Middletown transcript., 1873-01-25
Pr Me r,ai',tora Tr1acrqL
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Mr. SiDSaY, Atae-fa Co., "a.
Friend Transcript 1t has occurred
to me you might like to hear from a friend
oli. l,r Il wonder, on q litte trip during
the winters leisure: 80 will send you
note At least We lef, home las; Thurs
day. aud planned % take the train newly
started from Delaware City. since il would
make our ride niile shorter. and over
better roads than hY other routes: our
hnts1> mad good time We thought, set NJ
we entered ,hn city the train llt the sta.
ton and tbafu wA- nothing pr il bu, ta
turn ba'k or k.rp ontp s.il,t5I II sar.
We en- ,ht Hs.eg ALTERNATIVE, hit ysu
may Vol Imagine tie blessings e,ten IT,
clocs a,l wairhr, generally d., Wt trlY.
ll.d uu our horse, slipping. aud our
selves rnmpi in th WI ick clr.
rirgc. II was oui ef ihtl >.i1n ra1ah
E,h'an i'r ibc m'ruiHs lrlfa. Jal wbru
vi a:t.t,l wt :nau ST. u.u5t Ha.t TIL i
+ VI tp' "futy aut t,.ut- 10 w
u covered HAT Gus ime was correct
luI tttsr Utt'the tl hai lU p#Afns
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So been VA ta.-p. sa. ,i.i5 U.4i5 l,yt
ten tipe. fortunately 81 ,t u.;
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n.ath Habl m,.nal IL eaa,. ta#
Washington t.4' e.nit,t m gst t.se
80 irainnest u mug lnt samutau tut
ih daitoy W.. s,.eataias4tt.e vs. as3 not
iike u usk i chang - thought
would .'ay atl ~ a Hflie .ai.ier oo
tut lay II" \ i W. w,ta etil.,
ana th Iia r fsat f4sai.ba4 II, i
good breakfast a tia. nasasi.,y b,ur
tree q elarse: il ever you = 10 B4,ii
more and want q Hit. h3ag-lika hotpl
with e5al atiea laaeH tiu iilr, aui low
rLage :, - Ia th. Aal'lg W. naehai
Wa-huGiot. haur dlylrall aul left il.
after an hour, waiting ia,t 81, HE .ull
rose, We bad supplied on s., with pa.
pars AMI lunch, a0i t9r .aun TIA il.s
ride was uun5t,ti. us Fl o l-i, +, Ni'5 ro,n-
Try eger.i 0i'h ,ezatai fi8 aah brfs
anl thee q msortiatb -fa sh4utg su Al
long. long j3I=erynls, a p=slatlt dwr.l
ing, i. not especially Interesting t irayl
through; ,5neijn a ri!. 1T. ar earth
works marked the points &A.la slu
brave fellows saw the sun ief The iasl iiue
in tn war whic! i past baf ut forgotten;
aud at tulrfrer ~ "Sesllyrs me.
tory with is iuu.; rven ftW> ef graves.
was eirlrsel, suggestive Thrrc arr hot
many marks Il til 0ar latt however. aud
| watched lar a glimpse ni tn mountains
10 assarr lHe HAT Na. on strange round
Al last. ah3at on, o'clock, | saw item
literally i8f the list tia31; til Bua
Ridee well docs 1t dtsefxe the namc--
iinnt.i up all along the n7fih IN h8ri1au.
and watched with increasing delight a.
wc drew nearer anl nearer. W. siorpei
at 6ariouyille for nice dinner, aul then
upward nul onward mpnutlia after
mountain appeared eu either ,ile singA
or in groups. aud At length W. seemed
/ sur IHuulfl bA lU'lh. tllHhiIl I W i1hk-
ed over thr loyelY valleys loiiel with
houses which in the Iar distance beneath u
looked like ,he,- ia toy village. north
ward W. could have thrown stone IL the
base Of mountain wha.r summit W.
could not see from the wiulow We were
in th' rear ear, aud stool a long ,ime
on the platform, watching the varying
views as We wound ,til upward, every
i turn showing another Of those fair valleys
nesting among the glorious hills. Sud
denly we dashed into tunnel through it
with rattle aud roar. anl ont into the
Shenandoah Valley. the Blue Ridgc tow
cring behind us more beautiful by far
than ever thought mountains could be
y half an hour more aud we were al
Staun,on; then into au Old time stage
/ another new experience to mr-and an
+ eight mile ride brought us to the "Old
Stone Church parsonage where dwclls
Rev. 0r Handy, well known 10 many
who will read my letter. His friends will
be glad to hear that he seems very COM
foriably settled among a people who ap-
| prcciatc and are attached to him. The
! church is $50 years old, and he is its