The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1852-01-07
Number 81.
4 LETTER WORTH READING.

ducrd. Ii was written half century
ago By Sir Royel Roach, member of the
Irish Parliament in the "troubled times
| Of 9S," when handful of Wexford men
Struck terror into the hearts of many
gallant sons of Mars, as we'll as the
worthy writer himself. 1t was addressed
to a friend in London
My dear Sir-Ilaring now a little Hesse
and quietness. sit down TO inform you
OF the dreadful hustle and confusion we
are all in from these blood thirsty rebels,
most of whom are (thank God9 killed
and dispersed. We are in pretty mess.
can get nothing to ga, nor wine to drink
except whiskey; aud when we sit down
! TO dinner we are obliged 10 keep both
hands armed Whilst | write this hold
q sword in each hand and pistol in the
other.
; cnac'aie from the begiauing tlint
shis wouit b- The end OF it. and see
was right. for il is not half over yet
NJ present there is such going on that
everything is al stand still. ] should
have answered your letter fortnight ago
but did not receive it until this NOR
ming. Indeed scarcely mail arrives
safe without being robbed. No longer
ago than yesterday, the coach with the
mails from Dublin was robbed near this
town; the bags that had been judiciously
left behind for fear OF accident, and by
good luck there TaS nobody In it but
two outside passengers, who had nothing
for tie ;l;ieves to take. Last Thursday
notice Was given that gang Of rebels
was advancing here under the French
standard, but ihcy had no collors or any
drums cxccp: bispipes. Immediately,
every man il: the place, including women
and chiidrn ran to meet them. We soon
found our force much too little; we
were too near to think Of retreating.
Oath was in every face. but to it we
went AMI bv the time half Oar little party
was killeI, we began to be alive again.
Fortunately the rebels had no guns except
pistols aud pixies. and as we had plenty
of mu'sets and ammunition. we put them
all tn The sword. Not soul of them es-.
capei except them that were drowned
in al adjacent bog: and in very short
'i"- HOtuiiiC vas W uc HcdIi bus 81
lence.
Their uniforms were ali OF different
colors. but mostly green. After .he
action we went TO rummlge sort of
camp, which they left behind them
All We found was few pixies without
heads, parole Of empty botteis full of
water, and a bundle OF French commiss-
ions filled with Irish names. Troops
are now stationed all around the country
which exactly squares with my idea S.
have only time TO add that am in great
haste.
L. S.-If you do not receive this. OF
course it mnst have miscarried therefore
beg you to write and let me know.
When nei,hbor jones went into dia-
ner the other day, he found one of his
apprentices in the kitchen, quietly roll
ling up his sleeves What are you go
ing to dor said Jones. oh, quietly re-
sponded the boy, Il am going TO dive
down into the pot to see if can fiud the
bean that soup was made from!
CCS- About month previous to tie
election of Gen. Taylor, a mathemat-
ical partezan taking the letters of the
Alphabet at the value resulting from
their places thus: A /. B 2, &c. found
that letters composing. the name Zach
airy Taylor. made total value of rs,
when he concluded that the General
would receive that number OF electoral
votes, and curiously enough. the result
proved his conclusion correct.
Now let us see what figures will do
for tl.e great Magyar Proceeding as
above, we find the value of the letters
composing Louis Kossuth' is lS9.--
Now try 'Ruler of Hungary and 10! they
also give US total OF 1897 Now
the words must and will succeed, at
taching no value to the character, and az
it is not letter of the alphabet. and
again We have tie magic number l69.
whence we will conclude. nothing; but
trusting the wei! known reputation, of
figures as tru,h tellers hope that they
have thus combin,i 10 dccicve Us. N.
y. Times
"tdka. l. v"rr II tstcr gool farmer
20, yes fuss rate flrms.-ac m lkes two
crops in one year"
How is that, Jake"
WAY. h@ sell all de hay ia de fall
and make IA Dney once --len in the spring
he sells de hides oh de cattle dat die 70,
want oh hay, and make money twice"
c. \ youaS gentleman who bes ,us,
married little uadersized beauty. ssxs.
she would have beed taller. but she :.
made Of such preciuos materials. tha.
nature could not afford it. How frll os
sugar the houry MOON makes ose, dont
il? A year fron now he'll hsswearinr