We publish to-day the last of two remarkable letters, written
by a stonemason, now working for Mr. Cornell, the founder of the University of that name in Western New York. The letters are full of unconscious touches, which will, we think, teach work- men more of their chances in America than many solemn docu- ments. The general effect is, that work is harder than in England ; that food is extremely plentiful, but wretchedly cooked ; that more money can be saved than at home ; that it can be invested to great advantage by anyone who knows anything of agriculture ; and that of all qualities to bring money, handiness is, in the States, the most valuable. If your own trade is slack, try another. Of course, these rapid changes result in a rough, make-shift kind of work; but then they produce capable men, which is, after all, more important.
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