The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-12-07
TRAVELLING NOTES.
NOTES ON VIRGINIA.
ny LAwRfE TODD.

In February Inst, travelled from Peters
burlh, Va, 10 Wilmington, N. c., in Tho
rail cars. While beginning to move from
Pciersburgh, we'll dressed man, having
seven gold rings ON as many different fin.
gers, started from the door of tho Intel on
the opposite side Of the street, and run to-
wards the cara. AZ he wns crossing, !
thought by his unsteady psce and swinging
motion, that he WIS top heavy, md just M
he rcnchcd the cars. he fell with his face on
The rnils. IN n moment his brains were
scattered like th"se ii hero nmong the
chappnral fields Of Mexico. We left him
'othe Coroner. mud to the contemplaiions OF
the An'i.Tempcrnncc Society. We slept md
J"'ed alternately, NIL night. Among the
passengers, we saw mn exquisite from Phil.
adelphia, who probably Ind seen twenty.
hive summers lie was tall. slim, md tight
Inccd! nnd put you in mind Of tho insect,
with wings, vulgarlv called the "Devil's
Dsrning NeedIe!" lie WINS so be- whi.kcr.
cd md be.hnircd. from the throat to the
eyebrows. that his eyes were nearly hid,
like the eyes Of n Russian bear in winter,
when the fur is in full crop. From the
same cause, his mouth was invisible, cxccp,
when he inserted Quo cnd of cheroo,
nearly ns thick M tow.lne then his mouth
WINS seen in shape like tho mouth Of floun.
der. thrown "n sh"rc nj Rmkawny. mud
pnnting fnr winter Ills garments BATTLE
INV power. IL description; bur his Zee, were
i Sh a Al n n
lead c'''rcd muslin. having m inch of j..
pm blnck len'hcr an tho point &C the toes
Ilis foot md ankle bones were small. being
tigbt.lnced, and ! though, how well the,
would look on Tho prc,i, little Em of ~,
vonng friend Miss Nancy Lghibdy.--
Nothing is more becoming than small I'M.
derstandings Tor women. but u see lad, =
foot NJ thc foundation ofn six.foot dandy
is worse ihnn grnv whikers on did seventy.
six; hut outstanding his artificial de.
l"rmi,ics, he wna handsome! lie lookcd
like one Of those subjects on whom Mniamc
Nature tolls whole day to firm n hand.
somc person; but getting tired of her i,l,
n, shutdown. rolls him frn,n her work bench,
forgetting to put brains in his bend.
Tho first bell struck seven knelle, and
onr exquisite snt on y chair in the pinzz,,
his tcf, an the railing ns high ms his head
thus showing the one inch nf glazed lcnih-
or most prominently. md the CIvcrooi
aforesaid WINS in his mouth. from which is
sued volume If smoke. lie l0okcd over
his left shoulder ne hc sent forth n puff:
.IDick," saws he. "siow nv trunk nm board =
save, ave. sir" said Dick; bnt Dick ran
in another direction. Ms trunk lny n nv,
feet; ] sang out 10 lad. "flcrc, bow
snvs !. srnke hold of that handle, md III
take hold Of this. md there is six pence e..
you;" in two minutes il is ia the baggage.
chr. Mr.. Tight Boots wheeled into tho
bnr.room. probably To wash the smoke from
his mouth. lsaw him step into the chi
Hhend Of me, and the bell ce ssed iolling.--
saw no more ofhim until IL r. NJ, wher
We stopped ut Weldon TO change cars and
bngc"ge. There ] saw the iight.hoo,
splashing through mud md miro, n i.ntcr,
IN ono hand aud whnlcbona switch in III,
other, turning and ovcrturning nn,ne.
mnrks, trunks and initials. hut, behold, hi.
trunk was not there! lie said he would no. 81
on without it.-so he went back in the 70
turn cars. In parting ] said TO him, an,
young friend am sorry for your loss; 70,
may get the trunk, bu, your timo is gone -
when Won wish to mike sure Of Your trunk
Cor the future, give Dick the one handle
and take hold Of the other yourself!'
i AtSA.M. we stopped ut Goldsboro' e..
breakfast. By the time lind drunk half o
my first cup Of coffee, the whistle sounded
TO march! snake haste gentlemen" sale
our black waiter, "you'Il be left" Agai,
the whistle sonnded-Q wns mons,rou,
hnngry)-I picked up piece Of hoc-cakc
probably pound, md ran. Al tho doc
stood the landlord, receiving fifty cent,
from cnch passenger. told him il VISA
dead shave-a railroad conspiracy 10 starry,
the children Of Uncle Sam in his ow,
kitchen. Il was we'll ! secured the hoe
cake, for il wns 5 r. n. before We saw m,
aiens Of civilization. think North Caro-
lima must have been the last place on ID,
face Of the globe that aprssred, when ID,
waters Of the food rolled back 10 the oceau
All day there sat by my side q woundc.
voluntecr,-he was covered with glorious
scars, glorious wounds, bruises, and sores
so that no could neither sit, stand, walk
without severe pain. He had been Lieu
tenant, and had received liberal educa
ton. He was sociabls and intelligent, an,
- We sat side by eide, converting from {
A. NJ. TO 5 P. n. got broad and occula
Demonstration II this glorious var. Thi
occurred Inst February. He had lost lee
wns wounded IN the arm, and had hesides
frighifnl sear on the face. He said he wa
IN the way to his home in South Caroline
expecting 10 see hia vita and . child
which was horn three months after he Wal