Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-07-25
Correspondence Of the 1nteliigenoeE.
INp1AxAroLls, July 1eth, 1e5C

ISpIASAPoLts, July 4Stni 4S1U'
Ma. ED1roR: cannot bid farewell to the city
Of St Paul, without saying word at least Of
tho beautiful county round about it And yet
can no more describe It than Icould talk about
che land of promise that lies so far away oyer
the foods Of Jordan You may obtain horse
and wagon anywhere in the streets, for there is
NO scarcity of Livery Stables. and taking a
friend with you drive in any direction for hours
o4er such beautiful county as will crowd your
dreams with glorious fancies for months to come.
Twas accompanied by Judge JONES' to whoa
/ must express myself indebted again for such
an amount of pleasure as fear will never be
repaid. we drove first,to Fort Smelling, called
also. St Peters And here let me remark that
tho origin Of all these sanity names, fora towns
and places in Minnesota, is attributable to the
Roman Catholic clergy, who first sent their mis-
sionArics to the land Of the sky colored water
The drive to Fort Smelling was delightful; for
the road is through as romantic grounds as you
could wish, and besides the run, beautiful cave
on the way of several miles in length, and must
cal With the babbling Of one Of tho prctticst
streams Of crystal water you could Imagine
The Fort stands on promontory formed by
the union Of the Mississippi and Minnesota
rivers, and looks from the East side of the for
ner river like the castellatcd buildings of oldcn
times We crossed the Father of waters who
by the way is rather a slim looking old gentle
man al this point, in government ferry boat,
which looks like relic of other days and takes
about as long to make the trip as the most ro-
mantle drramGr could desire. We then drove
around thc point, and up the hill into the drill
4ng grounds of the Fort: and thcn walked, for tho
sentinel would not let US drive, to the quarters
Of 1t, Hamilton, whom We found enjoying cold
simmer of beef and potatoes, after vain search
of several hours, for come dcscrtcrS; who from
the fact Of their leaving so suddenly seemed to
prefer the anen country to Fort Smelling.
We ucxt called on Capt Tracy, whose ac-
qoaiHtaace 4 had the pleasure Of making some
months since We found him at home as ex-
peeted and With A Rifu by his side, which I at
least did not expect; fo= Hhen last nc mot, hc
had no such treasure A treasure, did say?-
Aye tyeasprs indeed! For what can be of
greater value TO soldier and patriot than the
gentle smilo Of loving wife? Besides She must
be woman indeed, who can leave home, and
friends, and society. and comfort, and all that
hef heart held dear, for some distant land,
where there is no joy save what springs from
two loving hearts; whore thereage no enjoyments
savs.those sho. tgincs about her little home.
-sehen-waT Fitll-blOody feet runs in mad
ness DER the land, she must sit alone in her
quiet ROOM, and listcn to tho roar of cannon,
md the tramp of soldIcrs-an the sharp clang
& artillery, and The slrislls Of the wounded, and
.Alie grcsns Of the sihe -aa,E wonder II he will
ever come back to her. trembling heart ngain.---
Ana.when the battIs 4 .d1iled, aud her husband
comes With wc4fy estG homo, covered With
list aliii za1e, and bleeliDg tom his ;Jnaily