Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-04-01
letter from Poplartown.
PopLAkTowN. oh. 10th.

TUT 'idt hdNC iSHOuhtSu Joutudtisia
and engaged in a more lucrative voca
rion Others infer that have taken my
exit from The beautiful rural scenery oi
I" Poplar and am leading a nomadic
life on the Sahara but none have ven
tured TO assume the province of deter
mining that am gallant warrior in
the ranks Of god iiymeu. and no long
er have time for ne wspaper correspond
ence, which, however. | must inform
my readers, is no less true The win
ter has passed. without the occurrence
of anything particularly interesting !;
in fact, our hamlet has. for some time
been as tranquil as duck pond, and
as lonely as the Iesert of Cobb. and
the monotony has been broken only
Dy the numerous evening sociables
which have been in vogue for several
weeks past, and appropos. at which
your correspondent has enjoyed her,
self immensely.
Our rural society is to be congr4tu
lated on having such Al acquisition 10
its ranks as the sffable, attractive and
intelligent daughter of Esni P Davis.
Esq. ~ho, with his family. has re-
Gently moved 40 this neighborhood
The +" .la;rim laial Association, :"
which WIS Instituted short time ago
las finally collapsed, anil It's di.j.r,s
n~mL," are beng pick- up by cox
comb Of Berlin, sho has svow -d MS
intention to establish it on his o.n
hook. Love sick hero as thou art !
sally forth, Mr.. P, when the
weather is fair. bat he'd my adnoni
'ion and do no, pursue your new en-
'erpriss when il is likely 10 Rsyne, for
foul weather companion will no, be
'pt TO promote you from the back gate
o the pirler
VII. l. + MamfoF1, who not long
,ince had The misfortune 10 ssr.in .i>
,nkie, i again at his post of business.
20 salute you, upon entering his store.
With . low are yon, Nockimus lie
s still doing furnishing trade, and is
deserving OF success, being strictly hon
1Iabie aud upright in all his dealings
Nr. Daniel Lewis highly respecia-
ole carpenter of this place, met with
quite severe accident some days since
while using an axe, which resulted in
the alm lst total Severance of his foot
lboui the instep. fhs writer has much
sympathy with ur. Lewis, and wishes
him speedy recovery.
Our schoo! is in much impro, ell
condition, ard our p.dagogue,
Richardson, announces his purpose OF
making II The most prosperou. primary
! school IN The county, irrespective oi
he aid, assistance, advice or counsei
a any way whatever, Of the three tat
ordinations who constitute our auto
.faiical (?) School Board. We, the
,fizens OF this 50 called insignificant
lttle village, are indeed and in truth
Al independent people. and have The
tanIna wherewlIh 10 hire our teacher.
'nd pay him decent salary not such
paltry sum as is paid the teachers of
he county by the aforesaid Board--bu,
one that will enable hun TO exist like a
iuman being instead of a mole, AMI
TOT exhibit propiuauiiy to the inmates
Jf an aims house.
The Misses Lizzie and Elms Boston.
former residents of this place, have
been The guests of Mrs. J. w. B4sselt.
and at their departure The heart OF
. silly" vociferated in terms OF the
deepest lamentation, and agonislical
"Cy's" enanaled from the noble
breast of our young vendor OF calico
Young ladies, smile upon US again, ami
re-animate the d.ocping spirits of our
friends
The genial counienance of Capt. b
F. Swift, of the steamer Wiigron,
beaned on US this week. He came 10
pay his devoirS 10 his inamorata, and
Dame Rumor hath it that they are
soon to need the services of a clergy
man.
Your correspondent witnessed phe-
nomenon few days ago, which battles
her superficial knowledge of philosophy
to comprehend, and which was as fol.
lows lille crossing a recently pillow
ed field, my attention was attracted by
a whirring sound, as of the wings OF
many birds, performing their evolu
tons in The ethereal regions, but on
looking up could observe nothing but
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