Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-21
Country Oorrespondenee

1 0TAUNhuNl june 10 Acbos.
DEAR EMPisE;--This great Village Of Staun
ton unlike that from which last wrote is a
great 60 ahead place and we may say hard to
locate, geographically. The corporation is
blessed with a one horse machine shop, a tavern
two whiskey shops, a grocery, post Office and
shoe shop, combined besides "the squires
Office" several doctor shops aud a dBguereo.
typist "up stairs" There is also station dewn
the road half mile, consisting of plank plat.
form, along the great TX. Wv & P. railroad, 4"
just'two feet by twelve.
You arrive on the ll67, l. NJ. lin the Morn
ing) train, and in company with on empty mail
bag, we'll locked, are exchanged for a baby and
woman and another mail bag full Of emptiness
The bell shakes and away puts the train. You
look at the town in the distance and are about
beginning to make the tramp, when an idea
presents itself-Mr, Msilwagon, You offer the
man a sufficient ompensation-he refusethH
No-''he do no'--thinks (slowly) he might
take you up fur-(gives the bag Airt aud
scratches his head) "about ten cents, il you be
kinder easy upon the critter." "Very well sir,
let's be off" "Geup," and the old hoss raises
his head in expectation, "Geup," and more
astonished than ever, that same hoss head goes
up two distinct inches. "Git-hup," and with
smart stroke Of the whip, the undersigned is
positive he felt the vehicle move To use the
language Of a celebrated fiction writer, in ff-
teoe minutes we were on the high road" 1t
would be useless for us to attempt full descrip
ton Of all the journey Of half mile / might
occupy full chapter, aye, half "yellow> back"
in relating, as was related to me, the history Of
that hOs', from his early life to the present time
period Of perhaps forty long years--hs many
peculiarities, marvellous escapes from drowning
ETC., as well as great race in which he "took
tho cup" Besides that Of the animal we had
the history ofthe venerable shoe maker himself,
who carried the mail at $40 year, the naratiye
of the vehicle in which we were both seated
and also a tale of love, suicide and almost
murder. We were also edited in regard to the
general morals Of the community in the neigh.
borhood of Staunton, and many other things
that have flown from our memory. We can
we'll remember being exceedingly hungry upon
alighting at Ms Hotel, an old frame build
whole much dilapidated. As we entered the
bar room, used as an office and we suppose
everything else, halfa dozen individuals stand,
ing around loose, gaped into our face, with a
self assurance that seemed to speak "who are
youi" Inside we discovered nothing but Il
couple Of decanters and an ale barrel Supposed
of course TO be full) and on turning to look for
the landlord, the same anxious inquiring half
dozen of faces are quietly gaping in at the door
after us. Upon our asking for that august per
son, the proprietor, the party RECEIVERS some lit
tie Of their stupor, and one Of them, without
stirring, at length drawled out, al saw him
about an hour ago down to Jes Newcomb's near
the creek" .-...
We conclude it won't pay to go hunt him, and
sit down to fulfill our promise by giving line
directed to you. for your many amiable readers.
Until / write again l will therefore bid you ad
affectionate good bye FLIP.