The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-04-02
.lG0irs at HOpesUeU.
HopEwELL, March 27th, 1869.


MEssRs. EDIToRs:- Il have observed your
remarks Introductory of my letter from this
place, and they are all right; but desire to
say that in Withholding my name there was
no intention to avoid responsibility. Every
item in the, letter was true, I'll believed to be
so, except that in reference to Chdrchville,
which was not vouched for, as you will re-
member. / have since learned that the Har-
niony people have postponed The building OF
their Church for year, and that the Episco-
palans of Trinity Church design building an
Academy also The fact ISL thought the
letter rather dry, and knowing that the Bel
Air editors do not like dry subjects, thought
it might be criticised, as such things have been
done before
Many of your readers, Mr.. Editor, have
been much interested in the "reminiscences
of your accomplished correspondent from
Abingdon, Va. In one of these communica-
tons noticed an amusing reference to for
mer resident of this county, long since dead,
Mark Pringle, Esq,
him. Ten years or more ago, there stood a
corner stone marking the boundaries of what
was once his farm, subsequently the property
initials of his name, in large capitals, IN. P. !"
1t was on the Neck road, q couple of miles or
SO out of Havre de Grace, and may be there
yet for aught we know to the contrary
Pringle was merchant, and an extensive
one, too, for the times in which he lived, as
certain well-kept account books, and cores
pondence from London, now stored away in
the lofts of VIM. B. Morgan's warehouse, Qf
they have not been removed,) will testify.
Irecollect the following anecdote told of
Pringle. 1t appears that he failed in bust
ness, called meeting of his creditors, and
rendered them certain property and effects,
! in liquidation OF their claims against him.
His creditors asked him if the inventory was
correct-if he had given up all his property 7
"All l am worth in the world, gentlemen"
said he, except the cane hold in my hand
you can. take it also, if you want it," 1t
was a gold-headed cane and they refused to
take it, Now the cream of the joke is, the cane
was hollow and stuffed full OF bank bills of
large denomination. He must have been
shrewd as we'll as parsimOnious
In passing on the road between this place
ChurChville we were shown, on the farm of
Mr.. John Bailey, young steer, part Short
Horn, ofthe McHenry stock, which is remark.
able for its size and weight. He is red and
white marked, the red predominating. He
weighed when one year old $40 pounds, and
at two years old ], 425 pounds. He will be
three years old in July. His present weight
is not known. 1t is the rule OF nearly all our
neighbours to raise or fatten beeves for mar
ket, very common way being to buy stock
cattle in Baltimore, drive up and fatlen here.
For these poor cattle the price of late years
ranges high, and if our farmers would OBJ
tain grade of stock like this steer for in
stance, which would grow rapidly and ma
lure early, they would find their account in it..
1t takes an average sized four-year old, when
poor, to weigh / 100 pounds. This steer has
had no extra care taken OF him, but Jared as
the rest of the stock ON the place. ~
Welearn that McC ormick who was beaten
SO badly by the lunatic Green, is dead. This
would seem to be q proper occasion to renew
the discussion oflhe Jail subject Let editors
and correspondents join and keep the subject
before the people, until their agents or SER
wants move in the matter. We believe the
people generally are in favor of a new build
ing, one that will be safe, healthy and conve-
nient. 1t is sin and shame that county
with the resources of Hartford does not provide
suitable accommodations for its sick and in
sane. Let US have peas" was the cry the
other day, but let us have new Almshouse,
and the peas will not be necessary.
MaDcu