St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-11-20
Letter From ruth. Hall"

!, s:lRs SwIssHELM-1rcs seems sheer lin
pudence as one qf:the inhabit.pt* cfa re:
gion comparatively peaceful, to- bpre you,
late jsaf& rersawith our monutqis sous ners.
tast .:SnniAJ, yensle'n M from nMinncs,1
ia taking pp . subscription nin:'Fr church:
Qhe Firs1 V"iseralist.) >fos tn b. :,t :o,dt 1T
th'sei whose property - destroyed N By,
the I :,lians, related stor ies Of such 6eni-
ish atrocities as caused US y shu ider, an'i
maNe even i e war bulletins less, terrible,
While electip' g : ~ saq bi;es, 'torsh ven
qupus enough, we're reduced to eaild's
ply. .-..,; y.;. j Il .,; i : :.~ '9,'
! hope if y'u come to Chicago this
winter on lecturing t,ur, 20" will take
'he 70 Ian Massacre ef s.. as the b me
With such de>cii i<e powers as yon p'@:
scss. and the fearful advantage Of having
been an eve witness to the SC res o pa
thet;c incidents naturally following sach
scenes, it w"uli be in. your power to paint
such an epoch a. We hope never again t1
sec, III language terrible AZ the calamity,
and ny rou>i"z public aud Governmental
attention to the. bto,l -staiael annual, he
more cful than Po;e n ;r,venting .
recurrence Of the horrible enormities. -
It is election day, nd the Democrats
not the party you j .derssand BY that
name-.re making .uperhuman efforts to
obtain the victory. T never felt 30 iadif-
fereut to the issue. sgii,win:; lately almost !
rurkcss in creed believing what is to BE-;
will be. } - ':'.'.G>@@ 81 =! 9:9"' 2A.' 99''
The fall, (Which is So fruitful in more
ways than one; furnishing poets With
gloomy themes, aud editors with innume1-
able sentimental articles, even Brick POM
eroy becoming sp iny on the subject. } IS
now ,ipo. Us, dread its gray gloom pre-
saying The more desolate winter, more tha"
| can express, when even the sunshine
looks pale and faded. aud all physical u,
illness starts into u'Imi::i is.tel reality,
The poo the poor, VIII t will bec,'mc
pf them, with all the. 'nec,.<sairics Il life
At war pr!ccs, and 50 many homes left 1es-
olate?, The certainty Of all comforts or:
M aud mine, gives u" co"sol lion, e'r the
knowledge ot much suffering for With
til re Will be no alrq,att pr"vis:o" made.
is stjngins thou <;ht, fro il " ich there is
no escape ''-'-', ~
- Alter sll, how much misery there is in
the world rs which p'pple are nccessar,
witnesses, without the power Of helping
in the least. aud what real si,rr';v~ II - M
patty ia such cases. One abuse: iltke tn.
poor is .iway. present, mars brutal treat
ment "f horses, aud it is to inc I ftighttul
source 81 misery ''1{. '2''~ 9&"" !
/ hear lash after lash ,esounding until
woman man nature can no 'ouser stand it aud
rush ont to see brute beast thra<kias an
ol'vserhadcd horse, Il wing and yelling.
and whipping the tortured animal whose
strength is uneq"ai 10 the rls.d !; s1osti"e:
t.sehinx him 4lhat il IL siio, he n,akss;, te~
ttantic efforts perhaps, ''etdachinx 10 his:
work and ssrsini"s s'6s back ind Wy To-
injdrss hi,,i, Fir ,i,s,, battz.t aver, The litss
hissa fses+a the blows rainlsa'his, orjuurs.
'ft4nutiosly 4,ompsias1so9a as,F Fbaeipalh ao*,
p pttti, :ti igstr.nt' 't*Atzsts hos tied hi.'
He'd diappwith b. cheek. u; il but H. 4larlss
"a u gfsaafy his owaat atss]sh 'naiss i.ad