The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17
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believe by common consent tTrpy ono that
finds him or liarself forty Miles from kn'nc rhns
full license 10 write "boDk or travels" Not
Attempting, however, to-" write n bouK."'s.,-
nit me to Inform your readers that nm here
aud to tell how got here. with, pcrlapa IN iI:s
cIdcut or two. We left Churlrston Saturday
morning, on the "MountnIn Boy" remained
on hrr until the next morning Sunday, when
VIZ found her safely mOOretl, not at GallipolS an
VIC expected, hut ut Clifton, somo twonty miles
above. Anor partaklng OF tho third Incnl,
(brcak fnst,) gotten up In tho best Eana~ha sfVr.
we found aIongsldn. inviting Nv nbonrl, tho I'm"
sido.whcoI steamer "0oldcn Englo," Nothing
tranHplrvd Oh our trip down tho Knmpwlin
worth mentioning, except that ut Bunhln,
poor. sick woman WIS brought on bonrI. whom
no poinun seJuIud to know anything about.
The Captain, nftrr consulting with tho other OIL.
corr, concluded TINT they would run risk
Of suLJrctlng themselves to Severc punalty BY
taking n pnuprr (as Shc evidently waSJ to Gal.
IipolIx, md upon the suggestion md example Of
Capt, Crncriln, u hnn,isomo littlo pursc wRs
mn,lr up for the poor woman, QhG Captain and
cl-rltY OF the Mountain Boy" contributing
literally md she wiz scIIt back 10 the house
where she canIc from. Nothing occurred on
the " Eagle" worthy Of notice. rlw usual mum.
Dor Of passengers coming aboard und cUIag
ashore TO break the m0notOny, which, however,
wax not grlrv0us, ns wa found Judge Nash, Of
CiaIIIpolls, aboard, whose chcerfuncss mud ur-
ImnIly would prevent any one from getting the
blues" The only person OF whom ] shall
make II note, was MrS. Muson, from DanvIllr,
Kentucky, aud her white poodle or lap dog. OF
whose wool, COR halr,) from eight annual clip
pIIIgs she Ind wrought Il very beautiful corsh-
mere HhnwI, u short notice Of which You mny
lmlvr seen In the Cincinnati! pnlmrs. Shn wns II
widow lu,ly uI iino accom- pllslInIrnts anil could
talk lnlriigrntly IN nny subject but her dnD
seemed to be- the furOritc theme.
We remained In Wheeling five days. The
Capital question wuS the topic In the House,
hailotin. nrnrly Grcry day without Km% prnc.
teal results Charleston Is Ia tho nscclduni,
, a> far as rrnl strength IN concerned.
We left ". on the eleven o'clock train. Satur.
day. There We're but five persons In the cur We
occupied, but IL WAS not long until the ub:qul,.
uIls w,.idIug party" WIS on hand il cOiIsiAt-
rtl, however, OF none but The happy couple
themselves who were doubtless from the rural
districts of Ohio-ajid seemed so perfectly hap
; ny In each other, tina, the passengers through
out the eur, (Which had become by this time
! pretty well nlIrl,J scrmcd To enjoy their frlirL
~, although sOuu, OF the lady passengers plny-
fully quoted. one OF The wise sayings Of SOLOMON,
| that there Is II time fox, 81" Aiuls'r pIISsrn
ger In whom ] became very mtL'h intrirauml
WIS Miss Margaret y. Gillespie, from Ml,.S-
slppi, rn rU"i~ to Cul!iornIn, travelling entirely
4 alone. She was u lndy OF ilu~ accomplishments
und very Intelligent, niId although from til"
! rebel Stat" "i Missl.sippi,l wNs most Intensely
Interested Ia the reconstruction of her State,
I even on the Congressional pima. Nh" wrs II
! niece, by marriage, To Glen. Baker, who fell nj
I.ulI'S U!uii-umnl by blood Ia Rev. Alexander
: Campbell. Slr lnd Jut buried her widowed
innllrr nli,l now gu,> {" the land Of gold. She
! Is rvnlrntly II heroine. Wrpart"l ut the" Re.
, lay House," promising To hear from each other
! again.
! We arrived nj Washington about nine O'Clock
SUNDAY morning. attended Dr. l!Oyntun's Con.
! rrrrutiouall>n Church for morning and Dr.
browns (Mctlludisti for evening service tool;
: i ride in the ears 10 Georgetown, spent an hour
! among the docks and whurv,s, and took II stroll
, through the President grounds.
| To-day (Mun,layj, We Will cOmm"nc" M"Inl;
! the sights nnd you will perhaps hear from me-
! again.
| Il. E. Il.