Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-10-01
NOTES OF A TRIP TO uELwAUKEE.
SEPTEMBER, 18th.

the one side, and land view on the other, is We
| ny lightsome and refreshing on one of these fin
Fall days whilst the air is bracing without bein!
cold. As you dash out on the Lake, object
with which you are familiar on land assume
new aspect, now that you view them in the mass
grouped under the far extended outlines of Ma
ture. A steep elevation, with its sandy path
way, for which, as landsman, plodding along
you entertained little respect becomes bolC
picturesque feature in a prairie scene. The
marsh and long drawn-out pool that profanes the
name Of river, becomes beautiful meadow will
its shining meandering strcam-with it may bt
Maids transformed out of washer-women : and {;
few scattering tall trees, too far apart ever tc
shade the way-farer, groupe themselves into ;
cool romantic grove, with common white hou
scs peering through the foliage and glistenng
like marble palaces-thus
Assistance lends enchantncnt to the view
And robes the mountain in its azure hue"
Nothing can seem more irregular than oul
coast to one who is wandering along the shore
yet, when surveyed from distance of two or
three miles in the lake. it becomes quite regular
even in its irregularities. Its acute points, all
the way from Chicago to Milwaukee, and beyond
resemble the teeth of a saw, and appear 10 be
worked out by fierce north-easters operating at
a varying angle against the line of coast.
Racine is ambitious city, not only in talk
but also in appearance Perched on good ele-
Walton, she shows to great advantage from the
Lake, and obtains her full credit at first sight
Some of the principal buildings, as seen from a
short distance, look like huge masses of brick
piled up for sale, so high and narrow as to be
quite offensive to the eye, and enjoy their cheat
en- out" altitude at the expense of every law of
proportion. 1t is difficult for one "a little YER
dlnt," TO divine the reason of this, unless it may
be TO prove the extreme value of land in that
GLORIOUS city" and the heaven-ward tendency
OF the buildings as well as the inhabitants. Yet
like Racine. Her people have good deal OF
p Hey AMI public spirit, and sustain her COM
mercc well. When the Farmer has toiled all
Spring, anxiously watched his crops through
the droughts and foods of Summer, and labor
el and sweltered under the burning sun of July
and August in securing them, and podded, it
may be, over long rough roads, with oxen, in
bringing them to market, surely he ought to re-
ccve as brisk reception as can be afforded him.
There is no place where one is more apt to
find lively miscellaneous company, than on a
western Steamboat Adventures, who have
followed all sorts OF spcculauulI, u. Io. ul...vs.
every variety Of circumstances, are generally to
they cannot rest even in a steamboat. You will
find them dcsCanting on some tavorte place that
beats all creation FOR some things, and the rest OF
the universe for others or breathing out tale
of thrilling adventure in which their OWN ConSe-
qucncc and hcroism is abundantly maintained
or il NAV be one more sly, who is trying to in
duce you to mount some hobby horse OF Il patent
RIGHT, in which you are sure to make yoar for
tune, (rendcring voyage TO California unneces.
sarv1 and in which he, no doubt, sees his way
to a part of his own. Eastern men too are there,
with all ihe curiosity which Franklin has ascri-
bed to ,i,yn--yct who that they ever accosted
docs not feel Obliged to them for their long series
of categorical questions about the value OF farms,
amount of crops, fruit raising, schools, and 1t
NAV be few at first Cautiously about politics
and religion-aIl SO rational and pohte-answers
receive d with such interest AMI lnterSpcrScd
with ION comparisons OF their native States.
II was almost sunset ere we reached MIWau-
kec; but as we approached, the little bay with
lis amphitheatre-lke city, cleaned beautifully
in rays of the declining sun. But as we enter
the lower part what difference from our anti
cipations Water lots is no figure OF speech
when applied to many of the homesteads OF the
Mlwaukeans There were large numbers of
houses SHADING on stills in the water, without
an inch of apparent land within the enclosed gar
den, but frequent blocks of cord wood were seen
deDosited on the ground over which boards were
laid to form a passage to the street. Surely
neither happiness nor health can be very abund-
ant in such places The constant presence of
these standing pools must Danish hope and cheer
fulness from the mind and the damps of night
and The Shiny cXhalations of the day, must try
severely all constitutions The houses in this
part are generally poor, but as you ascend into
the higher parts OF the city, you cannot help
feeling the immense contrast between the condl-
tons of the poor and the rich in it. Streets OF
fine substantial houses GENERALLY brck) make
their appearance, with ornamental trees and ele-
cant fences and gardens, So high, dry and clean,
that health cannot but stay amongst them unless
driven away by intemperance or disease led to
GREAT fierccness and strength i'll the lower parts
OF the city: and thus the tavors OF Nature are
added to augment the inequalities of fortune
During the few hours | staid in Milwaukee, |
rambled somewhat on its principal business
street. 1t was evening, and of course but little
opportunity was afforded of seeing how business
went, but the general testimony was that is I'M
/ proving. This street contains many spends
/ stores. but in regular elegance and display Of
the boundless afiiuence of commerce, | think IL
! far behind Lake street, Chicago. TO one accus
toned to our quiet city, this seems lively, moi
sy place. with concerts, auctions, and immense
! gambling always going on, and crowds of peo
! pie circulating amongst them, as whlm or bust
ness may divert, with frequent accompaniment
| OF Dutch or German talk, few degrees louder
than Englishis generally spoken. saunteret
along to place where a drum was laundering
away, up in second story on entering the low
er room. which was crowded, found that ii was
one Of the Temples of the Democracy, and tha
the priest or priests believed that Faith [Poliuca
Faith at least) comcth by seengas well as hear
ING, "for all around the room" were strung VI
political portraits and election caricatures.
The Germans here have some fine picture;
of the Hungarian struggle. | saw one repre-
sentinr the battle in which BEN triumphed ovel
the combined Austrians and Russians. VIVA
a victory. and what a glorious Hope 1t klndied
J ;,,+ NJ blOOA-