Year: 1878

DEAR TRANsCRIPT My news will not be
yery fresh this week as am obliged to write
at an early day Of the seven or not to write at
all. Perhaps you think the latter course would
be the better, but opinions differ. ] am just
on the eve of leaving this rural retreat for a
few days and, at this time, am awaiting the
snort of one of the Ericsson steamers, which,
by the way, do not run on fixed schedule,
but come when they get ready. Their time OF
arrival is all the way between O'Clock and
morning, varying with the tide, the freight,
the weather and the captains humor. 1t IS
pleasant sight of summer evenings 10 60 over
to the clocks and see one Of these floating
nalaces,, come in. As she steams majestically
into the locks the Captain stands in front OF
the pilot house brim full Of his own Importance
giving his orders to the hands. A fat colored
cbambermaid fills the door of the cabin; the
thirsty passenger jumps off and hies 10 the
nearest saloon, and the grand and magnificent
clerk steps gaily on shore and casts his eagle
eve around among the ladies. The first and last
great care of steamboat clerk is to look after
the ladies.


Our town has been considerably excited
lately over the counterfeit money cases. You
have, no doubt, already had an account OF the
arrest of E. H. Caulk, of this place, for passing
spurious VS.. at Summit Bridge. When ian
account Of stockt came to be taken by the
people Of this section, quite number OF these
bopus S. bills were found to have been circu-
lated. 1t is said other arrests will be made but
II is not well to speculate in advance with re-
gard to the guilt or innocence of any one, as
those accused of crime should have the bene-
fit of all doubts.


Nearly every day see some of the people Of
your town in our city. What are they doing
over here 50 much? Do they want to buy the
place?


I think l told you in my last letter that the
'long bridge was great place of resort for
young people on summer evenings. That re-
minds me of little incident that occurred last
night As was passing down George street,
at a rather late hour, (Its nobody's business
where had been y observed a young man
and his Louisa Ann carefully holding up a
front gate, and just as passed, on the opposite
side of the street, shrill, piping voice, cried
from an upper window: "You Louisa Ann,
are you going to stay out there all night, when
YOU know to-morrow's wash-day and you're
got to be up afore the crow winks?''


In the way Of amusements, Chesapeake is
not behind her sister towns We had May
day Excursion, as we always have, and on
next Wednesday night there will be a concert
in The N. E. Church for the benefit Of the Sab
bath School


This might be called city oflime kilns,
there being three here in operation, but as they
do not advertise, l suppose they have no de-
sire to rush business.


Now l believe this letter is already too long
and will close with a few jottings. Trade is
good on the canal Some Of our board walks
are little cut of repair Hyde Park is bloom
ing like the rose The lookup is still empty.
That enterprising lumber man, W Lindsey,
is driving brisk trade. Our P NJ. is not
certain where he stands politically but still
swears (if he swears at ally by the Baltimore
american. There don't get ready to choke
me off, for the steamer blows at the 'tsecond
bend' and, must needs seize my carpet-bag
and travel. HIGH BRIDGE.