Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-08
NEWS FROM TOM.

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enough of me to inquire publicly
throgh the medium of the prss, con-
corning my welfare whereabouts &c.
I win ask your patience to "a short
reply. I would be unworthy of the
esteem and friendship of even this
one, were i to remain in reticence
latter thus called upon. Your cor
respondent Mex asks the question,
can he have forgotten his promise,
his friends and associates in the short
space of four months? Gas for the
former part of the interrogatory, ]
was not aware of making any promis-
:, es, covenants &C., but as to the lat
ter part I answer negatively. After
anyone living in the ''Prairie City"
the length of time that my abode was
there, he would show a lack Of ap-
,p:eciation, a want of gratitude and
dull sensibilities, were he to forget
so good a people in any silence con-
strued into apathy and forgetfullness.
My taciturnity was not because /
loved my friends and associates less,
but because L loved myself more, L
have early ascertained that cores
ponding with newspapers and studying
law is as incompatible as it is for q
young lady to attend a female semi
nary, and at the same time entertain
a host of young g~allants, not only has
my time been otherwise engaged, but
in this remote part of the country
there is nothing of a local interest
that would be very interesting to your
readers, and should [ have had time
to carry on a newspaper correspond
ence, my contributions would avo
too much of the egOtism for the pub
lie. Hen e my silenc. The whit, r
here has been the severest known for
many years. A large snow fell early
in De ,ember, a great part of which is
now on the ground. Sometimes the
$40 was almost three feet in depth,
the week just past, however, was
very mild thawing some every day.
The most remarkable incident of. the
season concerning the people was an
occurance which took place last week.
There is a long Hill in the northern
part Of the city, which was a favorite
resort for coasting during the moon
light nights of last week. some Of
the students Were over on the hill
coasting when a difficulty arose be-
tween students and citizens which re-
suited in several Of the former getting
very badly bruised. The students
to avenge dis dastardlY outrage, col
lected at tie Post Office the next
evening, about three hundred and fif-
ty of their number, and marched
over to the hill to drag the aggressors
to justice. The citizens, however,
had heard Of the students making
ready for the evening, and met them
with an almost equal number of the
very dregs and scum of the city
armed with clubs of such size that no
one but men well drilled in muscular
exercise could WELD them, with such
a foe to face it is. needless to say
that the students were completely |
routed, but came off without any Sc
rious injuries. The injured students
still cry for vengeance, and what the
result will be, the future must deter
mine. One lady was coming down
the hill on a sled, and with such
speed that while running through the
she ran against several knock
ng them down, and she was thrown
rom the sled with such force that
he remained for quite a while insen-
'ible, and even now is said to be in
very precaraous situation. {
Among the plebians of the city and
he students exists a strong antipathy
which makes each faction very strong
y knit together. '
The people here e to feel very
much like they do in Missouri over
he passage of the bill providing for !
he commission to count the electoral :
'ote. They look upon it only as a :
MEASURE, suitable to the peculiar sit 9