Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18
Letter ffcrfs Odessa.
of the Middletown Transcript,
.i. ODESSA, July 10Th.

pDEssA, July lVth,
DEAR EDIToR people of Odessa,
do not present themselves before your
readers as the substance of greatness, or
the paragon of perfection. They are as
other people, acme possess the quality of
goodness, others do noti some christiaps
in their professions and practices and
others, if they make claim to that noble
and god-like qualification, would not in
their daily walk and conversation commit
falsehood. Some blessed by nature have
pretty faces, others console themselves by
thinking that there are persons as homely
as they Some have improved upon eeM-
mon sense to such a degree, that they
claim more than ordinary intelligence,
whilst others say when Ignorance is
bliss it is folly to be wise" But to award
to the people of Odessa that praise due
them, would be more than our feeble pen
can do.
From our earliest recollootlans Of Tho
citizens of this town, we have found them
as q class noted for their sobriety, intelli-
gence and hospitality. We can lie down
at night, and rest without any fear of
being disturbed by midnight revelings,
that so often occur in other towns. nr1nk=
eness is frowned upon, and men who get
drunk skulk from the sight of public
that will hold them to strict account
Tattling, that seems to be fayorite oc-
cupation in other towns, appears to have
been mutually agreed upon as an useless
appendage to the society of Odessa, If q
lady has a beau, who calls to see her more
tl ~, hap
seem to think she has right either to
invite him in the parlor, or converse upon
the porch, or that the beau himself is JUS
tifable in leaving basket of the delica-
cies of the season. If Miss s. or Mrs.
T. gets bonnet that costs ten or twelve
dollars, Mrs. r. or Miss l., thinks Of
course the lady can afford it, and that il
is nobodys business. In short the Odes-
sonians attend to their own business, and
let others do the same. In intelligence
they go beyond most towns of this cor
other States. We can in manner ac-
count for this qualification from a library,
raised through the donations Of DR.. Cor
bitt, some time since deceased, and Dan
! iel Corbitt Esq. of this town. 1t num-
| hers now 1000 volumes, and the prospect
is through the interest accruipg troma tho
investment of those donations, that it will
be at no far distant day an extensive fund
of reading matter These worthy men
have the thanks of public seeking truth.
and we are assured that the rising gcner-
alton will " rise up and call them blessed"
The library il under the immediate charge
of Mr.. Mahlon Foster. He is gentle
manly and always ready to recommend
works suitable to those desiring books
besides, he has become so proficient iRhis
Duties that he knows the exact spot. TO
find any work called for. For the kind
offices shown to the people, he will accept
their thanks through this medium. 2 TO
say that the people are not hosPitable and
charitable would be to deny the contrary
assertions of many who have visited ius.
The people are always ready, with word
and deed to help those who try to hap
themselves, and many are the testimonie.
of the poor and unfortunate of this town,
for the repeated acts of hasnitality Shown
them. With this feeble introdactieR sof
the people of Odessa, We close. !; ,sd,
Respectfully, &c, Luc1us,,