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cOresPondene. Of the Baltimore Clipper.
a Trip from Baltimore to Frederick
City-HaTPeTs- Ferry ChGrlestOten
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City-HaTPeTs- Ferry ChGrlestoten
-ShePherdstoIOn--yNa rfinsburg, SC.
HAoRRsToWN, July l3, ls4l.
The sight OF your improved sheet this
morning reminded me Of nv promise TO
write you when occasion required.
We tarried day or two at Frederick
city. X is = beHuiiiul town, bat Decay has
placed its whitening finger upon every
work requiring the support Of public en-
eTgy-tbe streets wear Sabbath like still.
ness. Our Baltimore friend, Mr.. II. Win.
chester, has q houTishing young ladies'
seminary at Frederick. which / sincerely
recommend TO parents and guardians.
The trip from Frederick to Harpers-
Ferry is delightful ons-Gull Of romance
and ups and downs. AZ We approached
the mighty Potomac, the scenery became
indsseribSbly grand-Ihs sparks Of poetry
left in my nature were eakindled 10 .
dame, and my companion and self tried
hard 10 oU.-quots each other. The roads
are. Of course, rough. as we neared the
point where tie Tsil.r road crosses the river
to reach the little town Of HaFpers- Ferry,
situated at the junction Of the Shenandoah
with the Potomac. HaEpers- Ferry is q
romantic place-ws Wers received with
true Virginia hospitslity-visiled the sr-
mory aud woFks-and attended q Wild
picnic party in the mountains. A 6ne
military company paraded on that day (ii
being the 3d) accompanied by q foil End
Efficient band composed Of young men
working ia the foundry. The spp4sraneo
wss soldieF-like and their ranks foil.
We ieft HaFpeFs.FerTy with regret
though nus' not forget TO mention that
Foley keeps = very superior hotel, and IL,
Withall. en- obliging and attentive host
AT CharlesisWn, The coeniy town Of JEFF
ferson. We stopped al the excellent hotel
kept by Capt. TbompsOn-a clever. good
sort Of q man. The few DAYS We taFrisd
10 this place tended 10 enhance the opin
ions we bad formed Of The VirRinIans--
oaF letters introduced us into the society
OF the sfife. and. Of course, we ven. the
rounds Of pleasure, though the harvest.
ing. which was going on, caused the
lows 10 be doll. The gifls % Charlss-
town are pretty, end look very eanning
from undeF their isrge sun bonnsis-theV
are very iond Of music and dancing.
Ffom CheFlesioWn We irundlsd oar way
over miserable road 10 ShepheFdstovn
which is "a Old.fasbioned liiils place near
the maFgia Of The Potomac. lie cheer.
lessness fnghtebed us awsy the next morn
Jog, Whsn We turned COR horses head TO-
wsrds Mariinsbnrgi which place We reach.
ed 10 good iime ioF . hearty break fast 81
odin's y. 8. Hoiel--hne fresh better
rich milk add nee eggs. The hotel IL *.
leeedingiy yell kept, end tie host aobls
henIiad ialiow. Our letters 10 THE place
taitgdseed rs smoagst the higher elsss q
PRESIDENTS, and ever siisniion uas paid IA
na. The ladies'. generally speaking. are
beauiitul. aaabls. sod poiishsd In their
manners-lhouah aith go these stirsc.
tons ] vas cory % perceive that fhs
Iyouag men scarcely knav how 10 ssf 70.
este their vslas. The rirls Femain single
TOO Tong. and 90 do TIE meu--lhsv sra 20.
lmeFhaoly ioad 81 nusic. poetry. uainunr
see tancinF, aud nay b. ssid 90 81 e..
ihusissis 10 aiiher. They ere FiRht-fo.
lwi;hspt them what we're ldsf I shsr
wfile mere 81 this charming place in !
!ulufe leiief--at prsrsni muai inhe yos
Ni'h ua over q most ufsirbsd Fosd 8,
Niihamepcft Nd, aad ibonce % ihii
piece. whs1p ua aavs iafgled Tires daya
TIE psopis u HseeFdoeh afs noi qaii.
- Wdm-henfisd e. uta Jed % sapsei-
iheg ials q aoihing be ahest rye. snl
oaisi aud congsgssiion ni e ia3k ffoi.
e p gen 81 ihing. shall sketch 3 pafiy
. cone luiufe tine. Thsra are for %
per- Fubiishsd here. sll doing reH. au
IFeFucglesiy ia6etief 30 re rratlsnaall
a4iiog 81 The "Torsh LiThf a. 81 kiad
ae1s Mere nuoe. q. 2. @.
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