Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-08-15
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FRANKLIN House,
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 4 1851.

So,
steal moment from my friends aud pen You a
line, for It's possible might interest yourself,
and few of your large family of readers, by a
brief account of what we see and hear on
route to this enterprsing state, its Improvements,
natural beauties, &c, &c.
Friday the 25th of July, the large and COM
modious steamer Globe left your harbor with
fine load of passengers, accompanied also with
the kenosha Band, which increased the antic-
pations OF pleasant trip.
Capt Lundy, the gentlemaly commander, is
competent, and always willing to play the agree
able, and make you feel although absent from
your friends, that there are those who would
make you happy was it in their power; our &C
quantance with him is somewhat limited, how
ever. we hesitate not 10 say, that more careful,
able, judicious commander cannot be found upon
the lakes, or one who would sacrifice more for
the pleasure of his guests.
One glance al the clerks corporal" will tell of
more fun than my pen could picture, in its abIest
moments. And the steloard we think he could
supply those of your fair readers, who are "out
of patience :" for amid the crowd, hustle and
confusion attendant upon him while slowing away
the passengers, he is as calm perhaps as Job in
his Affections. Everything seems to terminate
| in happy issue, so willing is he to accommodate
and serve all. But this is enough. Eulogy is
| unnecessary for either boat or crew, one trip
with them will be sufficient to warrant their
popularity in the estimation of any one
Touching at Racine one moment as usual, we
took on board few passengers, although few
! twas enough to start the tears from a few ewes
upon the pier, nothing strange however when
friends part.
Soon Milwaukee hove in sight A carriage
was in readiness to escort the Band through the
I
to get peep at this growing city unfortunate
y we returned to the boat much disappointed
Going from the pier we took Huron ST., and it
might have been our i'll luck to return upon one
of those filthy, infectious SITS. which are found
| in most every place. At any rate we returned
not little disguised, with the bitches, frog-ponds
| and dirty brats of this famous western metropo-
/ lis; and If this is indeed a fair sample, we pity
those who make it their suro urn during the hot
months.
All things regulated, passengers having secur-
cd rooms, weather calm and fine without, all be-
gan to cherish hopes Of ''future felicity" Our
sublunary vehicle presented the appearance ola
town in many respects. There was in one quar-
ter the good and true discussed the important top
| les of the day; from whose conversation we
! could derive instruction, there was unassuming
worth in secret; the idler in the suburbs mu-
|
to their feet; the card player the wine tpcr
the dandy the peasant the would be-aristocrat;
the tOreiger; and the native, all with their va
rious hopes end expectations, were borne along
| by that noble craft which would have honorcd
! her switter rivals
Morpheus held me firmly in his grasp, that
although anticipated rich treat for nv vision
among the ancient wonders of Mackinaw
was denied the pleasure, save at distance,
which let me say was treat indeed However
! before the breakfast hour had passed, the least
observing would have been convinced that we
had been near some extensive fiSherV "lor not
an ordinary amount of trout served UP on
b ,ard the morning after left. Sabbath day
when on journey away from home, is not, to
say the least, as pleasant instructive, as
when we can sit in our accustomed place, under
the droppings of the sactuary." However, the
day passed very pleasantly, and the still quie-
tude of the passengers, as they witnessed the de-
clining sun from the deck, cheered by the voice
of song as it broke over the blue waters, in one
or two old familiar hymns, told that there was a
right feeling among them. As | witnessed the
last rays of the sun al that time it seemed like
a written volume telling of the flight of time
and the swift approach of that evening, where
! the sun of life is to sink forever below the no.
riZon and this world ceases to be its home.
| On Monday morning the curious were favor
cd with a delightful view of the eclipse by plac-
ing themselves in position to have the smoke
that issued from the pipes, between them and the
sun, a very fine sight was afforded. The old meth
cd of the smoked glass will undoubtedly be ex-
! changed for the steam boat.
AS Is usual among passengers who wish to
while away the time as rapidly as possible, many
! books arc found, and wish 10 digress one mo-
| ment while notice the kind OF literature, read
! or conned on board these steamers by most OF the
| travelling public. The cheapness of printing has
! placed the press into the hands of the vicious
and what we might call 'ocal literature, is sad
/ ly degenerate, although there is no good reason
! why It should not be chaste and pure as any
other. Llcentious men with little capalt, and
without talent readily find publishers for their
works, and with shame let 1t be uttered this Is
| the kind of reading we find among the mass of
travelling public. Productions possessing no
other attraction than Righteousness, I'd with no
merit but energy flood all the ports and Is pain
| full to notice, with what advidIty they catch up
! the poisonous stuff Works treating of the dis
gushing scenes of city life, whose heroe are lib
crimes, and whose heroines are harlOts, IN which
debauchng, gaming, drinking, and bacchanallan
revengs are the scenes that purport to represent
! city life. Treating as they do OF the most hldeous
views of mankind displaying the worst phases OF
! the human character dehghtlng III the most dis
! gustng pictures of human misery. Why is this
countenanced by the public Why do they IA
marize themselves to views which they would
not have dreamed existed Such reading all
/ sensible persons will say at once deadens the
sensbity, Supplies the feelings, and brushes
all the lofty aspirations of the bosom. 1T is
serpent in the bright path of literature. entwining
! its folds beneath tair words and emitting its pol
| son through seeming truth" Such works claim
to themselves reform, bu: throw open wider the
! portals of sin. | would not say 1t was the only
reading, but there exists too much OF 1t, and the
trump of Indignation should not only sound
/ against the publishers and readers but against
those OF the travelling public who give it coun-
! tcnanCe.
! We are through the straits-Huron, St. Clair
river into St. Clair Lake. without noticing much
Of importance or interest except natural beau
ties in their multiplied forms. Fort Gratiot how
/ ever at the mouth of St. Clair river presents
/ from the lake romantic appearance Its Ueau-
ttul grove. green banks, strange houses, and
above all in these peaceful times. Its men with
their blue jackets produce an impression upon
the mind of the passenger when is not easily
1 etiaCed