New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-14
The Ways of the Queen City.

Correspondence Of The Tribune.
CINcINNATI, Monday, August ), 1850
letter from the Queen City in the dogdays
am almost sstonished at my temerity, when hall
the bellies are out Of town. and the other half fear
ful Of showing their faces upon Fourth st. 70: the
'p6stilence which walketh in darkness" hath been
abroad at monday.
Our neighboring Springs, brennan and Escula.
pia, are deserted in consequence Of the appearance
ofthe Cholera at these places, while the most beau.
tful spot in Ohio, and certainly the most healthy.
Yellow Springs, has become the property Of pri.
vate individual, Mr.. Nef as a Summer residence.
and is consequently closed to the public although
his broad hospitality often collects around him the re
a numerous circle of friends Thu. it is, that those
who were wont 10 perch nearer home are sca!tered
q like flower seeds by the far winds soxn," and
our city is doaerted by its butterfly population
Yet still cur river rolls in esty, and our ancient
hills loan in the distance, while those who are not
afraid to eat ices, lounge at Louderbachs and the
talk runs upon Jenny Lind and her arriga-Mss
Bremen and her probable visit TO the West
Music loving ladies' with no money in their
purses, look sad, and psrsmoniols papas cross
when the singing bird is mentioned, for she brings
them visions Of sundry bank bills, hardly struggled
for and as hardly TO be parted with. Some OF our
most thoughtful friends are already beginning to
put aside dimes and bali dimes, hoping Ia time TO
make up the envied V which is to be their omen
sesame. An elderly friend of ours was advising
ling for the benefit Of those with whom five.
dollar pieces are not as common as they should be-
which think worthy Of note il is one which was
preciced many years since in sister city,fr char.
liable purposes, and originated with Rev Mr. Sam.
merfed, the celebrated Metho dat Minister, long
since dead. Money was needed for some charity,
and he thought bis congregation could raise the sum
In manner which they would feel less, by the time
it was needed, than putting their hands in their
pockets and taking II out at once he proposed
they should have II is But boxes made; these
were many boxes Of tia with "'Tls But painted
upon them. These boxes were placed in cons pcu.
Gus places in persons houses, and when any trihing
expense was proposed, and the thought arose
" 4 as but hppeny bit-'tis but twelve cents,
tie tre OF money, instead Of being pended in the
manner thought Of, was dropped into the box, and
hence ats name. These boxes became very fash
ionable scarce parlor was without one and more
than the sum needed was speedily raised. Now
we wo1ld acvise our young friends, on whose
fathers and brothers the burden of taking them 10
bear the nightingale will fall right heavily 10 put in
circulation the 8" I is But" boxes Get some fash
lona5le friend TO start them and make il the fash
ion 10 saven order to hear Jenny Lind calling than
Jenny Lind boxes / was struck with the re-
mark Of a lady friend OF ours some time since she
said, speaking Of Jenny, should think ii sin for
me to go to hear her In answer to our some
what wondering Why for she is in A position
where it is probable she will have more than one
opponunity-ihe said, d" l have no appreciation Of
music, and should think il very wrong to spend
the money, or bave it spent AID occapy place
when 1t v as no pleasure to me- to the exclusion Of
another to whom It might be positive Happiness,
al to whom might transfer my ticket" She did
not recognize the rule Of fashion for how many
~ith ts little appreciation as she has. will 20 oaly
because il is the fashion, and would bluIh with
shame were they necessarily compelled to abssn.
thenselvesl
Our fellow townsmsn, T. Walker, Esq has been
en- Grafton at Harvard; it is character.
isuc ofthe man esrres., practical and c1mprehen
sive. There was a time when Harvard would not
have called upon the West for an orator, even
though that call were upon one OF her younger sons
WHO. bad settled lar from the paternAl mansion;
she preferred her elder born-those near who still
OF. Decd under her wing waiting for the honors
nich, Ike hereditary possessions, were sure to
iai uPon them. Now she Acknowledges the pros.
ptniy Of these pott;oped at adistance-she takes
pride IN heiriscfease-sde invites them oocsmors