Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-21
COMMUNICATED.


Ii The G2zc5te @! the 18th | noticed IN
article from Ibis place signed e., calling in
question the ycraciiy ef youc correspondent =.
l.. says, II an. not DESTROYS Of seeing myself
in pyiCt.' This statement does not accord
ai;h tho facts Of inc case. Now if X was not
desirGus Of soaiac himself in print, Why did he
not rcirsiD from stripping forth 10 defence Of
the people Of 0rlsaa and vicinity before they
sore attacked, at least X reminds me of a
nan living in this community " no said, when
Tie Confederate cTny vas falling back from
h1erssss9 to Richmond, tnat if the Yankees
came 10 his house be intended to wade ia blood
up 10 his. neck ard when Inc Yankees came
ho wg7 one OF tho first to dodge off into the
molalain, and remain there ill they were gone.
We feel suro this would be the case With X,
;Gho PUSHES 10 the front when there ia DO dau-
ger. u fear your many readers, otter perus-
iog the conlnupioa,iou Of cuc signing himself
Z, and purportog to be from Orlean. will
come to the conclusion that We are rot moro
than half cviiiZed.' Tho Communication writ
tea by L does not Only rurport to be from Or
lean, but are most assurodly written by one
who lives 10 the place. J. think that at least
half OF tie people are civilized and perhaps a
f3w norc than half; that is if loa!ing around
town and hiuderiDg e few wlo are disposed to
work, AID attending to every bodies business
except their ow1, constitutes civilization, then
tho people OF Ofean have reached the highest
state of civilized country. Friend z must
nova in society far b:oW tho medium to find
females who use tobacco, either as be describes
il, or any other way, for among very exten
size alGusintaoce do not know any who use
it at ali." As to the society" | move 10
The best tie town can afford, and that is as
good rs il i. anywhere, Thcro there is no bet
tar. | Ec7cr kneG il was necessary to move
in any society" 10 find out What was going on
IN society Ct higher or lower grade. |
feel satisfied that * does aot move" anywhere
very far from towD, or he would have seen not
oOIy tho one who chcHs tobacco and swallows
the amG:cr, but besides be would have seen
other femal:s who chew tobacco and spit the
amber Wit! as much vim ss some men do. I
have seen one female at least who Gomez to
church AID takcg seat convenient to the wiz.
doH, where sho caa siit out doors, which is
more decent than come Ct the men. who seem
to vie With each other as to tie quantity Of
amber they can pa. on the church floors. The
woman Who s8a!!ova the amber lives 10 less
than Que nile of Gu, town. AS to the lady Who
pays losn stated salary to come to her house
early on the first day OF January, | can sub
statiaio this, and al! the statements that l have
made IN my former communications. She al.
ways gives hin bea1a" K says: Nov l
do not claim fer cur vicinity entire exemption
from superstition, but do claim tina. our PEG.
pic arc r2io, practical and Intelligent, aud will
compare faycrsbly win those Of other commu
D!t!ca." IS 10 their being plain, 90 one who
has ever passed through, OR stopped 10 cur
towo "l!l dispute that fac: [ fer one will DOT.
As 10 tie practical part havo uottiog 10 say,
but When il comes 20 Intelligence, must nat.
uralIy coacude that K has never hccn very far
from hone. WHY Salem puts our town 10 The
shade. Salem has turnpike opc half the length
Of the town, while Orean has mud from one
end to the other. They take the papers and