Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1849-09-06
At he Tall Works, crotch Of the Allegheny.
PIlIsbureh. Argust 81. 1910.


| Ny DEAR HEROIC AGE:--lt seems conrury since
we event gjPseying" (afoo. and alone, as the q 4,
10 be marIled) in the interior of this old and bQ4,
linz Commonwealth, where every thing is dug out an!
cn down that cun be dug out and cut down anywher
between Tampa Bay and Wnnpissogee lake Penn
5yIvania soil, except in few places, is not much !,
speak of ba, perhaps her products are more weigh.
Than those Of any other State in the Union since III
AJrea.e Of The fat girl Of Troy. Wewere asoniShed to
find principle and pg-ron, patriotism and coal, and goi
and glory, allied as they in these extensive
dglns and for Pittsburgh. the cIan of hammers an
The kissing of cooling ron the putting Of steamers an
steam mills and the continual showers Of the grlmmeI
kind of DUST put in mind Of the hottest p,r Of Dante.
Infarno in a rain. We'll man learns good deal BY
travelling in cog where he is weN kaoWa; and il he pro-
crosses do, at The expense Of the good people o..
The State, and pays postage, it Is perfect Bis
our room is 10 tina, Of the Majors in the Whla
IIous
We arrived at Pittsburgh in II cold rain, like half
cooked Onion swelterng in thin gravy and felt glad whet
oar lo giving friend Forwotd, VIII, has heart a, big 4,
his betty and charity that multitude Of oua,
peoples sins approached Us AMI gave W. a cordial we
come the jumping off place of Pennsyv AT Har
r.burgh we made speech; and old democrat hcrn
made one toe; aud the newspapers have made Two mo,
for US. which az much like the originals W.T. are
like the Frs, Washington The fact is we said nohnr
aud the spokesman of the people said ditto; and thour
each went through the motions for u long speech, ~
both were as short md interesting as gon's tails -
Speaking of short things, what do you think of Benz
Disqualification, Baum, BUM" How expressive I, /,
everything high holy and PATRIOTIC and yet how concise
We think huwe,e, that word has been omitted nm
tha the despatch was dictated thus: BEN has bang /
Baum's Bum"
The telegraph Is terrible engine Cor dropping leers
The slringy thing once loss in cotton Of +,
psnce, happennv, and no discount for short measure
We wish you would get nn-of-war to practise Ii
tie after Bens style That first general order Of h
upon Gaines dea,h would have done well fora nnhI
euogy, bu, it lengthy piece Of work for a par,t
ground We cut away al II for hIf dav, and theu m
Major. who is classic IA Cicero himself give it n mn
gne in the shank Of The evening, and took up the draw
ped stitches; and then The General, some one or
clerks, called the Struggling sentences together with f
aud drum, and suffered 1t to plsS muster, 1t wasa ter
rhle experiment FOR new beg inns, mud caused so,
wrv fncrs; hat upon tho whole, If should hanna, :
pop of. should prefer 10 have George write Gnr o
taph always made and provided that the stone w,s H.
enough to hold The inscription at full length for wa :,
Nominate abbrovmtiou1 as we do sylogSms Who svei
grew fat on sy'lngrsn or gained anything by an abb,
viaiion' We pause for reply
Annexation is horse ofauothar color; and sreski,
of that, pats us IN mind Of g1bhIng up Canada ard Cuh
Who wants Canada and Cuha now! Our mes,are ia , ;
cover them next winter, ana he who NEEDLES with ,be,
at present, steals thunder and deserves hn,er ~
have nm eye to our ,regn affairs well as 10 home co.,
sumption and reciprocity; and wh=n want advice -
will he time enough for those who t,ye i, to giys h.
Al Columbia we performed in a new ,'qr,c,.r w,
found lady who, on the very day that gave Us 10 Il,
Presidency gave three humping boys 10 the coup,ry
sort OF sih Tor e''i. and very appropriate, This .o
Il mother Of freedom waited for our esriyal "a c,