The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-05-13


opened his battery on me in his first
sentence. We heard great rum
bling noise for week in the direction
OF Mcclure as though Shade noun
tain were in labor, and we waited in
breathless silence to see what its
heaving would bring forth when be-
hold, out popped II mouse. Ego says
"Thcre is nothing gaiucd by such
abusive language" But he forgets
that he is the aggressor. When refer
ring to the closing exercises OF the
Mcclure school, had not the remot-
est idea that the Doctor was concern
ed in the matter, but it appears, I'll
you tread on dogs toes, though nc
cidentally, ho howls.' | wish the
"public" to understand that am on
" acting on the defensive. We, Of
Troxelville, are enjoying IL hugely.
The Doctor says, Minnie says she
can get advice from men of brains.
She need not send TO Troxelvillc for
it," The Doctor, no doubt, has lots
OF brains. II not lots of brains, h! has
lots of brass, enough, at least, TO
mnkea hnlf dozen copper kettles aud
sap enough TO iill them. He is n good
counsellor and I suppose loaned
minnie" his "Kirkha,n's" grammar
and advised her to- copy "kirkham's"
address to the students Of his gram
mar, and pnncd IL OF on her school
mates and the public as an original
essay. Good advice, Doctor, good
plan TO ins;il into the minds and
hearts of children, the principles OF
hW aud ied,y'H No wonder the
Doctor don't want Minnie 10 take al
vice from double cared jrUuiCSS
fool! But have one consolation,
"Fools tell the truth By iliuging
these paper balls at each other, the
readers of the POsr might think the
Doctor aud | are enemies. That Is II
mistake. don't think there nrc
warmer personal friends in the county
than the Doctor and !.
We hnve always been, and, 50 far Us
am concerned, are yet warm friends
No man has II higher regard than |
have for the Doctors moral worth,
his kindness, his Intelligence and his
skill as an eminent physician. And
there l. no man that | know, who en-
joys little fun better than he does.
He and measured swords many n
time in dobatc in the old Minliuburg
"Academy.' "llc is "A focinau worthy
any mans steel, both in writing aud
in debate. Well do remember the
sport we had ut the old Academy at
sparring with the gloves the
hickory swords, playing bail on the
Ball alley and playing shiny.
The Doctor was ever ready To engage
in every manly sport, meyer having
his temper ruilled in the most heated
contest. My motto has been, for
many years, that of the citizens the
ancient Republic of Pagan Rome,
Fiat .i,stitit, r,ut cGlWn." will trans
late this into german, "Lasz gerecht.
ichkeit geschehcn, sollte der himmel
fallen
a farmer near Tro2elville hired II
young man to work for him during
the season. Said farmer is erecting II
barn and his horses are working hard
every day. Now, because said farmer
had mercy on his horses and therefore
refused to furnish said young man
with horse every Saturday evening
to go to see his dulcina who lives in
the vicinity of New Berlin, the
young man left his employer in the
busiest time. Young men, you should
not go So far away from your sweet
hearts to hire out If you have no rig
Of your own, unless you intend to go
il on foot and alone. Don't depend
on other people to furnish you with a
horse and buggy to go so far to see
your best girl every Saturday night.
Doubtful things are very uncertain.
Jacks mountain is full of bark
peelers.
Wilson Dreese is putting up first
class farm wagon for Jacob Bingaman
Of Buffalo Valley. He put one up
some time since and sold it. Wilse
knows how to put up wagons, and
don't you forget it.
Irwin Fetteroif made n new "boX'
for Josiah Kline, wagon box mean.
Jessie is hauling boards every day
for his new house which he is having
built on the x roads.
s. DeliIah Troxel has tho best field
OF growing wheat in Snyder county.
N lizard Shambach, Baum's farmer,
put it out on shares. Millard has,
also a splendid looking field Of the
same kind.
George Smith Is still laid up with
the rheumatism.
A good deal of corn has been plant
cd in this section.
Delilah Troxel paid her sister, Mrs.
Abs. Snyder at the county seat,a visit
one day last week. On Saturday she
took Mrs. Mitchell to Centre> lille.
The people Of Troxelvlle and some
Of the farmers in the vicinity, are
pasturing their cows, hogs and sheep
on our streets.
John Zechman raised his kitchen