Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-04-28
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FROM OUR EvANsvrLLE CORRESPONDENT


Many thanks TO You. Mr.. Editor, for
your tender regard for my welfare =
There is danger of one as young as
being "puffed up" by ndiscreet COM
mendation; and you act wisely, and
exhibit spirit betting your age. when
You withhold from me whatever might
feed my vanity. May you never have
less concern for the young men who
are growing up around you. and who
must soon take the places Of the fathers
when they shall have gone to "tha
undiscovered country from whose
bourne no traveller returns"
My thanks are due, also, TO ''our
typo" albeit he has said some hard
things of me, which you deem il most
prudent not to reveal. / do not know
whether he has pro6ted by any hints
OF mine or not certes he has mended
his ways, and shall at any rate claim
the credit Of it. By way of making
some return for his improvement, /
have determined to make desperate
effort to write better; and il can only
make Improvement equal to his, we
shall never again have cause to find
fault with each other.
| read with a good deal Of interest
your sketch of Rev. j. w. Mellender.
l have had the honor OF an acquaint-
ance with this noble specimen of the
genus homo for several years. Ii he
has one Of the largest bodies in the State.
he.has soul las big rs all out doors"
Ii he is remarkable 70 native mental
strength, he is certainly no less so for
physical strength Will you allow me
10 tell an anecdote Of him which | got
from respectable source Some years
ago, when he was living in u village
near the Ohio. he went 10 An establish.
ment and bought barrel Of -four. The
merchant turned away moment. of
| course thinking that Mr.. Mellender
would get some one TO haul his -four
home. Hearing slight gram behind
I him, the merchant turned about. and
! to his astonishment saw Mr.. NJ. walk
: ing off with the barrel of flour ON his
, shoulder. This incident illustrates not
, only his bodily strength. but the man.
9 ly independence for which he is SO dis
Z tinguishcd. II the good qualities of
I our nature may be more fully oultiva-
A ted and developed in large body than
in n small one, | mean no offence TO
you. Mr.. Editor, he must possess them
G in high degree. An eccentric old
iiontleman, with whom | was once
Q acquainted. was attending religious
4 meeting where there was some interest
r awakened; ana he went out into the
Il congregation to converse personally
II with n number Of the people. Coming
o up TO one man who was standing in the
n crowd. and who was almost = giant
!. compared with those around him, he
!. took him by the hand. and looking M
!. into his face with pleasant smile. said
e 10 him, "You would hold heap o
n religion" II the old gentleman,
% principle was correct. Mr.. Mellcndei
d will certainly "hoia' great deal o
II whatever is "honest aud of good re-
d port"
n We are now enjoying delightful
d Spring weather, and the fruit trees ~,
d IL full bloom all around ". AT prc-cn
10 there Is prospect of mn abundant sup
10 ply OF fruit Of AL kinds IN this region
10 Last Sunday n severe hail storm passo,
10 round u, which was followed by
70 very chilly atmosphere; but the wcalh
NJ or was dry and the fruit did not suffer
The larmers report that the prospect q
rich harvest Of fruit Il llallering,
As the Spring opens. our city bcgin
to assume more lively aspect Man
fine buildings are already In cours
y OF erection. aud preparations arc mad
m Tor great many more, EvAnsyll
"a Il destined 10 advance now almost be
II, yond precedent; and property Is fa'
rising in value. II somo of Your ri
u, Van Wrinkles Of the White Waiter Va
OF Icy. could DO walked up from their Ion
40 sleep. and Induced TO come here an
w make Investments In real estate, the
~ might become wealthy without niue
a. trouble, IL Is the opinion of some
,e. the wiscsI mon who have visited lh
place--disintercslcd men loo--lh,
no there Is no point in the west whore II
yestmonts IN real estate can be-
20 proiitably made ~ here. There j. no
" pretty SURE prospect OF extensive co
'as, mines Just on the borders of our cit
40 Our manufacturing interest IL yet sma|
hut must now greatly increase. "
for have now one OF the best boiler mike
"a. In the world operating hcre-- the m,
,m who built the boilers OF the celrbral,
he steamer Eclipse. There Is here one
Me the best situations for ship-yal
m m'nu TO be found anywhere on the Oh
~ ~ river; place whore boats can
'" launched at all stages OF water.
n. place on the river can boast of sup
orc rior wharf, Most OF the towns on Il
dly river huge no landing when the wat
very high; but there ha. never be-,
Tor rise 40 great that We have not had
,"' good landing ut our wharf
pa VA. | do not know that | have spok
I've y, particularly OF the Society of of Evan
III Vile There *, IL * true, very lar
ess German population here; and ~ III
are generally n claas to themselyes ~
mix very little with the native popul
:, ton, except IN their commercial int
=, course, IL has becn thought the rocic
'"S here is not desirable, This II miss
w prchcnsion. The society Of Evansyi
VI" Is Intelligent, and In ~ high dcgI
W soclablc. We have among our foroi
W. population u large number OF the bet
.'o' ''o class of Endlish. Scotch, aud Irish, W
~ w are among our best citizens, conf