The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-06
re,, nna sseam-Lan6 and Water A
Free Narrative Of q Joeiy Journey.
SITTING ON TEE RAIL, {
November the saet, II. }

other parts of the country and san ono
broad, waters. You may sec at"'ho s,rnct
,niuE to intercst, something 10 iI ~,
DID you ever so upon WHAT u oIi In uo,o,
"Lowor PotomrcT Wen, y W.; h"" Grand
,i,J van have not bchcld one OF INC s'auu
%. - yirers' bounded by bold and Deaut,
ti,c iaasptrd shores, which you hese'
800. 80 '.Gn, re while the rapidly m7fins
>."'u ~ ,resen,s you their cver.chan2n1
bcautles. .,,,,, ,rd ooinp h,
raj 10 -Aqaia creek. sne.c tnoA pao,,,o,
r ~ At about halt past IL O'Clock. Re
,'.i,I a(7er | cciring the kind welcome o
nj I'm Warren, rested until daylight
,nt rising early. looked OUT with delight
,rnnnfthn Harylaad and Virginia shores a.
thr steamer took her way down the river
mon her trip TO Baltimore. In good time
The CAPTAIN was mp and paid me morning
t,lu;1tion, answering 3 few questions Pc
ltaly, AID proCs edcd to his active duties
Ia making many landings and dch'eriGs
frcipSt or both ehoves-!n which he hau Tue
sf}tient MD q the purser. Mr.. Davis, who.
r!I''n N n native Of New Jcrscy, was Con
foa.rste solder, aud vas entrusted WIFI
como Of the most dangerous expeditions ny
.no Confederate Governments. ne ire
n,.n.t- crossed the lines. anu ne Wa
,Ircd q. the North oacc and sentenced
:. De NlnG as u Spy boS lSS"l'~e '-
....sop and got back safe.
=; breakfast found that | was the only
,.,suuvcr-thc line being mainly tfelgnt
.. / lold the captain that would 90
n, l.ast 10 rep. cScut barge number of pas,
ranurrs So sp.cad Iut sell. 4 ate gfcat
,'n.l-.i viii stv nothing Of dfiuklnG-a nu
s,r,trhcG NY hfnb5 widely under the ma
h...ny. / tslkGI pldti-A'ep'hS tue
cs.gI;l and purstr both busy, interviewed
~ engineer, instructed tue COOK recon,
,,f,rrrI th: whce-houSe, and inquired
or the heslin CT the "man at the hel
...g, !" ~ked after the ismils OF the tiseman,
s,l.utei The chickens, studied the nature
.,t..e cpossum $50 Ike "humaD " II ms
fr,miun), "A representative OF that iutniis
lrlng.ou byard, and proposed 10 iDe cap
TAN O shOHcr-bAth in the Wneei-hcuse,
a,r,ipst which he demonstrated, ana 10
abandon which il was not nara 10 pefsuaue
7oa. Finally became 50 many passengers
.uat I suspected that captain warren
thought III was 0ycrdore; and al once
sy,., = II tina; i! he WAS not obliged 10 per
I.,.,u 20 ;rtp would relieve him from the
T.. i..,; cut..lact to take me TO Lconard
Jy;ca. one Of his findings, ana allow llnl
u rut me back on the Golelul "harf u
Aou;a Creek. ! told hin that was not
40 hat selfish man who vas the only au
duor IA the French theatre, and yet COM
pr!!,d the actors to plAy The play thloueh
ne Vas KIND enough to say ne was lhIsl
Laury 10 have me. "Slr, siu De II WIZ
:, ur.C. aeuGl, 4" sir, rather than give you
10, wgu.A treat all my passengers I"
t'~.tg- md chginpagnc-nay, wou!d rake
l.,.fl. Ill 10 baltimore grati-.' l make IT. &c
r..,..a Ze !ow bo." ! was overwhelmed.
n,t irged aiuly Installed him III my
.Irc,s,is IS NY hjcnd forever. Where
onruitG, save on the Potomac, could such
delicate cpllrfc>ieS tc performed!
t'ul. II com >lac3ncy, went on; ana II
nr rD.uul,Ui!-ucss and gIrrulousneSS Oh
mat .,ae, were di>agr1cahle to the Captain,
;. u.s. III" most prosecuted cap.aln lht
1.al4, ever saw. tiiS cue passenger was
r..ayally multiplied; he met pas>en-
-! g.. every turn, hnd, good OF bad, Inc
irXi .u!G I4,scntud another. ! AN en-.
cluca.,a 10 that cuptain--iir>t by his per-
touat worA Il, aud next by lis sulerinG>.
i ue Irons DIES never had 30 many passeu-
uei. J> SIC had Oh ;h.t trip.
