The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-17
OUR TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT
HARRISBURG, Aug, 4th, 1872.

OUR TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT
. HARRISBURG, Aug, 4th, 1872.
had warm time. The influence of Sol is
here felt even in the land of Simon. Every
body and everything moves sluggishly.-
Even in political life there is stagnation.
Leaving Harrisburg 8 A. NJ. for Philadel-
phia, we enjoyed the most exhilerating of
rides on an express train 40 miles an hour.
We rushed into Quakerdom while the moon
vet looked down and seemed to kiss the
new mown hay-fields in sympathy for late
bereayements. Yes while the kline of cloU-
erdom yet Heth and cheaoeth its cud zoe flee
past sleeping towns with closed shutters
and dew moistened steeples, seemingly
weeping in gratitude for Gods goodness in
giving them place on terra firma in the
Eden of America. Reached Philadelphia
at late breakfast hour where l discussed
| an ample meal.
Monday. Left for valley. Arrived at
Carlisle, an old, staid town, noted for its
college and general finish. Here a new
house would be novelty. Thence
to MELVILLE, a summer resort for cheap
| tourists and invalids. Here at the Big
Spring Hotel, limited number can find q
| retreat of comfort and shady elegance
| seldom found elsewhere, the scenery pic
turesque beyond description; the water
and air purest of the pure, and the trout
| immense in size as we'll as numbers. Next
came we to the beautiful town of Cham
bersburg, which even yet bears the marks
of McCausland and Gilmore, who treated
| the citizens to torchlight procession in
open day, which was as novel in its ar
| rangement as grand in the finale. The
torchlight first, procession afterwards
| But these people didn't appreciate their
first effort, and they never repeated their
visit.
| Now to the crops. Ihe oats fair aver
age; the corn heavy-promising a large
yield; the fruit crop is simply enormous;
the wheat the least said the better-the
entire crop is represented in four letters
nome, average 3 bushels per acre.
Leaving Chambersburg A. NJ. Monday,
we started per stage for the old town of
Gettysburg, noted as well for its beauty in
natural cemetery as sluggish people. 1t
is indeed the abiding home of the dead;
they have waited half century for some
thing to turn up and at last Lee brought
war to their fields; surgeons to the wound
ed. Those surgeons discovered in one of
their gushing springs medicinal quality
that makes the old young, the lame leap for
Joy, and cleanses even the leper. Hence
something has turned up, God has given this
people the fountain of youth. A company
of Yankees shrewd enough to see intrinsic
worth in these waters here, bought and
monopoiized these springs; built large
hotel accommodating 400 guest, GOO there
already, all of whom sing the praises and
merits of these waters.
Next went we to York, town of some
pretending enterprise and wealth, similar
in many respects to West Chester; thence
to Baltimore, Havre de Grace, Port and
Oxford. Driving through Chester, Lam
caster, and upper Cecil, my heart was sad
dened to see the country so extremely dry
and destitute of a promise of crops. Some
farmers are actually feeding their cattle on
cut up. Already the omnibus water bar
rel OH it's wagon in every yard; the rivulets
and creek beds dry. What contrast with
this section Qndiana) where they've had a
constant flow for weeks. Their wheat and
oats growing in shock; some cutting oats
yesterday 10th of August none too ripe
| yet.
Getting on the train at Upton for Altoona
last evening 05, we dashed gayly on till
we met on the same track bachelor COW.
| He warned us in a below to go round him;
our bu1lgine couldn't sec ii, and screeched
defiance to scare that reteran, but he didn't
| scare bad, our engineer up steam and at
him, as buchanan said, den dam pull kit
fallin town to bank, yes and them mail and
baggage got fallin down to oder side too.
A long train, nobody but the bachelor kline
hurt or kilt. PRETzEL.
DON'T LIKE His Politician
Well, my man, l suppose you are going
to give Uncle Horace lift this Fall? Col
cred Man-No, Sab! Politician-Why,
Greeley is an old friend of the colored
people. You ought to give him a lift
Colored msan-Oh, yes, sab. He's good