Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-02


OF the former, the order Of exercises be-
ing about - follows: All hands sshriek.
ing for freedom ono hour and Quarter,
10 order to keep our lunes 10 tune fol
iooo, then practicing, under the tuition
OF Brother Beecher, with our Shsrps's
n'nes, then devo,ing few hours TO
nearing the cook (when 10 q dt state, J
read, by the aid OF my California tallow
candles and his s,entorian lungs, extracts
from the majority report Of the Kansas
investigating Committee, then spending
80 hour in silent prayer (,here was GER
tainly no audible prsying) to our "snti-
slavery Cod" then listening to few "a
precious few verses read BY Brother
beecher from our "anti slavery Bible"
then cu1sing the present Constitution,
and III glowing extacies dwelling upon
the ushering 10 o. our suti-slsvery Que,
NC. DC. But | cannot enlarge.
AZ said before, we arrived here yes
terdsy. Jessie - as we'll as could bs
expected under tho circumstances"
Brother Beecher having seemed to have
had better luck as u physician than as a
spiritual adviser, her mind still appear
ing to be Ill at ease. The officers, crew
and passengers are all well, with the ex
ception OF our cook and head arkeeper;
tee former continually imagining that
ne IL member Of Congress, while the
latter is possessed With The idea that he
Is selling hardware. The steward says
tho fact that our liquor is all gone, may
account for this singular Authorization.
IL - needless to Say that We were well
coined by many friends who had gone
this way before us. But ] must close,
reserVing for another occasion descrip.
ton OF our present quarters, occupation, 4
future prospects, &c. 30.
ought not to close without mention
ing that on my voyage up, / derived aid F,
ana comfort from the pipes and tobac- I
co which my friend Preston King, depri-
ved himself Of, in order to present to me. |
! hope our friends at Albany, for this .
great j sintorestedness and kindness 10 /
me, will give him the appointment OF
United States Senator next Winter.
! should also al!ude TO the fac, that
Barber Bake. in parting my hair 10 the
middle, adheres to the Mason and DIX.
on line, dividing il North and South.
Between you and me, the northern side
- becoming, in places, rather wooliy;
tho Physician says it is owing TO INV as
sociatin2 o much with our niger clerk
Since the wool has made its appearance,
so elated is the barber, that he 10 in ia
yor OF letting the southern half Of my
hair "slde."
Yours, deso.edly, JouS Z FsEAosr.
P. 81 an glad to see you pitch into
Live Oak George" hc should have
carried out his contract with you IN ref
erence 10 your new residence 10 the Fifth
Avenue. NV steward says, you will be
after me, because the Msriposa Script,
40 well as my own notes, which | gave
you, are atpresent not negotiable. Don'i
30 Il, it will be oil right in 1860.
Their good time coming Bonnet,
Walt siitli' !nee CT
F. ). No. FL am SO happy to think Tat
NJ h such crew OF mu,inous e.. We
arrived here all safe Heaven spare ne
from ever beng pIl,'-d by sacu a stau -et
az in. You. my dear Banne;i. mui Tx
the helm in Soc. J.C.F.
L 5. No. 3.-Seud NE Your weekly do
v" have no daily mail here. II anv OF my
'.ot" OF Mdnposa soap are sold ~ Wal
81 re- dot report he ,dles II, our none,
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