The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-12
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Letter from a Wheeling lady to tho Intelligence
STEAMER ATTIC, August 20.
In helatter part Of July your CORES
pOndent left Wheeling to Join an excur
sion party at Cleveland, bound for III
head Of Lake Superior. In years pas
magazines glowed with articles exciting
In the writer the widest desire 10 trave
to the end Of Lake Superior by way Of tn
Georgian Bay and Mackinac. The Jttr0r
then aroused gradually died away. Thi
summer the old desire seemed 10 be revived
The qualification oil this desire is the ex.
PLANTATION of this letter for your columns
There are two lines Of steamers plying thu
Lakes. The Ward Line and the Unior
Steamship Company. II requires abou
Ten days TO make the trip, which cost
thirty-iour dollars, including board ant
state rooms. Among the many beautilu
boats which gem the Lakes it was quite
difficult task 10 make choice, but hear.
ing Captain Miller, Of the Artic, spoken o.
rs an old lake captain, pleasant and &C.
commOdating In his ways, we decided L
try our fortunes aboard his boat. The
steamers etart nominalIy at eight in the
evening, but really go when they gel
ready. Once aboard the steamer, / was
all impatience to hear the words, o.
"PULL IN TIE ROPES"
Ia tho meantime | walked about the
boat. Here were groups Of children ca.
pering up and down the cabin In childish
glee. In the ladies' cabin I noticed sew.
eral invalids bolstered in chairs, while al
the prov band Of musicians struck up
lively air as a fsrewellto those on shore.
As We moved out on the turbulent waters
OF Lake Erie, we could see the most
beautiful city OF the lakes gradually be-
come speCk in the distance. Iu the
cabin Of the boat q dance had been CON-
menCed, 80 took.a chair TO one side Of
the performance. Itis always Comical 10
take the gusgc oil peoples appearance on q
Journey like this Some faces wore an
expression OF jolly good humor; others
were like tombstOnes, requiring only an
Cpitaph TO complete their meaning. My
curiosity was somewhat awakened by a
cOrpulGnt lady occupying the head oil one
of the setteCs, whose whole hand was
covered with diamonds, emeralds and
other precious stones. About her neck
were several chains Of gold; her wrists
were Clasped with bands Of pe0rls--in
TACT, almost imagined an inhabitGnt of
Ophir had come into our midst.
On entering my state room l found that
one OF my friends had donned a lite pre-
server, to be ready in case OF necessity to
make practical use OF it. Being OF an
umIable disposition, found myself con-
signed 10 an upper bunk, which vacated
once in the night by tumbling out on the
door. EARLY the next morning we were
ont on deck to view the approaching
beauties Of Detroit River. We spent one,
day ut Detroit and found many beautiful
public buildings 10 attract our attention.
Later in the day we rode out 10 Fort
Wayne, where We were kindly entertained
by the commander Of the post. At Z
o'clock in the evening We left Detroit to
sail over the beautiful Lake st. Clair into
the broad waters of rs.
LAKE HURON.
The moon that night was beautiful, and
as We viewed the high elevations OF land
looming up in the splendid vista before
us The sight twas truly inspiring. You
could hear such expressions as grand,
magnificent, enchanting, superb, Sc, from
those who ga2ed upon tho scene. The
friend who sat on my right was noted Tor
hCrlove OF natural scenery, and confident.
ly expected to SEQ her "go Off on the sub.
jeCl 10 night. But she didn't. She simply
answered my own EXPLANATIONS on the
subject by remarking that she wished she
was at home: The explanation oil this
unronlantlc remark is that she was
slightly sea sick. Later on ! experienced
something Of the same kind myself. Bat
despite this drawback we could all realize
that the night was one Of the most beau
tiIul VIC had ever seen.
NEXT MORNING. fEI-
The second morning dawned brighter
and more CHEEKY, possible, than the fret
We came on deck TO enjoy the scene from
daylight point Of ViGW. Two days travel
had sharpGned our appetiIes and WeswCrc
glad 10 hear the gong sound for breakfast.
Our table was spread with first class fare,
and we all praised the steward as the
right man In the right place. Alter
breakfast VIC amused ourselves by taking
opera glasses and going forward to the
PROV OF the vessel to sweep the horizon on
every hand in search Of scenery and other
objects oil interest. For miles we could
sec nothing ashore but the dense foliage
Of the green woods which was 30
luxuriant that the eye could not penetrate
it. Here and there we were attracted by
the appearance OF few houses
quito hOmelike in appearance, with white
curtains and flowers in their windows To
be aboard a steamer for three or four
days one finds how much true fellowship
there Is between fellow. creatures. There
was in all that steamer no man or woman
30 unculturcd aS TO sit stolid and uustirred
by even common place sights AS
most oil the passengers aboard were
travelling the Lakes for tho first time, the
principal part Of the day was spent in
noting the scenery. As We approached
Saginaw Bay the Captain told US we
would hero experience our heaviest sea,
which sure enough obliged some Of US to
make rapid steps for our staterooms. 1t
10 happened that among our party was a
charming Dootress, Miss Abby Seymour
OF Buffalo, who by her practical skill and
edcient,usc ofmedicines, relieved that reck
less abandon one experiences in sea sick
ness. Our expectations had been raised du
ring the whole trip blythe frequent mention
OF tho "Sault" The first rays Of the aur
finding their way in at our stateroom win
dow reminded me Of the Captains re,
mark that daylight would find US at the
sAULT ST, MARIE.
The morning was faultless, or as tho la
dies remarked, perfectly lovelyi!I The
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