The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-20
Letter from NDixie, >,
UNION SPRINGS, }
Republic Of Alabama, :
M,rch I 1pC1

UNION SPRINGS,
Republic Of Alabama,
Much l, 1861.
Dear Pdt.": perhaps you will not oh.
ject to the dear" if you do to the Hiber-
Man abbreviaton of Pat) As tho chill
dren say, II went to sleep last winter, and
awoke this spring." and March has come
in so lanblike, the air is so ballny, the sky
so blue, and the birds singing so blithely,
feel in state Of beatitude, and am so gen.
erous as to wish to communicate my cheer
iulness to some one else. We have open
windows and doors, and the children COM
plain OF heat when playing out Of doors -
How is it with you away off in Iowa? I
fancy you with an overcoat on, or pehaps a
shawl, the fashion Of which you have stol-
en- from our angel sex, or shivcring over a
fire, exclaiming, "IIow cold it is" Who
would 1--we IN Sucn climate! just come
to this Republic, where you can enjoy Ital-
ian sunsets and breezes, stay one year, and
| think you will move your traps" here
and publish the TINES" under more pro.
pitious skies than in the noble, but cold
North West.
Not belonging to the "strong minded y
sisters band, | am not posted in politics,
and can tell you nothing on the sub hject-
All seems quiet though, and prosperous
The darkies are perfectly docile-no one
has the least apprehension of anything like
nsurrectionary movements. Some of our
ladies', waxing patriotic, domestic and in
dustrious, arc spinning and weaving cloth
with which to clothe their fair forms |
expect to wear ''bous hten' goods as long as
| have n ed Of any--I don't think it is my
mission to spin and weave. We have a
military company in this place, and brass
band. A member of the former recently
died here, having contracted cold while
camping out in Montgomery, which result
ed in Pneumonia He was buried with
military honors, and the scene was solemn
and impressive. suppose it is fixed
fact that we have Southern Confederacy
Well, our "Star Spangled Banner" of
which we have said and sung so much, is
now solcd rag. once was proud of be-
ing an Americana feel rather ashamed of
it now. Our glorious Republic has endured
the incredible length Of time amounting to
e'ghty-tive years Behold how have the
mighty fallen" Foreign and monarchical
nations may well laugh at us and our boast
ed institutions. tits saddening to think of,
but shall not worry over it, as cant t
help it! hear it suggested that Dixie
Land" shall be the Southern national song.
AS it was composed by Yankee, it savors
of borrowing Yankee thunder to appropri-
ate it, don'tit? Nais n importe. I'm sure
l shall not object, as was born on Yankee
soil, and drew in health and strength from
Yankee air, and learned what | know of
"schooling' from Yankee teachers. But |
love the South, too; and love this delightful
climate, this balmy air, which to breathe is
delicious. love the warm hearts have
found herc-espccia ly one or two. love,
on, so dearly, the big sweet potatoes OF
which the soil produces So bountifully, and
IT | have a weakness, which my friends de-
ny, it is for peaches and cream, which the
Southerners know so we'll how to "fiy."--
love the North, also the South, and
could take real good cry, if it would do
aay good, to think that they are divorced
that the ''one flesh" has become twain. ="
| wish had something new, racv, UNIQUE
or wonderful to serd you, instead of this
prosy, rattling episte, but you must take
the will for the deed, and | will try before
long to send you a thrilling and fascnat-
ing (9) tale or sketch. We like your paper
at my boarding house. My friend Frank,
a young man of some taste, always reads
the times" with gusto, and thinks the
editor is "a capital fellow" My chum, Car
rle w., nice young lady and very prom
lsins artist, always looks forward with in.
terest to the Monday, on which dav "our
paper" as we call it, usually arrives, and
we three (my fascinating self and the two
above mentioned Individuals occasionally
read it IN company, and we all enjoy the
funny items Immensely, for we are ali, you
know, very witty and rather brilliant So
you see you have appreciative readers
away down South in Dixie"
But possibly you have no more room to
spare for nonsense in the Times" and III
not inlet greater quantity upon your
good nature. Frank and Carrie join me in
best wishes for yourself, Mrs. Richardson
(ls there Mrs. R.:) and the times"
Sincerely, JENNIE.
We reply to the beginning and the close
Of the above pleasant epistle: The ''dear"
we do not object to, nor do we to the pat
Of the two we like the first l.t.lc the best,
but they do very we'll together when writ
ten by a charming lady. There is
Mrs. r." she is in excellent health, not
bit jealous, and sends her regards to Jen-
ME, Carrie and Frank. Our best wishes to
the trio Of seceders--hope the family Of
States will soon be reunited