Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-10-09
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50 II September. 1874.

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50 September. lSIi-
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L has bee1. so long since lave doEt
,lnty as a correspondent that l lie.
some dltfilence ut once more under
taking the task, but as neither tin
time nor the place have yet arrl7e'
when the wicked cease from troubling
and tie wca~y are at rest. / feel com
peIicd to say few words i'll expi"na
ton of my long silence.
EUFFALO.
Ny last letter was written a Buffalo
wiere 1 remained until last week
every day improving IN health ant
strength. There can be 10 doubt,
think, as to the curative properties o.
the waters Of the Buffalo Springs, botl
old and new, in very great variety o1
cases. In ny own case the improve
lnent wGs very marked, a b 'essing that
others who have suffered from rheu,
lnatism will duly appreciate. [ hope,
by the continued use of the waters af-
ter NV return home, to be able to keep
ny old enemy IN very respectable
degree Of suhjection and finally to ac-
complish permanent cure. Some OF
tie eases that came under my observa-
ton were truly remarkable There
va, an old gentleman named Oliver
from Dauviije. 4 great sufferer from
..j..ct.o cf ire liver. whose appear
.l4c.. i...iicated that death would soon
r,,s an end to all his troubles, if one
l.ight Judge from his long white hair
aud flowing white beard, and that, too,
without any help save that coming
from the wear and tear Of long years.
lie was put in Il room adjoining mine
and / WAS constantly on the look out
for an occasion for first class funeral,
hus it didn't come. In few days the
old gentleman began to rally and soon
was able to walk almost everywhere.
The last [ heard from him was that he
We calling for fancy team to drive
ont one of ClroIina's fair daughters.
Il VAS question with the young men,
Il he had taken the drive, whether tie
last state OF hat old gentleman would
not have been worse than the first.
Buffalo IS great place.
There were many pleasant people
there from various portions Of the
country, especially from North Caro-
lima. Nor was any portion OF the State
bzttac represented than our own good
j. city by the sea was by those of our
fellow citizens whom I met here-that
5 if ladies are citizens. And then too,
ohere were fellow citizens from Hall
fax and from Raleigh, and from Edge
c5m5e, Of whom any North Carolinian
might we'll be proud. So far as we
heard DO one went away dissatisfied.
Colonel Go.DE, the owner of the
property, himself an invalid, was also
spending the summer .here and proved
10 be one of the most pleasant gentle
men it has been my good fortune to
meet for !. long while. He is lawyer
hy profession and has been remarkably
successful at the bar since the war.
lis Investments have been almost en-
JreIy IN land and Tpon such a scale
tIat lie now OWLS 10000 acres
Of the best lands in NIecklen-
burg county. Failing lealth has
compelled him to abandon lis
profession. The management OF
lie Springs was under the charge Of
Colonel Cobb, real Colonel in Lees
army, and well known in Virginia as
& man vino knows how to keep hotel,
and Ir. Baptist, another very pleas
ant gentleman. Everything went
along very pleasantly and very quiet
". In truth, If there be any ohiec-
tion to 3 Iflllo, it is the fact that it
vas SO painfully virtuous. There was
very lj;tie card playing and 10 gamb-
ling that saw, AID very small bar
room was bat poorly supported. For
two nights, Just before [ left, q friend
or two and myself became SO reckless
as to eat might suppers, as we used
to say in college days, and Immediate
" the whole place wore dissipated
ar, and nothing but our previous good
department, regular habits and speedy
departure saved our regulations. So
far as | know, those two night sup
pers constituted the bulk Of the dissi-
patton at Buffalo. And yet there was
nothing puritanical or straight-laced
nDoHt tie place or the people, for
there WAS a circus at Ciarksviile, eight
mics distant, aud quite a pleasant
ani Eot small party of ladies and
gentlemen, and children, was easily
Lund 10 ride over and witness the
performance, and the unanimous YER
dc OF the party was that every one
was well paid for the ride. But one
oohot always be drinking even Buf-
l4!o water, and so, reluctantly, I tore
iIyseIf away with full determination
70 return again next year.
After tedious and lonesome ride
ali night, | found myself IN
HILLsBoRo.
vi course it was simply impossible
Tor NE to pass through the place with
put stopping, so L did not try; indeed,
: was nearly week before found
f}Selt here in my old quarters at
pHapeI LII. But no one needs to
lPoio8Ize for liking to stop in Hills
pofo. Her people and their proverb-
ai hospitality are too well known to
cave any doubt whether visit there
vii be pleasant or not.
While there I had the pleasure of
seelng those two distinguished sons of
Nofth Carolina, Governor Graham
F'sd Judge Manly. Governor GRAHAM
PAS Just returned from quite an ex-
t5hded trip through the mountains in
'rgnia, Tennessee and our own
pate and with decidedly improved