The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-01
OUR TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT.
WARREN, Pa. Jan. 2Gth, 1873.

WARREN, Pa. Jan. Goth, 1875
Mr.. EDIroR:-Thinking that you may
think your tortured (PretzeD frozen or
telescoped, will now proceed to tell you
what | see and know about travelling.
AS you are aware, we have cool weather
meets the cravings of the heaviest dealers
in CONCEALED beverage. Last Saturday
week the north branch of the Susquelianna
gorged below Lock Haven; that is the ice
the banks into the city, and 1 would have
given a kingdom, mot for a horsel but for
a boat. As | couldn't swim nor hadn't
learned the art of water walking, | was
found on the front rank when danger was
nigh, while footing and fording were safe,
and though l had more avoirdupois to
move than others i'll my wake, l succeeded
in out stripping my followers until my
arrival at vacant lot, in crossing, which
| was extremely unfortunate. The damp
ness had shrunk a portion of that lot, (3x3,
4 feet Deep so low I couldn't touch bot
tom. and lost caste as runner, but gain
ed on rank what lost in time and caste.
certainly did outrank; everything at that
depot, even to huge pile of Goldfish await
ing transportation. All gave me plenty of
room; even the ticket men, agent and con-
ductor turned up a nose of with ering con-
tempt on approaching me, though had a
first-class ticket l was advised that my
rank entitled me to seat in the front car
next the engine.) l went in and found it
more agreeable; my companions there be-
ing mutcs trunks, &c., and | consoled
myself with the fact that had never fallen
by the wayside l would never have been
martyr in the play of contempt, nor been
promoted to assistant baggage master on an
cypress train. Allow me to assure you,
though l like room, don't like solitary
confinement. Think of me seated on a
box in one end of that Car cycling my dry
baggage. while that baggage. master turned
from me loathing my dampness
Well, we got of for Bellefonte, moving
track, saw family leaving second story
window into a piano box. Cattle, hogs,
sheep, three houses, little ones, story )
million round logs. million square timber
all passed down stream in one conglom-
crate mass, commanded and overlooked by
Mr.. Cinnamon Bear, who happened to be
crossing when the ice moved. 1t is said
that this is the first instance of any of the
Bruin family undertaking log floating in
this section; yet he made it success until
he reached Linden Bridge, where ice and
all else gorged, and his bearship, through
jealousy, was arraigned, convicted and
shot, for trespass. l congratulated myself
on escape from suit for trespass, after hear
ing of the bears case.
Yet am | among the hash chewers-chief
among the chiefest. Thanks to despera-
ton and buoyancy. | did not 20 under,
though heavily laden, IA midships,J
Next went we to Renova, where dwell
eth many operatives and operators on P. &
E. r. r. No surplus water here; snow
p feet deep. But dangers here, too, sur
rounds US; SO bars loaded with lightning
liquid, open port holes. A McGonegal,
with his venerable hickory, standing in the
doorway cries, 'to HI wild all the dom
temperance min Well, | went for the
Renova House hurriedly. He McG.) ar
rived a fen seconds later, and was informed
by the hotel-keeper that the chap ,c'o Just
camoosed was not the Temperance lecturer.
l exonerated myself by taking a cider and
put me in my little bed, dreamed all night
of drowning, running, water, fire, and
club escapes. Awakened, happy in the
fact that was not bear on ice or Tenn
perance lecturer advocating the necessity
of more water and fewer whisky dispensers,
DC. sc.
Tn! up we came; higher we climb, till
st. Mary's is in view. Now 1,11G feet
above river level. My hopes are high and
well grouaded for safety, can write more
freely. l will simply say lumber, coal,
timber, snow, whisky and funerals do here
abound
Now to Cory we go. Civilization has
REACHED here; yet it is the deadest, dullest
town III Pennsylvania, noted for its poor
hotels, excess of women; as also for the
number and height of its stumps, which
stand up ard out in bold relief as fitting
monuments to the former greatness of this
swamp, when it was the home of the wild
cat wolf and panther, now the abiding
place OF the vulture and vampire. Why
think of it, | was charged 60 cents for
one dozen fried oysters, and judging from
their size, them oysters were dwarfs. | sat
down opposite one of those Theoretically
sealed chaps and asked him in usual tone
to pass butter. He moved not; | raised
my veice few notes and repeated, hand
ne the Butter. Several laughed and dunn
my made signs like Il fellow setting type,
that | was dummy.l | said in subdued
voice go there yourself and went for the
butter and will take my oath there was
less talking and more eating done, in the
same time, at that table, than at any hash
chewing | was ever ut, and more laughing
at the other table. My partner was the
most reserved man ! ever met. Didn't
talk too much with his mouth.
Yours, &C., PRETzEI.
THE PHILADELPHIA CATTLE Markell
The dsagreeable weather this week inter |
fcred with the trade in beef Cattle. and
the market was in a very quiet state. We