Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-11-30
MARTINsBURG Va WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER &c. 1883

that for the number of inhabitants, tlaereh are
fewer dogs than in any Of the other Spanish
ports we visited. Decending from ourlofty
position we started towards Ellis's boarding
house, for it was by this time growing late,
and arrived there in time to partake u "a ex-
cellcnt supper, to which we paid our ru6pects
most voraciously, as our apPetites wsrs well
sharpened by the evenings exercise.
Ellis is an enterprising young Auorican,
who keeps the best cuisine IN Talcahuana, and
who had lately married beautiful little piece
of mortality, about three feet high, round and
plump as q robin in wild-cherry time, and with
the prettiest little angels face, saw on the
Spanish main. But to see her busting about
with her great bunch Of keys; carefully sur
veying each dish, as the supper is being
brought in, and now and then CHANGING at her
husband whole volumes Of afaction and pride
in the consciousness Of assisting her better
half; Oh! 'twould make the heart Of her
mt futter in it's gloomy home, and attempt
every possible plan Of egress And the sup
| per itself would do honor to some Of our first
class hotels Every variety of fruit beef
that would almost melt in the mouth; with
fish, fowl and sweetmeats ad libitum, might
not possess great attraction for an epicurc,
but to those who ssplod their weary way" over
the sea, and whet their appetites on salt junk,
smilitia pork, Fond hard tack. Tam inclined
to favor the opinion that it is not uery objec-
tionable.
After supper, Ellis rendered us an invita-
ton to visit his lady's parents, which we glad
ly accepted, as it would afford us an opportu-
nifty of seeing life indoors, and of spending
an agreeable evening when we had expected
to be a prey to the ssblues," for Talcahuana
was not prolific in amusements. We found
a venerable couple and two children formed
the household, and for two hours VIC enjoyed
ourselves very satisfactorily in singing, chat
ting, dancing, and waltzing; time few by
with Lightning speed, and we were only made
aware Of the lateness ofthe hour by an alarm
of fire suspending our amuscments, and in
ducing us for the first time during the even
ing to consult our watches. The alarm pro-
we'd false, but it adjourned our joyous party
very abruptly. Retiring to our boarding.
house, VIC wooed the Dream God very sue
ccssfully, and triunphantly entered the land
of Nod however, whether our easy invasion
of that country threw us off our guard or not,
l am unable to say, but certain it is that we
were attacked by large army under Gen.
Pulex, and ifnot routed were certainly to used
Awaking, | discovered, lazilJ reclining under
my left eye-lid, jovial looking, burly speci-
men of the Pulecians, whom, from the fire of
enthusiasm that burned in his eye, I supposed
to be an optician in embryo. assuredly he had
been experimenting on NY eye, hoping, l
suppose, to enlighten their aeaships by prose-
cutting his researches on the magniGed sub
ject, flor he had magnifed nine and favor
ing them with a learned disqnisition. Then
the question arose in my mind whether civ
ilization in fleadom had not extended as far
as the invention of a magnifying glass, for
| argued, their bill or probe, certainly pos
sesscd the quality Of increasing the object
probed, in size,-but while was indulging
my pcnchant for desultory speculation, the
origin of it became participlo past, fled -
So inwardly blessing the whole of the gems,
tried to compose myself again to sleep, but
old morpheus declined receiving me again
under the shadow his mantle, and l arose,
and calling my companion, we started off in
quest of an appetite for breakfast. Whether
we found it or not, shall reserve the dis
closure for my next.
[To BE CONTINUED.
n6J-There is home ofhappiness beyond
the grave, we presume no intelligent-or at