Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-04

lis, to draw of the public attention from
the evils andsburthens which press US at
home, and to fix it on distant objects, that
1.-THE sources Of our difficulties may pass
'Iunnoticed.
i rFrcm tho Lancaster Journal
/ Lancaster Town, 10 the county OF Ian
caster, State of Pennsylvania, N. A.
Dear Pat-This comes hopping you
are in guide hslth as l am at present-ex-
.cept cut in my right leg, that Igot By
falling over wheel barrow.
Dear Pat, didn't hear from you this
guide while-thats bekase you didn't write
| suppose, live in town called Ian.
caster, as you may see at the top of my
iletter-lts a bit of town as you may
lcall TIA kind of an inland seaport,
where they katch great many fst--Its
la devlish curious place, it lays in the
middle of two streams of water, as abe
dy may say, for they both run round one
end OF it-there's plenty of work, Pat,
|but damn'd little mnney--oply in the
Ibanks--and they are afraid of giving it
it'll the people, becase you see its made
lof paper, and might tale in the circum-
|navigulation, think the parson used to
call it-that is, going straight forward in
lcircle like.-I'll tell you what Pat there's
some little bits OF Dutchmen in this town
they bate all for getting wanes, with
big heads. Lancaster is a great place for
purity girls--Sligo is no touch to it--but
there Is some fellows as tall as the big
captain Of BallinacIinch with devila baby
it'll their family-Some money in this
country Is deulish bad--you cant get any
body to take it, only the marchants, and
they do II to sbtise their customers
They tell me the west is great place,
that may be, for you see don't know any
thing about it, bekase l haven't been out
|ef this town all the time I've been in it,
I don. like paper money Pat, for you see
paper is paper all the world over, except
parchment, and that you know is sheep
|skin-They've got fine bit a. marke! in
this place, but oh. by the hill of Hoath,
|my stomach turns at the name Of i'll,
there il a little kind Of cheese, Pat, "a
Aout the aize of 4 tnrnip, | never saw
such smell IN all my life, O'Conner's
muck yard is Arose garden to it. l
haven't time to write much more-Billy
Murphy who writes this for me, is Just
Idogginr The sheriff. He wanted to be
IA freeholder and he took ii Until his head
Ito speckalate little with lottery ticket
as they call it, and now they're going to,
|put him to Jail, only bekase he cant pay
Tor his town lot which is not his now
|hekase he sold it--So I'll jus, mention
ito you, you have any notions of coaing,
to this country, bring few guineas wild
you, they're equal to gold.
The family is all we'll, except Moggy.
she burnt her mouth tother day with a
)potatpe, she can't get over that fashion Of
taking more than monthful, Jenny is
liza Jail, but he is coming out by the act
they say--I don't know how that is, for
|betwixt US two, he's too dumb h. act. and
lit they wait till he takes himself out by
THE act, am afraid he'll not build my
bake oven till he is dead think you'll
|be great man, there's Binns, John
Binns, Pat, Oh by my soul would YOU
think it, he rules the gorvernor! You
see, II | hadn't just thought of it, | hadn't
|been able to tell you about the sun in this
country. Now don't think Pm telling a,
1--we, Pat, its all covered wild spots they
tell me. yes by my soul, big spots visible
Ito the naked eye through tall soup, II
think they callit, saw dead snake
lrother day, it's a monstrous ugly beast,
Pat, Did you ever see that one among
1.-The curiosities at Derrya OCH! it is the
livery spit of it, only great deal bigger
every way, and the head and tail ditfe-
Billy cant stay any. So l
Ifemain your loving friend until death US
lido part. b..
| n. 3. If you should get this, write i'm
lmsdiately BY the FIRST post, and if you
shouldn't get it, write nevertheless, and
direct your letter in this way
"Mr. --sx---, in Lancaster, in the,
town OF Lancaster, in the county Of
Lancaster. in the state of Pennsylvania,
one of the North Americas-then you
ises if it should be brought to me, shall
Ibe sure to get.
Your friend again till death do US part.
| B---.