Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-04-13
Letter from Joe.
wAsH1yeroN. D. G. March >, lsea.


have tried harder than have, TO say thai
they have finally got to Washington. it is
more than many ought to say, who are here;
aud generally bad enough TO say Of any man,
want any moro on that subject-say il your
self, while return to
PHILADELPHIA,
a city of magnificent dimensions, fsw II any |
discussions, and without the least intentions |
1t continues, as in the past, to grow without |
any apparent effort or care on the part of the
opulation-although they number about
eight hundred thousand; streets straight as
a string with brick houses and white Windows
shutters on either side and plenty Of room
| in the middle for wagons and footmen. The
city was planned by William Penn, who
made it big enough 10 last several centuries
all of which was a success. William doubt
less intended il for the new Jerusalem, which
is far enough pn perhaps to fulhll his great
expectations on town lots; which again, you
may remember, he obtained by bloodless
victory over the Indians He was the first
territorial governor aud ex ofiicio Indian
agent Of Pennsy lvania-app0nted by Charles
the Second Excepting Caleb Lyon, ETC.
William was the only strictly honest agent
from that day To this. You can tell this 10
the marines. but it won't do to tell the In
dams Philadelphia means brotherly
| ~, Anal saf e
terly love going to waste. there just now.
william Penn is to be brought back to Phil
adelphia to be decently inierred-so the peo-
Die saw. and presume after they have fully
discussed the idea for another century, they
will move in the matter Philadelphia is a
large place, and big things move slow. PM
adephia owes decent head-stone to Benja-
min Franklin, who sleeps under slab about
as extensive as a broad brimmed hat Ben
iamIn came to Philadelphia from Boston, and
: landed with the usual amount of capital fol
one of his trade-that is, he didn't have
enough TO get square meal, and so invested
il in two loaves of bread and bottle o.
creased lightning, in which he sopped hi'
dodger and was happy. part of the ad
venture was this: While walking up street
Young lady happened To see HIM in tina
condition and offered 10 take nm in, HI
went in She was good girl, and kept Inn
:, from hard drinking and they lived togethe
pretty well-ail the issue, however, consiste
of seventy nine newspaper Benjaml
. died poor, and consequently honest TO I'd
last. Not having enough to buy him mol
ument. he trusted the matter to posterity
who gave him more than he bargalned ioI
Next among the distinguished arrivals
Philadelphia, was Stephen Girard Stephe
d advertised literally al the expense OF BenJa
min. and Of course got immensely wealth
so wealthy, that, having no issue TOO ha
to leave it to posterity, who gobbled ! hk
a hungry pup would bowl of milk fo'
:, terity has a way of accommodating liseil
r. what suits ii and nothing more, that is alarm
ing to folks OF after fame. Bat Stephen ma
Of money enough TO hold his own, and bui
us him 80 many marble columns and college,
that posterltv Will know him for several gel
erations ahead The United States Mint
9 aeotber institution of Philadelphia It's mi
Oh chinerv is most perfect; its cabinet Of coin
quite curious, and suggestive The con
nsed nv Judas, for instance are remarkab
mementoes of human depravity-I mean Il
workmanship; for think Judas was mo
n hard M than mean about that betrayal bus
ness. if am wrong, will apologize to j
das If Judas had such poor opinion
Jes,,s as thirty Of such pieces of silver won
Indicate. then I'll sell out cheaper than )
at das and discount him. Judas lived Their
a. il were. in the same family, and his OPP
ion ought to be worth something I'm ga
isiled if Judas had petitioned Andrew Jon
son that he'd have been pardOned at ono
Tbep there is the " Widows Mite "--y'
met onqbt TO sec that coin You have
DO seen the time on the Pacific Coast wh'
every little you could get, whether iro
widow or what not, would 60 good way
I'm, the idea of this mite passing for anythll
y anywhere, beats me. But the great Nal
oil rine had the advantage OF us-he aiai
in want money; he could turn water into WIZ
he a sardine into whale, and pinch oil TO
ri into a loaf Of bread, by a simple twist Oh I
inl wrist: and the Lord only knows what
les ,ronld.have done with a knowledge OF mo
,g ern drugs, yeast powders, &c pass
nd Won suppose he will order me upf Blu
must leave Philadelphia, though reluctant
think il a model OF city. In the ia'
,i, think il must be love OF