The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-25
THE DISPATCH.
tresDfy 40 .~f u. JANUARY - ssos
LETTER FROM AN oEfiGER OF THU s SAn
WHO Is HARD Up. To FyhMsn arr
c1w YORK. Jan ;

YORK, Jan n low
~ M, xrao.xs. We want more pay: MI
bis "a a ran,tnuea variety Of hsrd-upisMs CON.
y, ,ssa nss,,n ny, As you know. some niteca years
go 10 tSs Gay. CT WEN MY have been re-
M nie1 b. GAY poverty that the government Sd not
p.s me gss sr,sd; Or ny ~s =, 1ss n e,d
Ia, anpfoaching The age OF extension hoops and
Sam raj p,i,ieoats Mngsins you are eacne,or,
& css. 10 tech thsa seossspn, -:he siris net the
ess.e lvu Will 10, m taat IN the last niteen ears
vou rave passed iours.en add six n, tns at seA,
n % by this devoti IA 20 service have hardly bsen
h . to keep clear Of dsbt.
II yoa snd It hard. whst mus be M c.apditioni
VA have. Is true, sister te eiussses'd nppost.
ana savs doubs that after al OF year sctas. tx
penses PAID, you have ''0niy twenty uotar. Per
month rot oloth ooots..nd tobaeco kno~, th.t
70 get you sell up la Iui dress TO call on the rsri
teut o. Ne. Years dAF. eoss "a ~ clothes aion-.
tnroviaed for tbs occasioa b. IN k,rindn's OF
o. j0stslSe, etich bisi yoa vi pay By m1nthly
instsi nents o k2t- arg ~.ikoat sboe, sFo D.
gsansd he mssnwn,is ara ,T,hs, tosf
yan have beer - much TO sea. thaithe Department.
has 20; tired Of ordering .ou aaa exa,e,s : ossr'
% 20 anywhere row, but to tne hs'.itsr 'ahean,
where il took sti Of your p.s entertain aud ets
foreign nc ala. your hospitality b:ins credited to
s s"s pccket" Tsi. may fe very bad.
Mnxsius but you rich 20 po = m. vita vile
VIC nTr,eots ne with testimonial OF affection
al r VIZ cruise 80 nave now horrid press ut
imeut ths, an 10 be the tather OF tweaty gris -
Those t5at base now are parti uariy hard on
ft%tr " @i4ES APtbfSss ahe hoso WIZ WV 1855
Z IS evident, then. under these circumstances.
TIA unIsss Congress does 30 no hing Tor US his
Sc. ion. my faulty viii be- redu ed TO the die, OF
cows heels and bonny ciabber. OF course every
man ia the Navy has some particular method OF
tncreas ns hi. PAR peGNit&tfy adapted TO RS own
case, whish he urges ~iih all the enthusiasm OF
tin cad bare cost ADD empty stomach; but IN dear
fellow. be2gars shoald not be cb3oaers and in my
pres ut forlo-n condition, small donations vii D.
shansfitiy recev d ant iargs on~s IN proper tloh
Y0u a.k no "wL II think Of promotions, Mag
xy;s ai a 4 Gas tle bulihar. EAyety6
x9owa you TO De 10 absurd IS to believe IN promo
liol by merit. aud know that Won OF one occasion
fnagiaed that IL you wers to have both srEls ana
b ia 1, z. slot away, and thereby fave an entire
hset tia, you would via by your heroisrn CON.
t,kn.w by Ihi- TIM, at last. that had any 'u.h
c>.as trophe befaien you that your legs ana arins
w1ult have beeg committed 70 Lne deep ana WIZ
them , u bs,tchenc.s for prom hIon-s ,lng ne;
For N ysen I'VE not tia siigd:estidea that will
h are my pay increased BY living TO DO Command
kaaw ne chance. are against me, for have had
The cholera twice in the East lnoiss tee yellow e-
fever once on the Coast OF Africa, and the small
p9x n n, Msdp ranean. besides. nav ng my head
fsliiny frnJu Aft iier these circumstance. be-
z low fort -flse. 'hough quite boy infeeiipgs.
i. Do not sand very hrmy en- my Gins few
Or Yer N VEST II would resign my c>mmis-ion.
VII ch would have been more economical method
O. lite IS " uid not have had to keep up TIL D
y arauce g gentleman: but unfortunately hays
NJ ,aent Tor managing horse; 70 b ID 10 decline
III M only opportunity OF living according 70
my means.
Ia a ny. after vigorous exertop. we'll directed.
have had .Impla ia tics done them an no more IL
.ysrs o, o Do Icy aud " taste fJIu>t complain
o their o,f III k. They owe much { their o" q
ua divided Efforts 10 xether with tito ct that are
i miltrar5 and not uautica' people The American
sops as rae re. seas'ck at The sight of s,lt wa
ta,: an Z lgiissnsn on it, By the side Of il.
iowa the mora his 'aif and 'aif ar fried so!s -
fhtis iust The difference between the NO nations
Tas Consequence is that with THIN, his navy is
d lar as aud PEI; with Us it . n bore and An ex-
penss h Il b inEs IN no political ruDd-r.
My wife bees TO be rsmemperef kindly to yon,
ana tasuks you the Shsng Rooster by
express Christmas day; AS hi. Growing frightened
the bsbyv d on him, converting hi q int q
stew which the children enjoyed very much.
Wishing ylu happF New Year. l remain, as
evsr, Gear AusEins, YOUR frieFd
ANISIDAB RoPgrARSs.
Lieut.. G. WAsuISaro v MuaGIss.
U r. Navy. WASHINGTON, D. c.