The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1842-01-22
Correspondence,


revived!
From Miss Charlotte Maxwell, house
epcr, to her friend Mrs. Sarah Speed
hi, in England
- House, MontrehaH, Jany. 1874.
biz dear Sarah:-Vonce more, vonce
ore We teches berry frmer, aud can
\ with the man in the dramer my foot
on my native heeth-my name is
harlotte Maxwell The agitated roar
! Of the pillows is seosed. and all
EN- tremendous heavings IS over which
reateped 10 assign Us to obscurities Of
a,nre in q weary sick and uncomIorta-
condition. Oh, my dear Sara!-
oo as has never made voyedge can
II no IDEAS Of the sea which is a out.
oeous element, very bad for weak
omachs. Nothing but nature and
lam saved US, which last is the grand
invention as ever was, except wind,
bich is more grander and terribIer /
INK. Oh it was a awful sight 70 be sure
rs to 90 up and then come down, and to
Lar the shreekens Of the kitchens maids
bch was extending their prostate
srms upon the floor in manner which |
nsidered TO be partiklarly Incident
bhn was very sick, as YOU may ina
Inc. and he has maid up his mind With
never to come back no more by sea,
b. to return by (Which | understand
In be done by goin through the Knighted
bats, and bribing the savages, which has
Invented a tunnel going underline briny
cean and coming out some where by
EauxhaIl Bridge, City Of london, Eng
bnd, Great Britain.
And now then, my dear Sara, to tell
Ou something about these here people
hong whom we has settled, which is
nature savages am very happy to
h YOU that my fears has not been re-
slzed in regard to the men who IS not at
like the savages in the picturs, but
hears trowsers and coats, as it is proper
lhal they should wear. In other parts
bout 90 miles from here they tells me
MAJ they still stick to nature, which
bust he awful to delicate females edicat-
b with proper notions of decency.-
Some of the wild engines which have
seen has very crooked legs,altogether hi
5eou5 20 behold. They has left off eating
ben and amen for some me, and lives
Ehh the bears and wolves in VERY
roceable maAner.
There is a number Of British SOL
iiers here, which is great Thing FOR
poor lone, dc(enceIess women, as there
a great many rebels, some ofswhich is
mg, and t'o'hcrs gong 10 be when they
te,s 'em. The men is certainly very fe-
ecjous looking, most o. 'em wearing
R.h.caps to hide their ears, which has
yen cut of by the frost.
As to morlls, ! amt enquirej much
nto them yet except that two men
Tas awrluly drunk alore the house yes
srday, but as they were my own couu-
rymenI will say no more about il al
present,
Matrmony here is the same under
stands as in England, though Of course
Speaks from heresay, Got having YET
changed my staie,aithongh several times
Solicited soto do. Milingtary men is wer-
BY much 10 demand, " Inch is notat all as
'onlshng considering the. viskers which
they carries with 'em, and the partiklar
way they has Of getting over poor, weak
women.
Harriet they wears the hair of the
oreheod here, and has the dresses
made high, also meat is only 81. ID.
and poultry very plenty. And pow
ny dear Sara, good bye, for these ere
words is what | must say as the can
PIE Is near out, and ! has to undo m,
stays atorc gets into bed; 50 recollec
that,
l0uririend am with soul and with heart
Until grim Death us uakindly come to part,
CHARLOTTE MAXWELL.
+. 81 stops the boy to say that job
mas just had one Of his toes bitten o
by the frost. He is suffering like lamt
put if things comes TO extremIties li&
THIS, what is to become Of US!
Montreal Courier.
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