Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-07-25


!xounds-oh, with what az Of blended joy
and woe. she springs to meet his manly form,
and on bonded knees sends up tOhease7n such s
holy words Of pray mus needs irn
fileir l,ar1s retire and listen TO pure 1seFnans
sonl-ffelt blessing on their God, OH 40 loEs
10 lool, on such an one IS tbs. who San leave
al die destinations Of society, an the quiet com
forts OF her fathers house. all the pleasures Of
home, to wander DER rugged world BY the
it.siie Of him she has chosen for heE--aI-
A curse upon this thing called fashion, that
Itempts man from his home and children TO The
arms OF 4 czreless and beWildeFing world of
psrties, theatres and balls A enrse upon this
thing called fashion, that turns many pure and
noble hearted girls into foolish, moUnisli, hypo-
critical, souiless, senseless creatures Of an hour;
who never think of auglit that is useful; never
think Of ansit but glittcring show; never dream
Of their destiny, and at last hang themselves
around some Fould-6e noble fellows neck and
By degrees steal away his soul, and drag him
down to a. Cirunlar,l's grave. All! marriage is
indeed a lottery; and il you we're not a married
man, Mr. Editor, should have to advise you TO
be careful Of your drawings, for there be many
more blanks than prizesl ha! hal
But We must leave Capt Tracy, with his noble
hearted wife, and 1t Hamilton with his pleasant
quarters and black bOttle-neyer empty, by the
lWay;-ana Fort snelling, with its ancient looks
and4ielapidated utartcrs; for the gresn Praries
again. So VIC jump into the buggy, and drive
for some other place. But we have not gone
far befoIs the white tents Of the 10th Infantry
loom up hcfore US, like sails upon peaceful
ocean. re reach the camp; enquire for our
friend Capt Gardner, and in another moment
find him in the house Of muslin playing With
some body elses babies. He welcomes us with
smile, and maxi us as much at case in his tent
of muslin, as IL We sat upon velvet sofa in
some palace home. The Captain is as much
celebrated for his politeness as for being val
lent and high minded soldier If it were in
inv power to add a word Of praise to his already
glorious fame, might talk Of Mexico, where he
won such lawrcis as will never die, 50 long as
the stars and stripes wave in triumph over our
beloved land.
Nesr the camp is standing still the first house
ever built in the Territory, and is called "thc
Hotel" The building does not look old, nor
is 1t, for it is but a few years since the white
mems feet tread the green soil of this beautiful
Hand. Now there arc one hundred and twenty
thousand people claiming home within its wide
and soothing arms We would be glad to sit
with the Captain, but time is on the wing, and
1--WE have many other places to see. So the Gap
tain begs that wen take glass of ice water
before leaving; and We do. But | can't help
remarking to Judge Jones. as we get into the
buggy. that the water of this Territory tastes
very much like what we call on Rye
A mile further. and we are at AiHHehqdG
Fala lTinneAo1G! OH there is music, and
love, and flowers and hope and gladness in the
very name Blit when jump from my buggy,
and with beating heart look upon these laugh
ling waters, as they play bo-peep with the sun
light, stealing through the trees, Pm sure that
you would sigh from the very wcightof beauty
that seemed pressing on you. 1 have been in
the country Of summer day, where children
were playing. And have seen little girl
with blue eyes and sunny hair, glide with eau
tious steps around Towering banl; and silently
reach the top below which her mother and sisters
were sitting have seen llcr stand for mo-
ment there, and then with clap Of her tiny
hands 10 catch her mothers eye, and starte her
sisters from their dreams; with rustic of her
beautiful curls, and shout aud laugh, spring
wildly to the out-stretched arms below, and
nestle in her mothers bosoni-with a kiss and q
smile.
These clear waters start from those beautiful
lakes, but few miles away, and with noiseless
steps come stealing on to the messy rocks over
head and when the sunlight dances DER them,
and the music of their voices first startle the
waves below, they too spring with a shout and
a smile into the deep, clear bosom many feet
boncsth, and glide to the bottom in stiffness and
love would it were in my power to tell how
beautiful these laughing waters ARE. would
Iyou could sit down with us for liitlc while,
&Ad feast your soul on this little gem OF beauty,
lSet os it were in ring of the world oh!when
one gazes upon a thing OF which We have read,
and heard and dread from our boyhoGd up, and
find at last that one-half Of its beauty has never
found an echo in our hearts; how wo do long
for pen Of fire to trace its fullest richness out
before wondering world. But you must look
upon these laughing waters yourself and learn
how heaven in its bounty scatters gems Of beau
4 ty broadcast DER the world.
And now we leave Minneilalna for Lake IIar-
riett; we leave with sadness and rcgrct-we
leave in silence and thought for God hath 50
ordained it, that the pure and beautiful things
Of earth shall drive all sclishness from the soul,
and make US true at heart for little while at
least We arc thinking as VIC drive slowly Ger
these beautiful prairies of the rcd Inan whose
noiselcss feet have scarcely left the sod over
which we ridc-we arc thinking of the pretty
squaws and noble braves, and daring warriors
whose images have been reflected in the beau
tiful waters of this beautiful land. They are
far away now The -war-whoop, and the dance,
and the Wigwam, and the scalping knife are all
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