Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-02-17

| Letter of N zls Addums to Billy Twins.
| From Fompil to Washin9tun, by Ddy Of
RicAmun.
WARRINGTON CRY, Dec. the IA, 1857.
To Ai,ter Billy Iccins, Rerdscil, Buckingaml
County, Ferginny:
DEAR BIlLY.-You reject lass summer arte
had puffectd my skesm and had detummine
to 10 to Washington City, promist you to rit
freekwently if not orftner, and to give you a.
account NV all seen and dun. Well. I've BIZ
hear more'n a weak and has writ mar time yil
fur the reesin that has seen so much, and ha
bin so bizzy kuddint think much mo rite
Billy this is the dirndest place on the fase Nv tn
erth. But I'm going to begin at the beginin
| took the car at Fomvi on Friday, onluck,
day. 1t were the fust time uvver l took tn
car. but warnt skeered becos | had seen tn
car a menyer time befo The sensashun predu
ced upon the mine are that NV rapid traylin, bu
no man, doant keer how good rethmetishul
he Is, kin count the pannis Nv the fense goinl
along. But the mile stones amt like it twas il
. srsve.ysrd-that's lie, and aludes to tn
teIegraf poses. The High Bridge didn't skee
me nuther, and wunder it skeer ennybody, fu
the milne goes over it so slow that ct the 6lan'
thing was to bust throo, we'd all be dead Def
we could possibly git akroSs Bime6y We reech
the Junkshin, whsr techt about three finger
NV ball-fase whisky which kinnot admier.-
Newer do you mend yo drink at the Junkshin
Leevin nv the Junkshin, my he'd buLzin will
the striknine whisky, we got upun the DaIndvl
rode, and there the car fairly rpt it along, golnt
bunblng like liteniDg upon what they CAL tn
strop wrail, which is not solid wrail, sich q
they have on the Sowthside rode, but nuthiI
mo nor less than waguD tire nailed doun to
rafter.
notised that the peepel in the car sot thei
syes on ne mighty keenly, and fur time WI
alarmed, feern had let loose my skeam wh'ol
continually orkupide my mime But 1t wa
nuthin but the atentshun winch stranger nat
ar.llv ,dtracks. | shl not dwell upun the min
ushse Nv the jerney suffice 1t to say that
wards dark. we hulged down frnm the piney
ole feelds aud the cole pitts to the RIVER which
we skeerted with rapidity, the inl'ne Settlug vi
lnnd shout as we went howlin INTO the tom
nv Richmun. Pleag take them bridgis ! 1t take
no less than fn hridgs t" cross the river at TIN
pint. and you kerch sight nv t"nn Jest IN time
10 cit inton nuther bridge aud see uuhin
Billy. kin not furgit the howr enterd Rich
nun Ef the fac NV being the fust time | had
psid nv visit to a toun of great dimenshuns had
u,
hin momentiou- and 'oevver impreSt isclf upon
INV m.mrv, fru,n this snckun>tanc-. wu-
>keered too detl-lttrilly, and no joking. skeerd
tno deth
Skeerd? Mozis Addums don't git Skeerd g.
,,nt nuthn But WIS tho. sot thar tren-
him and sweatn, not KNOWN whether to move
hand nor foot, wharas the rest snatched up thar
little nmbrellers and things and put out like a
gang NV wild turkies didn't bulge. Sertny,
felt nv insignifgance in the midst nv them
thousings Nv rich merchonts and educated pee
nil no, KNOWN mar, single, livin Nv em. But
twarnt that that skeerd me, Billy, and wsrnt
steard that somebody was going To hert me, for
has bonier nuckles than most men and you
know the size Nv the frog in my arm. 1t were
the ll-fired, the owdashus, and tremenjus noise
that skeered me- 1t wus enuf to Nv skeered me.
Nav be you've heerd two injines hollerin at
once. You've heerd the wind belOwln In the
woods like bull travln to cuppen throo a
bresh pile, and peepel shoutin at camp meetln
and lectsbuns. and crows holdin Nv debatin
.ciety in the evenin. You've hearn them things.
Also you've knode the devil to git into the t"wils,
and the turkees git to goblin, and the geese to
cacklln. and the Guinea chickens to havin Nv
the biccups all at the same time, hard as they
can stave Well, Jest imsgin all these noises
tangled I'D like a fshin line and comm right
slap into yo' naked ear when you didn't pretend
TO ixpect it. Taint nuthin, taint beginnin to be
nutlin compard with what / heerd when the
car stopt in Richmun. Aud what cd you reckin
This borrud racket wus when come to find II
out9 WHY. it precedd from a passed. don't
think thar wus mon two duZzen Nv 'em, but
kuddent see strait at the time-about two duz
zen nv the wust, derndest, sassiest, big mouth
dest oarridce drivers hollerin at tile peepcl to
oit to carry thar things, trunks anu so forth, tc
the taverns. Nuvver, nuvyer, DID heer tile
beet nv it, 1t mighty nigh DISTRACTED me-anC
have sense bin told that thar Is forty oda oeI
pespel in Richmun and 9 10 the lonmaticK IRON
these very carridge drivers-but, tor some rees'I
or ruther, spose there is reesln, they CATS
carridgs in toun hac, May be the carrdge'
/ thar is made nv hacberry. don't know. bu
these plegg- -goned drivers ought to Do whipt DAY
and mite, pennytenchrid in FAC
| Kunsultin the Importance Nv my skeam, an'
havin heerd nv the place beto, | went into th'
crowd Nv them drivers all hollerin take y"
baygige sir :" "carridge, sir ;" "hac, sir "Pote
fur the Sin Charles ;""Poter fur the Merrykin; );
"Poter fur the Ixchain; !" went right into EN-
and havin getherd my sensis gradyuy, discuv
| VeTeu tHe hieSei Nv 'ho iN~H"'H N
him. =,
Says |, 81 want to go right home with you"
Says he, very politely, "gimme yo' cheek
yung marster," and not knnwiu the meenln u
cheek, toIlered whar he piutid, untwel l CONF
to splendid, painted. kind nv a sirku>s waggi'
with a heep Nv windows and real velvir seats oI
the sides, aud STEPS to git up al the hind part "
| it, But the Ixchain Niger he come right be
hind me, and got arter me agin bout my cheek
Billy, the very devil was 10 play, aud mghle
knowd il fur startln OH Friday. | can't TAKE
ti,ne tn tell sou what cheek is Think hadn'
LET my csntoundid ole trunk, mars hest hs
rruuk. at The Junk-hin2 FuSt | was distrest
beco. | lhoughr | were lost, fur you know wha
wus in thar Irunk with money; then | snortl'
and cussd myselt into vulgar frackshlns. Ii
the eend paid telegraf 10 the Junkshn, ant
the cussid trunk come down the rode the mel
inornn hefo day.
The Ixchaiu are magnifeeshnt bildin Iha
i, two nv 'em, kneetid by bridge, which spang
the street and which is better'u house IN Buck
ingame county. One side the street is hlle'
with hous and the other side is filed with th
other hous; the bridge jnes 'em, is | sed. Th
hous on this side has pillows higher'n tree, ant
the hous OH that side has, | recken, more'n
thousun winders All Fomvil could git in tina
tavern, and it not feel it. Inside the houS, Bill
ly, it jus dazzles you right up. Marbul foes
laid in dimunGs; lamps Nv solid gold, hangiI
doun like the branchis nv white oks, ant