Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-05-03

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Fanny never forgot the impression
made by the innkesper's story.
The editor Of the Portland Advertiser,
(Mr. Brooks,) has been travelling in the
| South for several months. He furnishes for
his paper many very sprishtly aud interest
ing communications. We make an extract
from one Of them.
BALTIMORE, APRIL 9.
Your correspondent having left the
city OF great duings and great men can
no longer discourse Of Congress, laws
and legislative giants, and other curl.
j osities, such rs are seen IN the focus OF
the Union; bot must, per force, talk Of
humber things for long while yet
III then my letters are not So loud
sounding. censure not so much me as
my humber topics. Beltshoovrr Tor
BeLsh0<xdr as my friend calls him)
brought US from Washington in one Of
his carriages. over . country not re-
markably inviting in its appearance
and landed us--not at BaTuum's. the
great city Hotel, whittier throng all the
world that runs through this city for
Washington, and the south and the
west-but at private boarding house,
free from the din and hustle Of a hotel.
And hang this city Of Baltimore. -
IL is too beautiful 10 live m and Toe
beautiful to live from. BY Others than
ourselves IL has been called the land oil
beautiful ladies'; and we bear tesii.
mony 10 The truth of this declaration
IN numerous instances. The noble
men Of Europe have displayed good
taste in taking their wives from this
city. Far better was such decision
than many Of their perplexing negocia-
other titled paraphcrnalia. Indeed an
ugly woman Il use the word ugly in its
commou acceptance this way. and not
as often used in New England) is sci.
dom seen IN the streets OF Baltimore.
The Bellies are pronounced by the con-
noisseurs TO be uncsmmonly splendid
A polite education, graceful and ele
CANT manners, with the addition Of
numerous musical acc accomplishments.
add 10 their native beauty many Of
those destinations calculated to please.
The literary tone Of the fashionable
circle il would be unfair 10 Judge Of
from the momcntary calls ola forenoon.
or the cursary chit chat of few even
lings. But Undressing talk, graceful
wit, and copiously flowing converse
iion, be the signs of cultivated minds.
then the tribute may be awarded 10 the
ladies Of Baltimore. Music is here
cultivated with assiduity as we'll AZ in
Washington. The piano, the Lutte, the
harp and the guitar, have their various
worshippers--and they play on ones
heart strings also. OF this, howe,er, !
cannot so ireiinsly speak. not being so
susceptible 10 such vibrations. Society
in general here. has an air Of ease. po-
/ liteDcss, and kindness 10 strangers,
which renders even n momentary resi-.
dence ioubly agreeable. More of the
Southern than Northern manner is
prevalent. One feels sooner at home
than with us--because the ladies whom
he visits, perchance, talk at first more
freely. more rapidly, aud more socia.
bly, than in New England. Not that
they have mOre heart--inOrc solid sc.
compIishments, or more female virtues,
for this is not true, because education
here 10 not so stiff az with US. They
act at first more freely. They throw
Oh the coat of mail, in which many a
lovely woman is taught to hide herself,
and give more freedom 20 that natural
buoysncy Of Spirit so charming IN the
female character--and which always
appears in New EngIaud after the
fOrmali,ies, the distance. the doubt,
and the suspieiousness Of FIRST nc.
q0Aiptance arc got over. Give me
home fer an abiding place; bot give
me Baltimore for transient visiting.
ran over the city also around the
monuments, though one With EIilfons
- peeping into our window on NoDu
ment square. These have so Ullen been
described by every body. that am
Tor letting them g0--remaTklng OipGs
SAINT, tina, lhe brisk music Of the cart
wheel Ta,iliug over the pavement. tbc
numerous busy bodies busting along
the sidewalks. and lhe many houses,
stores, &c. now being erected, indicate
great prosperilyg that the railroad IL
% lively as bee-hiye--ihAt How ard
street j. white with nour--ihat the
Cathedral Is Iaaposing--ihe paintings
superb, sbd the dabd,ss in baltimore
street searee in comparison with New
York and Boston.
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