Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-12
For the Daily Patriot.
Sr. LOUIS, February 5, 1876

| To tie Editors Of the N,sbUiiLe Patriot:
| GENTIEMEN--In my hasty scrawl from
| Cairo promised You another from this city.
Very we'll Bnt am sorry for it, probabl'
as sorry as either of you-pOssibly, mean
| the thing il hardly probable. That promise
will redeem. nevertheless, for take not
little pride in the fact that my word is as
good as my bond, and sometimes consdera-
bly better. for | have rarely made verbal
promise that couid not redeem, while the
financial panic of last year caused a number
of INV bonds to remain outstanding, even after
they had grown too old to enjoy comforta-
bic state of health in that situation
Speaking of such things reminds me to tell
the youth Of the country, while think of it.
that the worst thing young man can do for
himself, to say nothing of the family he in
tends TO have in setting out in life, is to got
into debt and then append his autograph 10
every Oblong bit of paper that is thrust under
his nose, by way OF cffecting a temporary
settlement OF his indebtness. If he begin this
at the start, he will. in an incredibly
short space of time, acquire such fatal ia
ciity for executing that attractive style Of
penmanship that he will have bad dreams at
night, unless he goes to bed with the con-
sciousness Of having executed an o U dur
ing the day. l never went regularly into the
business myself, but 1 have a bosom friend
that did, and from him ! gather these facts
He is professionally acquainted with more
cnnstables than any 9th man in his county,
and his county is not a snail one by any
means. But he il, nevertheless, an honest
man. if there ever was on6-and n devilish
poor one. whether there ever was one or not.
The noble .S4lLie Hest made splendid time
from Cairo. in spite of the ice with which tie
Mississippi was throngcd for many miles e.
low this city. We arrived yesterday after
noon, and, IA the Captain is afraid of COM
ing ice-bound tn boat is advertised to leave
to day at noon. There was slight fall OF
snow last night and one meets so many be-
furred men aud women on the streets this
morning. that he almost fancics himself in
ST. Petersburg instead of st. Louis.
The principal topic Of conversation among
ali classes here is the Pixies Peak Gold
Mines. great many men are preparing to
go out from this place. some now and some
next spring AT every turn. in every part of
the city, your eye meets large posters an
nonncing the early d parturc of Pike
Peak Express" or something Of the sort. /
saw the proprietor of one of these Expresses
at the Land Agency of Mes>rs. WILLIAMS *
DEPRIEsr. Today, and heard him offer to take
n young man through from Independence to
the Peak. distance Of 660 miles. for 500,
and charge him 50 per pound for extra bag
gage, all over fifty pounds to be considered
extra. The young man said that, as about
o-hirds Of hi< baggage would come under
that head, be hoped the proprietor Of the
Express (Which was to consist 81 fifteen
wagons, each drawn by four yoke OF oxen)
would not consider his conduct erra ordinary
if be sought some less expensive mode OF
conveyance.
They We got nm Italian Opera here now,
which is said To be doing paying business.
| went last night to Woods Theatre to see
The Maid OF Munster" THE wandering
Boys of Switzerland" and pantomime
called the Gold N Axe" If ever you have
chance to 20 To Woods Theatre to see
The Maid of Munster" The Wandering |
Boys OF Switz rland and pantomime called
The Golden Axe" don't you do it.
II you've got four bits about your
clothes that you haven't got any other use
for toes them out OF the back window and
go to BID. 1t won't pay you To go to Woods.
The plays last night were very small. the
players were small, aud So the audience.
In taet, tue oaly thing Of any considerable |
sire ab0ut che whole concern was the price Of
the entertainment, was ont Of all proportion.
Hastily. Yours.