Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-23

before we proceed farther on our Journey allow
me to say word about
LLLEgpALE.
II will, no doubt, be q very large and pretty
town after the buildings arc completed, and Ike
many Western cities we read Of the view oil the
streets and public squares rs not obstructeu by
anything but the native shade trees.
However, this ia a new town, which like others
must hnyea commencement and after all think
Glendale has commenced right, for her founders
approaching uniformity aud order have FIRST iaid
oil the ground IN squares, so that when II Is bult
up there will be no crooked streets or zgzag al
lies, which arc disgrace to many Of tho larger
towns of our State. We find here new ticket
Office which when finished will be very neat af-
fair there is also large dwelling house and
store combined, in which the Post-oilicc Is kept
also two other dwellings short distance from
the station, and last, though fear not least,
little s by 10 shanty, in which are arrayed large
number Of TASKS, bottles, decanters and denii-
Johns before this last place VIC find our old FASH
toned "llack" standing, into which we are in
vicd, aud ere long VIC are moving of towards
Milton at pace which if slow was certainly sure
In casting around we now begin to scrape up an
Win bui "a'N
find ourselves in congcnial and happy company,
which consisted of lady from lcwes, who had
been sojourning in Cambridge, Md, engaged in
thclaudable occupation teaching school; young
gentleman who had just graduated at Dickinson
College, and with the aures yet fresh and green
upon his brow, was going 10 l.cwcs on n visit to
some friends; two gentlemen from the Kingdom
Of Jersey, who had come over into the Union and
were on a,i,t 10 Milton, and Ramblcr," as
USUAL taking notes. On we so, through poorly
cultivated country where tits cleared, and through
forests or oak and pine, which have never yet
felt the stroke of the woodsman's axe.
| Why, we reasoned amongst ourselves, is this
| county, highly favored by nature, so far behisd
| The general age OF Improvement The poverty
Of the people is strongly urged as an exchse, anu
a very plausible unc II appears to be; but agar
this Question occurs Why are the people Of this
county, with productive soil and genial climate
| 50 poverty stricken, while the people OF other
communities less favored by nature have become
wealthy and opulcnt' The question Is easily,
answered. As the deadly Upas has poisoned
every stream and blishted every green thing
within the circle Of its influence; SO has Slavery
in this country not only poisoned the channels
| Of Intelligence, but cursed the land upon winch
il was foster d, aud now happily although abol
islcd its blightng footprints are visible on every
hand. Further conversation ON this question re-
veas the fact that our whole company, including
our intelligent lady companion Is In favor ol In
election OF General Grant the leader OF that loya
! and progressive parry under whose influence
thcee waste places shall yet be made to rejoic
"and the wilderness to blossome us the rose.
; Ali here is Milton much sooner than we eX
{ pected; how soon the wings OF time speed VI
"A when company Is agreeable, but we VIII no
pause now to rivc II description Of this plcasan
town, hid AWAY amongst such n large number q
q shade trees that 1t eau scarcely be seen. 100
bye Milton will have word for you on IN
!, return. Good bye, Jersey friends, may Won
: slutnbcrs he sweet, now that you are IN III
r Onion After change of mails and hasty boz
u to some OF the many friends of the TRIBUNE her
i we are again on our way for the ocean shore,
our faded stecds (uot iery) with llghtencu loa
/ now moves more briskly or now We come
e the corn lands Of old Sussex forests OF COZ
i greet our eyes on every side. We had otte
heard aud read of the great crops OF corn rnist
Il in Sussex, never before have We seen II. Coz
two, four six, and eight feet high IN fields OF te
= | twenty, and fifty acres, spread all along Inc rot
Ii past the draw-bridge over Broadkiln Greek, {
70 10 the town Of Lcwes Some wheat and oats II
raised through This section. and successfully to
y but corn is the main dependence. There is mo
1, attention pad here to architecture than in IL
!. favored parts Of the county, occasionally we 81
= school house which has been whitewashcd
Ii its time, and houses which we should Judge Ia
:, seen paint
o. nicely any attention is paid TO nanurn
| ltlss plough Your EFouuu, Illiit gohi Sethf "'
NJ With moderate share Of cultivation and so
!. season. the crop is seldom excclled. II SUI
~ crops are raised here without feeding the Ian
ny what they would be ii MANFRED, lined, asiit
Ell phosphntcd. bnnc-ansted and plastered, rs III
of are in New Castle county, intelligent farm,
ed may judge.
