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*‘Do it if you Daref”Kind reader, do not think this is a dare from us to some one. We never “dare” any one. We will explain why we use that sentence fora head to this article.You recollect lact week we published an j article in reference to burving'e verv body ;♦ O * |in the “Peru Burying Ground/' To c ut the matter short, a person took exception to it, on the steps of the Western House. ! and abused usjbutthat we will not mention. After we left, some one sutlt;A.sted that w*-!¥ v J '7* imight speak of it in the paper, and g!vlt;» I his name. He replied, “if he does, I wii! cow-hide him.” We lwer tl.«*til;1:t of: saying any thing about, it uniil w«* heard this, nor would we publish his name for \ two cow-hidinyrs. but if we knew his nameC?we would give it without the f ar of a .6troke. To tell about cow-hiding a man,sounds dignified, espeeiallv for a man a-jbove the ordinary size, to threaten to cow-* ihideoneof rather diminutive stature. Brave : man! If any one has a curiosity to know his name, he can find out by inquiring of the landlord of the Western ITov.se. ,
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Peru Wabash Valley Olio

Peru, Indiana, US

Fri, Aug 11, 1854

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