Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1874-03-27
A LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Los ANGELES Co. March IL. 1874.

Los ANGELES Co.. -fdrch IL, 1874.
Nh e WELLs-Dear Str:-In one Of your
late issues noticed your requests TO your cor
respondents, and ne ! found nothing to deter
me from risking another letter, will again tax
If | can find one worth sticking 10. think you
struck the point" when you gave that advice.
You NAV lay aside your Latin dictionary. for |
don't intend writing any Latin but il should
he forced 10 use il | will translate it for you.
After reading the communications from your
classical correspondents, Justitia and Veritas
felt pity for your readers-;hoSe, like my
self who know ''lit,le Latin and less Greek. -
1t has just occurred TO me that | made use Of
two Spanish words in my last letter, one of
which was thoughtful enough to translate :;
il YOU will forgive me this time, will promise
never to do the like again.
could give you some poetry but so many
sublime stanzas, from Burns and Shakespeare,
come 10 my mind. asking II place in your col
umus, that haven't time TO determine which
are best entitled TO that honor | would give
you some wit, but fear you mil ght take me for a
fool, for YOU remember somebody has said,
True Wit to madness is near allied" would
tell YOU what follows and who said il, but am
afraid you might think it poetry; | want to
stick to my promise as well rs ''to the point.
could also give you some very wise sayings,
which learned at school during my boy hood,
such as Large oaks from little acorns grow
which means, when paraphrased, ''Lig negroes
from little darkies grow; make a note of this,
above, but let it stand, perhaps the critics won
discover it, and if they do you will be blamed
for it. have nothing to say about political
trcksters who are endeavoring to dcpose edu-
cational benstdctors; neither can tell you how
some have ridden, and of others who seem anx-
ious to ride into office astraddle the poor negro,
no matter what amount of chatting has to be
endured. | know OF no official honors so val
liable as to induce disappointed politicians to
emerge from the obScurity which their folly and
prcjudices consigned them; nor of those in en-
bryo who are prematurely thrusting themselves
forward as the only fit leaders OF the honest
masses. 1t would be useless for me to write of
those things, if could, for you see and hear
them at home. could give you some Biblical
extracts, but presume you have Bible, and
that you go to church once week, where you
hear the choice passages read and u good SER
mon besides. wish | had something to tell
you, for my letter is deficient in news. But
you have so much that is startling, ordinary
events would scarcely attract notice. If
haven't stuck Ito the point please excuse me,
for | have had so many bad examples set me
lately that it is quite natural that should fol-
low some of them.
We are still enjoying the pleasures of rural
retirement, which we would not exchange for
the honors and excitement of public life Our
habitation is the temple of health, hospitality
and piety We rise in the morning with the
sun, RECALLED by the warblings of the lark and
the mocking bird. When we leave the table
we issue from our dwelling not ashamed to meet
any one, nor dreading the solicitations offriends
and the reproaches for broken pledges. And
as we wander up the valley, beneath bright
skies and over green fields, our thoughts are as
tranquil as the scenery of nature that surrounds
US. The smiles of men may sometimes gladden.,