Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-06-30
LETTER FROM OUR EVANSVILLE COR
RESPONDENT.
ours, truly
J. w. UPDIKE.

Tue Anericdn of yesterday is already
on my table. A note of inquiry after
Baker has reminded me that l have
been silent for several weeks. No
doubt you have suspected that the
hot weather has had good deal to do
with my silence. Not SO. 1t is true
we are in the midst of hot days; for,
according to the negro's philosophy,
ode sun always comes nearer to de
earth in de summah months to speri-
ence warmer longimitude; and he
further states that "this fully counts
fob de unaccountable heat OBJ de dog
days" But you may be assured it is
not on this account that you have not
heard from me. / have been under
the necessity of making two pretty
long trips from home since my last,
and am now preparing to make..another
this is my apology.
Common Fame, Ar. Editor, is GER
tainly a very great liar. She has. it
seems, "noised it about" that Miss
Lucy Stone. while in this city, joined
the Methodist Church. Why sir,
Miss Lucy would consider it a sacrifice
of every principle which the women
Of this land ought to hold dcar-an
Abandonment of the hottest of all
causes, and therefore an objectionable
sin for her to unite with arg church.
She was once Congratulated, but
she felt it to be her duty to come out
from among the scicked oppressors, and
to join herself to that holy band COM
posed of Garrison, Phillips, Fred Doug
lass, Mrs. Mott, and other kindred
spirits, that she might with them labor
to rid her sisters of this and other
lands from the oppression of of man.
No, no. She could not think of such
thing. If she should be solicited to
to take such step she would no doubt
say with one of old, 81 am doing a
great work, and cannot come down.-
She pities the deluded church members
of all denominations, and sincerely
hopes that she and her co-laborers viii
succeed in convincing them of then
deplorable Ignorance and bring them
light. Well as the poet ha:
beautifully said let er rip
Not long ago viii lie standing in the
door ofone of our principle business
houses l was approached by man wht
boreall themarks of a confirmed inebr
ate. As heapproached me he said, sir
will you allow me to ask favor oil
you?' certainly l replied you can asl
it. But will you grant it said he
That l replied will depend of course
on the nature of your request. Wei
then, he continued will you be so kind
as to give me drink? A drink o
water? asked, certainly with grea
pleasure; and was about to turn t.
show him where he could obtain
drink of water. No, no, said he,
drink Of brandy. No sir said l, d,
, not drink brandy myself and canno
approve of others drinking it. o salt
he. while his countenance bespoke tn
most intense agony. l am suffer- ne
hell within mel He then commence,
to beg more piteously than ever star
A wing child begged for bread, that
/ would permit him merely TO buy
: drink Of brandy. Poor mani fir
e was kindled within him which was b
|, slow degrees, burning up his very vi
Y tails, and it seemed that nothing coul
It afford him relief, but more of the accuI
# sed fuel which had kindled that fire.
Leaving me, he went to another, an
+ it seems hoped to obtain money unde
e the pretence of hunger. The kin
y hearted young man knowing that if h
e gave him money he would spend it fc
i brandy, went with him to a hotel, an
$. told the keeper to give the man som,
:, thing to eat at his expense. We car
lie not said the hotel keeper, if you pal
IS us three prices: this fellow has bee
E, kicked out of this house more ths
lie once. As is common with such me
$, they had given the poor wretch liqu,
he while he had money to pay for it, an
a, then kicked him into the street.
p This case which is one of thousant