Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-11-06
JorrINGs BY TnE wAY>IDE.

ED. JOURNAL: You will notice from the
heading that am still on the ramble, as usual.
Have lust returned from stroll through the
grounds Of James Vick, the Florist Of America.
Ii is truly deliPtfui to look over his acres of
rritomas, GlidiUas, Petunias, Nerbsuas, &e,
C., the beauty OF which is beyond description.
No person who passes through X chester at
this season Of the year should fail 10 occupy
few hours in visiting these gardens.
Oct. 81, left the Flour City on \ Y. G. r. r.
and went to Canaudaigua, where Changed cars
and started on the Northern Central for Harris
burg, Pa. In short tune the whzzing engine
was trundling Us along the shore Of Seueca
Lake one OF the finest OF the many .skes in
Western New York. In this locality, nnllced
persons busily engaged gathering fruit, &c.
| Tons Of delicious grapes are icing picked. car
loads uf fine apples, in barrels, ani the same OF
potatoes, piled on the platform OF every sta iUn
ready for shipping.
Spent few hours at Elmira which contains
about - 000 Inhabitants, situated on Cheming
| river in "a sort of a basin being entirely sur
rounded BY hills. The city cuatiins mtny ee-
| gan. buildings for 0neiof its siZs AMI not sin
! gle street but what is ornamented with shade
/ trees. IL alsp contains a beautiful park with
| its drives, ponds, fountains. im1g grs, lawns,
| flower beds, and "A variety OF 0rnlm mt i trees,
| shrubs, and rOses.
At3 ~ again took the cars and was soon
| winding along through the spurs OF the Ale
ghany mountains. The sun shOue out in all
its beauty upon Lhe mluntain peaks, they
| seemed to appear c ms tantly rising in the dis
| tance, with every variety of foliage from fiery
redto pale yellow. interspersed with pines which
stood as so many guide boards t0 point out to
the eye of the traveller the spleniOr and beauty
of the landscape. Thought Ot beautiful b0u-
auets arrayed by the florist, of eli lice colored
flowers interspersed with evergreeus. And as
the hills appeared 10 fit by US in our rapid
transit, sud to a fellow passenger, "The y
present the appearance of bIuquets by the
acre" The glisteuing rays OF the sun appear
ed to show forth the various cOlOrs in indescrib-
able spleuior. At times the train would run
along towering precipices, then emerge into al
opening containing a saw mill. surrounded by
piles of Jumper and few dwellings, with here
and there a small garden.
Arrived at Wiliamsp port, Pa at p. NJ
where the condescending r. 4. officials grauteC
fifteen minutes for scrubbing oif the dust anC
partake OF rs cents worth of refreshments fo
the inner man. which assure you was very
meager amount OF vctuals for the money, bu
an abundant supply of dishes. Please don
think | complain because there were plenty o
clean white dishes and grinnng walters, wh'
were as willingtotake matters cnol without hurrl
orfurry as any set of men | ever saw. The bel
| rang and the cry of all aboard left NJ tim
TO speculat in tn ought AMI we were srnn rat
tling along the shore Of the Susqushanua.
Arrived at Harrisburg at | Z, NJ. where oH
passenger at least made his exit from the cars
ready for nights lodging.
II these hastily written observations. maC
: your appreciation, please chalk them down for
RAMBLER.