The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-04-21

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rents. This tobacco is used for food, by
men, women, and children, who eat it as
we do salad. Here saw the poor negroes
working bare headed and l might say bare
backed in the broling sun, which sometimes
actually sets fire to their woody heads, OF
which had several examples in the Course
of my travels. Two or three heads were
already beginning to smoke, and was told
if stad an half an hour longer might see
them in blaze. However having seen G.
nough to convince me that the system of
farming WAS cxecrabe, and fndingit getting
rather cold, / returned home by another
route, which gave me an opportunity of see
ing Yale College.
! In accommodating about, fell in with one
of the professors, to whom, willing to see
whether the poor man understood Latin,
paid my compliments in forma hanileris.-
The professor, after staring at ME with
most ludicrous expression Of ignorant won
der, asked me from whence ! came, and
upon my answering "last from Charleston,
South Carolina" shrugged up his shoulders
and replied, sit was really so far off, that he
could not undertake to direct me-" although
the steeples were full in sight From this
we may Judge of the state of learning and
information on this side of the Pacific. Be-
ing determined to hoax these poor souls
filled box with pebbles, old mortar, and
pieces of brickbats, which sent to the fac
ulty as valuable suite of American min
erals whereupon they unanimously be-
slowed upon me the degree Of doctor of
laws. There were some petritcd masses
picked up near an old glass house, whcE
caused great speculation, being considered
unquestionable volcanic productions. When
questioned as to their locality, sent them on
a wild goose chase in search of burning
mountain.
Becoming tired of Charleston, its negroes
and its turkey buzzards, (wh ch the tur-
bulent spirit of democracy has dubbed ca
gles,) and desirous of getting to New Or
leans as soon as possible, took a seat in
the stage for Portsmouth, Hampshire,
and departed before daylight the next morn
ing. When it should have been daylight,
the fog was so thick it was impossible to
see the leaders, and l expressed some APP
prehensions One of them assured me, how
ever, that as the driver was drunk, as a
matter of course, daylight was of no con-
a seQuence-t was trusting to providence 1t
S all events Indeed l am assured by per-
e sons of vcracity, that travellers in this coun-
o try place their chief dependenceon the hors-
n es, who being left pretty much to them
E selves. in consequence of the intoxication of
d the drivers, acquire singular discretion,
c and seldom runaway except when the dri-
e yer is sober. Thus we travelled under the
: guidance of instinct, till near ten O'Clock,
t when objects gradually became visible along
r the road. The driver about this time wax
4 ed up, and was congratulating myself on
: his appearing sober; but the same commu
e NEGATIVE passenger assured me it was of nc
! consequence, for he would be drunk "a
r gain by the time breakfast was over.
It had heard great deal about the popu-
b lousncss of the country in the neighborhood
: of Boston; but ! can safely affirm, that du-
c ring the whole of this mornings ride, saw
# neither house nor human being along the
: road. We heard indeed deal of barking
t and bowling at no great distance, which the
8 communicative passenger assured me was
! that of various kinds of wild beasts, that "a
n bound in these parts. He told me they fire.
e ,qucntly surrounded the stage, dcvoured the
c horses, and ifthcir hunger was net then sat
ishcd, topped off with the driver and pas.
: sengers. Indeed what, with mail robberies
4 which happened almost every night, and at
tacks of wild beasts, there was little hope
OF getting to the end Of a journey OF a dozen
: miles alive. "BoAtez en- aUant," roared
out little Frcnchman in a corner taking a
great pinch of snuff at the same time. All
/ this, thought !, comes of the turbulent spirit
t of democracy.
Breakfastng at a little town, which, like
, all other towns in this country, is called the
Z city of Hartford, saw young lady devour
t thirty six cucumbers, moistened with quart
t of vinegar. After which she sat down, play
5 ed Lodoiska on the piano, and then went in
; to the field to pull onions. Such horrible
incongrutics are generated in the rankness
of democracy There was child of about
, eight ears old in the room who called fer an
antifogmatic, which lie drank off at one
swallow, after which he lighted a cigar and
amused himself with singcing the woody
pate of little black boy, or terrapia, as they
call them when made into soup. According
to the prediction of the communicative pas
senger, the driver was nodding again OH his
seat, in less than half an hour after starting
was so provoked that Threatened to Kick
him, as the naval officer said at Boston. But
the same communicative passenger caution
. ed me against this. assuring me that the d:i-
ver was a man of great conse9uence--a
member of ongress--judge Of the court
colonel of militia-justicc of peace-decon
of the church-constable and keeper of the
county Jail withal. 80" continued the
communicative passenger, she can issue a
warrant-take you in custo,ly-try you for
assault-clap you in jail-kecp watch over
you when there-and finally have you pray
ed against by the whole congregation. +"