Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-01

Back in old Connecticut once more through
the beautiful towns that skirt Long Island
Sound-across the deserts between New Ha-
ven and Hartford. In passing, stranger
asked me what State was this, and was OBJ
liged to confess that the little American
desert lay between those two cities, crossed
by the best road in the United States, and I'm
cultivated. Down Main Street, Hartford,
down her cabbage and onion piled walks !,
and here's the State House--all they keep of
it here; it looks rather dingy, but don't be
alarmed, they've got another. o yes of
course-ths State is so big, you see. Besides,
she's rich and can afford it. She don't pass
laws to rob strangers passing on her railways,
but raises the dust on dog tax, la, ha.
That's sensible. Hor popui, don't you see,
and sure, Conn. laws emanate from the people,
as about one-tenth are in the legislature every
year, and thus they take turns. | suppose
that's the reason they have never legalized
lotteries here no man sets less value upon
himself than his 2.40 nag, and it would take
an awful pile to buy up majority.
And, there still stands that prime old girl,
holding out on the highest dome of the State
House, those evenly balanced scales. / saw
girl, you don't mean anything in particular
do your What if your neighbors, instead of
adding another sprinkling of tea or coffee
should scratch few scrupes from the leaden
weight and make theirs balance it wouldn't
worry you, l suppose. Cause why? Got
used to it all equal and exact Justice. .
Perhaps you refer to legal matters. Now, You
don't mean to insinuate poor devil would
be more in the way in this old country to get
his just deserts than in Putnam Co., New York,
do you! Answer me that, old LtchHeld
county, and think of Litchfeld County Bank
and Baromicha riots. Didn't the rascals get
all the praise in both cases All, girl |
home. fear you amt appreciated stats
street is grown shocking dull. As passed
through its quiet length, looked ON the walls
for notices, For Sale or To Let-so deserted
did it appear. How is it old Hartford.
have the times grown rickety2 They tell me
there is not so much water in the river by
some feet as there used to be. DO the ten
thousand mills and factories on the Connecti-
cut and her tributaries, dissipate that amount
of water9 presume such is the fact. And
this cannot be remedied The water at many
places is finding new uses, and it must be that
these drafts upon our great streams are con
stantly upon the increase. Large boats can
no longer visit this place as formerly in sum
mer, and Water street is quiet since the days
when Litchfeld county used to unload her
goods from New York at these wharves.
Well, Hartford, how do you get living
now How do you compensate for all your
loss of trade 0, ali, yes hem! Mutual
Life Insurance Company" ''1Etna Fire Insu-
rance Company" and host of other signs
older than myself, remind me that this old
town made hay while the sun shone, got
rich and retired from business, in small way,
long ago; and that in finance, Hartford is
solid as New England's hills. Her companies
don't fail, and her stocks pay. Yes, she's
got the rhino; she traded, she sent ont
in and what's to the purpose-she's got it
now. She never lost anything till lately.
She threw out few hooks for 80 per cent. in
Wisconsin and Iowa. Upon pulling in, she
discovered sure enough, she had bite
everytime, but the bait was gone and the
hook broken. Now she's trying to reconcile
hesselfto common fare on 6 percent. bond and
mortgages when no Bank or Insurance stock
is to be had, and l might also add the
stock of the Hartford and New Haven Railroad,
but they say that is entirely owned by a lot
Of old maids, and is not in market.
Great is patent-if it's good for anything.
Sweet is patent-especially if it's fat one
md falls as legacy from some genius who
lied in garnet, to enrich poor dolt who
ouldn't have possibly got living without it.