Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1884 — “Rough ou Rah.” [ARTICLE]

“Rough ou Rah.”

Our lively Uuion township corres pondent, “Bill Bat,” took occasion, not long since, to casually mention the fact that the school-ma’ams of Union said that Mr. Nelson, our rustling young school superintendent, was “Rough on Rats.’ ’ Just what meaning the young ladies attached to that phrase, when applied to Mr. Nelson, we are unable to say, but presume it was their manner of expressing, in a figurative way, their appreciation of the thorough and rigid mantte’r in which he docs the work of his office; but in any case we are confident that they meant to say nothing unfavorable of Mr. Nelson, being, as be is. an exceedingly, eligible bachelor, and popular with the ladies. This view of the case, however, does hot appear to haVe been taken by everybody, and there fire some who appear to think that the excellent young gentleman has been grossly maligned. Our esteemed Remington correspondent, among the number, took up the cudgels in his favor id a jriragraph in which it was earnestly asserted that he was not “rough” on any thing, not even excepting rats : and now the Sweet singer of the Sand-ridges lifts up her Ilulcet voice in his behalf, to the fol lowing effect: “ROUGH ON RATS.” j,»car Bill Bat; Can you quite mean that. When you say Mr. Nelson is -Tough on thor.it? I think it may be that we can agr. e. And this >-ahic subject alike may see. Quite often, we iiud, that there is a kind Of buman rat, to niiscliief inclined. . Jtnj softly they leap and slyly they creep To the educational bin, so deep, And destroy the grain, a It is stored in vain, • The labor is 10.-t. If the' remain. And this, think we, the reason may be Why we have a superintendency. Some one to lead, to plant the seed To save the grain for the’worker’s need. Now how is it you. who know this is true, Paint Mr. Nelson in such a hue? Do you not paint him as a monster, grim, Who follows the path of duty dim? If so, then we can never agree, Tou rs s i ncerely Kankakee.