Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-07

cent piece for going over the bridge at ihis |
poiut. We were now 10 Carbon county and start
lug al the mou uh of the Auquanehicola Greek,
we walked thrnugh its valley, for a while to the
north Of the Blue Ridge, and then along tb 9
Chestnut Hill Mountains which inerposed
themselves between us aud the Blue Mountains.
We halted for the evening OF Smiths Gap. So
called from u family by the familiar name Of
Smith living near Gap in the Blue Ridge, not
far from our hoie This was the most comfort
able stopping place along cur whole route. We
came into the midst of u meeting held by the
drafted men belonging to the township, called
for the purpose Of raising money TO procure
substitutes. (rhey may be had here for about
$500 The bar room being full, we at once
asked for our own room, and prepared for sup
per. Our landlady informed us that we were
supposed to belong to the Enrolment Board mud
that our business was to serve notices on draft.
ed men, aud that the reason why We had asked
for our room so lmm diRtely was that We were
afraid Of personal violence, nnd had gone there
To consult ~ to what was tue best coui 80 for us
to pursue in the preml4esl She said she could
not persuade some of them that we were only
.'Gity fellows" las she called us) who Ind come
ihrfa on trip entirely of pleasure.
SEPT. 29 We walked to day from Smiths
Gap otherwise called KunsetOwn To Strouds
burg, which is the county tOWn Of Monroe, Il
distance OF Is miles The rain in the morniog
prevented our making great distance, aud
from enjoying the scenery as much ~ we might
niherwise havr done, anl yet even the sluim
wns hoi withunl its henuty here in the noun
inins, giving us as it did such grand view Of
the wny IN which the clouds haHg along their
prnk aud sides, sOme OF them not able tO lit
themselves above them. Al times We were not
more than 30 or ~ feet above some OF these
clouds. In the, afternoon We went through
/ ig n M n vi nh ull
the valley containing aone Of the finest quiet
scenery TO be found in Pennsylvania. In this
section we had our first Chestnuts. All along
the route, We have superabundance Ot nice
Apples presented TO us. In one Of the town
ships through which we passed, we saw notice
tackled up in the blacksmith shop calling for n
meeting VI it's citizens TO make arrangements for
the support Of The only paupsr in the township.
Their idea Of poor man, Is n man who owns
his dwelling house, and Two aljoiuing acres. ID
obliged to work. and is able to fsed and ciOhe
himself and family | wonder how soinc OF my
poor neghborq iu Wilmington would like to eH-
change places with these 30 called pAupers =
On our way TO StrOulsburg we klled what We
at tirst thought was ratilesnake, about iwl
feet long It afterwards proved to be another
kind, but cannot give its name. We arrive,
at Slroudshurk about twilight. After suppel
We went around 10 the Court House, where WA
held very large aud enthusiastic meeting ii
favor Of Lincoln and johnson. II was addresse,
by Col Hartman, Of New Hampshire, and b,
] wm. Davis, Esq, the lending lawyer Of lh
/ borough Monroe always gives Democrats
+ tnajarty. ln one township there ls but one Re
, publican, IN another oUly two, out tf about S0
, voters in each Per Contra among the Welsl
2 quarIyuen at Statington, there are only tw
D.moorats. Here We were taken to be GOpern
/ weat spies commissioned to see how the eleciio
WAS likely to 90. At BoasAtdsville [wheIe W
dned to-dayl we wrre supposed to be huutn
} up deserters Stroudsburg iu neat, lhriyin
a town on the line OF the Delaware and Laekawan
= Rnilroad, few miles from the Delaware wate
4 Gap. As an instance Of the wealth OF its citi
A sens, our landlord, we were told, worth Sl00
a 400
e SEPT. 30i-We were detained in Stroudsbur
e hy the rain (Which commenced early iu tb
e morning. until about half past O'Clock. W
i, were therefore, not able 20 get Rny further thh
/. Bushkill, distance Of 10 miles the route 1
which, includes some views ihet are ver
- picturesque. At the laa where we dned, "
y encountered politician Of the most v0lei
v character in the person VI the landlords wife -
/. She declared TINT there must be II change in d
% Administrations, and that She would not besita
10 heiself TO assassnate Mr. Lincoln She ia
the habit Of giving dinners gruiuitously {
1t election day tO all poor men who will YUte u
II Democratic iicbet She would make an exec
10 lent leader of u mob. 90 this road some chi
lie dreu fresh iiom school, took us for deserter
" aud about o'clook, while taking a little strC
% after supper, We could hardly persuade an 0
Iy man with whom We cbauced to meet that we d
le not intend to attack aud lob him begin
p think We have a very bad look The COUNT
v through which We have passed 10 day. is ,it
q, aud well cultivated, but the dwelling house
~ barns. &c, are very much inferior 10 those
ly berks aud Lehieh This side vi Siroudsbu
Is we met very few Germans, almost every hoe
1. being American or speaking that language
ir Tomorrow, we expect to gO 10 the Bnshk
ie Falls, Fike county. which are now becomii
I'd quite celebrated for thVir wiliness aud efandeu
e. iben We shall walk to Newton, New Jelse
ID mhieh will make over 100 miles that We ha
in footed since noon Oa Monday. Returning frC
T. Newton on Monday, we shall visit tue Falls
70 pinghah's Creek, and The lieinlersklll, (soine
/ which ure considered great natural ouriosit
ll and beauties Scranton, Wilkesbarre, &c, a
thus wen our way home