Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-01-20
coxMU UNIcAT TED.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 90, 1865.
For the Reg


NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. &c, 1865.
Dear Rsgisrer.-I arrived here on Friday
the 22nd. Have seated myself 10 redeem
promise which. though pleasant TASK
in itself, fear will not be iFsughi win
much profit TO your numerous readers
no, having been here long enough TO ee'
.posted." This fact reverls me 10 The
"incidents by The way" which were liter
ally '.few and far between"
The houses and spires OF old SheP-
herdslown were fast disappearing on
Tuesday the l9lh, when, as reached the
top of the first hill out Of ,own. turned
TO take one "lssr, long, lingering look. -
NV sable footmsn reminded me that the
hacks were out of sight, and single
word 10 "Whi,e Stockings" was suihcien'
to pui Them in sight soon again. Alter
over an hours delay al Kerneysvlie, the
up train. which was behind tune, came
laundering along, and ! had barely time
To get aboard before we were of again.
When about Two miles from Marnnsburg
we ran over two cows, killing one and
severely wounding another. At Martins
burg a row occurred between an ex-leder-
al soldier and negro, the latter accusing
the former Of cheating him out OF hlIy
cents. A motley crowd Of both coIors
assembled 10 see the ishl,w which resulted,
as is usual in such cases. in the triumph
of the 'blue coat" and defeat OF poor
Cuffis. We thought
"Black spirit, and white, red spirits and gray,
MingIe, mingle, mInge,
ou that m,ngl le may"
"AIl aboard" again, we reached Cum
berand abou, p. NJ. where good sup
per awaited US al The Revere House. ln
twenty minutes we started again, travel
ling all night and reaching Benwood
about 5 a. NJ. next morning. During the
night we were delayed some minutes oy
a lree having fallen across The track. II
was soon cnt away, however, though we
goi into final "SCrape" with II as we
moved off. Crossing The OHIO a, Ben
wood, we were quickly aboard the train
at Bel Air, just on the opposite side Of the
river. found his road Nhe Ohio Cen
,rsD swift and smooth. Three hours Ilde
brought us 10 GAINESVILLE on the Mu'kln.
gum river where we breaklasted. Zanrs-
vile is a dusky, smoky town Of numer-
Gus manufactures Of oil kinds. "The
advance" being again 6lOwn. away we
went and stopped not for any considera'
bic time until we reached Columbus,
where we diped. and now comes the
most pleasing incident of my trip. was
sitting in the ladies ear engaged IN con-
versalica with a gentleman whom | told
was on my way 10 Louisville and
Nashville. ! had no sooner said | was
going 10 Louisville than fair daughter OF
Eve. who was sitting just behind me.
leaned over and asked me # would please
attend TO her baggage, as she was gong
| TO Louisville also and was entirely alone.
and had never travelled much. OF course
| | would. How could refuse. Arrived
at Cincinnati. we were transferred TO the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, about 8
p. NJ. on The 20Ih we reached Seymour
al IL p. NJ, were there WAS another
change Of cars, and we got on the jeffer'
sonvllIe Railroad which carried US 10 The
las. mentioned place which is on the
Ohio river just opposite Louisville, which
latter place we reached sboni 5 A. VI. on
The 2lst. Here | bid my fair companion
good bye after having landed her safe
~ al her point OF destination. and put
up" 3, the National Hotel" | retired,
slept ill ten. rose, dressed, bresk(asled,
and went TO see "lhe boJ s'-rhe trio Of
B's whom | found all "rectus incuria "
determined 10 clay over" day in Lou
isville TO rest and see my friends. !
found The elder B. "takIng stock" IN the
fourth story Of large wholesale house,
sin the COOL for lhe weather turned very
cold insl before reached Louisville. Ar
Ter very pleasant stay of twen'y-four
hours, | started next morning al 6 80 A.
NJ. for Nashville, which reached with
ont incident dining at Bowling Green,
Kenueky,I al 5 P. NJ.
J. S. u.