The Arkansas banner., 1845-02-19
For the Bonner. -SK PITCHES BY THE WAY.

For He BaHRer
 SKETCHES BY THE WAY.
 FEBRUARY 9, lS45.
 DEAR E.-When we parted, promised to write yon, by the way. i will be as good as my word; altho' what write may not be worth reading-as am poor hand at either narrative or description. Such as l have, however. "I give unto thee"
 s.The stage is ready, sirp' sounded harsh ly in my ears. and reused me from the short sleep was trying to enjoy, on Saturday mornlng-I can't tell you the exact hour, since Pee lost my 1Uatch; but ] think It was little after 3 o'clock My strong affection for Ca mornings nap''-a sentiment, verify believe, inherited, and would surely mmor- talize in songs of praise, Ii were Poet resented this ruthless assault upon one of the dearest of s'creature comforts,o to the degree, almost, of ill-nature. Inasmuch, however, as stopped short, if only one inch, ot that, claim that my equanmity shall still, and hencelorth, be considered imperturbable.- For, shew me the man, or woman either, for the matter of that) who can bear the sud den deprivation of his accustomed luxury ol "a mornings nap,n without murmur-.In- deed, without loud and bitter complaint, and I will shew you one who may righhully sit for marble statue of Zeno himselt-one who might excite feeling of envy in the bosom of poor old Job, if the venerable pa triarch were yet aive-one who may coldly fold his arms, and laugh defiance in the face of all the ills that .sthe world, the flesh, and the d--l'' can array against him. ''Sala- thiel,' in tones of heart-broken horror, ex- -ammortality on earth 2'--as if that expressed in terms, the summam maium ot life But, in his whole book, he no where tells us whether he had ever been called up. just before day, from pleasant sleep, 10 take ride in the cold air of February. Nor do believe he ever Was-else his exclama- ton would, doubtless, have been 1.-The loss of "a mornings nap b"-and, every time he repeated it, would have responded, most feelingly, with gfoan-or d sigh at least But was backed in my good temper, and no little soothed, by the pleasant faces and mer- " voices of my compagaons du poyage-- four in number, just enough, for comfort, in a six passenger coach. Two ofthem-Col2s. C. and C. knew well before the other two-Messrs NJ, and J--, of the Indian country, was introduced to in the stage office. But in a moment, l knew them all, and we were, 'close friends,o stow ed away together-I in my lavorite seat, the right hand corner of the front. And here. if you have little experience ill stage travelling, let me advise you always to take that seat, ii you can get it-unIess 1t makes you 'sea- sck," as 1t does some people, to ride back wards. It enables you to lean back better, with far less olting, and to make some amends for the loss of the s'morning's nap" About sunrise we reached Johnson's, distance 10 miles from Little Rock, where an eXcel- lent breakfast awaited us; and, assure you. Mrs Johnson had no cause to complain that we sighted her cookery. About noon we were at Perceful's, the halfway house; and, tho the hour was early, no fault was found of the dinner At o'clock q know it was 7, for some one else had watch) we hauled up at the well lighted, well warmed, and hos pitable mansion of Dr. Murray, at Rock Roe, and the end, for the present, of our land tra- vel. Here, capital supper was ready for us and, be well assured, we evinced an equal readiness for it, An accident prevent cd the boat from arriving, until morning. We then repaired on board, and at o'clock Sunday committed our lives and limbs to the mercy of steam, and the gentle current of While river, As l write, we are booming along at the rate of some l2 or l5 miles an hour, and expect to reach the mouth of the river by , or6 o'clock-distanee from Rock Roe 40 miles,
 The ride across the Prairie was made ill good time, considering the road, which, in some parts, was deep and heavy Little of interest presented itself to view. It was ra- ther dreary winter scene, over brown waste of dead grass. The scenery along White river is not interesting almost an unbroken wilderness, with only two or three points above overflow. It is a gentle stream, however, always and safely naviga- ble. B,