St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-07-30
LETTER FROM ..RUTtH HALL"


~\ / csio4ae, July ,4th, 1868. T.
y Dan Will u .hsvc no longer the
pot aha lowy claims the DEMOCRAT,
sad 9TH maay tbanks for the years
lave received theVsame, Deg you towipe
me from Tia HUI. 'rhe chit-phat Of Chi
cago will scarce bear transportation, being
frail and ephemeral production, and
give news youf ana III your exchanges
condensed, siited, and ready for use. The
DEMOCRAT, . paper emiuently local, does
pdtf depend % fh toa ST. correspondent fol-
interest, aud your own puhsent and pecu-
liar Mrs. Syisshelm il spicy snoagh"-to
season a much larger sheet. :, Even as /
! cast about, in my brain for anything to
make this dull letter readable despair
What are ur'scold.blooded' atrocities"
/ wife murder twice or thrice !: week, to one
who has witnessed the, wholesale butchery
! Of Indian warfare? and our political SQUAD
! bles to a relntive Of s the woman who has
fought a party single handed for years?
r. ~. I Gossip CONCERNING amlu'semepts would
! be equally out Of place., and Of fashionable
small talk l, am guiltlcss andignorant as
!. Jane G.! erself. Y on would scarcely be
4 willing that your compact little sheet
should be burdened with discussion Of the
books Of the. day, especially in reading
community where all Judge for them.
: selves. Y,"!o 2~":5 y r @@''. '''''* !
: The late news from Vicksburg threw
. Chicago into, a blaze Of excitement aptly
: ! illustrated by bon6res everywhere" fire
, erackers' aaeibitun., and whisky galore
:: 1--we don't often spread ourselves, but We
= did On this occasion, and tie, eooperhcad.
were meek as mice How the bells rang
madly; and ,tasi cannon doomed, and met
!, hulrahed themselves hoarse, while littl,
:, children catching The infection screamed
!. aloud with shrill treble pipes each to hi
fellow, i,"Vichsburg is taken! oNicksburt
~ is taken y j I confess to Il sudden ant
: very uncommon love ID all my fellow
:. creatures as the, form my enthusiasm took
y = and a friendly desire. to- shake every bod.
4 by the hand and inform tliem of the new
the inarticu)ate cannon was loudly telling
I also set in to a violent bout Of tea drink
= iiDg,. q, favorite dissipation, Of mine, a
= Aunt Jane will inform you Bythe:way
: what IS the reason no one ever receive
= any answers to letters addressed to that Ia
e 1dy?',.H' She commissioned me to: DO som
accomplish, sending word Of my endcav
= or: The letters were returned to me, no
. reaching the lady as suppose. Sine
that | only know of her movements b,
= the papers. The editor of the Spirit o
d IKE llest has also written with the sam
4 result; and I should not lie surprised t.
e see an advertisement in every paper askin!
! fuSSf " nc ~, g-aNt G'..'e.!u
~ This has been af, extraordinary summe
in regard to weather; gardens hereabout
! suffering iron. drouths and tie teempera
: ture At one Cine hot as the future Of tn.
Confederates; again cold as November. =
Eo-day IS a Happy medium, which is The
: more remarkable from there being a large
picnic under progress Of celebration: a,
Forest Bay, ~hcn it is a well known fac1
y that a proposed expedition of this kind
will bringona shower when prayers FAIL
3 But to-day, in spite Of prophecy, the sky
is bright without even a Treat to mar it,
beauty, and a, fresh breeze just sufficient
. to make; ringlets distracting and plun.es
= irresistible, plays through the branches o.
= the isolated trees which dust-povdered
and thirsty pant YEARLY for rain in tht
sun baked streets! of Chicago. But il
Z must be musical. and suggestive in the
arches Of Tie woods where our citizens
have betaRen ehcs,selvcs for pleasure and
T change. ~, -. ...:... 80
! Il I cannot close without giving a'1+ice-,-
the. only thing every one is liberal Of =
a"d recommending Fanny Kte e, Jour
nal on Plantation TO careful rcadingg!-
'1If you are not already an sAbolitionist and
that fails to, convince you, your case is
hopeless" Please give my love TO! Mrs.
I Swisshclma,' and believe me <, -T T.1 as
Your sincere well-wisher, 81 Z
| *sBe a'~-'~~~ RIITH HAILED