The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-17
MAScHEsrRR, Saturday Night.

My gossiping tendencies are in the ascend.
ancy tonight. Several matters press upon
me for utterance, and begging pardon for =
the neck Of my pen and let ii run at pleasure.
First Of all, must inform You that night.
work in the factories ceased, for a season ~
least, on the first day OF March. Heaven
grant that IL may never be resumed II Is an
atrocicus cruelty practiccd on the necessity OF
| the operatives. Your heart would have
| thrilled with sympathetic joy could you have
seen the boundless rapture beaming from
every face on the evening the lamps were lit
| for the last time. For several reasons ! am
| happier now than ever before since came TO
Manchester. Having procured the necessary
i Euok my i ip brother. TO his credit viii
say that he Is studying nobly, and II mother
could place him in good school, he would
make his mark In the future. Since he has
conceived the singular ambition Of being an
Editor. am, also, reading with greedy de-
light the books which You so thoughtf1ily and
generously sent me- l have nearly finished
the last work of Marion Harland." ! read
several of her books before left Chestnut
Lawn" and liked them
Last Sunday night grew uncommonly good,
and went to church. In reward for my
trouble, heard a lecture on temperance.
Drunkenness oh, horrid evil How keenly
have felt the power of it's curse. The clouds
which hang SO darkly over my head tonight
are but the settled smoke of long expired
hopes-hopes destroyed BY this frightful mon
ster Silence! II is hard to keep back the
story Of my misfortunes. 1t is strange that
we are disposed TO talk OF pleasures which are
lost yet il is so. Those who have known bet.
ter DAYS feel mournful pride in retrospection.
They seem TO be dependent upon memory Tor
pleasure OF this, enough
Speaking of attending church, inclines ma to
make a remark about the Manchester Diyines.
They are undoubtedly the most Thoroughly
praised set of gentlemen In this great country.
Nobody ever before was SO frequently ana ex-
travagantly complimented as are these idenu.
cal ministers, in several OF the Richmond pa
pers It is to be hoped that they are not
required to pay advertising rates for this
printed praise. 1t may be that these reverend
| gen tlemen are engaged to preach with the I'M.
Outstanding that their salary Is to be PAID
partly in money and partly in praise. Or, pos.
sibly the churches have made contract with
the local reporters, that they are to pay for
their pews by prasing the preacher. be TINS
as 1t may, can testify that the praising IL
done in the most approved style. II comes In
regular weekly instalments, and always In an
| increased measure
My letter about the |" Windeaters' pro-
duced consequences which did not anticf.
pate As soon as 1t appeared, they disappeared
most mysteriously. Little brother heard Q
gentleman say that a special train, loaded with
these gentlemen, left on the Danvlile road last
week for the south. This must be true, for
the wind has been raging ALMOST incessantly
since the train went. regretnoW that ever
| wrote the letter about them.
A young man was seen on last Wednesday
to walk down Main street with q card pinned
to his coat. tail bearing conspicuousiy the In.
scription, "A Windeater." Little brother
happened to be at the depot, when his notice
was called to it. The language that ne used
when he discovered the card was so shockingly
profane that my virtuous young relative de'
clined wisely, to repeat it. He stated dis
tinctly that he was no eater
1t is not TOO late for me to say word In
regard to the many correspondents OF the Dis:
patch who have referred to me delayed
thus long because modesty forbade my speak.
ing until they got through. To those who
rushed to my rescue when assailed by Mr..
Citizen, now deceased, make my thankful
To !" Fair Play" must say that his warm
words reminded me Of the age OF chivairy,
now fairly played out. May he always play
fair-but not fairer Uaro), as many men In
Manchester are said TO do.
For Push On the shoemaker, re.echo
the prayer once offered by an insane man tor
country cobbler: May he never breathe
his last, wax his end, or peg out"
1t was n singular inconsistency OF frovf'
dence that 80 uaker' was moved 70 write an
article in my defence, and the editor was NO
> "Confdence,' from the land Of Sidney, who
a was strangely fascinated, by my Letters
, has failed TO come to time. she or ne lpaSec
! I'm the common gender until more heard Irom)
promised great things, but, like pubic conn.
dence generally, she Tor he) seems somehow %
have been misplaced
About one Mr.. Cyrus, from Prince Edward,
who expressed preference Tor my letters over
all romance and poetry, feel uneasy. He
threatened rs with an account OF singular
| life, but az he don't come along, fear that,
like his illustrious namesake who once nou.
rshed In Persia, he has met singular death.
l despise pun by education, and the seve'
raj sickly efforts In that way which are made
In this letter are intended TO cast contempt on
the immoral practice OF punning.
| Dear life, I am not half through Win az
possip. hut nv letter IL already long the resl
ruust be reserved for. another time Zeal
! sorry that You declined TO pnbiish my letter
about the eet-Sweepers" 90 mot thtnl
it was TOO rough. rsrnaPs yvu nnw
and submit gracefully. "SfsuadLs.
. p. She Communication left Dc your oelel
for me was q complimentary ticket 70 con
cert TO be given at the Manchester Methodi:
Church. I am going, and you shall hear a
. about II. Does my using the ticket require ~
; | tn - nleakedl suppoea this 10 tho Renlfn