The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-07-06


room, and Heaven only knows if you are not
now the brother-in law to one of these heauti-
full beings! Getting married is the easiest
thing in the world, JOHN. Men dread it at first
women rather like it from the start.
More, in day or two. A. P. K.
BRIGGS, CHICAGO, July I'd, A. NJ.
JonN IL address you by the plain, easy,
familiar cognomen which your mother used
toward you when commencing you for
some Occidental p good conduct, or re-
proving you for running away from school
when your age was such as to render the
beauties Of school-rocm with its hard
benches and tyrannical teacher, vivid big
schtick," were inappreciat!e Getting ed.
ucation is very nice thing in the estima.
ton of parents, but unfor tunately for most
Of us We didn't "see it" early enough to be
profitable to us in later life. Veil, there
isn't much use in it after all, if success in
life is the only object: our President fol-
lowed the streams of old Kentucky and
navigated miniature flat-boats down the
brooks Of his native State, until manhood /;
then his aspirations took more spirited
turn: he commenced the sale of white
eye" and successfully became rail.split.
ter, fat boat captain, Congressman and
President. 1t is also the boast Of the
government party Of this hour that the
vice. presidential nominee "never went to
school day in his life"-the inference is
fair that he never "went" in any other mans
''life," and hence the less he minded his
books the better man he is for his country !
In using plain language to you, JoHS,-
and I really don't know how to use any
other-I am reminded that you once told
me that the QUAKER prcdominated in
your composition and education: my re-
spect for that peaceful family Of Christians
is such that am pleased to adapt myself
to their style Of language. When boy,
in Southern Ohio, used to be charmed
with the address of quaker girls with their
ovc-colorcd bonnets and unpre,ending,
I'm. crinolincd "gowns" of drab: "How does
thee do p was ever the salutation-not ex-
actly grammatical, perhaps, but so cordial as
to bar all criticism. But, never mind the
Quakcrs. They are good enough in their
way ard are doubtless very nice people,
but now what is man or woman good
for unless he or she pitches into blood knee
deep ond stays there till 'this cruel war is
over p Men must be .Alexanders and
women Amazons to win private regard or
public applause.
had the pleasure, last evening, to meet,
at the Sherman, G. II. Barron and lady and
Frank Hibbard, Esq; they left for Boston
on the NJ. G. r. r. at 9 o'clock. Seeing
them laade me think seriously Of McGregor
and the friendly hearts there that have
the best reason to know, have always
thrObbed for mc-here's to reciprocal
throb of friendship firm as the grasp OIL
Death. w. p. Brown, lady and son, Mr.
Comstock, Calkins of Waukon, Will. S
Benton, and many other acquaintances are
here. l have met the celebrated "Bear
Hackett" of the Post several times. Beat
designs "going up in balloon on Monday
l sincerely hope he will come down in goot
shape, because the world of fun canno
afford to lose him. WILKIE, formerly o
the Dubuque Herald and recently the Arm,
Correspondent of the N. Y. Times, is edi
torially connected with the Times Of thi
city. He is very able writer, particular!
in the Sarcastic line, most genial gen
tlcman, and, if l remember right, yer.
successful billiard player when countr!
quilts from our region are his opponents
The resignation of Chase and the tende
of the financial Bureau to old Dave Tod o
Ohio knocked the bottom out of greenback
gold kited up to 2s4 at one time yester
day, but grain did not follow. In til
afternoon, dispatches announcing Fessen
den of Main Chairman of Finances in tn
Senate) as Chase's successor, gave gold
weakness and, last night, on rumor tina
! gold had declined to 2l0, wheat, corn an
oats fell off three to eight cents. You wi
see the market, however, by the paper 9
Monday, and l need not speak Of it. Pee
} pie here feel quite reckless as to the future
Every effort is being made to keep . stit
upper lip and look bold, but the abandon
: ment of the Treasury by Chase, the repes
of the Gold bill by the Senate, the chang
Of the House of Representatives on tn
Communication clause to please the Presiden
the quietncss of our army, the GROWN
. dissensions of the people OF the North q
now exhibited in the Lincoln and Frcmor
, elements, the demand, in New York, fe
gold and silver, in payment for many art