The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-08-03

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BEDFORD BY GAs-LIGHT.-THE
PREss-GANG ON YE ANCIENT LOCALI-
TY.-Now, by the beard of Mahomet,
here is pretty state of affairs 1t new
er rains but it pOurs, and one newspaper
correspondent never writes about Bed
ford, but dozen follow his example,
Just now Bedford is seen, through the
medium of newspaper gas-light, by
''the whole world and the rest of man
kind" It is now as much a matter of
course to find "Our Bedford Letter." in
the leading dailies and hebdomadals, as
it once was to see Correspondence from
the Seat of War" This is the case,
from the Somerset Democrat dOlUn to the
". Y. Herald. Now, we would like to
publish all that the papers say of our
place, but we "haven't the stowage
ROOM" So we must do the best we
can, and give our readers taste of the
different things said about us by differ
ent persons. We begin, then, with
jolly Jack Hiestand, of the Lancaster
Examiner, who thus discourseth in his
paper of July 9th:
A delightful ride of twelve hours
brought me to this famous watering
place among the mountains Of Pt nnsyl-
Vania. The valley of the Juniata
which has been so often described and
sketched by the summer tourist, was
Welding to the hand of the reaper the
richest harvest that has ever been
gathered. The ride over the stills and
trestles of the Broad Top, if nOtsO pleas
ant as that in the comfortable cars of
the Pennsylvania Central, is at least
exciting enough for any person of weak
nerves, constantly reminding him of
life insurance policies and all that.
When on the bridge at SaAtOn, gazing
down from height of one hundred
feet into the waters of the Juniata, if he
is ofaliterary turn, he may call to mind
ShakSpeare's description Of dizzy ele-
walton in Lear. But that it may quiet
the nerves of any timorous old lady or
gentleman, it may be necessary to re-
mind them that no accident has yet Oc-
Cured on this road, and that it is by
reason of the carefulneSS Of its manage
ment, one of the safest roads in the
country.
Thereisalready quite alarge company
gathered here, and it is daily increas--
ing.
These Springs have always been a
favorite resort of two distinguished
men of Lancaster, who, if agreeing in
nothing else in their lives, have always
united in their praises Of the healthful
waters, pure air and delightful scenery
of these mountains Hither have they
come year after year, torecuperate their
energies after the hard labors of public
life, and to forget, if they could, for a
little while, the fierce personal and po-
litical controversies in which they had
been engaged. There is not an urchin
in this neighborhood who does not
know Stevens and Buchanan.
UnWonted dullnesS reigns at ancient
'Crockford's" No busy fingers are
drawing the cards from the cold silver
box. The counters, red and white, are
piled up in even and innocent rows
The "tiger," with out-stretched paw,
yawns lazily upon his carpet of
green. The 'pharO' man sits pensively
and shuffles the cards mechanically,
like Napoleon at LongWOOd playing
"iSOLitare." Little do the unsuSpec-
ting IOiterers on the lawn dream that
beast is uozing so near, that at a touch
from its keeper will grapple its victim
with deadlier hug than that of any
tiger in the deepest jungle of Bengal.
But Crockford's had little flip of ex-
element few days ago. A stranger
arrived from the city of R, in New
York. He was a fine-looking, accomp-
lished fellow. He played brilliant
game of billiards, frequently running a
hundred points with perfect ease, and
making those wonderful carOmS that
have made Berger, Kavanagh and
Nelms so famous. A capital shot, he
brought down with his Manton double
barrel more than his share of woodcock
on the wing, and hooked more trout
than the keenest disciple of Old Isaak
in the neighborho I'd. Then, too, he
of the SpoilS of field and brook. Hence
it is easy to guess that he soon became
favorite among the prOmiScuOuS NAL
= titude who assemble at the Springs
The other evening he received friend
ly invitation to join in little game of
"draw," at Crockford's, ''only for a
musement, you know" He left the
next morning, the gossips say, with
two thousand in cash. And Madame
Rumor further hath it that the gay
CHANDELIERS" who cOngregate in the
classic precincts of old CrockfOrd's, were
not alone in their grief fover the sudden
and unexpected departure of the Strang-
er. He danced with the grace Of the
admirable CrichtOn, and while in the
mazes of the German, he whispered in
the ear something which, together with
his dancing and good looks, won the
heart of one of the faireSt of our darn-
sells and she sadly sits now beneath
the lindens on the lawn, awaiting the
return of him who has gone to some
other fashionable resort, and Joined
other souls who won't go home till
The hotel is very we'll conducted this
year. The mutton and spring chick
ems never were better, and if these do
not satisfy you, you can have woodcock
for breakfast; and these are good, as l
know from daily experience.
By the way / am informed by a
friend who occasionally indulges in a
''nip" that the whisky sold here is of a
most excellent quality-equal to genu-
inc j. B. / mention this fact for the in
formation of any who may wish to visit
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