Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-29

But what is all tins about, say yor
dear reader. Why simply nothing, only
it explains why SO much trash is written
under the head of Editorial Cores
pondence." Love always utters foolish
things, when its language is not address
cd to one sharing the feeling it depicts
The last scrawl of JONATHAN to BETsEY
or the elegant note of FERDINAND to his
ARABALLA JANE would excite q contemp-
tuous "pook" from any one except the
amorous youth o. the deIuded maid
Now the editor, loving lis paper with
the Same intensity that q marriageble
young man does or should love his future
spouse, may be expected to write to it
when he has nothing in particular to
say, and this preface is written for the
purpose of somewhat mitigating any dis
appointment that may be felt at the
meagreness of what will probably fol-
low.
Of course l came here by taking a
steamboat, at Prescott, or rather by the
steamboat taking me. 1t is of no use to
effervesce on paper about the beauties of
the Upper Mississippi. Everybody
knows that nothing can be finer than to
float down this majestic River, when The
mounds are clothed in their greenest at
tire; when the islands look like swelling
masses of vigorous vegetation; when the
river lies smooth as a mirror, duplicating
all that oyerhangs it, making two HAY
ems and earths, and the sunlight makes
it CLEAN like molten silver; when the
water parted by the rushing boat
gu:gles like musics, and the wild
ening waves sweep gracefully to the
shore; when even the third mate
for gets to swear, and the engine mollifios
its groans, as if its pain was not very Sc
we're; when your cigar burns steadily and
evenly, and YOU lift your eyes from your
book or paper aud let them finger upon
the lovely women leaning on the guards
and you reflect with proud satisfaction
that your boots wear an unimpeachable
lustre, and remember with pleasure
mild anu subdued, that the supper bell
will presently ring, and-nuff sed. L
will remark in passing, that my enjoy
mcnt of all this was not at all lessened
by the fact that | had season pass
from Hon. ORRIN SMITH, Pres. of the
Packet Co., and the whole thing cost
''nary red"
For my sentiments bout the Mil. u
p. du Chen r. r. which afforded me q
means of transit from the river here,
ride another article in this paper.
This city of Madison, as every one
knows, is situated on land with several
lakes scattered around it. The buildings
are rather promiscuous and scattering,
like chickens in thunder storm or ducks
on a pond. but they all seem to be point
ing for the Capitol, and will doubtless
get into respectable contiguity sometime
The Capitol is situated in the Park, which
Park is a mighty good thing and ought te
be perpetuated. The Capitol is a BIG
stone house in the half butterfly and hal
chrysalis state at present, but the pa
that has bIossomed out (ifI may change
the simile) under the chisel of the sculp
Tor Tor stone mason) gives promise o
great architectural beauty when ths
whole is completed. 1t is used to keep
the servants of the State in, but should
not be confounded with another build
ing at Wanpua, though few years
since the character of the occupants o
the tyo buildings was very similar. The
Gov. made speech here few days
since, the closing portion of which mani
ifests as sanguinarya piety as ever ami
mated the Did Round heads, and thu
Legislature are now busy in preparations
to assist their Uncle SAMUEL liz his effor
to protect his property from theft ane
his flag from insult.
Camp Randall divides interest witt
the Capitol Mt present. It's Solons as
Soldiers, and the men with stripes OF
their pants get the biggest crowd. Yester
day the 2ad regiment here was mustered
| into the u. S. service for three years o
during the war. 1t was rather amusing
10 see the whole regiment at dinner. Ii