no lltf- We arc already at Lewes and on risi
10 cminence in the road, we are enabled TO sec
ocean, beyond the town. Were | oil poe
turn Of mind, might here indite an address
u the ocean, but after torlnrins the poetic Mn
ies WHO stnbbornlv resisted all opportunities, n
Id can think Of is Thus far shalt thou come a
OF no farther and here shalt thy proud waves
stayed, n--and they staid After II hasty adeu
49,, NY late companions on the road, hasty sup
~, is despatched at the U. =. Hotel, vcnturcd
y" over The rckcty causeway and soon plunged
ro- amongst the bfiny waves How cool. how
cir ltahnigi how s0undly sleep follows the eve
icr OF the day; and nnnrning again succeeds
OF night another bath III company with my iri,
nj. from College and then we sauntcr out to VI
,lr tile town The streets are irregular and
~, houses generally shinSled all over, an AIR OF IL
soi and nCntncss pervadtS the place, and the pee
M generally are not very rich nor yet very pc
are The history Of l.ewcs would be very interest
the bad The data AT hand and the time and space
describe it. 1t has been twice bninhardcd, o
mi during The old French war and again ~ ISL
No the British. The places where some OF the G
-. non balls struck were pointed out 10 me.
WI cannon usri IN tile defence OF the place
psl- mounted on blocks il front Of tue U. 5. lilo
I'M Five llEEt lnlsns arc seen from lNt lbWil,
Cape May Light, sixteen miles distant, is plal
iNe lisccruihlc. The town has All estimated pop
an ton oi i,2u0 inhabitants. There is an Episco
~, u Presbyterian, a Methodist Episcopal, an
~ church for The colored people. There are q
W. ntilnttr Of stores, and two large hotels tor
rial accommodation of visitors.
tent The place has many natural advantages, WI
low if properly developed, would soon wake IL Il
He'd the . Kip Van Wrinkle" sleep, into which II
fallen, and clothn il in new beauty and tntcrpi
.. Will proper expenditure Of money this e
~ ~ he made u great shipping port and u pop
thr summer resort The people are all waiting
oil the appearance Of the junction Il Blcakw
ior- T. r. ana the snort o the iron horse is anAiI
ed is listened for. Citizens Of Lcwcs yoLr '
will soon be coiisumn,ed, if you but put yoni
shoulders to the wheel; invest your surplus
in Railroad stock instead OF government bp
Dad, Somebody must de- so before the road Is u
icin and why not You who are more immediately
Who terestcd Why wait for New York capita
rpe foreign enterprise and then lose the advant'
=, Of owning the road, which passes through J
-, !" own farms, aud past your own doors I
y, enough for Lewes. must leave with some
zen, greet her cool ocean waves where IN conn
Dad with cx-Mayur Couch of New Hope, Bucks
ltia Pa, we have enjoyed refreshing baths,
.on nought TO make us afraid except the huge hi
,ypr less porpoisr of the ocean, hut harmless us
49,, are, when they appear, T" Rambler" makes
VIZ the sherc. Good bye, sold Ocean Lewes
ne acquaintance, hastily made but long rem
thc Tered Weure snon back to Milton, wher
dis the hotel Of Mr.. Hart am left by my friend
iXiy ex.Mayor, who moves on to his northern nc
Milton is quite y large town, indeed its in
tlhts say il Is the largest town In Sussex, its
ualion is variously estimated at from Il to
ed, II is situated III the midst Of fertile agrcnlt
and community. Wheat is beginning to be ex
be Il sivey cultivated. sec That you nave COZ
The pendent in this place who keeps You posted il
nj n ihe passing events Of the day. So good-l,ye
be 49, "N"e "'' So
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