The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-02-04
Observers Observations.

The sleighing is ripping good.
Our annual Goldfish peddler has not, as yet
put in an appearance.
Everybody is having their next year,
wood got in, and paying 1925 per cord.
Amos Il. Hall has. sold Erebus to Vol
Manley of Hartford, price unknown to us.
Beau Hackley has sold his noted dog. Bill
Dansby has become the happy owner thereof
One of our female skaters has quit the
business as it has tendency to enlarge hel
pretty little feet.
There was fellow in town the other day
with cutter load of Shepherd pups which
he was selling for 5000 each.
Uncle Sam Hurlbut, who has been down
to the Battle Greek Sanitarian water works,
got considerable of that saffron color look
drowned out of him and appears much better
Lawrence has woman who claims that
one of her fair sisters who runs off with
another man, is worth more than ten cents
She may be, to the man, but we hardly
think she is worth that to the husband.
Jim Galligan went down to Kalamazoo
last week with a load of dressed beef, and, as
the Telegraph says broke bread at the jail
with his brother John. Perhaps this helps
account for the 32 prisoners they had there
that night.
We think our city dads are terribly penur-
ious to only give Aaron Bundy three dollars
for blowing over 200 acres, every cold
stormy morning. They ought to be ashamed
of themselves to take advantage of poor
blind man in that way.
Ed. Hayes has been dressed in mourning
for a few days past. on account of the broken
friendship between himself and Frank
Gilbert. Frank, it appears, put on the
mourning and Ed wears it over his left eye
just above a long, sober, sanctimoniou'
smile.
They have the story around that Franz
Pierce, while going home the other night
got discouraged. laid down in the snow anC
was plowed up early the next morning in
very demoralized condition. Frank says il
isn't SO. and that he can whip the man who
reported it.
Miss Fannie Anton. one of our handsome
bellies, had birthday party last week Monday
evening, she having reached that eventfu
age, sweet sixteen. About fifty of the
young folks were there, and were nicely
treated and served with an oysters supper and
piles of other good things.
There are several families here in town
who are being supported at the expense OF
the county, and nearly every one of them
has from two three dogs, mostly of the $500
variety, and worthless at that. We always
like to feed the poor and hungry and while
doing so feel happy 10 know that the great
Architect of the Universe is smiling on U.s.
But our christianity was never in sympathy
with worthless ours.
Stephen Mattocks. the old battle-scarred
hero of thousand engagements. was in
town the other day from Bangor, sitting
behind pair of fiery untamed steeds, on his
way to Kalamazoo to be examined for restor-
alton to the pension rolls, he having been re-
Gently stricken off. Hetold us he was about
to get bill from that last Benton Harbor
dove of his and marry an Almena school
maam. His claim against Uncle Sam is
good, and he will soon have few hundreds
with which to start up married life again.
The other day, one of our ex-soldiers went
to Matt Longwell to sell him a fat hog, on
foot. for which Matt was to pay "a per hun
dred. dressed weight, and to bind the bargain
paid $3.50 down. So. hiring two of the
burliest butchers in town. Matt sent them up
to dress the porcine, which they did in short
order and brought it down on broomstick.
1t kicked the beam at 1917 lbs. Matt adj
justed his nose glasses and looked it over
remarking that il was - of fat hog.
The ex-soldier continues to waddle as serene
ly as ever.
One of the good looking ladies of this
town, has become,an agent for bran new
patent satchel hustle, or hustle and handbag
combined, which lays over everything ever
invented to improve the appearance of our
female population. In it, when going
abroad. she can store her night-dress. gossa-
mer. comb and brush, toilet articles, money
and other valuables, where no pickpocket
can modest them. nor thieves break through
and steal. Besides, it presents such grand
appearance TO the wearer. They are cheap.
only ~ each, and every lady in the land
should have one.
Last week, DIR. Andrews went down TO
Kalamazoo to attend little meeting of the
medical fraternity, gathered there from all
parts of the state. These NJ D'a are