Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-07-29

swRmps, these big farms, md the cumbcrous
system Of agriculture in vogue, oil retard.
Right opposite me is an old LADY, should
say about IS, who has just produced wallet,
and from it large stuffed chicken, nicely pre-
pared for the knife. She has spread out her
handkerchief put her chicken on it, then her
biscuits, cheese, &c. She is busily engaged in
cutting up and soliciting the six travellers be-
sides herself in the cars, to come up and eat
without money and without price. She has
turned round to me and said, "Mister, have this
here piece of chicken and biscuit" Your
correspondent was never known to decline any
! thing of the sort "What are YOU doing with
that writn book2" she next observed ~ am
lust trying to put in the time, madam" / an
swered, "by scribbling little. quitting in the
she continued. Your correspondent made a bow
OF recognition, but no more. She next address
ed herself to O lady who was reading book
called Enquire Within'-circulars setting forth
the merits of which work had been scattered as
thick as hail through the cars, by that ubiqui-
tous individual known as the newsman. Al
though young, she seems to be the wife of
ghostly looking individual who is spread out on
two seats, and who groans every now and then.
think that young wife ought to be enQuTlng
softly within the tympanum of that mans ear
as to what's the matter, rather than within the
lids of that book. suppose she is one of those
kind of people to whom "reAdin and Titin cometh
by nature"-as they did to Dogberry.
We here changed cars at Weldon and are now
fairly started on our way to Wilmington, away
down in the southeast corner of the State, and
distantfrom here 163 miles. We shall make it,
no accident occurring, by 8 o'clock this evening.
Every once and awhile stop and look out
look at the tobacco fields, as we happen upon
one once and awhile. The tobacco, they say,
does not look promising. see niger occa-
sionaly, sucking his hoe, as the farmers call it.
Niggers and white people both, when we pnss at
the stopping places, seem to DO Vieing with each
other in Dickens circumlocution business. /
need not tell you, ! suppose, that the land
over which and by which we arc passing, is, for
the most part, very miserable. Itspine swamps
then more and more pine swamps, with dry
| spot here and there occupied by corn, tobacco
or cotton. Some fields of corn we pass are not
knee high-others have come to the caring and
seem, as Mrs. Chick said, to be making an effort.
Two young ladies-one of them tolerably
handSome-havc got in the cars just this mo-
| ment. heard them talk about stopping at
| place called Wilson. remembered l had an old
school mate who hailed from Wilson, and en-
braced the opportunity to inquire ofthe ladies af-
ter his welfare. | suspended my notes until We
| got to Wilson, having found so much more
| agreeable employment l was sorry when
it give out, and had to take to my notes again.
| nave been for some time looking at the natives
making tar by the road side. Of course, ut 90
miles an hour, it's right hard to inspect the pro.
done somewhat after the lard rendering process.
The trees all along, have been scraped for some
considerable distance up, and box cut into
| them at the bottom, into which the resinous
matter runs as it exudes along the scraped sur
face. learn that it is not profitable business.
We have just taken supper at Wilmington,
and are now crossing Cape Fear River, prepare
tory to taking the cars of the Wilmington &
Kingsville Railroad. 1t is getting pretty dark,
aud must discontinue my notes until an ap-
portunity again presents itself.
The opportunity l have found to be at Flor
ence Station, S. G., not quite midway between
Wilmington and Charleston.
Coming over the road, who should happen
upon but an old Observation-Disclosures on the
train-J. j. Evans, who came out to South Car
DINA under the auspices Of your fellow towns
| men, j. @. Acheson, Henry Moore, and others,
in the days of their stage company. He in
quired after great many of the old residents.
Captain Evans has long been holding this re.
Sponsible position out here, and looks as if it
agreed with him. The WEAKNESS Of journeying
alone was essentially relieved by his kind at
tentions. We are now going at a fast jog over
what is called the North East road, right through
some Of the ugliest deepest and dcadliest
swamps and marshes in South Carolina. 1
have picked up an acquaintance with the U. S.
Detective Mail Agent for the district of North
and South Carolina, whose name is Tenhet. j
inquired if he knew Shallcross. He "does
that" he says, and puts the same question to
me. Finding that do, he does the agreeable
until now we are in sight Of Gharleston-cross-
| ing the blacklist and most unsghtly marsh /
ever raw. round any city. Lest we should
tumble off into it, aud be taken unawares, 1
drop my pencil and put by my note book. G.
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