The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-09
LETTER FROM DARBY,
DARBY, Pa, Sept. Goth, 1

DEAR WHIG:-Having been somewhat
disappointed in going to Paramount, per-
NIT me to say few words about some
other sections which have recently visited
have heard it remarked quite frequently
that the incest way to travel, to get good
view Of the country, is in carriage with
the curtains all up, with a good span of
horses. l fully endorse the sentiment, and
a few days since started, accompanied by
FRIEND to take drive over portion of
country strange to ME, but quite familiar
with my companion. Our previously ar
ranged route was between Linwood and
Woodland. The former place l have told
you of before.
Woodland is village on the Baltimore
Central Railroad. Every thing being ready
on my arrival at Linwood we started on our
our oyercoats were not at all uncomforta-
BILE. The first thing striking our attention
was the manner Of the roads and their con-
dtion. Notwithstanding the country is
more or less hilly, the roads are nearly level,
owing to their being graded and the atten-
ton given. Indeed the driving was just
elegant, and we made good time consider
ing our mode of travelling. The portion of
country passed over is somewhat hilly and
undulating, reminding US of the beautiful
rolling land around and about Deer creek,
in Hartford county.
Just here we would add, that in no part
of the country we have yet visited, have
we seen any thing to compare with the
beautiful hills of Deer creek. For beauty
and grandeur they are worth visit to a
person who fancies the beauties of nature
The frosts had tinged and variegated the
foliage of the trees, and indeed the fields of
grass seemed to have been bitten by the
annual visitor, and every thing told us in
signs too plain to be misunderstood, that
the harvest of the year had come. We very
frequently passed large apple orchards and
the most of the trees appeared to be ladened
to their utmost capacity. The variety
known as the Golden Pippin" looked
quite tempting. Farmers seemed to be at
work getting ready for wheat ploughing,
cutting up corn, digging potatoes (what
few the Colorados" had left, and even
the little ground squirrels were busy carry
ing and storing nuts, providing against the
long, cold days of Winter.
My companion was very particular in
giving me any and all the information
could have asked for, and the company
being so pleasant and interesting did not
observe how the time was passing until we
halted at Woodland. We were the guests
of DR.. Trimble, who was a stranger to me,
but warm friend of my companion. The
doctor has a large farm, and it is, without
any exaggeration, "the model farm" ao-
cording to our judgment, and we think we
ought to be pretty competent to judge, fo1
beside being raised on a farm, we once
heard the illustrious Horace Greeley lee.
ture on " What l Know about Farming"
The doctor took us around from one place
to another over the farm, explaining the
why's and wherefores about this, that and
the other The lawn and flowers in front
of the house are beautiful beyond descrip-
ton, and such variety of flowers are not
often seen blooming in all their beauty and
contrasted tints; the frost had just bitten
them enough to make them look the more
delicate and innocent than nature had orig
inally designed. The pear and apple or,
chard were visited and we did ample jus.
tice to the luscious mellow fruit, which
appeared as plentiful as it once was in the
garden of Eden. We were urged to fill
our pockets (it did not take much persua,
SION and we had enough of "Seckles - to
keep us eating a week. After eating a
bountiful dinner we babe the doctor anG
his lady farewell, and going down through
the village Of Woodland, we started home
The village is small, only few houses,
railroad depot, a large grist mill, etc
This portion of Pennsylvania, we were
told, is acknowledged to be the best land
for farming, and is more productive thar
any other part of the State. The crops Of
corn still growing verified this statement
which we think pretty strong one when