Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-11-02
OUR RECENT VISIT 10 RAIFftH

the khdsst manner undertaken to shruaieie the 10
cidenfs attending our FIRST night M tic . ej0tJ4 6
Oaks and had he carried the matter further, By
describing all that we did and saw during our recent
visit to that delightful place, we should have been
saved the trouble of recording, as we now propoes
to do the results of the expedition. Our neighbor
being IN Petersburg all the time, might not have
been able to perform the task as tr1thfully as our
selves but his account would have been SO much
more facetous and imaginative than our own, that
we regret he did not honorus by playing the part Of
hstoriographer to our adventures.
Of the journey out to Raleigh we need only saw
that it contained little beyond the usual experience
OF railway travel Our friends Messrs. Bird and
Branch, of the two lines of road between Petersburg
and the capital Of the Old North State being fast
men, we got along at pretty rapid pace from de-
pot to depot very frequently realizing the speed Of
Sam Weller on his remarkable ride to Ipswich, when
surrounding hobjects was rendered hinwisible by
the extreme velocity"
As approached the point of our destination, the
Cars began to be more and crowded with pill
grins to the Fair, and we entered Raleigh with :
number of passengers such as has never gone along
the line before since it was railroad But talking
of crowds-dd' mt the streets of Raleigh next morn,
ing display something of gathering? If North Car. s
olina has been asleep for twenty years like Rip Van
Winkle, who laugh at her say, she was wide
enough awake then. Every body-indeed all the
world, and his wife seemed to be there We have
seen some animated and gay sights in our day. but
nothing to what witnessed on that occasion. And
right proud might the good old North State be Of
such an assemblage of her ctzens-the substantial
yeomanry Of the SOIL the intelligent representatives
of that noble profession, togeth-
to celebrate ofits galadays and bringing with
them their wives and daughters to set off the
with their radiant attractions. Of the ladies' bless
their souls, We shall say more anon) Such reunions
are far better-they possess higher significance
| than the throngS which convene to horse-race
a-balloor ascension There is a moral purpose in
the object that lends interest to the whole affair
beyond the more holiday shows of any people. The
French Emperor may get up great .tetes to console
his Gourqeoisie for the loss of their fecdomhe may
construct pasteboard Alps to be ascended by autoln
attic Napoeons in the blaze of thousand pieces Of
fireworks and collect -ast crowds to gaze upon the
mimic gores of the spectacle; but be cannot with all
his money, bring together such gathering as that
we saw at Raleigh. When France, if she ever does,
shall witness the like, despotism will have passed
from her sunny cline forever.
We hope no one who has read our remarks up to
this point will expect to describe the articles
exhibition at the North Carolina State Fair. 1t would
| be matter of simple impossibity. Such miracu.
lous machines such various vegetables, such supe-
rior Southdowns, such excellent Devons, such high
mettled horses, we never saw before. Through the
grounds We went, accompanied by Moore, of the
News and Whitaker, of the Girafe,) finding at eve
ry step something more remarkable than what we
had Just left behind u.s. till at last fatseed with look
ing at prodgies of stock and marvels of growth we
turned TO what "Od Virginny never tires" Of
admiring We went to see the show at Floral Hall
And what was that? By my faith, Sir it Was
show of tho Flowers of loneliness" The roses
were pretty and the fruits were luscious, which had
blossoned OH bush, and ripened on bough to deco
rate that Hall, but what comparison did they stand
to the bright beings with cheeks more beauteous in
tint than the roseeaf smoother to the eye than the
peach. He will be happy man who shall discover
how smooth is one of those checks to the lip. Yes
whenever North Carolina gets up exhibition Of
its productions let the ladies not be forgotten, and
put us doGra for a front seat? daguerreotype OF
that would be worth hanging up in the editors
sanctum. There is picture in the Princes, by Ten
nyson, that to some extent resembles what IT was
from the illumned hall
| Long leaves Of splendor santcd DER n press
OF snowy shoulders, thick as herded ewes,
And rainbow robes, and gems and gcmiike eJeh
Flucuaed, as flowers in storm, some red some pale,
but the fair daughters of North Carolina
like the attendants of the Amazonian beauty, Lady
Pschye and their attractions with simplicity
as charming as it was unconscious.
We came away from Raleigh largely indebted to
the editorial fraternity, for kindly and hosptable
treatment and We can only hope to catch some Of
them, one Of these days in Petcrsburg-that's all.
Mr.. Holden, the able editor Of the Standard, gave
a delightful entertainment Wednesday evening
last and we had the pleasure of meeting at it many
of the most distinguished gentlemen of the State.
The Raleigh Press was wellrepresented by Mr.. Gales
ofthe Register Mr. Doub, ofthe Star, and the Messrs
Cooke and Waddel of the Southern Weekly Post
We must not fail to state that met here also Mr.
Cameron who is soon to edit paper at Beaufort,
; y. u, to be called the 'Hacyon. klr. f0unu
to be most pleasant and well informed gentleman.
, We wish him much success in his contemplated en-
terpise We lent editorial assistance to them in
doing full justice to the excellent entertainment pro-
, | vided by Mr.. Holden.
On Thursday accepted polite invitation from
! Mayor Haywood, and spent couple Of hours At his
residence in the most agreeable manner 1t was hero
that parook of most delicious fruit cake, made
by his Honors good lady. In this particular, we do
not think Mrs. III. can be exceled anywhere.
t On Thursday evening we slipped cup of tea with
our excellent friend p. z. Pescud Esq, formerly Of
this city. We met at Mr. P.s with young lady Of
e this city, and spent most agreeable evening
We write of these things now that we have got
back to the humdruIn occupations Of our ssnctuD1,
with heavy heart and frequent sigh, that as hu-
joys ieeting, Fairs cannot last always, and
that our whole life cannot be such dream Of de-
lights of good dinners of excellent suppers Of kind
: friends and Of Floral Halls.
We commisserate our neighbor Of the Intelligen-
Ger who did not get to Raleigh at all Poor fellow
, wonder he tiled, in the very greenness of impo
l tent envy, to amuse himself at expense and
wrote that dreadfully funny thing about our Shan
ghais But we respect his feelings, and will not go
too far in reminding him of what he lost in not visit
ing the Fair. Next time, he will be apt to go. =
Many matters not mentioned in this article came
under observation at Raleigh, which msy
>, touch upon hereafter. To do now would stretch
article aready long to too great length f,r thu
: | columns ofthe Express" Petersburg Exprss.
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