Daily Republican., 1878-12-26
NED LEARY's TRAVELS.
Be Visits Washington, Alexandria,
HagarstOWn, Frederick CITY,
Marttnsburg, Cumberland, FROST
burg and LOng.

be viA1eo WWS0o0KsOO, Alexonurla
HagarstOWn, Frederick CITY
Marttnsburg, Cumberland, Frost
burg and long.a-cOming.
| Correspondence Of the Republican.
| PHILADELPHIA, Dec. %, 1878.
| was so busily engaged last weel
that | found 1t impossible to give yot
my regular letter, left Philadelphia
Tuesday evening at ll.30 and arrived
in Baltimore the next morning, going Il
Washington the same morning. | Wis
tied the House OF Representatives, anc
found Congress in session. From ther.
hastened my steps to the United States
Senate. There beheld the form of the
Hon. Thomas +. Bayard, who repre-
sents our little State in the United
States Senate. There | beheld also
that great good man the Hon. James Ct
Blaine, of Maine, also all the
rest Of the honorable members of both
Houses Of Congress. then took my
departure for Alexandra. Alexandra
looks the same as usual. The country
people we're preparing for Christmas
Returning back to Washington from
thence to Hagarstown, which Is asplen-
did town of between twenty and thirty
thousand inhabitants, and contains a
number Of churches of different denom-
nations. During my stay there ! found
the people very sociable. They also
have very good colored brass band.
My Higgins German Laundry Soap
collar attracted considerable attention
among the meh, women and children,
and they were very inquisitive. They
asked me when was going to show,
and how much it was to come in and
when the other members Of the troupe
were coming. Proceeded from there to
Frederick City, which my readers know
is the spot which the we'll known poem
of Barbara Frietchie is based upon.
stood in front of the door Of that same
house and repeated the poem. Will
give you copy of the poem as | think
that some of your readers would be in.
terested in reading it, as follows
Up from the meadows rich with corn,
Clear In the cool Sc ptember morn,
The clustered spires Of Frederick stand
Green-waIled by the hills Oi Maryland.
Round abou, them orchards sweet,
Apple ard Peach tree iruitcd deep,
Fair as "A garden OF the Lord
10 the eyes OF the iarnIshed rebel horde.
On that pleasant morn OF the early tall
When Lee marched over the mountain wall
b Over the mountains winding down,
Horse and foot Into Frederick town.
Forty flags with their silver stars,
Forty flags with their cri uson bars
FIopped In the mornn wind Bul the sun
OF noon looked down and saw not one.
Up rose old Barbara Fretohle then,
Bowed with her four score years and ten;
Bravest of ali In Frederick towa,
She took up the flag the men hauled down.
In the attic window the staff she set
To show that one heart beat loyal yet,
Up the street came the rebel thread,
St0newall Jackson riding ahead.
Under his slouched hat leitand right
He glanced the old flag met his sight,
Halt !"-the dust brown ranks stood fast,
Fire !"--out blazed the rifle blast
1t shvered the window pane and sash;
1t rent the banner with seam and gash
Quick as 1t fell from the broken stan
Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf;
She leaned far out on the window sill,
And shook 1t forth with royal will
"ShOot If you must, this old gray head;
Bat spare your Couutry's flag, she said.
A shade of sadness, a blush of shame,
Over the face OF the leader came,
The nObler nature within him stirred
TO life, at that wOman's decd and word
"Who touches II hair of your gray head
Dies like dog March on !" he said,
All da" long through Frederick street
Sounded the tread OF marchin feet
All day long that free flag tost
over the heads of the rebel host
Ever Its torn folds rose and fell
Dn the loyal wlnds that loved 1t well.
And through the hill-gap sunset light
Shonc over 1t with warm good night,
Barbara Friefchie's work Is DER,
And the rebel rides on his raids no more.
Honor to her and let tear
Fall, for her sake, on StOnewall's bier,
over Barbara Frietche's grave
Flag of freedom and Union wave!
Peace and order and beauty draw
Round thy symbol Of light and laws,
And ever the stars above look down
On thy stars in Frederick town.
Frederick is fine city and enjoyed
myself muchly there. Left Frederick
and struck Martinsburg. only spent a
hort time there, as ! didn't like to
spend any more time there than is ne
cessary; too much changing there on
the quick 10 suit Ned Leary" as he
wrote you in one of my previous letters.
Cumberland was my next stopping
place. 1t is beautiful country and full
of railroad tracks and trains of all de-
scriptions. ! never before travelled on a
zig gag railroad. But this was up hill
and beautiful sight to behold, noun
tains all around and in every direction,
and the foliage was grand considering
he season Of the year.
Fr0sthurg. our Next point, is pecu-
liarly situated town, being SO far
above the sea. When | started for
the town instead of going on top of the
ground | went under the town. Long
a-comng, our next stopping place, is
certainly curiosity as far as mining is
concerned. Commodore Dunlap and
the Higgins Soap collar will give me =
nass anywhere IN the mines | saw