Middletown transcript., 1872-05-18
f~ tie 1iAiifow~ Transcript.
Letter from Sassaffas Neck.
May 18th, 1874.

May 18th, 1874.
DsAR TaAxscRirr ;--April with its
clouds and sunshine, with its showers and
chill days, Is clnsscd sgain with the things
Of the psst. Aud now Ia its place Is no.
ted upon the cnleuder the roscstc month
Of May---the month ia which all the
productions Of earth seem 10 regain the
vigor. of which they were deprived by
the cold blact of winter. So varied aud
beautiful are the changes wrought on this
mundane sphere during the present month
that we are almost tempted to contradict
the words Of the song,
"And Spring would he bu, gloomy weather,
| II we had nothing clsc but sl'rins"
Indeed wc might, wore wc not deferred
from 80 doing, by tho knowledge that
May too will seon be hurried from US on
tue rapid " wheels Of timc," to give place
to the month Of . harvest" and the month
in which many childish hearts arc made
to rejoice By the spproach Of "vaca-
tim &c.
And onward does each montl, succeed
;he other in such pcricc, harmony that we
arc compelled to admit { in regard to the
scnsons Of predes,ina,ion. 50 Ear as to
cxclaim in the words Of Pope :" Vhdterer
is, is right"
Bu. 10. We wander from our path. and
must not delay to return to il. elsc our
episilc might not bear the insignia Of a
local communication.
Would that ones hopes were always as
practical as ours have proven to he in re-
gard to the wheat when last we wrote the
wheat prospect was so sadly unfavornblc
that one could do nothiug,-to say the
mos. Of i,--but hopt that the warm sun
Of spring might cause /, TO revive from its
seemingly lifclcss condition.
But now We nrc highly gratifcl to uc-
knowledge that springs rcsuscitatiug pow.
er has extended far beyond our most san.
guinc expectations as the folds now look
green aud healthy and in most cases ccr-
,ainly give promise Of good yield.
Iu the " diary" Of tho farmer, the mex.
leaf or most probable preface to the
former, is doubtless devoted to the peach
crop" upon which. We think we may now
speculate. at least in n measure J with.
| out dealing in tho uncertainty Of conjec-
turc. Here. OF course. rs elscwrrc the
trees have bloomcd. and are now well
covered with leaves. The young frui,
looks rsmarkably healthy, and in mos,
cases there appears 10 be. q, least, mn nv,
3 cragc amount Of il. In some Instance.
, much more than the trees could possibly
3 mature. Hence, unless something uufor-
c seen ard unusual should occur at thi.
: late date, it is certainly ours to have Z
profitable crop. And :" how is this fol
J high to those whose predictions some
I time since wore SO active in trying To
c twist this fruit crop into failure"
, To sach We have but TO say, that in Tho
: future We would suggest, that they dcfcl
] their representations until a later date
c The steamer c. + Smith, whose rout,
: previous to the irst Of May, was from
> Georgetown to Baltimore now plies twix
. Elkton and Baltimore, stopping also a
: landings on the Elk river, thus render
| ing greater convenience to those residin:
: in the lower part Of the Neck, white thos
Q living in the upper portion arc still favor
= cd by the triweekly trips of the steamc
4 " Trumpctcr" from the old route.
: The fisheries on the Elk arc again for
i NV stHrou
: about eighth Of May. Aud in.toto "
c fear that fishing has not proved to be
i very lucrative occupation the prcsen
. spring.
The corn crop is well nigh in. and aian
G fields arc already up; the one thing need
II ful. being rain.
We ,oo. take souie interest in =" Cor
II ventions;" particularly when ut the Quee
% city Of the west" But us 10 the eiiicac
j. Of their movements We will desist frol
k judging, until time brings . before ii
10 foot-lights." what is now behind ii
d scenes" Indeed there is at tbc prescI
e day, 80 many - conventions" and :" sui
l. conventions" a1oat that one is scarccl
D. able to keep apace with them. Yea!
v many tcneis aud doctrines arc there
i. the political world. that. in the words
Of another. we are certainly under the col
A. viction. that tie nation is universal
r. "Ay-blosn.'
/. Now Dear Transcript, We must clos
this. fear. not overly Interesting doc,
meni. having already occupied suficie
space. And our COMMUNICATIONS being |,
tally unlike " Pro.cus." the maripc del,
:. who assumed 80 mnny sbapcs. they bcii
- always the same. Yours Respectfully.
OF SnAppiE.
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