Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-08-31
On Dun TOM,
At Mrs. Kenwig's Hotel,

W COOl PCASOiIs " Uc uSSu dOIluS
the cruise If, therefore, any black trunks marked
=" T. T." should be found on the route for the next
| three years, no matter whether they are claimed
by others not, they will be sent to US postpaid
directed to the care of the Department of the In.
terror and no questions asked.
| Our friend Harry supplied us with tobacco du.
ring the trip, and Dick treated to old rye;" Sc
that between chewing and swallowing, we had q
confounded wet time of it. fsl. a.-t
| Baltimore is large place, and is a seaport. Il
has academy, an almshouse, and fort, and
two hotels opposite the depot, at SO cents each
with splendid coffee wher the kettle boils 1t ha:
a mayor. and is very pretty place for wholesale
| grocery. They do good deal of colorng at this
place, fol- we saw the dye-stulf running down the
| streets, and The principal scavengcrs, hogs, wal
| lowing in it.
| Monuments are terrible thick in this place. We
were measured for one, t. be placed oppo.
site TO that of the First Washington We are tc
look at SUNRISE and the old gentleman is to look
at sunset, and all creation is to look between US
| All comparisons are barred as personal and low
| lived. .s.
| Having gained our breath, and suffered two Of
three lean fellows who want Offices, and who ex
pect to get them, to kiss our hands, and having
made pro-trumpery speech, we took the York
train, and away we went - lick et-e-cut," tor the
Susquehanna and the adjacent country.
1t is remarkable fact that the cars on the Sus.
quehanna are built in The same way that they are
on the Washington road, We found in the la
dies ca kind of cabin, with lockers and several
| loop-holes to look out upon the country as we
passed along. Being too short to look out the
usual side windows without lift or two, we sta
toned ourselves by one of those loop.hces and
watched the aspect Of the country for couple Of
hours. We were astonished, however, to see no
| thing but ribbon or path of sand and gravel the
whole distance, and were about TO cuSs the histor
ans who had described il TO be the western Eden
when Mayor Stansbury, who is real clever fellow
notwithstanding his loco fokery to US that
we had been looking down upon the track. and
not at the country at large at all, and advised Us
to sit up and look sideways. which we at last did
| raised upon two pair of saddle-bags and cush.
ion. We liked this operation better; it was more
| pleasant to our five senses-one, two three four
fve-yes, five Senses and was more respectable
for the commander oftwo armies and the President
of an ocean-bound republic. 1t was now time to
think of our reception at York, and we began to
ruminate upon what we should say At length we
were most fortunate in getting our ideas together
short, sweet, and comprehensive An hour
passed now dull enough. Every woman and child
in the came into the saloon to look at us but
when they they boIted right out. What
they did this for, we cannot for the life of Us d.
vine; but presume they were abashed at the first
appearance of our awful presence.
| And now the man who blows the railroad whis
| tie. AID who has a terrible cold, Judging from
the sound,) Blew blast that would wake the ALI
gators from Emuckfa to Whylhalacooche. We
misunderstanding started-everybody started =
three puffs, squeal, and drag, soon brought u:
up all standing and 10! we were 10 Water street
at FORK, and the chief burgess ofthat ancient city
stood before US. Two flies, two drums, and &
French horn then luxuriated in the melody of JEFF
ferson and Liberty, and we were addressed as fol
lows, as near as we could make it out by the chic
burgess of York =urs
welcome thou Second Washington, TO tn,
shades of ancient York. The sun will set wher
you set. and rise when you rise ]; ard when yol
revove upon your axis the country will be coveret
with bran-new glory" GH
To which I've replied ..r s..s @
"MOsT EXCELLENT CHIEF BURGESS: W.
were made by the IDEAS of Nj arch--like Minerva
full b!own--bu: have no time TO enter into parti
culars. We observe by the steepIe that you are
godiy set, and by the furnace chimneys that yoi
indulge in pig iron and other staples May yol
live until the snake of disrnion strangles liberty
and when you die, may you be buried by some on
of the Han71as or Wanas. that crinkle crankle a
round you ;-and now hand US over that blac
bottle, and put on the steam''
Wnz-whiZ-spit-wh ir-tick-a -lick-tics-a
-ding-dong-squ and we were at Coum
bia. Crossing that almighty mass of wood work
called Columbia Bridge. which is pokerish piac
after dark, we streaked il through the great lum
ber-yard street of that renowned pace; an
in short time cut round the corner of baco
str md ante I Heal. L.
and somewhat dusty.
: Here we were at home. Here our friend That
deus approached, with the anxious committee {
that remarkable borough, which turned wing upo
the antl-masonic question, and never turned bac
again and, with tear of pleasure in his ey
T welcomed US as the father and defender of th
WiInaoL PTOUiS0, and protection to that s. rongho
of whig rejoicings. ..ss Hsr7zs- --z e 7aa
What we said in reply, we cannot just now r,
member, owing to The noise and confusion of Il
: occasion; but we are confident that we dodge
the questions, and piled the whole load upon Coz
; gress. .sea,s-. r.. -gH@t IS e4a sts.s- -,s.
Soon procession was formed, and the vel
weIkin rung with :" Huzza for Zachary Washn
ton and ter great wing party of Lancaster 7" Tw
by two we then marched into Mrs Ke1stC g's gu
ct hotel, where we got chance 10 slip away /
ourselves and write this short letter, knowing th
| w Ho'C SoN w ohoAS cVeIyOu manu- LO.mOIFON
and that Governor johnson who knows what
is about, Is to say what he pIcases for US 10 Il
people. We shall now turn in, and vegetate
y on the almighty prospect that fate has SO uncer
moniously opened before us.
70 We observe that writer in the Republic
70 getting positive in our absence, and denies th
John Daviss sou is going TO get minister's out
10 TO England ahead Of ABBOTT. You can just gi
% him the contradiction in French, which in En-
lish means that he is as false as - in his pr
N misses, and had better not get US into any scra
: about our diplomacy while we are absent, for =
know what we meant as well as the rest of ther
oo and if John IS cheated out Of his outfit, wo be
to the cooks that spoils the broth.
10 In conclusion, we find that we are well know
D. after We are introduced to everybody-little DO
Ut AID all-and that the children talk Dutch or En-
e lish. just as they happen to feel. Keep brig
Id eye after Thomas during our peregrinstion
IN ne Is horse and cart with cross dog under I
I'd bottom, and can make great show with ve
IS little money. Wesend you pint mug made
this vicinity BY the pottery, as sample Of the
h gress OF the arts and sciences in this age. Y
he will place this mug in some conspicuous plsce
10 the East Room, and tell Bliss not to disturb
crockerY until we come back