Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-05-24
FOR THx STAR icBRoNicIR.
Three Days in Cumberland Valley,
and East of 1t.

| foR THE STAR fcBRohiclH.
Three Days in Cumberland Valley,
and East Of 1t.
II Was an afternoon in early May that
we took the cars down the river through
York county, aud overlook q good big
thunder storm. II was the 6rst time
ever enjoyed such a trial of speed and of
noise, aud while our engine overlook and
passed the thunder cloud, tho discharges
Of electricity at times deaIened the racket
Of the smoke Wagon and all its wheels. 1t
was delicious rsinstorn. (The theory
that great battles cause rain is disproved
blythe facts that none fell on the Virginia
fields until after some days con,est-the e
first in this region came from tho east
aud the rains on this and the following
day were local and not extensively
Hanover Junction we found entertain
ing as ever, and in due tim were ushered
into the passenger car, where smoking is
not prohibited, aud whoro the operations
of the engine are in full view. Luckily,
the passengers did not have to get out to
carry water to feed the thing as they did
the last night l was along here. There
is capital grade for road here, but not
we'll improved the cars jolt from side to
side like drunken man navigating both
sides of given line 4: if it would only 60
straight uhead-strong. like the Central
it would get through in about half Of its
present time. Another peculiar fashion is
collecting toll Gas the man cut of bis dogs
taiD BY degrees. At the Junction. Mr..
Conductor said the fare was so cts, which
was paid and no questions asked, whereas
at Hanover the operation was repeated it
is true it requires two companies to make
such great enterprise successful as the
corduroy railway from Hanover Junction
to Gettysburg, but ss ose conductor took
both fares he might as we'll have made it
only one job.
A rich, fertile, pleasant couatry is this
through here-a paradise Of farmers-on
the headwaters Of Old Codorus in York
county, and the Conewsgo in Adams. In
Que broad field men, women and children
sll engaged in planting.
At Gettysburg before night, and heard
humorous details Of the July deeds which
make the region historical for all time. 1t
shows few marks Of the missiles Of war, as
the firing WAS principally over and on the
NE side, but one shellremains lodged in
wall, visible, aud some other evidences
Of the struggle may be seen. The house
where Jenny Wade was shot was occupied
by our sharp shooters as the time. John
Burns was not st home-he occupies q
very plain house 10 the outskirts of town
on the road towards the Seminary. There
was . good photographer who took views
Of several fields of dead men, horses, 60,
as they fsll-so that natural pictures, as
we'll a. authentic relics, are tboughtfully
preserved BY the intelligent citizens. The
children we're generally taught not to be
alarmed at the tbrong of armed, fighting
men and when great many of the 800
cannon were discharging their loads at one
time, the children wonderiugly exclaimed
80, wasn't that much thunder ?" Zone
gentleman told US some original observa-
tons Of bis son, the first time be left the
pure precincts of home and saw the fash.
ionablo follies Of bigger boys: Spa" said
be, "why, one man put pepper up his
nose, and another kept little fire at the
end of hisr' Snufiug and cigar smoking
we're strange things to him. Well go to
bed with this