Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-06-09

23d OF May an unusual busaewas obaer,.a'
at the station. All going to some place
all going TO one place all aoiue to w
renton. All going to til Epleco pal c.
ventIon that vast meet thare on the do,
following. Old friends were to greet ear
other. Relations were to kiss each othsr
Lovers we're TO WOO each ofher' and -.
kiss of peace OF the heavenly dove was 80
sanctify all The depot is reached ana
any number Of carriages, bugsles, anbn.
lances, with many gay names as % uck-
STEP Morning Star &C., &C., greet tte
eye of those very willing TO Change the
dusty r. r. for jauut over county
road Quick Step carried us in fire sr,ls
flying by fields of half-upened heaitbv
looking wheat. comfortable locking fam.
houses and country seats. No character
III Dickens for joke or for fun could sur
PISS the proprietor aud driver of the
Quick Step He appeared, indeed, for he
showed 1t In his cheerful face,
bare compound of odditv iro!ic spd finn
VINO re'lsA d a Ike, and reioic'd in pun
Ho. here we are This is Walrenton
DI Eat l. tell Jou We wouldn't be the last
IeaVlnE the depot See here we are frst
s. SAID tue 'Qnick STEP Sure enonCb
there vas Warrentop, scattered abopt NH
very fEe looking houses here and there
and viii one principal business street -
The town, on first siE hit, shows itse f to ha
oae of those cid settled towns # North
Carolina. It tav in settled comfort iuci-
eating what IL was, and what il N g4t have
been. Il has Fen"ie Seminary and s-v.
eral houses of worship, the chef one Of
winch a7 they ttrike the eye is the Ep. SEQ
pal Church Emmanu,l.
The products tLat are generally on de.
mand III the cOnmetcluI lie are whoa.
aud cotton. The wheat feds We noticed
were many and fine looking TIL. III in
sone instances has done ht,le dauage
Corn las a market here, and t b eco.
though not produced III the sane abua-
dance as of Old, also tods IA mart. The
sceaery around the t.wn Is IolIIng aid
picturesque. The line IN the Task # CLw.
per expresses the idea well, that
Go m-de the coun ry, AMI mao mad the tow"
Smiling plen y Was every vince visible.
and the air met you baimy AMI health
bearing. In tits town, auu with this sur
rounding, one could well bid a long f..c-
well to
lie cod, hesrtless city. with it's forms
Aud duh routine; IGs aruicI4i M ALTERS
And arbitrary rules; 10 ca, er!es5 YIeasarga
And m1rih ess masqulnE."
Joy and gladness, and an open-hauded
welcome was the servant thai IL rev open
the doors of She people of Ware It N 20
the stranger residents. Christianity ret ~
ed at unity with itself. Sweett st lea.s
eemed to distil its sweete..t peace, AID
sc alter out on all Its sweetc.t flugrauce.--
A heavenly harmony rcigueI. Fraternity
sat itself down on thu 1T green | D
Of plenty, and for the moment fe,t living
IN Paradise. The beautiful, sob ime and
solemn s rgices of the Epi copal Church
were well attended twice daily. Every.
body looked, and ielt happy. Muse, 700,
lent It's charms Ia the parlor. Aud bright
eyes wee sung aud play ed 10y eyes jlst as
bright, and '',hn brook tbut WIS played
flowed a. cool aud refresl II; over tic
soul Of the listener IS if "a cup from the
brook Cf Paradise had been Lu 10 ) is hpe.
We can only say fOI the Peep Of War
renton that we hope it wi no be welve
more Years before another Convention
viii be held there. We do not kuoa what
others carried away, as Il IN mento Of
this visit, but We carried off + spIig IF a
par0gus. Tie 80 IIck Step" touk u3 of
again from a town We were lotn to Rave
In conclusion, all we can Gay for War; IL
ton Is, peace be within thy wal S. AID
Righteousness within thy p4iac s."
MoEoNIA.