Locomotive, Volume 9, Number 8, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 July 1849 — Page 1

,. '.' '; 1 " "BREVITY I S T HE" SOU L 0 F WIT." v ' VOL IX. CITY Of INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1849. No. 8.

THE LOCOMOTIVE

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Inscribed to Miss Xvlary C-

i I am sitting in my room, Mary ' ' My book is on my knee, My fire blazes cheerily . But my thoughts are still with thee. ; My pen is in my hand, Mary ' . ' ; And airy visions rise, . ' Thy hand in mine impressing 1 ' , . -I'm gazing in your eyes. My books are all forgot, Mary Nor bring a thought or care, ' I'm reading in thy face. Mary, v';THe soul that's imaged there. But thy heart beats for another, , " ' To murmer is in vain, "'"'. My wishes 1 must smother, 'Tis idle to complain.' . ' But as the souls best feelings, When fate forbids them birth Anguish ill concealing, ' Are shadowed forth in mirth. Thus when all I think or feel, To breath aloud were wrong, 1 - 1 Then what I cannot all conceal I'll shadow forth in song. , ' The Council and the Citizens. ' Mr. Editoe. Causes conspire, at present, to in- . duce the citizens of this city to look with more than ordinary interest to the measures adopted, and the recommendations and suggestions urged upon their 1 consideration by the board of council. This, it must be obvious to every reflecting mind, is demanded, as well in reference to the present as the future. Although our city, under the blessing of a kind Providence, has not, as yet, been visited by that scourge of the world, the Asiatic cholera, still it is not within the scope of human sagacity or the deepest researches of human knowledge to determine how long this fortunate exemption my continue to be our happy lot. It behooves us then, as a community who value life and health so dear to us all to do every thing which wisdom and prudence conspire to demand at our hands, in order that, under a merciful Providence, we may be con

tinued among those who shall be found to escape

this painful, this deadly malady. 1 o do this we must unite hand to hand, arm to arm, and heart to heart. The hour of peril and of danger is not the time to cavil and to falter, in the performance of manifest duty; it is emphatically the time for determined en

ergy and whole-souled action, in the right way and in the right spirit. . , . . .. . , , ,-jlt is not too much to say in regard to our present board of council, that it is composed of individuals who we have known well, we have known them long, and hesitate not to believe that they.are fully entitled to, our entire confidence and hearty, support. Let every citizen, therefore, do his duty, cheerfully, promptly and faithfully. With this

spirit may We be found steadily moving forward as good citizens good neighbors, and good friends, de

termined to do our duty, come what may, to ourselves, our families, and the community in which we dwell. , : ' . ' . In' further view of this highly important matter,

it is greatly to be desired that an efficient Board of

Health should be steadily and constantly maintain

ed, composed of gentlemen " in whom our citizens

would have ample reasons to repose the highest confidence.

To rid the city and suburbs, without delay, of

all substances tending to vitiate and poison the at

mosphere ; to make such improvements and regu

lations, forthwith, as shall best insure the health of

the city and the comfort and convenience of every

portion of its citizens;, and. lastly, not to overlook a well regulated economy, and a just and accurate conception of our true situation in , reference to the city debt, in order that the same may be liquidated as rapidly as possible, are matters of deeparid abiding interest. These, we hesitate not to believe, are paramount objects of accomplishment by the present Council. Let us then, one and all, be up and doing. . D. P. S., One important fact with regard, to the highly pernicious effect of nuisances when suffered to exist. During the prevalence of theyellow fever in Philadelphia in 1793, Dr. Rush, one of the great medical men of his day, traced its origin, as Was believed, to a large mass of oysters which had been thrown from a shallop on Catharine street wharf. ' Although that street is several squares south of the city proper, still it had the effect, combining with other nuisances of minor character, to give birth to an epidemic which sent from time to eternity thousands and tens of thousands of the citizens of that delightful, city in a very brief period of time. . This fact alone, it would seem," furnishes a sufficient commentary on the danger which so often accrues , to health and even Jife itself, from suffering the existence of nuisances at any time, more especially so during the warm season of the year when decomposition and putrefaction are the inevitable results, v. , , . . ' s- . '

J . Mr. Editor. The glorious anniversary of American Independence was not celebrated in our town. The good old days, now passed and gone, when the cannon boomed its thunderings, ; the, rockets burst in mid air, and the youngsters spent their fips for bunches of fire-crackers, to usher in and make merry the great Fourth of July, for which ( as we used to think when a boy ) all other days were made, are no longer as of . old. . There was a celebration, however, but of a different kind, at the farm of. Mr. Davis, some 3 miles from Connersville. Early in the forenoon might be seen a large gathering of car riages in one of the streets of our village, ta convey the young people to the spot selected for the Pic-nic Twenty-three vehicles were duly freighted with their precious burthens, made up of various specimens of belle

and beaux, who each provided themselves with a well filled basket containing the good things of this life. Onward the grand concourse moved. By a circuitous route of some ten miles, the party reached the grounds, a wild piece of woodland, through which meandered a crystal brook, and near at hand gushed the cool waters of a deep pure spring. The animals being taken care of, now for a stroll thro' the wild forest, to while away an hour or. two, ere the preparations are made for the collation. Some

of the ramblers are gay and boisterous, others sedate and reflective, and. all consider the time and place, as allowing free scope to amusement. Seated on a log, we remark a beautiful lady and our gallant, friend. They, are said to, be engaged. They must not be disturbed. : . , . . Next we espy a group of very , young people, whose wild and happy laugh make the old forest resound with the echos of their gladness. Here are a newly married couple, who have scarce passed the honey-moon, mingling their mirthful voices with those who are perhaps soon to enter the same bonds, which they seem so happily to have chosen. Again, we come upon an ambuscade, where. we surprise a young belle and her ardent admirer pouring forth his devotions in a strain of winning sophistry, well calculated to convince her that he is her willing slave, and ready to do her behests. for all time, wishing only in return the smile of approbation, for which so many have sighed. WTe pass on, for to disturb such a felicity is not our object. , All seem absorbed in agreeable recreation, when a party of the gents proposa a visit .to the dilapidated log cabin, once the primeval residence, of the proprietor of the lands. ; Here a dance is gone through with, but during the temporary enjoyment of this portion of the party, the Jadies have spread the cloth, and set the table in order. The choice- chicken Jixens are fast disappearing, when a rush is made from the cabin,' and the boys make tracks to save their bacon, of which they had provided a liberal quantity. After the feast of good things, a genuine Rackensack was on hand, and the merry " tripping of the light fantastic toe" was indulged in for a couple of hours, when away speed the party to their homes. ' In the evening a social gathering was held at the house of Mr. G., who although a bachelor, knows well, how to cater for the amusement of his friends. Hire again the inspiring sound of the violins make the dance go off with, hilarity, and the enjoyment of the day closed with the happy ejaculation of all who participated. " How much we have enjoyed ourselves to-day," coupled with the hope that each return of this anniversary, be passed with the same feelings of gratification. . ... , ,. , , B. , Connersville,1 July 5th, M'J. " "

Sabbath Musing No. 3.' Inscribed to, Miss Sarah ; - ,To day is your birth day, and. my knowledge of your character, connected with" some observations upon temperaments in general, has almost convinced me of the truth of natal influences. You are fond of novel and strange, theories, at least you are willing to investigate ere you condemn ; to compare observations with facts, and thus desire general principles from uniform results!. It is the only, true ground of belief, the inductive mode of reasoning to trace effects to the motive cause, and apply the formula, until we prove its correctness. - . . , Think - you, then, that the Astrology of the. ancients was productive of no fruit ! That the wild