The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-05-19
Letter from March Chunk.

DullLess the most remarkable,is the most sen
siby felt phenomenon OF the hour and, felt
alike uy all, iG Is. of course. uppeIluOst In every
body's mind. A year or two ago. It was,-heTe
at least-but relative term. Times then were
not as they had been during the more prosper
GUS days OF the immediate past, but how much
better then than they are now And how gladly
all would accept the status OF year ago as nor
NAL II It were only to return True, men prefer
tt bear the ills they have to hying to others
they know not Of. but their patience is being
tried and hope rapidly vanishing "when,dye
think, this state OF affairs will end r. "or do
you think we've reached bottom 7" are ques-
tions almost daily and everywhere asked Of me,
but being questions too difficult 30 answer, all
we can do Is TO reply with shrug OF the snOul-
ders and pass on. True worse state Of affairs
than now exists can hardly be cOnjectured;
YET, guided by the lamp Of past experiences, it
would hardly be prudent to encourage a spirit
Of hope unwarranted by circumstances. In
your Correspondents humble opinion greater
trials than those already past ave yet in store
for us before the dawning OF o brighter future.
But how" some will say, could you expect
them !" ever ma tbe snEDg no tSosanTs
as you call them man. that most elastic OF all
creatures, has never vet been unequal to the
emergency. We must thy to accommodate our
self to circumstances, become recOnCiled to the
| times, and get though as best we can. Thrre
may be somewhat Of scramble when the Sditpe
gut 9eut is sounded, but so we are ON the dut Uipe
| we shall all be saved,-There is nothing like
lOoSing at things philosophcaly, IN n =" for
what is the use of repnng'' sort Of way. 1t
will ward off The blues, at least. If pity, or
| rather despise, any being more than another 1t
is man OF good health and the full enjoyment
\ of all his senses and powers with earnings suf.
| icent to keep soul and body together. who
continually WINES because times are not as
| thy used to be, But such are the ways of the
| world, and always have been. I opine st!ll its
| q Dad state affairs. A few days ago, in conver-
sation with one of our prinolDal operators In-
| oil an fol nrlr ra1 of ttr,
passing cOal.trains d" well things are not as haru
yet as they might be at least there stlil ap.
| you there wCud rather not see pound OF
| coal shipped under exiS ing circumstances; its
just what lmpoverishes all Of us You don't
| suppose that there If a margin Of profit in all
thisi No. no, far better It would be for all con.
curned if not car OF coal WEI 9 TO pass over the
roads. 1t would be better tor both miner md
! operator; but then its one of the inevitable
necessities of che trade, since it would have cost
us nearly as much doug dead work as to con
tinue operations. But then" could readily
conjecture what he intended to say nancy
''hOw long shall we be able to stand this 7" "6ut
| concluding to spare him the unpleasant retlec
tlun abruptly turned and lett. ana as went
along Huslng over his implied "hUw long shall
we be able to stand it" L at last arrived at the
| only possible conclusion, namely that the coal
! trade really was IN depOrable condition
Sauniering along. met an old acquaintance
any 5oS fnu,aJ and striI doe tha t hO
| Of Uoatman. We at once entered into convcrsa
| ttOn, and as he was leading along fine span Of
|
| Just IN, he replied. How many trips have you
| made this season " How many usl emo ugh to
adinOnish me not to make any more-one
| Only one n Yes, only one, and that was one too
| many, L reckon by the money I've sunk So
you have lost money, ell" Yes, by thunder but
I've Concluded to lose no more. alters liked
| boatin' an in me younger days made money at
| runnin' the Old hulk but somehow boatin' Is
piayedan' so thought I'd quit I'm just aztec
| tlkin the mules TO me sOn-ln.luw, who may
| work them on his farm TIL can find buyer.
Il goes kind O hard TO quit the old dutch. but
then It's the only way to save the little have
got. That last "Trip was a sumner TO me-R
dozen more o. the same sort 'ud land me an the
o.e woman high aud dry in the poOr-house. Yes,
bOatin' is played. At this we separ ated-
| lie tJ take the mules to his sOn-in law L 10 men.
tally calculate how much my friend the cap
tain, must have lost on taking, that cargo 10
| waiting nearly six weeks for load, with team
TO keep and two boys to board!
