Wayne County, NC - Miscellaneous

William & Emmet Robinson Collection
Johnston County Heritage Center
Reference Box, P.C.1.1.
George Ragsdale Collection

                                               Chapil Hill Aug 24th 1855

My Dear Pa
          Again I send you my weekly communications, and with it my
warmest love for the family.  It is getting rather cool up here, in the
mornings, and thick clothes dont feel so very bad.  I hope you are all
in good health, and that the Know Nothings are entirely annihilate in the
City of Kinston, although I don't think the "Yankees" will abandon their
idolyed Same, if they do, it will only be as a last extremity.  The
"Critters" or "Sons of the Sires" or "Hindoos" or any other name they
like to be called by (except that of Honest men) are pretty thick up
here on the Hill, and I believe about 2/3 of the Students are Know
Nothings.  My "chum" is a democrat "died in the wool", but I hardly ever
hear any arguing about politics.  I haven't told you about finding in the
room next to ours, an old rival of Wm George's.  He tried to get the
appointment, but found himself mistaken.  His name is Thos Thomas, and
he has no friendly feelings for Col. Ruffin, I can assure you; fool and
blackguard are common terms for speaking of our noble Representative,
but I shut him up pretty soon by telling him that he is a dissapointed
Officer seeker.  We had a falling out the other week, and a few blows
were passed, but no harm done; we made it up soon after, for I can
handle as easily as I please; he is a thin sickly fellow and weighs
about 120 pounds but he is not by any means strong.  I can nearly tie
him, he was very much surprised when he found himself in the far
corner of the room, and seemed much chagrined; the provocation came
from him, and I would have been a craven in my own estimation not to
have resented it.  I pick no quarrels, nor intend to, but the "trodden
worn will turn".  Don't sell the mules, if you please, unless the(y)
are to expensive; somehow I love the little fellows, and hate the thought
of parting with them.  I must go to recitation, So Farewell until next
week and you will again hear from 
                                                Your Son
                                                    James
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