The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-06-29

Below are two more letters from our
pedestrian friend "W," who has arrived
safely at home, leaving his friend to pursue
his lonely way on to Niagara, and where
s'er the spirit may lead him. Striking
the great canal up in New York, our cor
respondent threw by his staff and boarded
canal packet-thence by steamboat and
rail road he made his way hastily home,
where engagements with law books or
ladies, or both, it may be, demanded his
attention.
Correspondence Of The Cecil Whig]
SENECA FALLS, N Y. June 10, 1850.
DEAR RICKETTS, IL had made up my
mind to stay at Jefferson last night; and
have fair view of Seneca Lake as we
sailed over it this morning But when
we reached there the sun had just set
the moon chung like gem on the brow
OF the sky" and the boat lay at the wharf
ready to SAIL looked on the Lake sleep
ing in quie,ness and beauty-th he tempta-
tion was too great to resist, so jumped
on the boat resolved to See Seneca BY
moonlight.
Seneca Lake is one Of The most beautiful
sheets OF water IN America. 1t Is 35 or
40 miles in length, and from 2 to 4 in
width. The water is of deep blue color
as cool and delicious as mountain spring,
and so transparent that you can see with
dislinctness, objects 80 feet beneath the
surface. What may seem singular, it has
never been known to freeze. AS we
glided over its placid bosom ! sat upon
the deck OF the "Ben Loder" and gaz-d
upon the scene. The bank on either side
slopes gradually down TO the waters edge,
and is th,ckly decked with flowers Of ev-
cry hue. Now a strip OF woodland ar
rests the eye, and now tract OF cleared
land-a field waving with grain or red
with clover Observation-Disclosures before you.
When we were about half way down the
Lake, as if TO add to the beauty Of the
scene, the sky 10 the North became sud-
denly black and the lightning flashed with
terrific vividness The moon, however,
still remained unobscured by clouds. And
while to the North the elements were en-
gagged in fierce strife-to the South the
moon silvered with her mellow beams
lake, field, and forest. At 10 O'Clock we
reached Geneva, which as the geogra ply
books say is "a fourishng town, beauti-
fully situated &c., &C." Conlound the
cities I hate to describe them. They are
all alike-one vast monotonous assem-
blage OF houses, streets, and dust. The
country between and around Seneca and
Cayuga lakes Is beautiful as beautiful as
ever smiled beneath summers sun and
will one day when more highly cultivated
equal if not surpass any spot in the world.
THIS morning ! left Geneva and walked
10 Seneca Falls, my present place of writ
ing, which is such a miserable place that
it deserves and shall have no description
from me.
like the New Workers much better
than l do the Pennsylvanians. Almost
the moment crossed into sYork State,' as
the people about here call 1t, fanci-d I
could perceive difference. Perhaps il
Was but fancy Of mine; but the people
yes, even the dogs and cats had a more
intelligent look. The houses and barns
are not so Int'Ierably large, nor so hor-
ridly red, but there is an air OF neatness
and comior, pervadrs every thing which
reminds me OF home and friends.
You know was always pretty radical
in my notions, and held the doctrine tina,
appearances are deceptive, but am now
more democratic than ever, and shall new
er again judge people by their looks. I'll