The Cecil Whig., 1847-10-30
Correspondence Of The Cecil Whig.
Incidents Oh Western Travel.
BY SCRAGGS.
Continued !
Continued !


In an exploring perambu.allon Ito see the
sights that ,cuz to sa,U' of some of the lions
aud elephants and minor beasts of this pork
and lard mart | wandered into the ''N est.
ern Arts Union gallery of paintings, (iree, }
where Mrs. Sephens's genius shone pre-
eminent in oil colours, assure you. What
an astonishing rich, vivid and prolific ina
ginalion she must be endowed with! Lcould
fill out (but am too Iazy) whole sheet, |
do think in praise of, and describing beau
niul productions of her wonderfully gifted
pencil, deposited here alone Her picture
of "Sunny Hours" Is transpor'lng:-bu nei
ther time nor space will allow me another
word on this score.
srayed too into the telegraphc Office
here:-my first visit 10 a thunder and light
nlng manuiactory: but as things were not III
motion just then, The elements didn't per
form, - and as there was no chance OF see
ing rhe monkeys and hynnas stirred up
here. in the same fruitful building, up stairs,
where the gallery is, and reading room,
and one or two other shows,) | peeped into
the ''Merchants' Exchange; clever enough)
but as | wanted change more than an X,
and, driven TO despair OF finding it here, so
early i'll the day, crpatrla,ed myself from
those pureus aud close in that vicinity.
sought admiuance (would you believe ii!
ye it is as true as death) into 'the Internal
regionsn stare so Upon my honor
it is fact Yes and was refused" Another
act-l offered money:-couIdnt get in!!!-
Don't think me crazy The udy keeper of
the door q had always thought that was The
dogs post of that double headed. ugly rascal ,
Cerberus) politely assured me it was quite
too expensive to fire up and carry on and
pile on the agony except 10 company OF
at least twelve or fifteen, as ii would nj
'pay:' and that therefore, could not have the
pleasure Of entering satisfactorily to all par
ties) the abode OF the damned and wines
sing the marvellous exploits of his majesty
and his angels, till night, when they would
be in full blast' and the soul-smeltns work
should be in lively operalon.'
Well, anxious as was to be engulfed IN
The mysterious sights of this wonderful city.
and calculating thai my chance for explor-
ing The much famed Tarlarean territory in
the neat world, is going 10 be very slim,
determined to make myself very busy about
i, in ul,s, tina, nigh, not die in ignorance
AT ulghl, went, and paid "a quarter TO
see--a grand fallure!- would mt take
four quarters 10 go into such quarters and do
it over again. It's not halt as Interesting a
mailer as had thought lt-and Judging from
HE company found myseliin, (there wasn't
: a printer there that knew,) assembled 10
wlmess tins talnt transcript of the oil-des
crlbed yet indescrlbable, inconcevable SUI
r lerng of the neither world, (all imaginary. TO
me- am more than ever convinced, thai
al least among the better informed classes
OF society Luciier and his court are fast fall
llng into disrepute, The fiery pictures Uhs
one is composed of figures and machinery
III motion. chains. fire, &c that have seen
n hazlnp from the mouths o, some ZealotS Can
: nea tins and give ii large odds. felt dis
posed 10 say, with BalIies Lucifer,' '-"Oh.
this is hbelous to man and hend." There
was a remarkable and cuipable deficiency
OF ,uIphur, thought St Paul says, think,
II, is good to be zeaIouSly affected always
II, good ,hine.' There should have been
no such deficiency then. Connected with
this show is the Museum Common
A gentleman Just showed me cut in his
cloth pants, and the pocket-ining, whence
his room male extracted and bore of seven
ty five dollars, and landed here. while he
was sound asleep.-Anoher adrolt thief, i'll
The throng that often crowds into steamer
a she is landing, slipped into state room
where lady and her husband were tas
asleep, and took her gold watch from neal
her head, and hundred and twenty dol
lars. of her husbands money. The rascals
can't make their jack out of me, in cash do.
ings. if they take aH
The musquio doctors here, last night held
whispered, free mo-logic al consultation
over a mans face and forehead, and finding
s,he head and front of his offending" is
that he is about three thirds of his time non
compus me,his, considering him. for the time
being, literally beneath their notice, they
merely brought IN their long bills for atten
dance bleeding, tawn!ng, &c. which, beng
fuly Hquidaled and satisfied, they left. Tha