The Cecil Whig., 1876-11-25
OUR TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT.
AI.TnONA, NnYember 2n,h. 1SHf.

ALTOONA. November 20'h. 1876.
DEAR Mr.. EDIroR:-The battle over, the
smoke cleared away, but the air is heavy
aud too hazy for the easy breathing Of slick
Sammy and his disciples. Indeed, we sit
coolly and enjoy the Kilkenny fight, bid
ding time aid caring little who or which
wins
Well, this town is the great center of the
iennsy lvania ailroad, the main line direct
between East and West. Philadelphia' $
glow OF business warmth extended aud i'm
parted III some measure its Centennial
teyerishneSS to this and other intermediate
points. Everything now is relaxing and
assuming old proportions. No longer does
the old miche. iii vain call her kline but
she herself is laid low and portions of her
spread on the board at noouday counselS
hlm ol patent masticatIon to beware lest
he need the attention early of a tooth
carDenter, and though dead, her relatives
have the sweet consolation that not hing
short oi "A threshiug machine or improved
sausage grinders can iuiure her remains,
save time and weather; but we of the tramp
fraternity have other obstacles beyond that
OF lndestructible beef. We 90 flum day to
day victims of the avarice Of hotel men
and railroad scoopers, from hill to valley
to sell our wares. Few buyers, fewer pay
erS; Too much anxiety to sell, too little
anxiety to buy: short sales, short margins,
short nav. short food. in fact tha n,niadT
of shorts is sorely troubling us-the vender
as wen as the consumers. While the mid
;,,.I''I; M: Nee pS'H' p''ie>s 'ohIi men,
Iucludlns Editors together with the farm
producer, set compoSedly by, gazing un-
moved at our frantic efforts to move some
saw we cant collsct last ve.,,c lin 49,,
TOO low To sell sc else nnr nil. o,a
stouped UeIe iAItnopal tLev u,v ,,,a
had 5000 men oettipu fair nav from ON.
hundred IN two hundred ,t,,.,,,d i IL,
leinu MA nut n,.n,LI,, W. L .
only ahopt oOO n,,a fiftb mia fo.oa
We could buy. hut could NOT nav an,
compelled To saw amen Tben ,cain /
look over INFO 1he valley " here ,l,ra, ,,a,rs !
aoo UIared coutinuonsIv tba yicLed d,,,o,
of furnaces min. G.. nm .,.,,,, h,,'IS IA
is still dead and silent. save the whi.rl,. nf
IpouonoIv cars tho demand nf tLa 4oI /
keeper, or the plaintive asking of some
needy foot sore member of ,h, Lrotbe,hnnd !
cr.,tn., ,id f,.,. Ta,.lI ~. ,,; '''''"
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Ioc,- u.,r>- >,,,o.,1, ao,, TO-.
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little city "a haven OF rest for the weary. |
most beautifully situated ON tLe old Sus
orob.r,, IN
'' p'0'"'e 'eSi"e
u 'n'' continent. Most appr"prl-
ately named " Lock Haven. Completely |
mountain locked, it is a haven of beautv
whose bir-,ides no, ,,rosa,,+ o,,>, ,s ~
oraude,l pan,ramas avar h,haIS Tha
yaIi Iieuated rocks nf anas ,ho ,;,.,,I;,l
r.n.rtino ,h, ;,ro,, ~
old >4rtin,I. nf tin,o n,,Il,' " '""so W.
rainhow Lnes or ,h.. I,,a S' =" r,; 'le
Of sbrubbc,v Of .varv Eiul ,'r,l..,,.s 't''"
eve 4 t4a>i .,inn.t .,,t,.,,,,.;,if|r n. :" ~ we,
tirl.s ,f il Ent n,,,nn,ni7 0"e ne'e!
immer,irv Samen.,. !, na, av"o,";'>' De,'"se VI
cause ,b,. ,ower,n,r ,,;,,I. and ,,at+'I'. L w,
lock lend rheir nr.sencr a,d ha,a',i 1,S ,n 'ien'
are seen in ali their majesty and yerdaurv