The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-07-01
Correspondence Of IheCecil Wig.
NO. j NOTES
Valley of the Connecticut
FROM TIE

Valley of the Connecticut
In this lovely month of June, the love-
Hest ofal the sister months, dame Nature
has donned her greenest skirt and sweet
est smiles, and decked herself with flow
cry wreaths Of sweetest smell, as if dc.
t.rmined, in their own despite, to win
wooers from the dust and smoke of the
city highway, the toll and care of the
counting room, or the musty tones OF the
study. Won by her fair promises, we
have cased our feet in good brogans and
with knapsack on back and good oaken
cudgel in hand, have taken to the road
for 'stramp" through one Of the love-
Hest valles the sun shines on,-that wa
tered by the Connecticut.
In these days of steam and "progress'
the ilea of a good old fashioned walk
has become almost obsolete; almost the
only idea one gets of the country through
which he passes, is of fence posts stalk
ing along with unaccountable rapidity
and mile stones in close proximity, chas-
ing each other as though not only time,
but space itself was to be "shortened up'
for the convenience of the go-ahead
spirit of the age. But commend me to
Natures own propelers, such as Adam
had when he and Mother Eve took their
airing in Paradise, with that assistant
which Jacob had, when setting out for
Padan Aram to seek himself a wife, he
"crossed this Jordan with his staff"
There Is something Independent in the
very look of the pedestrian as he march
cs stoutly along; for his own pleasure
stopping ever and anon, and leaning on
thu fence to chat awhile with some far
mer's boy about the crops, or seats him.
self under the broad shade Of some ''green
wood tree" and perchance whites away
the sultry noontde hour by gentle nap,
undisturbed meanwhile by the rafting
of machinery, the shrieking Of the whis-
tie, or the stentorian cry, "show your
tickets" Your pedestrian needs no tick
ct, his "conductor" is his own fancy, the
only rafting he makes is that of his well
shod heel upon the stones, and his whls-
tie is the low melody with which he
whites away the passing hour and gives
vent TO breath that might vent itself un-
der other circumstances, in malcdlctions
upon the noise or dust or some other in
convenience which they who travel by
steam must endure.
But | was not about to give you lau-
dalton of Professionalism, when sat down.
MY object was to give you some few
notes of a foot tour up the valley Of the
Connecticut. We will pass over the trip
from our goodly village of Elkton to the
city of New Haven, performed in steam
boat ana rail car, not forgetting however
to enter our solemn protest against the
sovereign state of New Jersey, for the
extra dollar she hlches from all who are
compellcd.to cross her soil, an exaction
which nothing but absolute poverty can
excuse.
New Haven we find beautiful place,
and this we make the starting point Of
our Journey But lest our eyes should
never rest again upon spot so fair we
will lay our staff aside for day or two,
and stroll through its well shaded streets
and delightful squares. Qulnnlp'ac,
which beautiful Indian name the stern
old Pilgrims changed to New Haven, lies
OH level plain at the head of a bay some
three miles from Long Island sound,
which here stretches out to its greatest
width. TO the traveller approaching
from the Sound, it appears like broad
forest through whose spreading branches
tower up some dozen church stecples,
giving notice that beneath these cluster
ing shades are found the abodes of busy
men. Nothing can exceed the beauty
which the mingling Of rustic simplicity
with urban elegance gives to this favor
ed abode of Science and Religion. The
majestic old Films planted by Pilgrim
hands, locking their sturdy arms IN firm
embrace, high over head form sylvan
arch almost impervlous to the rays Of the
sun, and give to the place It's well known
name, "The City of Elms''' The houses
except III the business streets stand for
the most part alone, surrounded with
gardens and yards, just now radolent with
the fragrance OF the rose, and thousand
other flowers of lesser name and note,
and trimmed with the most fastidious
neatness. TkS@tbers of the city, look
ING forward 70 VIC time when their hum
BILE village shodh become the abode Of
busy thousandsg!a Qourishing city-laid
it out with great regularity, and appro-
priated the central plot, Of some fourteen
acres, as public square or green, which
Is now surrounded by neat iron fence.
and bounded on every side by lofty Elms.
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