Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-03-19
Written for the Newsdeaier.

from correspondent.
My last letter was from Centerville,
Mich. Since that time have transferred
my location and that of my family to the
beautiful valley of the Hudson: the no.
BILE river that teens with incident and
commerce.
Allow me to join couple of ideas (not
in matrimony) but in harmony. One is
that l wrote very favorably of the health
fulness of Michigan while there. The
other is, that l had hard fit of sickness
before Ileft the State l still believe
Michigan to be a full average healthy
State, though my views on that point
have undergone change l admit. A
stay there through the winter, and Sum-
mer months, into the sickly season in the
Fall, gave me time for observation and
enquiry. | have come to this conclusion,
which will apply to Michigan and the
West generally; that all persons going
there to stay must undergo change called
"being acclimated."
Some constitutions will endure the
change, without any preccptible effect at
the time. Others will soon and rapidly
improve in appetite and general health
and become robust and strong. Others
will be taken sick, and to all appearance
must die, but recover, and then long sea-
son of excellent health awaits them. 9th
ers gradually (and at first impreccptably)
60 into decline and live weak, faint
existence, until life becomes burden.
Others depart suddenly. Whoever goes
West will have to meet one or more of
these changes, but cannot know before
hand, how it will end. In fact it is very
much West, as it is East, and the rest of
mankind,-people live as long as they can,
and die when they must. Some prepared
for death, and some unprepared.
Some will add to the other idea that
was not only sick West, but after reach
ing my Fathers home near Georgeville,
G. E., l had severe relapse of fever and
ague. l will complete this ceremony by
adding that at the same time, three of my
brothers-in-law were also sick, two of
them came near dying. They had not
been West, I had and we were all sick at
once. Query: Which is the more healthy
country Michigan or Vermont9
An account of my journey home would
hardly pay to narrate, as it was made up
Of nothing more than usual occurrences of
railroad travel, such as riding all night"
a matter of very little interest; family
ofmother and daughters going through"
now and then pair Of "shoulder-straps;"
or poor sick and wounded soldier going
home, swearing as he goes (the only ex-
cusable reason for svearing,) about the
traitorous Generals who guide our brave
volunteers to defeat and slaughter. At
midnight we slowly pass over the yawning
gulf of Niagara and arrived at Troy, N. Y.
late in the evening Next morning ac-
companied by Rev. DR.. Sheldon, was in
PRODUCED to the Church in this place,
where preached couple of Sabbaths
and soon received call.
The next place Of interest to me was
johnson, my old home. 1t was pleasant
to receive the kind greetings of old friends
in that pleasant Vermont village But
not SO pleasant to be obliged to. pass by
where had dwelt with my loved family,
where left them and from which in my
absence they had gone. Tender was the
greeting to be permitted to meet my fam.
lily once more at my own Fathers house,
after separation of almost year, all
alive and we'll. May many families, with
loved ones in the war, all meet again al
home.
My engagement in this place soon made
it necessary to return here. But alas as
soon as / arrived, on my way in johnson
again, friend drew near and says, "Dr
Meigs is sick, and going to die!" Imag
inc, if you can, my surprise AS soon as
could consistently, l went to his bedside
where like two brothers we parted, being
solemnly apprehensive that with him il
was the "last of earth" On the morn
ing left Johnson for this place. tina
"church bell" (oh how often | hav,