Middletown transcript., 1871-08-05
cas,,..s,,aS II ii. Nifaq.a ramso.q..
sAs.A.n.s NlcIA JOY 2lth. ls7l

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~ not our intention to Lasc deferred 50
long further communication but tlc
habit Of proerastinsi5n hasso grown upon
ur that W tui il rather diihruh to over
come Moreover, Ne are afraid tha, you
will think We have grown Indifferent. bu,
such is not the cusg We have the wish 10
ssbc more puncrual, but, unfortunately. We
I. lack the resolution to carry out cur desire
We would begin by series Of excuses,
were We not laid ol being cast beside the
foolish sinner" as ever rcpenting but
mover reforming We viii th, refore yield
at proscnt--to the decree tha, We are Il
delinquent correspondent
A few weeks since sassafras Neck APP
pcarcl 10 be ouly . mills or more from the
. Equator, as from the oppressive heat !.
was obvious that there wa. no material
difference of climate 'twixt the two places
in question Bu, ,sfrom some cause or
other. tho weather sccms TO have fctraccd
its steps, and settled somewhere near the
regions OF the North Pole Fine weather
fr those unable 70 20 TO Cape May nul
Long Branch. but better yet for the adj
vancemcnt Of ugue, chills, icytrs, &c
In referring 10 our diary, we find tha,
the .'Pcach Season has begun eight days
earlier the present year than last. The
first llales, last sca9on, were shipped from
the wharycs en- the Sassafras river on the
18th Of July, and this season the first
shipments were made on the l0th. thus
rendering tke season eight days in I'D
vance
But few subjects have received greater
comment and iw things have been more
universally auaihrnalaei, than that re-
4 nowned variety of the pcach bearing the
cognomcn Il ''llale's Early and tower
vet have had less said il. ltir defence
From personal observation &c have but
little to offer in t,cir behalf, but we do
shy that tie greater part of this fruit is
picked too grceu. Many hold, that il
permitted to remain upon the tree until
fully ripe, they will ell rot Bu, this is
decidedly mistake. For all that il MT
maturcd well will surely rot. IL not on the
tree. mos, unmi.,akably iu the basket
Whereas those that ARE sound, (Which we
nd,nit are bn, few } VIII arrive at pcifcc-
ton, ss much 81 as any other variety
A farmer here. much disgustcd with the
fruit in question, has made slight altc-
ration in the construction Of tho word
llales, and woul haze il read HIS
Early, which is even n more serious trans
position than the one spoken Of in the
Transcript.
Four steamers of the Ericsson line
have been sufficient TO carry the llalts
fr IN the Sa.safras and Elk rivers to Phil
nd:lphia, but 50 soon as the Troth' come
on, three ench day, will be required for
transporting them.
As the peach season draws nigh the
peach regions begin to boil over with those
degraded specimens of humanity known
us ..,ramps." or better known as "peac
pickers," whose principal employment op,
pears TO be, 70 drop in at every convent
cnt place for ..sonllen der end y For il
is a notable FACT that the majority of tbs
peach pickers assume tho Dutch phrase
ology. We have frequently made it
point TO observe these individuals closcl,
with view of discovering IL any sguint
inns chance tobc among the lumber, bu
MS yet We have failed to detect any othe
s.than the original article,
James Andrews, tho wretch who ut
tackled lady near Cecl,on, was capture,
in the Cscil,on woods on Sunday week b,
some Of the citizens, and after having bcei
. recognized by her as the fright one, wa
safely hdgcd.in Jail. where it is to be ho
ped he will be dealt with, more than po
litcly.
Now. dear Transcript you may .hinl
Il somewhat curious that VIC have ia s,i
present cpistlc, treated Boxer" with sucl
noachaiance. or rather failed to introduc
him in our dsrr,aiis personae. Bat Il i
solely owing to our having rented him ou
fox tho Summer. for his Wit lals Ono
eiothcs,) where VIC propose letting hr
remain until he learns TO cat salt herring
A great many people 60 of during III
summer for their health. We propos
doing.ths same, and. With q tip ofour bcs
yer, we bid you adieu until our return.
Ever Yours, 8nxptE