The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-23

in that new commonwealth, the ex-
pedienoy of incorporating the church
was questionable. What did you
writer"
"'WAsHINaToN, NV. "a, 1867.
"Rev. John HALIFAX ana others:
"tGENTLEMEN: You will have 10 go
to the State Legislature about that little
speculation of yours-CongresS don't
know anything about religion. But
don't you hurry to go there, either; be-
cause this thing you propose to do out
in that new country isn't expedient-
in fact, it is simply ridiculous. Your
religious people there are too feeble. in
intellect, in morality, in piety-in
everything, pretty much. You had
better drop thls-you can't make 1t
work. You can't issue stock on an in
corporation like that-or,if you could,
it would only keep you in trouble all
the time. The other denominations
| would abuse 1t, and "bear" it, and
"sell it short" and break it down.
They would do with it just as they
would with one of your silver mines
out there-they. would try to make all
the world believe 1t was wildcat"
You ought not to do anything that Is
calculated TO bring sacred thing into
disrepute. You ought To be ashamed
| OF yourselves-that is what L think
about 1t. You close your petition with
the words: "And we Will ever pray"
think you had better-you need TO
do 1t. Very truly, etc.,
H'MARK TWAIN,
For James ". Nye, y. s. Senator
"THat luminous epistle finishes me
with the religious element among my
constituents. But that my political
murder might be made sure, some evil
instinct prompted me to hand you this
memorial from the grave company of
La, Il afV,nr ~ M 1dhF-
men of the city of San Francisco, to try
your hand upon-a memorial praying
| that the cityts right to the water-lots
upon the city front might be establish
ed by law of Congress. told you this
was dangerous matter to move in. j
told you to write a non-committal let
ter to the Aldermen-an ambiguous
letter-a letter that should avoid, as far
as possible, all real consideration and
discussion of the waterloo question.
II there is any feeling left In you-any
shame-surely this letter you wrote in
obedience to that order, ought to evoke
1t, when Its words fall upon your ears;
"swAsH1NeToN, Nov. %, 1867.
"tThe Hon. Board of Aldermen, de-:
"'GENTLEMEN-George Washington,
the revered Father OF his Country, Is
dead. His long and brilliant career is
closed, alasI forever. He was greatly
respected in this section of the country,
and his untimely decease cast gloom
over the whole community. He died
| on the 18th day of December, 1873. He
| passed peacefully away from the scene
OF his honors and his great achieve
ments, the most lamented hero and TIE
best beloved that ever earth hath
Welded unto Death. At such a time as
this, you speak OF water-lotsi-what a
":What is fame? Fame is an acci-
dent. Sir Isaac Newton discovered an
apple falling to the grounds trivial
| discovery, truly, and one which mil
| lion men had made before him-but his
parents were influential, and SO they
| tortured that little circumstance into
something wonderful, and 10! the sim
pie world took up the shout, and, IN
almost the twInkling of an eye, that
thoughts.
"'Poesy, sweet poesy, who shall estl-
mate what the world owes to theei
MARY had little lamb.
It's heece was white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went
| The lamb was sure TO go.
"Jaek and GIN went up the hin
Jack feH down and broke his crown,
And GIL came tumblIng amer.
For simplicity, elegance OF diction, and
| freedom from immoral tendencies
regard those two poems in the light OF
| gems. They are suited 10 all graaes u
| intelligence, to every sphere OF life.Io
| the field, TO the nursery to the guiIo.
Especially should no Board OF Aldsr-
men be without them.
"'VenerabIe fossils write again:
| Nothing improves one so mucn g
friendly Correspondence Write agAin
and II there Is anything In tins me
| mortal OF yours that refers 70 anyttnlng
| 4, ,1arficnIor do moi te backward about