The Penn's Grove record., 1882-07-01
PEDRICETOWN LETTER.

PEDRICKTOWN LETTER.
Well the war is over and no blood
has been shed, but deary ONE what a
sight of bad blood was exhibited; and
how many champions of liberty aud
indicators of the honor of their as
sailed friend. How eager they were
to hunt down the culprit, who SC ruth
lessly DETAINED the character Of one Of
their fellow citizens.
They drove our courteous and unof-
Tending Pedegoque TO the wall, and
now he a come out eftsr daik with
out being exposed to brickbats and
sticks and being liable to orders to step
down and out. 1t looked at one time
as though everybody that understood
the rules OF syntax would I've compelled
to take their affidavit, that they were
innocent of the disreputable business
Of writing for the newspaper.
Why 1 thought at ole time when
the private Investigations were on the
hunt for the odious Plod. that I should
have to confess my guilt to protect the
hapless innocence who were under sus-
picion, but the thought of swinging
higher thar Hannah determined me and
Though / pitied from the bottom Of my
boots the victims of the
Investigators, l could not help them.
They wanted a victim that they might
-condign punishment upon him and
give a warning to all coming genera
tions the fate that the execrable news
correspondent might expect. And all
because a composition stuck u y where
a z ought to have gone.
How clear it appears now in the
light of Plods explanation that he did
not mean to reject upon II respectable
gentleman at all. Why its plain enough
AS my friend so closely showed to his
auditors the other night. Said re,
ssdon't you see Plod vas writing about
old fogies and to have gone from TO.
gies to the gentleman named would
have been pulling him in by the ears,
or writing erratically and that is somt
thing Plod is not guilty Of" l smiled
to myself and of course agreed with my
friend. s** / thought when they
were fretting and Tuning about that
error and some of them rejoicing that
At last they had Plod in a tight place,
if they had only taken the paper and
read il as I wrote it, how it would
have caRstd the turbulent waters to
sabside. OF course the gentleman who
was brought into sLch ~unepyiable no
tority, had just cause OF complaint,
but being a gentleman of unquestion-
able good sense, now that he has re-
ceived from Plod, both a public aud
private explanation, joins in the laugh
at the error.
And now ] want to recserate what !
have before stated that l expect to
keep within the bounds of legi.amate
journalism. / shall commend the right
and condemn the wrong. / shall inter
sperse the news with jokes when l
come across one. Ii any one feels
agrieved they can have an explanation
upon application. If l uncOnseiousiy
rake u mistake, uf il rs in the case Of
week befo,e last a mistake occurs, l
will make any amends that justice and
fare dealing demands.
After men have uttered publicly their
opinions they become public properly
and the news reporters has a hight TO
them and il by publishing them be can
help to elevate the tone of society it is
his duty to do so; even though it may
canse some men 10 see themselves in
the dark out lines in which othes behold
them.
Tie preparations for the Fourth are
going OH prosperously. The program
me has been made out, and il no una
yoidabie circumstances occurs, it will
be carried out to the letter, fire WORT
Included We hore). and We feel cont
dent that our celebration will not he
exeeiled by any other town m the State
Look at The names of the speakers an
nounced on the bills ne "a guarantee for
fine orations. The choir under the di-
rection OF Prof. Shoemaker are prepar-
ing their part Of the programme and
will win golden honors on the Fourth.
The band is aiming at perfection; they
play the uatiohal airs that will he 30
appropriate, and with u skill that indi-
Gates more than ordinary ability. uur-
rah for PeJricktown and the band.
Tommie felt a little inclined to get
on his ear abou. that bridgeport AFFAIR
in my last, but he is "a good n2tuged
fellow. He likes "a joke 1? well him
self to let his angry passions rise very
high; then it is too hot now for frey
passions 10 beeome eLallient. Keep
cool, gentleman keep cool is the ad-
rise of
PLoD.