Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-24

ca ia VIZ ttdu OF lect VI tnet S1lne
again the red bricks Of the houses might
be yet in the DRY hot kilns and the roofs
those omnituses look as theush. if water
were On then,. they would kiss and
snake. and smell like bali quenchesl fires.
No stint OF omnibuses here. Half q
dozen have gone bv. within as MANY
! minutes. Plenty of hackney cabs and
coaches too; gigs, phasons, large wheel
efi t'lbnrles. and private carriaecs-ra-
ther OF a~ctumsy make, and not very df
ierent from the public vehicles. but built
tor the heavy roads bevons the city pave
ment. Nego coachmcn and white; in
straw hats, black hats, white bats. glazed
caps. fur caps; in coats Of drab, black.
brown. green. blue, nankeen. striped
Jan. and linen and there. in that ore
instance, (ook while it passes, or it will
be too late in suits Of livery. Some
Southern Republican, that, WIN puts his
blacks in un form, and sweils with Sultan
parnp and power. yondrr. where that
pha on with weIi-elipped pair Of grays
has stopped Standing at their heads now
lis Yorkshire groom. who has pot
been very long in these parts, and looks
sorrow ftiv round fur a companion pair
to|, boots, in which he may traverse the CT
ty half "a year without meeting. Heaven
save the ladies, how the7 dress. We
have seen more celors in these ten min
utes than we should have seen elsewhere
in as mary days. What various parasoisi
what rainbow silks AM! sa'ins! what pink
ing OF thin stockings. and pinching CT
thin shoes. and fiutierins Of ri5ands and
silk tasseis. and display of rich cIoaks
with gaudy hoods and Innings! The
Young gentleman are fond (you see) of
turning down their shirt coors. and cul-
tivatiag their whiskers. especially under
the chin; but they cannat approach the
ladies in their dress or bearing being
Ito say the truth) humanity Of quite ano-
Their SOFT.
Byron Of the desk and counter, pass
on. and let us see what kind of men
III Sc are behind We: those two laborers
IN hal yday clothes, Of whom one carries
in his hand a crumpled scrap Of paper.
from which he tries to spell out hard
name, while the other looks about'for il
on all the doors and Windows
N'eaO FORK at n 'g3t.
" But how quiet the streets are! Are
there no itinerant han,ls--no wind Of
strinaed instruments? M. not QUE
BY day, are there M punches, fantoc-
cinis. dancing dogs, jusslers, conjurors,
orchestrinas. or even b4rrel-or, ans p
M. not one. Yes. remember one
One Earrel-organ and a dancing monkey
-spoytive by nature, but fast fading in
to dull, lumpish monkey. of the utiIi-
tartan school Beyond that, nothing
lively; no moi sg>much as a white mouse
is twirling cage"
Bahimore.
Ssrhe most comfortable Of all the no.
te's Of which had any experience in the
United States-and they were not few
is Sarrum's in Baltimore; where the
English traveller will find curtains TO
his bed, for the first. and. probably, the
last time in America; and where lie will
be likely TO have enough water for wash
ing himself, whici, Is not al! common
case.
The capital OF the State of Maryland
is bustling busy town, with great
deal of traffic of various kinds, and, in
particular, water. commerce. That pur-
ton OF the town which it most flYors is
none Of the cIcanest, it is true; but the
upper part Of i is Of a very different char
actcr. and has many agreeable streets
and public buildings. The Washington
Monument, winch is handsome pillar,
with statue on its summit; tie Medi-
cal College; apl the Battle Monument,
in memory of an engagement with the
British at North Point, are the most con-
spicuous among them.
There is very eood prison in this
city. and the State penitentiafy is also
among its institutions.
"a tier remaining here couple .ef
days, bound myself to arig'd adherence
to the plan had laid down SO recenty,
and resolved to set forward Oh our wes-
tern journey without any mure delay
Accordingly, having reduced TIE lug
gage within the smallest possible co'n-
pass 10y sending lack to New forks to
be afterwards forwarded to us u Cana
,la. 50 much of ii as was not absolutely
waated;) and having procured the neces
sary credentials to blnkin5-hoases On
the way; ard having. moreover, booked
for two evenings at the setting sun. with
rs weli-defined an idea Of the country
before US as il we had been going to trav-
el into the very centre Of that planet;
We left Baltimore by another railway at
half past eight in the morning. and reach
ed the town of York, some sixty miles
of, by the early tlinner-tlme Of the ho-
.e!. which was the starting place Of the
fouf-hprsc coach. wherein We were 10
proceed to Harrisburg
TO all Concerned.
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