Washington telegraph., 1855-10-31
IFor the Ielegrdph.I

world about the world. 1 thought you bad
better be posted up with regard to the way
things are going on here--this city-this
emporium OF commercial prospects. What
say you? Let it come Good, here
goes.
First, we praise the Lord that we are
unanimous en- the subject of health L be-
leve fer every case we have had this year.
we have had one, and sometimes ttcO, added
to our population. Now, that's the way
to do business. Let it be fully establish
ed that there is no bitter without its sweet
This state of things has driven the doc
tors into politics. and as they are equally
divided, they occasionally physic each 9th
ers patients. | notice that doctors always
get out of humor and begin to swar when
the entire rank and filc of human nature is
locomotive with good appetite. So. they
are 'doin Iothin'" except in the cases
above referred to, and of thcm-the cry is
still they come
And as for the POOR iaUyerS :, Lord bless
your soul they look like recent deserters
from the army Of General Debaiiy!- =
They waddie as they walk, and never speak
without being guilty of profanity. And as
for the Court House, it looks like an old
mill where the creek had dried up. exhibit
ing distinct evidences that innocent cows
and tleir offspring have mistaken the object
for which it was built.
Our merchants have been footing UP how
much they have lost for the want of Rail-
road Or river; and when they saw the long
horizontal column of figures, it is rumored
some of them lost their religion Hope it
amt 50, for it's mighty hard thing to find !
This has been good year for them though,
for they have sold off the most of the
goods they got up last winter-and those
they bought in 1919, But they are get
ting on iirst-rate, and are as clever as ever
As for our community generally. my
dear cousin, when | think about what we
have suffered since last spring, it is just
like driving a staple in my heart and hang
ing forty pound weight to it. For sever
al long and sweaty months we never could
get meat and bread to come together; when
the bread was IN the meat was out-and
rice arofSer When roastin' ears came,
t was some relief, but to get c0JWea three
times day wonld destroy every gain OF
energy iii the fefd of enterprise. But the
the unholy truth is, for some considerable
time we had las hunger prevailed as an ep-
idmic) to take corn by the ears and walk it
out-with peaches and water miIIioms.-
But now--Oh, do help me be thankful we
have hog meat, peas, 'taters, and (wouid you
believe i;) biscuits made out of the real,
genuine A,kinsaw four.' and that, too,
several times week Now, aint't it too
much for flesh to bear. All. it is these steep
rises that SO often break the traces that pull
forward the hopes and interests of US hu-
mans
Our town wonld improve, but lumber
and brick won't come together There is
plenty of brick now--rnillions-and no lum-
ber.
SAM and his cause, will, his blazing ban
her on high. moves steadily on, and drives
all oppo,i,ion before him as invincibly as the
red, round. glorious sun, coming out from
the East, drives back to their holes the foul
spirits that rroWl at night, and rolls away
the clouds Of darkness, and reigns king
throughout high heaven By bis name we
understand all that is good, great and glo-
rious in humanity. He is the resurrection
and the life of our great nations soul, and
through him, as man in the hands of God,
shall it be saved His coming is direct
answer to the prayer of ChristeDdom for
the last thousand years, He has not been
to Rome. but be is gifted with the power to
cast out devils Let him rip.
More, maybe.
Afectionateiy,