The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-01-26
Westerly, January &c, 1854.
Editorial correspondence.
CENTER OF CREATION, Jan. Is,

tENTER OF oFCREATIoN, Jan. 10, loo4
DEAR CHAIR-You will, no doubt,
be somewhat surprised at learning where
we now are ; but such is the course of
human events-to-day we are, to-mor-
row we are not. Thus, instead of being
seated at this present writing, in the
embrace of your cozy arms, we find our
self in this much-talked-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS metropolis
Of North Stonington, playing the part of
"a chier amang them takin notes."
Certainly it is more convenient to dis
course with thee face to face, than to
do so seated here on the soft side of a
pine board, with the top of our hat for a
desk, and the glances of a-well, a con-
siderable Of number, of bright eyes
gliStening around us. Though none of
them may hit us, it is, of course, quite
as impossible to be insensible to their
influence as it is to sit where one will be
surrounded by the enlivening beams of
the sun and not feel the effects thereof.
But, to resume our pencilings by the
way" our journey hither could not well
be otherwise than pleasant The man
that cannot extract pleasure from a
smooth road-(all but the stones, gullies
and hills)--a fine carriage, a "2.4O"
horse, and an agreeable companion,
must have much of the ascetic in his
composition.
Enpassant, we have seldom witnessed
finer sight than the view of the
White Rock Mill, as seen from the road
on the opposite side of the river, in the
evening, when lighted up. We could
but think of the great triumphs achieved
by capital and enterprise, as exhibited =,
not only in this manufacturing village
but, hundreds of others in the New
England States. But, to return this
seems to be a pretty, quiet sort of a
New England yillage-just such, per-
haps, as may be found by the dozen in
almost any days travel in this section
some fifty or hundred dwelling houses,
half-dozen stores, where they keep all
sorts of dry-goods, groceries, fancy and
staple articles, &c, &C., two or three
churches and school house-the found
alton and keystone of New England's
enterprise and prosperity. While we
write the Citizens Brass Band Olives
terly, the String Band, and the Glee
Club, are charming the natyves" with
their " melodious strains - now the
Band strike Fishers Hornpipe, and
the large, red-faced, white-haired gen.
tleman On the seat before US seems to
enter into the spirit of the tune with
perfect abandon we should say lie takes
it to be a Gallup-aM; "but not to stop
here to enlarge we pass on"
We must acknowledge ourself little
surprised at the advancement which the
inhabitants of this place seem to have
made in the arts of civilization We had
been taught to consider them as rather
a primitive people, but so far as we are
able to judge from the short opportunity
which we have had Of observation, we
should say they were pretty well "posted
up" in the amenities of civilized social
life. We notice some of the gentlemen
wear shawls and some of the ladies adorn
themselves with tides and lamp-mats
and furthermore, if more proof is neces.
sary, we passed on our way hither, two
very noted grog-shops.
But, dear Chair, hoping soon to find
ourself in thy loving embrace, we now
bid thee adieu. c.