/ next directed my steps towards the L. & 5.
depot, The Branch-traln was Just about coming
in so L concluded to tarry few'nUments to see
and OF the 70 passengers VINO aighted there
was but one whom knew. He was u respecta.
bic m ner. one OF the more substantial class and
the fact that he carried vOluminOus valise
somewhat attracted more particular attention.
SO approached him, and whle exchanging
the customary cvillties with him que led
travelling ell We'll Yes.tlmes are so nIserably
bad hereabouts that thought I'D go West 10
see what might be done out there And your
property p asked. Oh I've sold that true i
didn't get nearly az much for IL as 10 should
have fetched me, nut then L am ssus1ied with
!
thing 90 De done hero. THIS region OF country
| sir, Is played. My only regret now is that
didn't leave II long ago. The curse of the Al
mighty appears 10 be resting, upon it. The
conversation now drfted into different chan
mel, and shortly there after we separated This
man IS one OF the lucky ones as the aocumula
tIons of am industrious past will enable hlm tc
start with bright prospects of future indepen
dence But how many IRE there situated as he
Is Few, very few indeed; and Just becadse
| more did not initiate his example. AND how
different wiil hencetoTce be their lot from his
Wme tine one Is approaching that independence
coveted by all, pauperism wlll be the doom Of
the many who neglected 10 do as he did. Now
their harvest time ls past their simmer ended
Let us nope thll. approaching the lessons
taught in the school of adversely, they will pro
! tit Dy past experience aud yet be enabled to re
sas,n should favor Them NAV thew take s Il t'S N
the food, tor verly Tnele is a tide III the at
1airs of man, which, taken at the flood leads OF
lives Is bound In shadows and III miseries Bu
| L DISTRESS, did not intend 10 grow sentimenj nj
During the balance of the DAY mingled lree
ly with all classes Of people yet only 10 lister
To a repeuOn of the same old story IN one form
or another. Indeed despondency appears to bt
the ruhng passion OF tne hour. Converse witt
, whom / would, none spoke cheeitullY, whit
all seemed to have a certain dread Of what tn,
, fuCure might have in store for them. And yet
wny should 1t be thus Why tins endea Vur q
! render ourselves and every body else nserabl
by magDifying the evils OF the hour Dy an over
things are bad enough Rs they are and as likely
} | TO improve as they are 10 grow worse AVA!
| tDel, NlIn cares anu huAltllGS 40 NlaJ lleS II
yOur power, keep cool, take things by tn
smooth handle, and all may yet 20 well, " 10
where there's a VIII there's wayi" X.
ITEMS.
--Dr. McCrea is about starting drug store Il
. East MauCh Chunk.
e. n. SEWERS, Esq, has consented TO Orat
Z on Decoration Dsy.
--Mr. J IL. SieweTs who has been seriously 1
for a week or so, is recovering.
The real estate OF the late b. f. Yeagel
;, will be disIosed OF at Pubhc sale ON The lit
b prUXimO.
The Arion Vocallsts of this place will do IN
: singing at the Mauon Chunk cemetery on ID
y cOrHtiOn Day.
: The contemplated billiard tournament, {
> take place at the Mansion" has been pos
l. pOned for several. weeks.
, Competition between Messrs. DOlan an
7, LOCkersOn euaOles ChunKers 20 GUY the Dali
n Philadelphia Tunes at a penny copy. Cheap
u MI. J. II. Struthers, of East Mauch Chuni
I, and Messrs. Robert Belvillo and A, W. NanaI
J ia Ot lhis place, assumed the marriage halter .
! last Thursday.
$40 for two trout Is decidedly steep, yt
tins Is exactly Wnat Mes-rs. sam. Behier
: this place, and Ineo. Gerstu, o. East Idauc
I Chunk, will have 10 pay for catching two
= these uelioaces IN stony Creek.
g After years vacation, spent by them
n the stables and pastures Of some kind farmer
"a MahOnlng township, Dr. DeN NOung's pOniJ
p on Wodne day. Tney have so changed for n
| lafn an "a lt.t