The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-26

~ '"o oooibnoTclat emporium Qt Il
r''o aud extensiue country. My first
employment here was to obtain "a
through ticket. ; After visiting sc yer
4! ticket Offices, ] came to the contHu-
sion Of its being an impossibility to
h"d a vocation in which Yank will
not cheat if you give him a chance,
but with your humble servant it was
diamond cut diamond 1 had not
"restled with tho chimney sweepers
so long without gotting a little dirted.
In the end / succeeded in obtaining o
ticket at less than thrcc-four.hs Of
what ! was at first atkcd.
At Clio p.m., I loft by the Central
Il. r., and ahouS midnight arrived in
Rochester. ,Chapging cars, I went on
board Of the Pennsylvania train bound
for Harrisburg. At break oC. day l
was speeding over tho beautiful VAL
leY.o, and amongst the rolling hills Of
Pennsylvania. On my right mrander-
ed the lovely Susquchanna--on my
left, high bluffs, whose jutting rocks
thrcatened dcstruotion, rose perrcn.
dioularly hundreds Of feet. Tie
scencry here is,grand and majestic );
an artist could find numbeslcss rccncs
Of striking beauty to transfer to can
y"ss. We arrived inf nslIarrisburg by
3p. III. An almost instant change
Of cars and departure, ,preyentcd me-
from seeing any OF the oighta. Il
noticed, however, tho splendid iron
bridge that spans the Susqnchanna at
thispoint. in shovt time the rec,
soil Of Mar! land came in sight, and
|, who had been accustomed 80 the
black and grcyish soils of tic North
and West, thought l GOULD feast my
eyes forever, it, was snch a novelty. =.
This was the irst Southern State
entered. remembered the old
adagc, ga cl3so mtcuth hcspcpks a
wise head" and I kept still, waiting
for the fire-eater to. develop himself
| foupd him much like other mortals
eagerly engaged attending to his OWL
business, leaving other folks to mind
theirs.
Tho picture which my imagination
had formed of tho Southcrnor from
the reading Of the current literature
Of the day, and how far facts tailed
with such, will be fully. detailed in Il
future lettef.
About p. M, arrived in B.lti
more and getting cab proceeded t.
the Mansion House. NJ My stay until
Monday evening enabled mo to take
partial view Of this city. 1t is q
very handsome city, its public ediGccs
bctollen refined taste. It's elcgan,
gardens and places Of amusement arc
numerous. II can boast of an opera
and two theatres, to ono of which
wendcd my way, and saw, the unri.
vailed mimic Murphy shine as a sta,
of the FIRST maghitudc In the fla;
"lelp." His rich brogue brought
tears cf JOY to the eyes of many Pat
while his Dutch English caused man
scdato son Of Fathcrland to endaii
ger his expanded abdomen, SO VIC.
lcntly were they convtlSed with laugh
ter.
The harbor was crowded with YES
sells of all kinds, mid from tie i'm
mcnse quantities of -four and tobacco
here awaiting transportation, should
judge that if cquailci, it cannot BE-
surpassed in its commerce., by any
city in North America in these staples
In sight Of tho Mansion House is the
tar famed monument to the memory
Of the deud who fell in defense of the
city in. l9l2,, apd .l3. 1t is not ar
imposing structure but is inngeniously
constructed exhibiting tho names OF
the officers and men who persisted in
defending Fort McIIenry.
Hotels are numerous and of hirt
order, whilst their churges are moder.
ate: This was the first place l was
""ited on by durkeys. l eagerl,
scanned their dark couatenanccs, to see
whether they were clean or dirty
but, dear sir, such an attempt to a
greenhorn is useless. | found out
afterwards, however that they slew
dirt and when clean have a ya1nisheG
appearance. bnt their politcncss
made amends for all sgucami>h feel,
iags and Irish like did justice to the
good things around me. Baltimore
Is not Laid out with the right angular
exactitude Of our Canadian and IVES
tern cities. The street are narrow
and ran in every direction, whilst the
height Of the buildings on either
slde' tends to. make them look narrow
or still,
By't p. m. Monday. l was on
board OF the steamboat for Westpoint
Va: cannot speak too highly Of the
boat and her. equipments, She, in IN :
opinion, rivalled some of the tloa,ins
palaces Of the Hudson River. A,
morning dawn was on deck, on my
left lay the Maryland shore, on my
right tho dark forests Of, Virginia
were visible The scenery here Is no,
quite so wild and romantic as that O,
Pennsylvania, yet. the landscapes
arc as beautiful tho tanner. At 8 n
M. Tuesday, our good boat drew ur
| at tho dcpOt. and snch n hn;ld;,o ),