The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-03-18

Dear Friends:
Il is not SO easy matter as you might sup
pose to write even tolerable newspaper letter,
and if this should turn out not even Song or
Sermon. remember can write both when ]
am in the humor for them-that of course, safe
VoSa.
Well to begin with the beginning. The
"Stacy" on her last downward trip was crowded
to her utmost capacity with cotton and passeng-
ers, as she deserved to be, for she is the finest
boat that ever turned wheel in the Yazoo;
and as her officers and appointments are all on
the same magnificent scale as the boat itself, it
is NO wonder the "Stacy" has gained such rapid
and, have no doubt, per manent popularity all
the way from Greenwood to New Orleans.
noticed the Captain had not yet complied
with the regulations of the late stringent steam
boat law, so far as to have life preseryers in the
State Rooms; but perhaps it is unnecessary for
him to do SO, as the boat was built with an eye
to its being blown up, as the doors and shutters
are ell so hung that they can be taken off in
minute to float upon. 1t is pleasant of an
afternoon to lie in your birth, especially if you
have chill on you or are just in that stretchy,
gaping mood that presages one, and speculate
on the service door might render you suppose
the immense piles of cotton above you should
take fre-and think whether you would lash
yourself to the door or the door to you-or
whether you should set or lie on tor Just put
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your position after you got fairly into Neptune's
regions. After the first of April, when life pre-
servers hang up in bold relief before ones eyes
in every state room, the effect will no doubt be
very fne--they will be sort of nemento mort
to the thoughtless pleasure loving floating pop
ulation of the Mississippi, as the mimic corpse
was shown at an Egyptian feast, to teach the
jewellers that whatever beauty, wealth or pow
er was their death was always "knocking at the
door," But something too much of this.
Last night attended Ole Bulls last concert
It was given at the Odd Fellows Hall-by the
by magnificent edifce-to crowded and
fashionable audience. He was assisted by
Strskosch, the great pianoist. Mademoiselle
Patti was advertised to assist, but was indispos-
ed and excused. | cannot see that Ole Bull
has improved at all since his first visit to this
country. His programme of pieces is pretty
much the same. He was then perfect, and has
only added few ingenious tricks of art to fid-
ding, which the uninitiated cannot catch. His
Carnival Of Venice is perhaps httle above per-
fectlon; and am inclined to think if old Dan
Tucker had played last night with him race
for an oyster supper, the tardy old gentleman
would, as usual, have been s.too late"
Among the beautiful pieces that Strakosch
played on The piano, was sOld Folks at Home
with variations. It called forth immense ap.
plause. am told the music is not published
but the piece is his own composition. / have
been out very little and can therefore say very
little of the city. / assure my lady friends tha
will obey their instructions, and look ont fol
the fashions and the "pretties' and will tel
them all about them in my next. with a long
postscript, telling them anything may have te
say in private. H Mp