the people have become
accustomed to behold ing upon our streets
the daily appearance of baggy specimen
Of humanity, that appears to be the con-
Meeting |ink between man and beass, re-
sembliAg that OF cross between the
gorilla and calish-clad in narrow
gauged, neither garments joined at tho
waistband by the narrative of seemor,
C oat. and topped ont with plug hat a,
large as butter frkin. Such is the mod
ern ghost of Luckey which entirely eclip
ses the one said to have appeared in lh,
Gold Ridge mines last winter.
This same Jacob" is said to have beer
| ismissed from dut as teacher in the pub
lie school at Woodvile several years age
on account of being weak minded or al
SO me out-spoken persons put it, "a Graz,
imbecile I'll Only for a lunatic asylum
1t is reported concerning Jacob" that
, few years ago-n year or two, perhaps-h'
presumed to pay his regards to maider
, lady in Toledo, she tolerating his occa
sional presence for the space of about
year. Jacob" telling the lady in reply t,
her inquiry about his parents, that he hat
related TO family by his name who LIVED
, in Wood county and whom he referred t.
rs low dutch tribe. Not long after this
, however,a young lady from the imme
diate neighborhood in which Jacobs
mother, brothers and sisters lived happen
I ed to be working for the widowed mothe
3 of the lady who was toleratlng "Jacob's'
attentions, and Notwithstanding the fac
that "Sir Jacob" had admonished the
neighbor girl not to say word to the peo
pie for whom she wns working abont hin
! or his relatives, under any consideration
, she nevertheless gave the whole affail
away to her mistress and upon the occasion
OF "Sir Jacobs" next visit TO his fair one
she spurned his attentions, even setting
: the dog on him. The canine being Wis
cious animal it caught our "Jacob" by the
seat of the breeches, considerably lacera-
ting the pnrts and in a few days thereafter
Jacob called at his sisters house and OBJ
tanned aplaster to apply to the lacerated
parts, asking her how long he should leave
he plaster on, she replying, "why you foo
leave it there until il gets we'll"
The public are free to say whether the
provocatlon has been sufficient to elicit re-
bnke like the above, aud also whether
Jacob" was ever Tilted in Toledo or not.
SCAIPER,