Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
Mich. "a, 1858.

Mich. "A, 1858.
Hon. Sr.
Il have writ to you hon'r by Col
JoWleS but know not it will come to
hand but l make bold to write to your
hon. of my proceedings now intended
Il sent the copy of the Indians
eXaminacon which I hold from Mr.
Addison sent to me, and, / sent your
hon. concerning the disturbances of
the people in our parts, and at the
Eastern Branch. l also am getting
the matter of ten or twelve men and
armes to goe to the PiScataway fort
to desire the Indians to keep the fort
till things are settled. and examined
further, and also to go up towards the
East branch that the NirginianS may
not have any just cause TO come over.
II your hon'r thinks good send your
order whether or know.
There is a bad report of your honr
concerning the hiring of the Indians
to kill the ProteStants, but | hope it is
all false. Your hon'rs company would
be acceptable among the people More
but rest.
Your hon'rs Servant to Command
whilst | am
"NINIAN BEALL.
my service to your lady and my
neighbors."
One does not get light and joy from
parts of the letter. 1t sounds to the
Rambler like a cryptogram or ar
rangement of words with a secret
meaning. l think the phrase Il sent
the copy of the Indians eXaminacon
which l hold from Mr.. Addison sent
to me" means Il want a quick survey
and patent of 400 acres on the East
ern Branch before anybody beats me
n Jrly hn IJvon 1ny
thinks good send your order whether
or know" means "Some good looking
land on Rock Creek with white rene
gadeS Squatting on it would be useful
to US If a patent We're issued to me"
The line There is a bad report of
your hon'r concerning the hiring of
the Indians to kill the Protestants"
stumps me. but think it means, I'VE
had great satisfaction in hanging four
Catholics this morning"
The Rambler wants to show YOU the
old letter from Minnie Lowrie Wallis,
of Locust Valley, near Nottingham,
Md. This ramble is three-quarters
done and there will not be room to
give you the Brooke family facts /
have. and if begin on the Brooke end
of the story / will have to make pic
lures of some very old Brooke houses.
Those houses are in the Sandy Spring
Observation-Disclosures Grove, Charley
Forest and Hardwood.
AM writing this on Monday, De-
cember %, and the papers are
printing stories headed Coolest Day
of the Year" 1t will be more con-
venient for me to hold on to Ninian
Beall and the old letter from Minnie
Lowrie Wallis, and when l can illus
trate the story by taking a street car
TO Langdon and shooting a few streets.
It'll be more comfortable than hunt
ing for the houses Charley Forest"
Brooke Grove" and Hardwood" and
if you don't mind-if you will restrain
your impatience-I will tell you of
the Brooks family when 1 can photo
graph the houses without losing both
hands by frost bite. l hope you will
pardon me.
There is another reason that I
"feign would speak Of" / got that
phrase Il feign would speak Of from
a magazine article by a professor Of
English. and although l was puzzled
as to what the article was about and
why the professor labored to get it
out of his system, l am not shaken
in the hope that / will some time
meet a professor of English who can
write it. However, ] thought you
might like the phrase, II feign would
speak Of" You may not know what
it means but you will admit that 1t has
a literary sound. What l feign would
speak of is that tramping on a coun-
try road, especially with an old cam
era on a zero day, lacks dignity in the
opinion of some persons. Really I
am not sure but that some persons
hold it vulgar to write for the public
in any weather. But to the letter:
Il am glad you called at my aunt s