Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-05-02
REyERIEs AND "REMINISCENCES
NY a RETIRED EDITOR

by RETIRED EDITOR.
Reader, were yoa ever in Cincinnati
And II You have been in the buck-cye en-.
porium-dId you ever scc?-what? The
internal regions! Don'l Look blank nv
dear fellow, Pm not quizzing you; nor d.
| mean any Impropricty my dear madam
so don't bride and grow all at once prim
starched and prudish. Bat seriously, have
you never had peep at the Internal regions
NO! Then have seen more you have mine
reader. And if you have no particular ob.
lection will tell you about it.
some one or two wears ago, in the middle
OF villanous winter, left Columbus for
cincinnati IN an open mail wagon with no
other accommodation than such as was at.
iorded by some dozen canvass mail bags
on which might sit, stand or lie iust as il
suited my own convenience. by the way
nave not forgiven Neil, Moore g. Co. vel
tor the refined misery of that murderous
I1urney.) In this way travelled for near
" two days and ms many nights, now iolting
over cordary roads, to the imminent danger
OF conclusion or dslocation, and splashng
through mud that oozcd up between the Gre
vices IN the bottom Of the wagon. will,
however, spare the reader minute detail
of all the bodily infection which ! suffered
win Job like patience, and will set him
down at once in Cincinnati.
Wearied and half-sck with my fatiguing
journey,l was in an il-trim for sightseeing,
but as had TO drop down the river the next
mornIng,l sailed out, took my way up Main
street, saw houses and people constructed
pretty much after he fashion, this side of
the mountains; and noted every Thing around
as being quite failure, especially as had
my ideas ofnovelty raised to point far above
blood heat. Whilst staring about, my eyes
were attracted BY large sign on which was
this startling announcement" INTERNAL
REGIONS" verify believe my hair had
some idea Of standing on end, Tor my head
had curious feeling-and strange, cold
sensation trembled down to my feet.
looked again and grew holder. Soon my
curiosity got the better of my surprise,
and | determined to have one peep, at
least, at the "by way" as supposed it must
be, which Christian in the Pilgrims Pro-
gross saw.
81 should like TO see the 'inlernal regions"
said ], to the man who met me at the mu-
scum door.
at will be open tonight, SIR"
''At what o'clock"
Slight o'clock, SIR"
"Whal's to pay?"
"Twenty-five cents, sirr
You may be sure was there at eight
o'clock, precisely. was almost dying with
curiosity. After waiting reasonably long
time, bell announced that the internal re
gions were ready fol exhibition So, amid
a crowd of flat-boatmeh, steamboat hands,
Dutch emigrants, and native citizens, | en-
tered the awful garnet where misery laughed
that mortals might be gay. But how shall
attempt description2 how shall give
even flint conception of the Industrious
accumulation of horrors which iced the
blood in my veins, and chained every Elcul-
ty of my mind in the stein bondage Of
fear.
A sickly light struggling with the dark
ness of tho room, shed lis faint and waver-
ing ray over the whole scene, adding a
gloomy horror to the crowded pandemonitm.
The floor was an imitation of fiery waves,
half-buried in which, writing in awful con-
tortions Of agony, and in every possible po-
sition of paih might be seen the victims
of retributive justice. Skeletons in imiia-
ton OF eternal deathl armed with spears y
were punching away wih calm Indifference
at the poor victims at their feet; while a
host of devils of all grades of niquity,
shaming Millions ficnds all hollow, were
grlnnng and gibbering around in every di-
rccion. One old fellow with ! ZIG beard
fire proof of course) sat looking calmly on
with majesterial dignity, and as ! admired
the old chaps philosophical air, ! drew as
near to the iron railing as possible, placing
my hands upon it for a momentary support.
Ugh! shudder to think Of that moment. ]
started back as if dagger had entered
my heart. What was the matters The iron
bars were strongly charged with electricity,
and startling shock had thrilled through
every nerve. Scarce recovered from my
fright drew up again near the railing ia
front Of the old devil have named, when
with ficndish veil he made pitch towards
me, rolling his saucer eyes aud gnashing
his huge grinning iccth-wlNe fell back
again half frightened, yet vexed at my own
silly fears. Just then a man whom | had
noticed hanging from the ceiling enYeloPed
in shroud, commenced struggling and
kicking in all the agonies of a violent death,
while awful groans, fearful cracking OF
chains and screams of woe resounded hor-
ribly through the apartment. Half sldpe-
fed with lie strange Influence Of the place,
| was reused by some soft, smooth body
touching my neck and shoulders, and turn
ing quickly found huge serpent with his
ycnolnous jaws widely extended, wrlthing
in terrific commissions, apparently self-sup-
ported, in the air, close 10y my side--at the
same moment chained animal at my feet,
which had not noticed, sprung towards