The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-02-01
Correspondence Of The Cecil Wing
LETTER FROM BUCKS COUNTY.
Bucks County, Pa, Jan. 26 '62.

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DEAR WING IL had fallen asleep
in my we'll worn chair after generous
dinner, over some Philadelphia news
paper plati udes about our last " Napo-
leGn," brilian strategy" " inaction
versus inactivity" and such like twattle,
when Wiilett in doube-soled boots broke
abruptly upon my repose. lie came to
dip into the last number of the " A tlan-
ic the January wave-and notify me
of "a dutch wedding, where there would
lie ample provision of feminine 70 undity,
goose'stuifed wi sauer .kraut, common
cigars and other SEASONAL lie Injuries. -
Aud so it was, searching for the
Oceanic y in disorder of books and
papers that l CHANGED upon your letter
| said to myself, | will not 90 down
into Germany this night to get an indi-
ges,iou and dream of liver puuIings, but
draw Il fresh cork from a bottle of
Arnold's London blacklist flor the steel
pen,) and write to the" Wing" Yaw,
verify.
Buy what is he repose of rural life
other than dulncss intensified, which
were better without voice when the
rude throa 8" of cannon make clam
orous the air at some triumphant review
on the Potomac or shock of battle else
where 10 me 1t is physic-a gracious
respite from the hurIy burly which per-
plcxes the time. If it lack the nourisll-
nent OF news-a windy sort Of food of
la e-stlll, better Sibernia and semi
starvation that sperpe ual diet of
Chinese crackers. SO for awhile,
Farewell the neighing steed, and the
shrill trump"
Well, o plunge into the middle of
things. Bucks county is I" some " in an
agricultural aspect. A the prize pump
kins grow here, or can be traced here
through the dispersed seed. The big
gest turkies IN the country are ratified
here twenty-five cents Il chance. The
buck wheat and sausage crops never fail
In short, it is u sort OF Pennsy lvaua
Goshen, mantled with plenty, rie,y and
patriotism. The farms varJ in size from
forty to Il hundred and fifty acres occa-
sionallv, something larger than the
latter measurement. The average cul-
,iva,ion much exceeds that of your
Maryland lands, with correspondent
result in crops. The fences are nearly
all post-and rail or one wall, both road
and division. The farm-houscs are snug
and subs antial, with door-yard trees,
neat and appropriate buildings
Gncludine nearly always Daryl and ii
prevalent air of comfort. A no iccable
feature is the spacious one barns,
with their dumpy, painted and conduc-
tor pointed cupolas and glazed windows.
The well-shcltcred and roomy cattle
sheds attest he good sense of the pro-
prietors. The chief products are hay,
wheat, corn, milk and "marke,ing y
generally contributions to he Phila-
delphia supply A branch of he North
Pennsj lvania Railroad runs to boy les
own, the county seat, and there is fine
turnpike from the latter place to the
city, some twenty-seven miles distant
The surface Of the county is an agreeable
alienation of valley expanse>, undula,e
elevations and higher hills, comprising
much beautiful prospect.
And much tall walking did ten
miles day by these boots-over those
breezy hills, in the glorious autumnal
weather which shed lus re of sunshine
upon the skirts of the departing year,"
"Jucund days." long will they 4" stand
tiptoe IN my memory! Whether cour-
sing in my tramps, wi h slow and
thoughtful pace, tile wandering Nesha-
monia, or gazing, delighted, from some
summit upon u display of chequered
landscape, squares of umber and emerald
that stretched half score of miles to
he line OF light blue mist which hung
above the Delaware and scarfed the
swelling bosoms of the Jersey highlands,
all contributed 10 ritcness of health
and happiness.
Blu truce to sentiment and the lux
ury of recollection. 1t is melancholy
enough now, with this continuous Jan
uary weeping of the heavens, for a
dismal stripe of purea ory agreeing
better, say, with the humor of the incon-
soluble ghosts Kneas saw, than that Of
Wholesome flesh, and blood bipeds who
have seen better days. A truce to SEN
iment, and let US go to Doylestown.-
Like Macbe his castle it CHA h a pleas
ant sea - and l must hink from the
number of boxes that / see,
"The temple haunting martlet, does approve
That the heavens breath smells wooingl,
here"
is a village of about twelve hundred
inhabitants; thrifty and intelligen,
population. If you want to know how
many churches, banks, &C., it has, you
may look into that lively reper,ory the
gazetteer. But | will remark hat foul
newspapers (weeklies,) are published
here, two in English and two in German
printed by steam presses. This town
and another in the county are lighted
wi h gas. | will drop the statistics
without saying word for the obstetrics,
OF which among the best are Cowell's aud
Brewers, both frst-ratc inns where the
courtesy is not strained aud the cookery
good enough.
This is emphatically loyal communi
ty. The prevailing pa rio ism run,
little into acrimonious expression it is
ca!ml y determined 30 h political par
ties lar,ake it. aud the leading demo.
Gratis earnestly declare for vigorou.
prosecution of the war Patriotism Is
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