Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-06
From the New Fork Commercial .4dneTl,'ef :.
LAURIE rODD's JOUR&EY to HE bA I
STATE.

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Jo,rnai va can ret it printed, Tor other
~. an MN ,,;'l tnow that he has been travel
,;np At all. heard much of country, peoP'eu
NV The dauohters of Puritans, and sonso tns pm,
oyy;ns. and hes;dps. that of late years thet h"u
made such rapid advances in what they ter"eI
rotionnI reir,ao that | thought 1t was ,iele s':u
then. that the Millennium so much sPoNe" VI ="
the PROGRESS Of the Pilgrim, was about 10 com
ma,ce WAS apy;ous TO see this peopie-ho' u
take the beipht of their cornstalks nor tne a'a'he
ter of their pvmpkins-but among them, u'puS"'
was to be found the perfection OF Tue cnui:n M
itant. and longed to see sight 50 In r.,
You will sec in the sequel, how sanly lMN1 e u,
appointed. But I'll begin WIN fu'.on ''i,' 80"
! which we started in the Franklin. .A''els"f
ed the Gates of He'll, aud got over .,.e rr
Rack. fbe Cantain. knowing from former expert,
ence that his poodlv boat knew the ROAD wen
enouch 70 90 bv herself, turned his attention to
mnre innortapi matters. He sent forth niue
boy. his face as black as Lehigh coal, bell "iii'e
as silver. in his hand. weat tinkie, tInkle rouha
the deck. Passengers will 90 10 the captain
Office and nav their money. Thinks l. these
ankees have their Office Of deposit every "here.)
7 was carried along with the crowd, and came 10
stand with my head right under the P"'' "''e
or ofTice window. as they called it when up came
sopeezing. long legged fellow. and showed me
aside like thing Of nought Says: alr' III New
York he who comes first with his pail to the pump
gets il first filled. Helooked down on me-lha' was
all-he held between his finger ana thuho' VINE
it ioated With the breeze, o9o Dill as '''"'' a.
70 say, YOU see,I have more money IN my purse
than wit in my head. Captain bunker WIN Que
eve observed the manruvre, while WIN 'he o'hei'
, he was giving change from ten dollar pill
Saws he Mr.. Todd. its your turn next; u won
L IN
squeezed among these biz men, l II let yon CO.
Il MIR. Long Legs looked as fat as pancake with
ont Yeast. This wee bit of clvility from the cap
tain gave mo a good opinion of his heart and
: head. Having nothing else to do, observed
him through the passage. up stairs ana COW S'd >
SIM iuht and moon light; he was always dong the
q thine as it ought 70 be: always good natureu anu
: laughing. believe if he stood in storm, on
tho last nlapk Of his boat he would smile, though
( he looks ike one that would never give up the
$ shin while two Of her timbers hung together
9 Next morning we saw Newport wondered 10
see great heap of men; dare say near nun,
+ bred Of them, biggng up something Ike g'e"'
stne dvke.- with windows IN 1t. asked tne cap
tain what it is for. He said they were making
battery of one hundred and City guns, for the pro-
e ecfion of Newport. l thought their PoVe,'y
o would be good protection for them. asked IL
u
). 5y the dav. he believed. thought So tor from
the time the boat came near enough to see the whi'e
n of their eyes till we had passed them so far ina
# we could not tell the color OF their coat, they
Il stood gaping and looking. and from hundred
Y men with each han mer in his hand, you could
. not hear a stroke in a minute. thought IT mGs'
# be another ~ hop ContrG'f
!. asked if the town or the state paid theme--
: He answered. twas Uncie Sam pai them. 0, no
/ thinks |. this solves III" whole mystery--thest
n men will never finish this, till once another jot
s as rood comes to hand. Poor Cncie Sam, he
has ct ONLY 10 pay his stewards high wages tol
;. collecting his rents. but some OF them share on
o. mr. 80 ner cent for commissions; and others
II kn0wi'g that their reign will be very short, "a
n the next man who comes into power will kick
. them out Of doors. make the most Of their time
:. and 50 become defauters for the whole. | really
e wonder how U,lcie Sam gets along we'll as he
, does.
At Providence. coaches were rcady--wc flew
d through thr dust and sweat of the day, like Jc-
>, hu. At the tavern OF --, the dinner was
G ready. but there was no contract for time to eat
J., after Grace from Dr.. c. (Which thought
was too long for the OCCASION we began to eat.
Scarcely had swallowed halfof my first course,
a when in came the driver halooing, all ready
Il | thought there was something like sa5Ie-yard
If understanding between him aud the landlord:
;, for, while we were brushing the dust from our
=, clothes, mastering aud saying Grace he was
g eating and drinking as fast as he could, and
It did not observe hat he paid any thing. Having
a fine stern breeze, we flew along at the rate Of
is ten knots an hour. amidst clouds of smoke and
;. dust. All along could see houses and doors
n and windows and folks looking out OF them; but
| had no time to enquire either into their princi-
pies nor practice; so l wisely resolved, as tho't.
# TO suspend all further enquiries till got to Bos.
!: ton, setting down in thy mind. that IT | found
the fountain pure, the streams would be pure, al
So We arrived at the Eagle tavern about sun
: down. the ladies' hats and frocks which IN the
- steamboat showed colors enough 10 have deck d
/. fif cen ranboss, were now one. VIZ ashes on
: ashes, and dust on dust. Next day being Sat
' urday, as could not prosecute my main inquiry.
n went to Bunker's Hill. BY the monument
/. stood with feelings all my own.-the history OF
o that battle brought to my mind the first OF my
S newspaper recollection; but a tale hangs here
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