The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-08


us. l wish very much to go North
These long autumn evenings recall to Us
the happy days of yore, the gladsome
memories OF the La PIERRE sBrevoort,
and what not"
FROM LADY IN AUGUSTA, GA, TO A
LADY IN LITcHFIELD, CONN.
"This is not an aristocratic place, for
all trades visit it. The leading men are
Marchands, not Negocians. / wonder
how uncle Edward bore up under the
weight of Democracy for so long time.
The Fenwick blood must have boiled
over at times. George the Third las
adopted the name OF FenWick. If you
were to meet me in Broadway you would
wonder what shabby woman it was, with
old drab cotton gloves; this is prepara-
tory to homespun. We expect the chap
lain, best kuownas the "baby gentlemen"
to pass few days with US. He is very
much admired by women, called hand
some, and an excellent preacher. Ken
turym is sick teething goes very hard
with him. He looks like one OF Raphael
angels-such beautiful dark blue eyes and
mouth, with a dimple in his right cheek,
and . skin as fair ~ the unsunned lilly
that opens near the rill. If babies could |
be sold at auction l should be the highest
bidder for him. He is really too lovely
tor earth. His nurse, an Irishwoman
says he is the most sensible and witty
child she ever met with.
Some folks can do anythiug they will
others. nothing. am glad you find
Miss Gould so pleasant an acquaintance.
! thought her very interesting. What
has become of her lover? A little money,
like little learning. is dangerous thing.
The happiess marriages are made BY poor
FROM LADY IN SAVANNAH TO FRIEND
NORTH.
"The expenses Of living here are tre-
mendous. Everything costs so much-it
is painful to eat an egg. chicken, or
anything else, and it gets worse and
worse. All the preaching, lecturing,
writing against extortion does no good. -
Z. Grant had on common, heavy home-
spun-is cost her sos: Grape bonnet il
SO. | am heartily sick OF it, and wish
our enemies could come to better mind
We bold ous here so fart is said we
may have an attack very soon Charles
ton holds out bravely; dear old Sumter
stands 1t nobly-I compare il to Samson
Of old. Have you seen letter from G..
B. l.. to Fernando Wood ? G.. B. l.. ac-4
knowledges 1t to be genuine, and ther, is
a newspaper war going on about il.
am very sorry for it, We have the same
old tax Of getting married, getting rich,
travelling. wishing for ice-cresm, porter,
dc, DE, with plentiful
abuse OF the vs.. lam going out to
order q pair OF boots which cannot do
for $40. Homespun is 81 a
yard shilling caiicocs, sa yard silk,
$50 yard; eggs, Sc a dozen. don't
know what l shall do for gloves-there
are none to be had, e1cep. few spotted
kids at SO pair
FROM LADY IN SAVANNAH TO HEg COTS
IN IN BOSTON.
''lf this unhappy strife is ever ended
auiioE puf HsSe. MA Ucr utsf CouSiH, |
you may come and see Us one of these
days. There seems, however, no prospect
unless the Government can be induced 10
believe that we are in earnest, and that it
is useless TO continue it, and say to US,
Sister, depart iu peace. The war is,
however, doing US good, in developing
our resources and awaking our energies.
and making US more independent. Our
factories make such pretty homespun that
at little distance they look ike raw
silk Then it is making our young peo-
pie practical and useful. NY daughter
is now knitting socks for her younger
brothers, and our ladies plait the straw
of the native palmetto, and make besuti-
full bonnets and hats. The most we miss
from the blockade is hoops and stockings
for ladies, and needles and thread spool
are hard to get. We were surprised to
hear that in Washington City it was diff
cult now to find the ordinary necessaries
of life, so our friends there write so |
suppose the Northern people, in a meas
ure, feel the inconvenience also
THE EURoPEAS CoNGRxss.-As all the |
great powers have declined to attend, it
is taken for granted that Napoleon will