The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-03
Letter from n bridgeport Young
Lady Visiting at GAINESVILLE.
ZAHEsvGLLE, o., May Y
nrrrlnondonee oI lhe InitllIgeneef.

We were awaiting our train al Bellaire
when the engine thundered over The
bridge and back over the river to forward
few souls TO their place Of destination
While all this transpired we were moral.
izing over the danger Of being so "high
in air." possibility Of an accident &c,
Plain facts incident TO travel stared us
in the face, but being comfortably seated,
we determined TO court pleasant thoughts,
and consequently stared Otl Of he tgindog.
The usual coming in and going out, meet.
ings and partings were gone through with
INCIDENTS BY THE WAY.
A young lady settled herself behind US,
opened q window and waited few mo.
ments for 4 certain little cottage. While
we were hurried by, she opened her
mouth wide a. possible and held up two
fingers Of one hand, while designating q
particular spot In the before mentioned
opening with the other. Two friends
were awaiting the performance and smil.
ingly nodded an understanding from the
cottage, after which the window shut
down emphatically, and she had told them
in pantomime she had been down and had
two teeth extracted.
When nearing Zanesyille, night silent
ly stealing around, we rumbled through
tunnels and crept over bridges, thinking
il long, long twenty minutes to Zsnes.
vile. 0ne old growier said something
about supper; another answered, the eat.
ing houses closed at 8 o'clock; Whereupon
growler wished be could close his stomach
at 8 o'clock.
We found friends at the depot at 8:45.
Wonder II grumbler got any supper that
might've did. Have looked around
about and over the city from the grand
structure, that massive pile Of masonry,
the Court House. Before entering we
took q survey Of the fountain, the espla-|
made with its Belgian pavement, the
great entrance, the massive doors, the
chandeliers, stair-cases, tiling, graining,
county offices, and not least the court
room, wherein sat Judge and jury, before
whom was arraigned the murderer, Moor.
head. While one man pleads for the life
Of another, Justice stands guard with pom.
derous scales above. From the balcony
we took in the "Clarendon," for which
there is competition for proprietorship,
being the finest hotel building in the city.
Crossing the Y bridge, we drove around
the hnarrowS, resting ITO water" where
from 6ssure in a huge rock, gushed
forth sparkling spring, reminding one
OF Moses rock, and where We listened 10
the roar OF the Muskingum mingled
with din and confusion OF
noises that 60 to make up a
city. We have seen "Fair Oaks" where
one might live and die happy. Wood.
lawn and Driving Park have not met
"Van" and known il. That parsonage
may hail from "Goose Neck" or "Gob-
ler's Knob" but judge We might find the
Leaders, correspondent in-"saiuts
Rest" One day OF days, indellibly stamp.
ed upon memory's page, was spent at the
home Of the late Judge Springer; aram-
bling old house OF inches and nooks, ot
courts and crooks, home OF peace and
plenty, where genuine hospitality sets
one at ease; and even the mocking.bird
in the linden bids you welcome. Such
days are an oasis in liie's desert.
so MUCH FOR THE GENTLEMEN.
Nearly all the ladies dress in black;
no pretty girls: no sleeveless aprons
Gentlemen are finest looking. Any mum.
Der Of iine horses and cattle, thorough.
bred. / wonder II a people fed on good
beef are more thoroughbred than those
who dine on scrawny roast or swallow a
tough steak twice week? II fish feed
brain, beef has little TO do with the intel
ligence Of a community.
Tomorrow we bid adieu TO Zanesville's
narrow streets, and carry with US the re-
Of many pleasant hours.
O n n