The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-09-24
An Hour at the Dead-Letter Office.

~ female correspondent "' Lie lI'u>ira-
t"d gives The following acrornt oi visit to
the drad-Ic'tcr ciiice III aS''ngt"h:
We hal been fortunate cm"ugh to pro-
care the ""fr"c 10 this :'re through special
favor and il.!in"ncc, although, us u "cnvrni
thing. n" visitors are admitted. 1t Was -
iar%" i'"ht room. with 'w" "r three desks,
ut winch were seated a%"l "iii"crS in Silent
occupation among literal dri,is of letters.
IN" walls were l'ncd on every s;Ic vii:
nn@e MAJ! snrkS, "hi'ii bad been returned
i"' "' mn"ln'in"'i "r'>il's. from 'n,rin!> "i
post "ii''rs. l!'cr" might have been fifty
or a h""dr"i I" these sacks, and ""rh ~"
,''i: contained ih"asa'"!s on thuasa':> d
',",T>:
ii"w i"l"''y You di.p"S" OF t;~'n.
Sh'n l. watching the speed with wh:'!' III"
r.''NS '"'" "i"'' i''r 'l>'irS. @.a""ii',: over
'h'';' I" see '''Ht Il" di';iS, eh,cN :, or either
''''l"'',""' ""'"'n""'H' we've '"r''""'i' am!
''"'' 'i'i'" '":'' upon ii" ''l'nr'isc he''r "'
"."1''! 'r,,'!> ~ 'l'': :'.''.
* i ''' 'h ';'h'' ma am, san! IN" :"'-
'!'''':''' h";'' i H''; ,"' are accuse m"'! /"
"rH" "A certain n""h"r daily, hnl I" toes"
Wa" 80 not u','''r,'',"' III" rS pc"it"'n ana
- '''N'''
Sec,h' ,'''eI' ATHEIST '"r'"''.''".
=, - ne Sr"N'' my @"n' r'"" rolled from
'''e '"'''s al a r">'-''"''' letter, whose i't"'s
were c'''""''y write" over 10y d"i'i''"
female ha"f.
~ c"''' r'"g' he sa''' taking 1t up
"1"'' !"" IKE !" '""N III H. ma ana
LOOK " III my h'.'Ih' ""> u '','E ear
! ctet "i VIRGIN gold, with the ""''!> "Ma"y &"
l.; '. engraved WITHIN --a"' | w",,i"t"i
VIII" the Mary was wh"'h"r tn" it''" ~. w.,
VINO n'''' received inc MY S"', MIS- dead
VI ,>'"4'
M'''h"''''.' III" r''rE hah h"rn taking
Far', n"'e al 'hc signature, direction, d..
h'' VIII !"" q" WIN II i"Iuir-
e", ,.!"'','''s 'a'e r'n@ I" Ills care.
W. ';'E a' S"'h '",nS' aS''ic' III case
''. s''""'u .'1 ~ c''''|'' 'or' -,
an. t"' '.' '"'s Que" 'e'.e'''''''
wv '''e"- =. "','c J." Il n""''r'' m
'"'.e> nc 'el,'''a,' taxing a '''''c @''a '"'
'"' '''" 'e'.''h me t. S'a' "' ah"'h"' letter.
''", .H .'s ~ e'.e'""y u''"er tue 'i'Sk'
S,'o'' III S'''nre ''S"r"'h@ 'l'e p'c OF
'l."'" ';''e'S' "h'c' WAS grown" h'@htr
W." c''' '''''',e"t. IL WAS S'rlh"e hl''i
;v, ;,pn o' 'i'es @ anu % na"1-"'''''S' come were
'''s''' '"e' on n"se S'ee'' o' 'o''S'ar' Ill a
,.n'r "r ','; ,,.i H., ,''osr, 's ,mpr'>S'"" I"
''',"" ,,t ''I %'''', mus, nave grasp
,'.,nan '." VII" ,, "otn "'""' al" gone al III"
lnr,I' lrI q. ~ S'""' -, s!"''e ,n'o 'hr
uf m' III "" ,"";" ""n s'"''o''' "'S''saI'
,vora m ;,,. '''';"' P'e'ss,o..' ".ne's as"'"
aaI : ~':''', u; ., "a co'''eu ,'ss.' paper;
.i'a, '"1 ,,' I.'' III ''.'' e''SS' n""'"S ''''"o
s't,.., pt""I - e"I,sy ',"u 'el"e '"e"t Oh
"'c'e, .'G, !" nc r''',S'"l'ncr.
; ,,,,,ar. :, o ao;, "o"' nse 70 re'o THESE
' T,, s.'o - "'o'',''"'.E; .; :,
,,,a I',, L.. o'''''"' s''''en ms Is ""ae AL
Liz Liz ''''ss ] s"y - "ne1'1 &c Amos ""poss.-
o;' 81 preserve our en"rse rom 'he c"''">''
! y, s"e ",''"'e seH' J" fortunately, our rules
"'' n'' protect Us rom many v'S'lo's.'
; .U y" 20" eve ever 'ea' 'l'e'"
! Ne'c'' unless '''ey seem very important
or contain enclosures ot value. 1t is all We
! can 40 10 Keep up W.T." the arrival Of the
! o'"' mans now. II we were to stop To
rea' one 'e''er IN a h"ndred' we should /"
! ianeh'aoiy Behind hand; besides the