The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-01-30

My friend OF lang Syne, Mr.. Fulton, for
merry OF hlttanning, lives here, and pursues
the double calling of counsellor aid grape
grower, at both which he is quite success
ful. He was very kind, and though his do
mestic wine has got out OF my head il will
be a long time before it gets out OF my mind.
Ihe culture of the grape here Ia very cxten-
slve and very successful.
Dover is the home of the SausOurys, as
Wilmington is of the Bayards-the two rul-
ing families in this little State. The elder
SALISBURY, formerly Z. s.. Senator, is how
State Chancellor, while the younger one is
the present u. S. Senator.
The name OF the Governor is Border-a
successful shipper whose home is in Milford.
He receives small salary-I forget how
much-and only visits the capital Semi-oc-
caSioually. Indeed, he is not much needed
there. l was credibly informed that in
Delaware they don't bury their ex-Govern-
ors at the expense of the State, as is done in
Pennsylvania. Hence, if eX-GoV. Geary had
died IN Delware, his own estate would have
been compelled to pay the funeral expenses,
to the lasting disgrace of the State-in some
peoples opinion.
They have fine horses in Delaware-not
the full, plump, heavy draught horses of
Pennsylvania, but a we'll formeh, symmetri-
cal, active breed, better adapted 10 the sad
die and light harness than to the plow or
dray. They indicate better blood thansOurs.
Iy the way, our prinCipa business was with
a horse-tanCier, from whom we desired Ger
tain information, and whom we requeStt
10 meet us at the hotel. II happened that
ne, like nearly all admirers of horses. had
a great fondueSs for dogs. While We're
seated in front of the hotel on that deli ght-
fnl afternoon, waiting his coming, he APP
preached under the convoy of three white
and yellow spotted dogs OF the setter or bird
species. As they could not be introduced
into the parlor OF the ''capiraI' hotel we
had to walk with him into the Square, where
our conference was somewhat tedious, as
he divided his discourse into five nearly
equal parts, between his three dogs, the
Colonel and myself. The dogs. two of which
he named after the recently deceased Siam
ese twins, Chang and Eng, he treated as if
they were rational 'heings, individuating
them perfectly, each 10y name, which | am
sure l could not have done after fifty years
acquaintance, the resemblance between the
three being 50 striking. Though rather d0g-
matte, We found our friend i'll all other re-
spects reasonable enough.
But adieu to DOVer-Our visit is over
and on the return train TO Philadel-
phia, with clever, Intelligent conductor,
who gave us Il cigar when we wanted to
smoke, good fresh oysters when we wanted
to eat, and Il comfortable lounge when we
wanted TO lie down. And thus we wcndCd
our way back TO Philadelphia. Fortunate
ly the return trip was made after night,
which prevented us from again viewing the
fdt country through which We had passed
in the morning. l even tried TO forget it,
but / was troubled with fdtulence i'll my
stomach next morning.
l am again in Philadelphia: yet with all
my love for orr great metropolis, ! must
confess that l never before Witnessed such
a spectacle OF urter deStitutiou as l saw here
on Saturday night. The Colonel having
left me, and there being no one 10 advise
with me, l went TO the nearest theatre, and
there, TO my unspeakable astOnishment, up
wards of one hundred young girls appeared
on the stage that cool winJry night without
clothing sufficient on the whole caboodle of
them to furnish one decent Cambria county
family. Some of it looked rich enough, but
that WAS ''too thin to deceive me | went
a dime towards clothing the naked, hut he
indignantly spurned the charity. Sill l
got saloon keeper to take it the very next
minute.
Yours, in a horn, MACSHANE.