Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-05-26
An Editor Abroad.

Feeling the necessity of little rccrea
tion we deserted our sanctum on Thursday
afternoon last and walked down to the de-
pot in the southern part Of our thriving
embryo city. Soon the mil train from
the East came flying up. an,l stopped to
wood and water the fiery steel Irresist-
ably we felt impellel to step aboard, and
perceiving a vacant comfortable scat felt
an irresistible desire to occupy it, which
we proceeded to 10 without further preface
or ceremony, and. before we were aware
of it found ourself irresistaLlv borne away
toward the region of rundown, seeming
iy on the wings of the wind We shall
not attempt to describe our sensations, but
felt an Irresistible desire to repeat
"B.css NE, this is pleasant, riding on a rail-"
In about two hours from the time we
started we found ourself at Valparaiso,
40 miles away from Plymouth, the centre
Of Northern Indiana, and remembering
that our friend. Dr. CAMERON. the cheva-
her of the Press in the "blooly NINTH" re-
sided here we felt an irresistible desire
to stop and cross palms with him in
his sanctum. Accordingly, in few min
ates we found ourself enjoying a pleasant
fete-a-tete with our talententcd co-laborer,
and after consulting for some time upon
the state OF the Union came to the unani-
nous conclusion that the triumph Of the
Republican party in 1860 was certain;
whereupon the DIR. proposed to pilot us
over the city AMI show us the sights, which
being cheerfully asssated to on our part
We begin forthwith to exercise our powers
OF mobility. Having taken hasty view
ofthe place we felt constrained to acknowl-
edge to our companion that it was a de-
hghtful and pleasant village, possessing
many natural advantages, and with prop
er enterprise on the part of its inhabitants
bound to increase rapidly in population
and wealth 1t contains already num-
Der Of large and splendid brick blocks,
two aud three stories high. occupied prin-
cipally by merchants and mechanics of
different kinds The public buildings and
square are an ornament and honor 10 the
place When we compared them with our
own we felt slightly mortified. The Gin
cinnati, Logansport and Chicago r. r. will
soon DO completed as far as Valparaiso.
where it 1rms junction with the p, Fl.
w. and e.. X. X. This being perma-
ncnt arrangement cannot fail to add to the
prosperity ostbe place We must not for
get to mention that in our perambulations
over the city the Doct introduced us to
. humber of tire celebrities Of the place,
With all Of whom we hope to become bet
ter acquainted. About s o'clock, p. m,
We rspaire'l to the Valparaiso House.
where we found polite and obIiging host.
and IN . short time sat down to an elegant
supper. and comforted ourself with the
good things before MS, We take pleasure
in .commending this House TO all our
friends who may visit Valparaiso either on
business or pleasure. About half past
nine. same evening, we found ourself on
tine Express train bound Last. and in an
hnpr AMI q half after landed at Plymouth
Station safe aa'l sound, having had very
pleasant and agreeable ianrt and feeling
considerably rsinvisoratesl. We might
ID 9 rsmsrk or two about the excellent
cnuditien of the road. gentlemanIy and at
tsn<ivs Conductors. Engineers. Breakmen,
Sc. -. bat editors. tourists and CORES
ponients have exhausted the subject, so
NC prefer saying nothing. leaving the roa.
der to infer that had We found them other
wis< we would have mentioned il.