National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-08

feeling lett in you-any shame
surely this letter yon wrote, in obc-
dience to that order, ought to evoke
it, when its words fall upon your
ears:
WASHINGTON. Nov. %. 1867.
The Hon. Board OF Aldermen, etc.
GENTLEMEN Geeree Washing
ton, the revered Father of his Coun-
try, is dead. His Tong aud brilliant
career is closed, alas! forever. He
was greatly respected in this section
of the country, and his untlmely
deceasc cast Il gloom over the whole
community. He died on the 14tll
day of December, 1893. he passed
peacefully away from the scene OF
his 'iOnors and his great achieve
ments, the most lamented hero and
the best bclt we'd that ever earth
hath yielded unto Death. At such
Il time a. this, you speak OF water
lots what Il lot was his
What is fame. Fame is an acci-
dent. Sir Isaac Fewton discovered
an apple falling to the ground--a
trivial discovery, truly, and one
which Il million men had made~ be
fore him--but his parents were in
tluential, and SO they tortured that
circumstance into. something won
deltul, and, 10. the simple world
took up the shout, and, in almost
the twinkling OF an eye, the man
was famous. Treasure |, G $ Z
thoughts.
Poesy. sweet pOesy, who Shall es
innate what the world owes to Othee
Mary had a little lanih,its fleece was white as
snow,
And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was
sure to 60
Jack and Gill went up the hiil
To draw pail of water;
Jack fell down amt broke his crown,
And Gil came tulubhng after
For simplicity, elegance of diction,
/ and freedom from immoral tendru-
cies, | regard these two poems in
! the light ct gems. They are suited
to all grades of intelligence, to every
( sphere OF litr-tu the field, to the
nursery, to the guild. Especially
should no Board of Aldermen be
without them.
Venerable fossils write again
Nothing improves one SO much us
friendly correspondence. Write
again-and if there is anything III
/ this memorial of Yours that refers
t. anythiu- : in particular, do not bt
/ back ward about explaining it. We
shall always be happy to hear you
c!Iirp. Very truly. etc,
MARK TWAIN.
For James w. Nye. L. 5. Senator.
That IS an aire ciouS, ii ruinous
epistle. Distraction !"
"Well, sir, | am really sorry ii
there is anything wrong about it
but--but-it appears to me to dodge
4 the water-lot question
" Dodge the mlsclief! Oh-but
never mind AS long as destruction
must come now, let 1t be complete
Let it he complete-!et this last o!
your performances, which am about
Ia read, make II iinality of it. ! an
Il ruined man. | had my miSgivings
when gave you the letter from
Humboldt, asking that the osJ
route from Indian Gulcll to Shakes
pcarc Gap and intermediate points
be changed partly to the old Nor
mon trail. Bat told YOU it was
delicate question:, and warned yol
tD deal with it dritly-to ans Ner i
duhlously. and leave them littl,
in the dark. And Your fatal imhe
ci!ity imprlled you 10 make His dis
astrouS reply. should think yoi
would stop Your ears, IT you are no
dead to all shame:
'WAsmNGToN, Nov. 80, 1867.
MesSrS. Perkins, Wagner, ct al.
GENTLEMEN Ii is Il de,icdt
question about this Indian :ralI, bat
handled with proper deitncSs AM
, dublousucsS, | doubt not we Slaj
succeed III some measure or other
" 81, because the place where tn
) route leaves the LaSScu Meadows
over beyond where those two Shaw
nee chiefs. DiIapidated Nengeanc
and Bitter ot.thc Clouds, were seal pc
last winter, this being the taNolit
I direction to some, but others pieiej
rlng something else in consequence
/ of things, the Mormon trail Ieavin
MusbN's at three in the mornln;
| and passing through Jawbone Fla
/ to Butcher, and then down by Ju;
, Handle, the ruad passing to IL
I right of 1t, and naturally leaving
! un the right, too, and DawSonS Il
A. The left of the irail where ii pass,
I to the left OF said Dawso Is, and o
| ward thence to lumaliawk. thu
= niahing the route cheaper, easier I
! access To all vino can get at 1t, AZ
< ccnpassing all the tcsrHble Ohjec
u 80 consIdeied hy Others, and, tnei
Z iUt, conierrlng the most good up,
II the great, 81 number, aud, cen,
quenliN, | am encouraged to nol
We shall. However, l sha.l be read
:. and happy, to aiiold you still IL
:, ,iier information on The suhje,
o nom time to time, as You may q
J. sre 1t and the Post Office Dclal
:. ncnt he enabicd 10 furnish 1t me.
% Very truly, etc,
I, MARK TWAIN.
o For James w. Nyc, U. >. Senate
y Therc--now, uhot do sou think
Il that ~
- "Well, l don't know, sir. 1t
~ w,il II appears to nlc--to be dubio
d enough"
* IDu--leavc the house! am