=, Is i c.nic 10 the end OF the water
p.r, ut ny Journcy~~to toe Whsr! neal
lt0r4gQlr~u, IL lie Venerable ctuuty OF
Ill. M,rtis--aHt lett the captain aud the
r.4-.. "i,.l assurances OF Icgrtt on their
Itf: wAcH ! & me- to believe them 10 uc
;..c ,#nt,eAt ine:l ever met.
| II q tau plgu~nro o. lJuMing uron classic
ground and waking u!On 1t, ara althou2h
tuc.c Gre arpuarGCcc, oil neglect AnG mis-
forum, | ycuurttCi the scene all the more.
: w..&eI up into LconarGtoWc, aud con-
tt.us.ulpQ u Win tie Ccepest interest. IL
So, tsu.e1 10 honor Of Leonard Calvert,
!."-..c.ui the loid proprietary Of the "ligl-
I yvi,Dy. Cccli,us Calvert. Leonard Ga!
VI Z naactcu the urst emgr4nt5 whn
G.l@. 10 sale uron II he grant 10 his brother.
Iuuv rGtu at u. tlcmenrS island Oh
N-I,h IS, 1924, and were settled in ST.
Nays county. l experienced rare salts
1sLjiou N hchUld'Dg TIC scenes Of The early
fll.le q! rLe>c rc"i,Ic and Their strltes with
Ia. burn. aud with the Purl; ans that had
hc,n cX3c!lud f:om Virginia. The ebony
US uamcd "MQry's Land" in honor Of
= O. NcG'iclla Mar'i4. There is Il grateful
...a II seIcAity aud civ'llty prevailing iii
,... o2lgeJ Region. l leit a kind Of reposc
&C.,. ,'"ng,ty amongst people | never
H. < b tore Which c2nnot describe.
soQn GIde acquaintance. simple, In.
tt5ILput, aud uGIcaerVcd, they seem so
ljlc ny own people that | could grasp
them al With TIE aifectlonate pressure OF
n.o hcrly feeling. Then, too. ] remcm
tercr hos th Y >ymp @thlzed with Us. and
itn: thty suffered. This the world never
vla know but my heart felt it oil.
he venerable village deeply interested
me. there were remains Of the colonial
;!lucs stttl in existence. The principal,
jeaccd, may say the oulr, street is wide.
Bat iSere stands IN its centre III aged brick
nUiilirS tenan,lcss and ulapidated. In
lo,niug ~ II could see how irreytrsihe
/, l1nt u3Wrtten human law which com
Hri, boys u make war upon unoccupied
he},=rs. Even this venerable relic OF the
l,,.l could not und immunity from their
rut!ii>g cus attacks. lis window. paucs
l.a', disappointed, and its min entrance
t.id IN urca D!each TO fee insress and
C1Ev>s. What Is the philosophy of this
custom OF boys: This irreprcssibe Yindc-
uyour>> toward, an unoccupicd houscI l.
Greited that the uuoccuped house is
like The barren tir-lrce--a useless thing,
ana therefore must he removed! Or is il
Hr224st uncccupied buildings become bat.
fCi!rS Is II were OF offence, from which the
btUHie.s and vulgar ussail society with in.
nc tncy. and the boys, who are the unwit
u!. AGENTS OF the punishment Of drunk.
"a Is AND various irregularities Of the world
as st upon the lcnsnticss cditicc to CON
fu1 Ihe owners TO occupy Il or suffer il t
o. destroyed: Whatever pe The philosoph,
OF Re Halter, il Is ny opinion that us
"N"1f ot = hJuse can leave il safely lon,
IL y1upru.
lac gazetteer sets down nv Leonard
T~"H as 1&v!n% 3 newspaper ctf.c and III
1--GGlLy ana som" SIX hundred Inhabitants
Al" {! u editor OF the newspaper ut q dis
!A.2t. lie had an all OF comfort and free
-Ou4 1!Cia vanity. lie seemed 10 be en-
LEY sa;.S.icd, and not lrctlcd by any en-
teipT!se OF very arduouS nature, nor ha
I"s'eo tato ruetul vlsage 10y sixty-da,
NOTES Tor there l., happily for the place
no oank IN Leonaldtown. I was IN hope
thet I should bIve word with this yiIlIr
DDIloSophcr, hut he abruptly changed hl
CJ9r"e and disappointed me.
lett LeonarutVwn with very short orr
500 Tor It's continued serenity and content
i..c-t. II would nave been agreeable to ii