Smyrna times., 1861-06-06
C,ORRESPONDEN nee.
For the " Smyrna Times. -
Letter from the Eastern Shore.
81. M.ehaeIs, Va May 30, is

81. M.chaels. Nd Nay 30, 1861.
Ma EDIroR :-Oaee it was that | was ac-
euslOmrd to taking up the Times and finding
stray communication from this place, but for
months this has not been SO. The fault, how
ever. is none of you're; your correspondent
knows this. and, feeling that neither you nor
ST. MichieI's ought 10 be neglected, takes up
hD pen to-day to drop you line.
ST. MIehaels is timely situated Miles River. /
broad. bold water, furnishing it fine wharf I
age on the north east. and Back Creek, coming
up from the south west, up which common bay
crafts can ascend to within a half mi.e. Belong
iag 10 this harbOr, which is a fine one, ere
tHsniy- Eve OF thirty packets. which common
ly 70 aud from BiIlmore. and do a very good
bssisess. There are, at this time, however,
fifteen Sf them lying idle. The tunes have
TssEed their sails.
0ysIsrine, commonly. is a fne business, and
Of this season, when they are not saleable in
the ssuag market, scores Of vessel loads find
their way 10 James River. But not SO this
year. tImes have changed along the banks of
JsHss. and tie captains havs no disposition to
receive comfort such as Old Point would give
roe. Bat let it aOt be misunderstood that any
sfihsm are dIsloyal TO the Stars and Stripes.
We are 10 a very enthusiastic Union neighbor-
hOsa. One may we'll be surprised that slave
Aaleing Community should be SO, but il is. Ia
s'ldsnce Of eur atIachmeat 10 the Union. note
iAls fact: One Bell and Everett pole, over
f. e. L.. l. -.
eoaI Of red, white and blue. A large eagle
has been scot for to perch on i:s top and the la
dies have collected thirty dollars, purchased
the bunting. and will. by the time this reaches
yo0, be auIteriHg thirty feet in the breeze
All, hOwever, with us. are not Union. Some
nsighbOrhOOds around US are thickly sprnkled
With the secession element. But we count on
victory at the coming Congressional contest.
suppose ought to come ,ck now and usk
tnssef whittier have gone! started with
s. AIghasls. and aGn launched out or seces-
soa. How is this! 1t is queer day we live
10, Ar. Editor, a strange day. Start where
yss nsy, and you haul up at secession. Every
road Of thought runs in upon it. And it would
Be well If it would stop at thought. 1t inter-
IsFes with our sports sRd past times straight.
ens uP many face fixing for a smile, and
presses out tears, TO scad which otherwise
woale have given the eye pleasant glow. Il
intermediates with business, and all are begin
h'ag TO feel smPtIer pockets, and some. whom
aaFd times touch first, already set down L
'esaer tables. These are calami;ies not gen
sniy iet BY him who brings them. The po
"''eaI asPIrsni sits in the region above them
Sshe hs act seatters them unsparingly. Thes
hsnest, hsrdwOrking oystermeu are now III
Ioses. Not being wealthy, they cannot stan
"ioagi e0t mest OF them can forgo one sea
sOn's work.
Let ne now come back to the oyster uues
IiOa. 1 sm reminded, when look al one
thess oysters, If an incident that occurred wi,
one Of Oer neigbboss in your town. He W,
staying at one of yOux hotels, kept then by
gentleman now out oftbe business. The lao
lord iOpk liking TO his Talbot friend, and i
s'.ed bun 10 an oyster roast with him that eve
ing, stating that the oysters were fine and hi
ja'' arrived iEo.n the Delaware. They wei
arriving atths spot, there, true to the wor
were The pile and the Ere. DCome, Me-. H
sad the landlord. Where 2" said he..
here' take seal.p "Here by this pile
les" ''POhl you don't eat this size OF oy
'er. DO youf" "a Yes, these are fine." " II
hsul such as these spt on the compost"
Nov IL you llie.l' And they begsa th,
meas, Aud .e il is that these oysters here a
lI''le sszesble, notithess iistle qaaftes gro,
'hlugss'ssee Of ssbich viii asarin a spoon
81 %seoP, but ,Aai ms gni6ceut kind Which "a
"yeu ss sea FORK him, y Open shyraou,h wi
and will ill iss's .rasavE saazuap9
fssmiag books up asAis year The VIII.
49, f.s.