The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-06-12
From the AdcGnce.
Correspondence of the Advance.
BY j. X. DURFEE.
STRoUDsBURG, Pa, May &c.

been made glorious by the return of
spring, as usual we become a being of
passage. Having within two weeks
passed through nine different States, aud
having had an eye to the many scenes Of
interest, We purpose TO give to your nu
merous readers what we can recolect
while on our pilgrimage First, We give
an account of Stroudsburg and its sur
roundings, and then take our excursion
by course. Arriving here on Saturday
evening, after a journey of over 1000
miles, with all its attractions, one feels
somewhat the worse for wear. On last
Sabbath, one of the pleasantest Sabbaths
that the sun ever shonc upon, We were
invited to 60 TO Quaker meeting in the
town. Stroudsburg is one of the oldest
settled towns in Pennsylvania, originally
settled By German Quakers, but like all
other institutions has given way to some
thing more popular. A great number of
other churches have been established,
with their tall spires reaching heaven
ward, while their little old plan stone
church has almost gone into obscurity,
and but very few of these plain. honest
people are left as ancient landmarks to
tell of the past. But some benevolent
friends of Phiadel phia, feeling desire
to perpetuate their institutions, have had
new seats put in the church, and other
wise improved it, and yesterday they
were to have new opening. Having
always had respect for the Broad Brim
ever since we read the history of Wm
Penn's coming over to this country, and
his amicable arrangements with the In
dians for their lands, without Modoc
war, and the attempt of Cotton Mather,
an eminent divine of those days, who
wrote on to Capt. Grecnway something in
these words
There is now at sea shippe, as l was
advised by the last packet, which has on
board one hundred or more Of ye here
ticks aud malignants called Quakers, with
w. Penne, who is ye calf scarhpe, at ye
hedde of them. Ye general Court has
accordingly given secret orders to Master
Huxet of ye brig Propasse, to waylay yc
said welcome slyly or near the coast of
Codde (Cape Cod, and make captive ye
said Penne and his ungodly crew, so that
ye Lord may be glorifed and not mock ed
on the soil of this new country with ye
heather worship of these people. Much
spoil can be made by selling ye whole
lotte of them in Barbados, where slaves
fetch goode prices in rumme and sugar,
and shall not only do ye Lord good ser
vice by furnishing ye wicked, but shall
make great gayne for his ministers and
people. Master Huxet feels hopeful,
and will set down the news he grings
when the shippe comes back"
Master Huxet missed his reckoning
and Penn sailed secure within the Capes
of Delaware. To this noble man Penn
sylvania is indebted for much that is good
and great in the Keystone State, and had
he lived in the present period and been
President, probably there would have
been no Modoc war or Gen. Candy s
funeral, and we should have heard but
very little of the hostilities of the Indians
on account of the wrongs that have been
imposed upon them ever since the white
man set foot on these shores and the
people furnished them the fire water.
On going into their neat little church
we met few sisters of the goodly Qua
kers with their plain drab bounets, and
very soon there entered goodly delega-
tiou Of the real broad brims, who took a
seat with backs to the wall facing the
congregation. The quakers are proven
bal for not speaking until the spirit
moves, or in other words. until they have
something to say. After some fifteen
minutes, after they had seemed to hold
communion with the inner world, one OF
the elders arose, laid off his hat, and pre-.
pared beautiful discouse from the
words Of Paul: "Thank God that [ am
what | am" We would gladly give q
synopsis of this interesting discourse, but
time and space forbid After few mo
ments of silence another elder gave an
excellent address, exhortiDg all to be-
come followers Of Christ. After an invo
cation, and general shaking of hands
the interesting exercises closed. But
that is not what we sat down to write
about.
The Delaware Water Gap, three miles
| from where we now sit, has of late be
come a favorite resort for Phiadelphi
ans, and is becoming more so every year
1t would not be easy to find grander
mountain scenery, more remarkable wa
terfalls and refined society. For charm
ing walks and rides and drives the coun
try about The Water Gap is surely
unsurpassed. An easy carriage and q
pair of mountain horses, born and bred
among the hills, taking from habit the
steepest and stouiest part of the roads
ascent aud descent, makes the road per
feet delight. Best of all to those who
fly from the cities is the pure braciDe
mountain air, and on these heights one
enjoys the coveted luxury without stin
or qualification. As one says, ride tt
Stroudsburg, overlooking the silver wind
ings of Cherry Greek to Mosier's Knob
and sit or recline on the breezy sunni
of crumblcd rock or stinted grass, seeing