Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-08-03
An Old Wound.

Thomas IL. Davis, Esq, has found
contiguity of shade at bis country
seat in Butler county. near Renfrew.
Hearing of the tradition that whip
poorwills carry knapsacks in Butler
county, Mr.. Davis made ample pro-
vision for his family in the soap mine
country before trusting them to irs
tender mercies.-Sunday Dispatch.
The author of the aboye has open
ed al old wound of ours.
1t is admitted that in many respects
Butler County shines as beacon
light, even unto the briliiancy of
Pittsburg alderman's nose, for the
country. This Thackary of the Dis
patch, himself admits that we are not
ed for our soap mines and, were We at
all vindictive, We might make the
observation that soap mine or two
located in the heart of Pittsburg,
would be to the visible advantage of
her citizens. We might also point to
the fact that we have been commend
ed as law abiding citizens. contrast
ing greatly with Pittsburg and her
daily murder, her Sunday carousing,
etc, and we even might call atten-
ton to the fact that Pittsburg is the
dirtiest, ugliest, meanest little city in
this country, and. were we so low
minded, we might say that a certain
ball club goes by her name and makes
it's home in that city.
We say we might do this, were we
80 minded, but we don't.
No, the fatal fact that we as a
county, are deficient in "grnb" being
again brought up, harrows our feel
ings, as a county, 50 that we, again
as county, are speechless.
Our old wound is opened.
Years ago there came a body OF
tourists, Pittsburg tourists, to one of
the best Of our hotels, taverns they
were then, and demanded a good
meal They said they had travelled
all through the East and were disap-
pointed everywhere in the provisions.
They went to Delmonico, the great
metropolitan restaurateur and his
best dinner nau.eated them. He
frankly told them that if he couldn't
suit them, there was only place in
in the W World that could and that was
Butler County.
They came Immediately.
Ah, me.
We were the worst of all. Why,
there was positi vely nothing fit to eat
here. Think of it, not a slice of
sch weitzer chez Sc in the town. Linn
burger We hadn't heard of it !!
Actually expected them to eat oys,
ters Ugh, wishey, washey, half
raw oysters.
Not pretzel in the county !! !!
They left for their city, their city
with its pretzells, beer and Linn bur-
ger, and We as a county were dis
graced.
Time, as is his stubborn habit.
passed aud day came when a party
of Cinnamon arrived at the county
seat of this famishing expanse of land.
Confusion attend us.
There was enough to eat in the
UuI uO OuO WuO COulu COOh'
"No cookee Catty soup? Notice
loastee doggee, Mice young doggie." "
And now comes the third attack.
The brainy Dispatch man insists that
people, Pittsburgers, must bring their
provisions with them when they
come here, and in his beautiful meta
phor, or is it an allegory, says that
the poor whippoorwills are obliged
to carry knapsacks in Butler County.
We are again crushed and-but
no, we shall not bewail our lot; even
that should not haye been written.
But let it stand. Let US do better.
Let US begin new era in victuals to
keep pace with our Industrial boom.
Let US begin it, as the old man be-
gan his second century. "a burned
sight stronger than be did his first"