Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-07-18

tics to the subject IN less than volume And
vet / am selfish enough to Ike the Ohio river
better That which constantly attracts the eye
on the M1ssissippi, is the immense bluffs that
hang over the river m the way to its headings
On the Ohio 1t is different Jon know, for If there
be bluff on one side you win fad 5 beautiful
valley On the other. But in the upper Aissis-
sippi there Is nothing but one continual row Of
great towering. bluffs on both sides The con-
sequence Is that one Is al the while feeling an
unconquerable desire to get up the steep and
sec what lies beyond these green and rugged
bills.
/ But The islands zre much more abundant than
on the Ohio, and more beautiful too. Besides
the river is SO very wide that one can take in 3
great many Of them at one glance and when
the pilot takes 3 fancy for the woods, it is de-
Eghtful to run for miles 70 close to the trees
that you can feel the perfumcd winds stealing
through the trembling branches that stoop to
the steamer on both her frothy sides.
Steamboat travelling at best IS very lazy
way Of getting on through the world, in this
fast age. But when you have every accommo-
dation that could be desired in the way of berths,
food, and company, one Is enabled to endure it
for some time with pretty good grace. We
hnd on board the Galena, quite number ofpeo-
pie, nearly 200 should suppose, and some Of
them very pleasant fellows indeed. As to the
ladies know nothing, for we never saw them
only at table-xhich is not always the pleasant
est place to look at beauty-or when they made
their appearance at the sunset parade in fun
dress Tis true that Cspt. Ludwick, in the
| kindness Of his generous heart, offered to make
/ introductions-but then there is no place where
one has to be so careful of ones heart. as at
night upon steamer. So we were under the
necessity of declining the favor. And that is
what We would 10 ell honesty advise our young
friends, on similar occasions to do, if they have
the same weakness for beauty as ourselE
| In the railroad cars there is 50 much noise
that one cannot talk without getting hoarse very
soon, and the dust, and constant rumbling Of
! the train are not calculated to give birth TO
I much romance lis true, that If one is mar
ried, it may be very nice To rest young wifc's
/ head on ones bosom, and while she in all her
beauty slept, give the reins to our fancy steeds
and let them take US in lightning time Ger the
journey Of our hopes and fears in the days Of
love, until they should pass through the gates of
betrotilal to the close shut doors Of matrimony,
which once passed suddenly slam to again,
and that forever But not having journey to
the land of marriage we have no right to speak
Of it's flowers or thorns. In travelling by stage
coach one is so annoyed by the dust, which, no
Icns roIeas will come sweeping into the nose and
mouth and eyes, and making sport Of every
clean shirt and collar to be seen-which are
quite a novelty by the way in stages-that one
cannot talk with any comfort to the pleassntest
lady in the world. Besides you are constantly
annoyed by some one with fish, or = country
mans yaise, which he is afraid to leave on the
outside; or what may may not be pleasant,
the frequent bouncing of some very large lady
into your lap, and then with the next jolt right
out again, whether you insist upon her keeping
her scat or not. And you have found it most
generally happen that only the old ugly ones
arc inclined to remain where the stage pitches
them; while the pretty young lady with the
black eyes and pretty curls no sooner finds her
self in your lap, butwhat she must needs scream,
and tumble out again, let you be ever so much
inclined to sqcritiec your o,on pleasure by hold
ing her.
But how different is steamboat travelling from
both these other ways. The very motion of the
boat is musical when the bright foam plays in
such swelling melody around the bow. While
the trees on every side seem to bend their dewy
tops in reverence for the sweet words you're lis
tening to- The moon shines brightly or
ought to-whiIc the little stars make love to
their own images in the mirror waves below
BY your side should stand or walk-a mere mat
ter of taste-some sweet, love of woman
She should have little hands, little feet, large
eyes, heavy hair, small mouth, not too much
nose, very white teeth-either false or real
the former if fashionably inclined-nice figure,
neither too large or too small, voice which
should rival-or excel if you like it bettcr-the
very angels IL sweetness, no heart at all with
out it's a broken one-which in lsdy's body
was never known-and to be more poetical, her
dress should exceed the snow in whiteness, as it
iuttered in the balmy air.-(quOtation.)
How nice it would be to talk-ss you stood
alone upon the highest deck-of the beautiful
islands; what happy homes they'd make for low
| ing hearts; "a sigh in adagio time) what lovely
walks might be hunted up, overshadcwed by the
wide.sprcading trees, and leading to naeanderimg
brooks, (anOther quotation) where the soul might
feast on thought, and from the running waters
learn lesson of our wasting lives "a sigh in
staccato tihe). How the cares of life would be
lost in the heaven of faithful woman's O love,
and tho stream that never did run smooth be-
fore, at last might learn to be at peace-forever
I-(two weeIls.) And then you could look up to
the moon, so celebrated for Inconsistency, though
must be permitted to believe that she, unlike
most ladies, is dealt very uniustly by; you
could look up 10 her sweet face and swear to be
faithful to faithful heart through all eternity.
"a very safe oath by the way, and not very apt
to be called in question, for my friend Old Bou-
sey, says that no more faithful women are brOt