The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-08-26
rnITOnTAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Sr. Nicholas, N. Y.
AUG. Ii, 1858.

ses. we believe, but have forgotten
them. owing, no doubt to the Fact that
so much has transpired since then to
clog our memory, which. at best, is not
rrcccdingly rcrcntive, We would be
Glad to describe the y lcasant manner
in which we spent our time IN the
Quaker city, but must refrain Tor want
Of space, Briefly. though, Qlke wo'
mans Iovc) we would state that Phil
adeIphia afforded us ample room Tor
endowment. Quite a number OF Ten
ressceans with whom we were we'll
,co,,ojnted with, were there, and most
Of them sojourning at the same hotel
in which we were ensconccd. we
found several members Of the press
and a quondam resident of Winches-
,cr there. all of whom assisted us to
enjoy ourseIf. OF course we went TO
All places of interest such as the
Mint. Fairmount Water Works, Acad-
emy of Arts, Independence Hall, the
s,perintcndent Of which Mr.. Moran
once lived in Winchester. lie asked
US closely in regard to many persons
IN o,,r town. among whom he named
Mr. Stewart, our excellent Merchant
on the square, and well known to all'
Resides visiting Independence Hail.
ye went all through the extensive
Foundry establishment OF H. 'ohnso"
e. Co.. from whom we purchis our
press and type. Mr.. Smith the super
intendent, not only showed us through
every department. and explained TO
rs rs he went along, but he kindly
took rs and our Alabama friend, the
editor of the Marion Commonwealth,
Mr. Dykons, into many other places OF
note about the city, and of which VIC
may speak Of at some future time -
Up the SchuyIkille we took apIeas"nt
haunt and spent a happy time Tor sew
oral hours and returned TO Phlladel-
mia late in the event ny. This was
Sunday last, and right here we must
ol, i, nraisc Of the morality of Phil
adelphia. On the Sabbath every
,hing seems quiet. No omn'buses
crowd the way and rattle over the
rock-paved streets. EVERYBODY seems
nice and sober, and enjoy themselves
nv taking pleasant walks in the nu-
merous parks that fill the city. Their
parks arc very large and are adorned
with beautiful trees and grass, ana
nicely arranged walks paved with
shells. Deer and squirrels OF every
Kind almost are to be seen within them
and arc as gentle as household cats
In some of the parks are beautiful
fountains from which ascend streams
of sparkling, water the reflection oil
which, upon the suns rays renders
highly colored rainbow apparent
IrDon our wcrd, we do think Phlladel-
.,hia the incest place we ever saw
Here there is more hustle and more
people. AMI perhaps more massive
buildings, but oh! how they fall behind
in ncatness. In Philadelphia every
thing is clcan--the buildings are I'LL
line and ncat--thc streets are all lev
Ct and without filth. If we coveted
/ large place to live in our flrat
choice would decidedly be Philadci-
phia. Indeed, no nicer treat could be
afforded us than an evening walk
along that prince OF streets called
Chestnut. 1t is always crowded ana
full Of pretty women. The women
by-the-bye, we had almost forgot to
mention 'em. even, too, after our irIehd
NJ, of Philadelphia, has been so KIND
rs to carry US round. Yes, we went
20 see the women--that is. we went
20 see one twice. Just imagine us on
u lovely Summers eve, sitting IN a
richly decorated parlor on Chestnut
street, talking TO one who was cons'd-
cred belle. But twas not hr that
,!azzled us most. No! our friend kind
~ took charge of her and left TO us
;he delightful task of converSing with
hcr's;ster. n tender. blue.eycd angel.
Younger ~, ,,rn In fact 100 NvnillI