The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-02-14
To Old 81, Who Meets Old Time Friends in
and Around GibisOnviIIe.
Increasing the Ever Growing Subscription List of the
Democrat-SentneI at Rate of 100 Each Week
Rockbridge o, Feb. II 1907
Editor DEMocRAT-SENTINEL.


denced the fact that Mr.. G.. Hog
and Old 81, both, saw their
shaders," but Old 81 couldn't
stand the confinement and came
out Of his hole. Mr.. G.. Hog is
still in. 81 was out bright and
early Monday morning, feeling all
gay as lark, but was as hungry
as hound. He wandered around
all the morning, happy but hungry,
trying to find his way out between
the big snow drops on Route 3,
but only succeeded at about 3
O'Clock p. nj. He possi b ly
wouldn't have got off that soon
had it not been for Boyd Froiel's
old coon dog, who had started out
on foraging expedition. Old 81
was on to his bob and followed the
dog, knowing that the dog would
never go over Routes or 9 from
the simple fact that 81 had just
paid them visit and eaten up
most everything in sight, and his
good dog Judgment told him he
would have poor picking, and he
just naturally started out on Route
5. ST followed the old coon dogs
trail until it was too dark to track
and was compelled to stop for the
night. just at the right time he
happened to meet Mr.. Jacob
Beougher, one of Goodhope's be-
nevolent farmers, and by the way,
an old dyed in the wool Democrat,
who kindly consented to keep him :
for the night. Going to the house
he was soon made welcome by Mrs.
Beougher and the family and spent
one of his most enjoyable evenings.
At late bed time Old ST was usher
ed to a warm, comfortable room
where lie jumped into a bed as soft
as down and with covers enough
on it to melt q blizzard. In the
morning, at early candle ligh t,
after having partaken of hearty
breakfast, ST started out. 1t had
showed during the night to a
depth of about s inches, covering
the old hounds trail, and Old ST
had TO do good deal of guess work,
but fortunately headed right. 1t
was very tiresome day as the old
man had to guess his way some 2
or 3 miles until the mail wagon
overlook him, and there the trail
was plain for their was no other
evidence of any living person hay
ing been on the road, until he
struck the Logan road on his way
to Gibisonville, about mile from
the hustling Little burg, where he
expected to put up for the night,
and where he arrived about an
hour later. In his travels for the
day he struck but one house on his
route, from Jacob Beougher's to
Gibisonville, that didn't have
sickness, principally grip. Dur
ing the day there were fourteen
new subscribers added to the list,
viz, j. H. Pitman, j. F. Dupler,
Mrs. Barbara Primmer, w. L..
Miller, w. d. Weltner, Geo. Bailey,
j. L. Study, Albert Smith, Peter
Woltz, VIM. Anderson, Thos.
Clark, Jacob Shaw, Mrs. Ellen
Evans, and w. T. Rrashares.
Mrs. w. Il. Brashares kindly
consented TO take 81 in for the
night, and made the old man
happy. After supper Mr.. Rra-
shares conducted Old Si to"Tom-
my" Woods quarters. There was
no need of an introduction, an ao-
quaintanee of nearly 30 years made
it unnecessary. between puffs of
the pipe. the slipping of older and
the eating of "belledowers'' many
o political battle was fought over.
Old 81 found "Tommy" in fairly
good health, just as jolly and
1ovial as of thirty years ago, with
good word for everybody and an
unkind word for no one, and the
readers of the DEMooRAT-SEETiNEL
will be pleased to learn that he is
healthy, happy and eontented.
The next day Old 81 started out
TO renew old aquaintances. He
first visited Jacob Cupp-"Natural
Gas Jake, and was considerably |
surprised when he stepped into
his place of business. Mr.. Cupp |
has a modern company store, sells
everything in the Dry Goods aud |