Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-05-15
From New Trenton.

AtEN itD.t I
MAY ~, 1865 !
Dear american, -Concspondents ase
few aud Tar between al tins place, ia con.
sequence OF which IL il seldom that your
readers ever hear from here through your
coiumps. As there Is no Clionlau Society
here. OF course We are not in fashion, 81 4
therefore haven't much OF importance to
write. Aud il may possibly be that
your readers are 80 absorbed 10 the inter
estiog letters from Harrison, that they
wouidn; coudeseend to read lew lines
from little town that whisky don't flow
very free Ia. Hence viii be short, 80 a.
not to tise their patience.
Our town IL not very lar &c, but what
there Is OF it you will iud sound TO the
core when II CONES TO the question of teu-
psrance and morality; bu, when ~ coues
10 politics, the Uopperheads eujoy u r,ge-
lar millennium. sui, there are enough
Republicans here to keep everything IN
good working order, aud they are awake
as they always are, ana Will give good
report OF their sentiments Whenever OPP
porlunity offers. There Is al present but
one "shebaug" in this place where a per-
sou can get something to drink. " hen
! say something to drluk," mean sue h
stuff ~ will XIII at forty rods. For instance,
We will say tangle loot aud rife whisky.
and other such like preparations ~ are
calculated 10 clean a maD's pocket OF
greeubacks, ruu his brains, il he happens
to DO fortunate enough to pussess such
things, Iuto his heels, aud make hun feel
up tor mother earth There Was another
like institution made an effort 10 do busl
ness here, but whisky and license moi be-
ing OF the most gu 0stantiat kind, OF course
she couidn I wave ioug, aud fortunately
sunk.
can say one thing Of this place that
every village OF It's dimensions Is not able
to say, aud that Is, that the yosug men
are mostly all opposed TO imbibing spirit.
uous liquors, aud, as a generstllhing, are
inclined To be moral, aud some have even
tried TO be religious. But IRON what
am able to see aud learn, | am afraid that
some Of them feel little Inclined To take
the back track. However, believe that
my aio hohSst IN tiJiuB W oe 50, anu
have no doubt whatever that ii there was
preaching here once in while, they would
make worthy aud efficient members OF the
church; but as it Is, we are not blessed
with very good preacher-a mere ex.
horter-but OF course that is no fault OF
his, for | suppose that he does his best.
Our village is blessed with rplendi d
school OF eight or ten scholars out Of about
sixty urchins that run the street from
morn TIL night, who ara mostly BOYS aud
giris. can't account Tor them not going
TO school any other way, unless it is be-
cause they are intelligent enough without
1t. They seem to know more than dad
aud man, aud to an inexperienced eye
II would be hard TO tell which was boss,
but itsis soon to be seen that the ''yuung
hopeful" carries the loaf. | am not 20
ing to be any ways partial about speaking
we'll OF the young men aud not OF th,
ladies, for-G0d bless ihem--l don't think
they need any recommendation whatever
from my pen. They are industrious, car
wash dishes, Of course, aud would make
good housewives, and--l have heard som,
people say they were good looking; bu
being no Judge OF female beauty, | will
not enter into discussion on that poiut
For further particulars ooneeruius New
Trenton, address, Nth stamp, JOE.