The Columbian fountain., 1846-07-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
How elsrioul il this invention OF wIiung, where
by ws can easily communicate % our absent friend.
whatever may afford them pleasure or improvement!
WAsHlSeros, July l3, 1886.

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WAsHlSeros, July l3, 1886.
Mn EDIros.--l had occasion, about Two
months since, to ascend the Hudson as Ear as
Fishkill. While on board the boat, my ai,en
ZION was drawn TO man who was convrrsing
with three or four others around him. aud was
the chief Spokesman Of the party His
dress was ordinary, but his Intelligent counte-
nance indicated good habits, and mind al
peace with itself On the talk OF the Iiulp
company subsiding. he drew his chair up 10
me and entered into conversation. | found
him. although not an educated man, sensible.
and not disposed TO venture beyond his depth,
in the different subjects started. A. we were
talking, he made an observation which led me
TO ask him, il he was not Son of Temper
ance2 He replied in the affirmative; and be-
ing myself member OF the Order, we were
mutually pleased in recognising each other, as
belonging to this fraternity. He gave me
some account Of Mal,awan, where lie re-
sides, and what he told me was in substance,
as follows:
Matawan is a delightful little place, about
. mile from the landing, and on the road from,
that to Fishkiil. Ii is almost exclusively a
manufacturing village, scarcely any other bus
mess being carried on there. This is ptcu-
liar feature, but moi t.e mos. striking. ii is al
so emphallcalIy. a Temperance village. The
Factories are either owned by one man, or
here is but one agent, who has the superin
| lendence Of the whole. He isa Temperance
man, and will no, employ any individual, WHO
is no, trelolallrr. Now mark the result
rhere is hardly 10 be found poor man among
all the inhabitants Men, who a few years
ago, before this order Of thugs was introduced
We're in want, are now worth, some Que, some
owners OF houses, 10 which, in many cases,
small faInis are attached. Health, plenty,
and good order are found in this pleasant llice
And all this has been brought aboutby one in
does il teach What power does i, show is
lodged in one mind, thus to make happy a
whole vi lage. Ii would be useless to invoke
blessings on the head Of such man /; he has
them already.
My friend also informed me, that here wa>
Division of the Sons Of Temperance, mum
bering about two hundred ,menb-rs. Al ,h.
landing paired with my companion, and p,o
CT, drd 10 Fshkll; bul from The lalenrss oi
the hour, had but an lndIsnct view Of Mat
lawan, in passing ,hrouyh.iI.
Ailer spending few days al Fishkill. WHERE
IS also Division in h)urlshIny condition. (,no.
II was then in the act OF errctlng Hall, ia
which u hold lis me-tings) returned 10 the
nding; and on my way back visited Ma'ta
wan again. saw il now in the clear light OF
spring morning. II is an extremely pictur
e>que spot. Running through the village is a
fns stream, The shores OF which are level 10
a llile distance from the water, and then geal,
ly rise, forming small eminences, on The top,
Of which. and down to The waters edge are
scattered the ab)des Of Temperance aud hap
piness. Smiling indeed was the prospect! aud
my heart warmed and my eyes moislen-d as
looked al it. Ever may il remain in its hap
py condition! Long may he live. who has
here, with the help Of God, carried out those
principles, which if universally acted on
would bind up many broken heart; would
wpe away the tears from many an eye, thai
now knows nothing but weeping; and would
h with light and love, many desoac place,
now the abode Of the destitute, the self aban.
doued, and the miserable. EG.