The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-12-28
OUR TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT.
EAGLE HOTEL, GETTYSBURG, Pa,

EAGLE HOTEL, GETTYSBURG, Pa,
December 10th, 1872.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Sitting in this ancient
hotel. in this sober, aristocratic, historic.
and staid old town, from which Davis, Lee
& Co. first heard the death knell of their
boosted Confederacy, am tempted to bore
you again with reading from me.
This town has about 1850 souls. The
people are very like Marylanders, partlcu-
larly Elktonions, 90 years ago; a fullness
| of pride if not Of purse; everything sluggish
| excepting bar practice, Judge Gin, Capt.
Whisky, Maj. Brandy, and Col. Apple
Jack, have daily sittings; those of their
association go their way rejoicing-so it is
not so monotonous as one would suppose.
Gettysburg. through the patriotism, and
self-sacrificing spirit of Reynolds, was
resnrrected. Comparatively speaking,) in a
business point by the war. The historic
battle on which turned the solidity of a
Republican Government brought to notice
again this isolated, dead and forgotten
town, (where new house would surprise
the natives.) 1t WAS reserved for this
sleeping town to furnish sacred ground, on
which was pledged and sealed in blood a
new life or lease Of life, to our country
This was the strategic point, on which, the
brave, honest, earnest, but modest soldier
and gentleman, General Meade, marshaed
his patriotic army; to this point also, Gag
erly looking, earnestly marching, came the
noble, chivalric, though misguided Lee
Each in turn surprised at his arrival to see
in the distant hills an'opposing army
Then came the tug of war. This town,
this people, were aroused as if by thun-
der clap; then how beauteous their action,
they gave up everything, houses, furniture,
and all else to the soldiery, SO self-sacritic-
ing were they. Out of pure patriotism
they sought the cellars and other base posi-
tons, nor did they change base until the
shell ball was over.
| Stores, shops, gin mills, &C., are plenty.
| The lands of this section are poor, rough,
and reproductive, hence in business point
this town in Winter is the dullest of the
dull, but in tho Summer, how different,
all is gayety. fashion, and beauty; the
young and the old eagerly seek Gettys-
burg. The sick, the afflicted, the lame,
| the halt, the blind, all come kneeling,
praying, (and paying) that Natures life
giving fountain of youth may afford them
relief; "a discovery through a circumstance
of the war; A Southern soldier slaked
his thirst at a peculiar spring here on bat
tie day, such was the effect, of that water,
| that he thought that spring poisoned; hence
that soldier should be regarded as the In
I valids' benefactor. His accidental discovery
of these justly celebrated Kabalsine springs,
brings joy to the young as well as old
| The young are released from ailments of
every kind, the old seem to leap backward
! 90 years at bound. 1t is styled the Foun
! tain of Youth, where all may drink and
grow fat, battle and be cleaned, at 40 cents
per gallon.
There is large hotel for summer visi-
tors, capacity 500. 1t was more than full
! last summer from distance. The town
! is always full of invalids. Il majority lesi-
dent chronic croakers. The Hotel &
| Spring Co. are shipping heavy lots of the
water in bottle, cases, &C., east and west.
! | saw three car loads on one train, marked
! New York. from Gettysburg. The water
gives out no offensive smell or taste, yet,
possesses that which ferrets out, and fer
ret like. drives out disease, aids digestion,
stimulates action in all the organs. causing
humanity to smile and gratefully acknowl-
edge Gods wisdom, love and mercy, in
establishing a distillery of nature, from
/ which to drink and live, in land in which
no leper need dwell, no veteran grow old
how grand the thought, no scrofula, no
! rheumatics, no affection of kidneys, no
dyspepsia, all antidote for all poisonous af-
fections, as well as cure for old age.
! Don't let your entire population come,
but send here your invalids; they can find
a relief ease and comfort cure, in short,
nothing is wanting here in Summer cx-
! CepI Il WHISKY spring elc iouS you
may hear of such a discovery in this resur-
| rected Golconda of America.
| As there are several hills surrounding,
commonly called mountains, hereabout,
over which are seen peering forth huge
boulders, gray with the lapse of years, fit
! ting sentinels Of time, adding to the pictur-
esque scenery, as well as offering to the
present and coming generation the SUBJ
stantial means to immortalize the name of
him that first fell that his country might
win. and him that first drank that we
might live. Adding to the natural beauty
of the surrounding scenery is seen, in the
| distance towering, the South Mountain and
other heights like giant fortresses, frown-
| ing defiance while guarding this sacred
valley of the dead. More again,
| PHETZEL.
For The Cecil Whig
NORTH EAST, Dec. &c, 1872.
| Mr.. EDIToR-Dear .Sir:-If not impos-