Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-07-12

AN HERES.
From the Reveille.
LETTER FROM QUINCY.
Quincy, Ill. June 7, 1915.
Gents. Of the Reireile: " SIR John
Wilds," claiming relationship with The
Sir John, Of the same name, Of The
British House of Commons, brings a
round to the citizens of Quincy. daily,
your Reivelle. BY the bye, this same
Quincy is considerable" Of town,
of which fact you may not be appraised.
We demonstrate our Importance in ma
ny ways, but particularly in the cir
cumstance of having among and around
us goodly number of thieves! Our
Jail is pretty well "stocked" with
rogues-a due proportion thereof be-
ing "horsc Dealers or, as some Of
them facetiously call themselves, "bri-
die ftters.' We have therein, occa-
sionally, some of the "brcthren" from
Nauvoo, charged with divers offcnses
the most common, however, is that
of stealing bee gums-thesc brethren
being very fond of honey,-likewise
milk; milk and honey being in all ages
the staple commodities Of the "prom-
ised land"-which said promised land
is, for the time being, the place where
the "lattcr day saints happen to be
called by the voice Of prophecy.
Speaking of Mormons---that really
was "cold scald'' for US, when these
perSecuted Saints, driven from the free
State of Missouri, took shelter in the
bosom Of Illinois. Many Of us then
thought our sister Missouri evinccd but
little Of the charity of civilization, in
driving the Mormons out of the State,
but experience has proved TO us that
you were in this act Gas wise as SER
penis" if you were not therein "harm-
less as doves" We would now give
at least three bits head for their ex-
pulsion from Illinois. Our State is at
present cursed with an immense and
foolisbIy contracted debt, high taxes,
hard times and twenty thousand Nor
mons! Notwithstanding all this, she
will come out! provided that the Nor
mons go out.
Quincy contains at present between
three and four thousand inhabitants,
and great deal of improvement is 60
ing forward. We have here all the
religious sects in christendom. The
cause of temperance is doing well.
We have Historical Club" which
has in preparation the History o.
Quincy! There will be some amusing
things therein, have no doubt-per-
haps ! may send you copy, if it con-
tains any good laughing timber.
We have good fishing and hunting
grounds about US. Two "fellows went
fishing yesterday, and caught two hun
drcd fish with hooks and lines-perch,
or pan-fsh. You can'tbeat that "bad,"
at st. Louis, reckon. In the way OF
shooting game, something clever may
be done in season, but | will not par
ticularizc. In short, sirs, Quincy is
quite a "place," having within its Dor
ders many bachelors-somc old and
tolerably jolly; no old maids, and some
pretty girls. These last are, however,
soon snapped up'-i. e., married.
In some particulars, the people go
on" here, at the present speaking, like
unto the manner of the antediluvians
in the end of their career. Some arc
marrying and giving in marriage
(the "giving-in" being, as in dccency
it should be. after marriage some
run away to st. Louis, for more con-
genial associations, and few mind
their own busines--hoe their "tatcrs,'
nurse the baby, and perform the
- chores"
Home home sweet, sweet home.
Believer SO humble, there's no place like home
That Mr.. Penny-a-Liner" Of yours
is considerable OF philosopher-he
has been ga poor man himseli." ! reck-
on; be talks very humorously and
sensibly about Home, and if from OK
perieDce, wish him better luck"
Yours, OBADIAH WESTERN.
MAKING EYFLIps.-Dr Whitney,