Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-19
"DULCE DOMUM."
HOmeward Trip of the SOlOns-
''Dundreary" of the Session of
1879 Tells all About it.

Bull CREEK, W. Va, March 18th.
Correspondence OF the Register.
After having been ut home q few days,
and feeling somewhat recuperated from
my legislative duties, thought | would
write YOU a few lines, giving you de-
scription OF my trip home, &c. On tax
ing leave Of your city Tuesday evening,
in company with number OF delegates,
among whom were Messrs. Gum,
GoOch, Butcher, Mearns, Fulkerson,
Roush, Harvey and lady. Hawver, Capt.
Toney, Senators d. ID. Johnson, Brown,
Summers, Kirtley, ID. +. Johnston, also
Hon. J. Y. Camden, Judge John Jack
son and lady, Of Parker,burg, and last
though not least our cOngenial commit
tee clerk Mr.. Howard, and number of
others whose names | will not take
space To give. We took passage on the
good steamer Andes, with Its genial
commander, Capt. Charles Muhleman,
and other courteous officers OF the crew.
Before leaving the wharf number OF
the good citizens vi Wheeling, came on
board tn take leave Of a few Oi the
solons, among whom was his Excellency
GOy. Matthews, Captain Wilson, Sheriff
Tingle, and many others, also some OF
the good ladies' paid us the high cOmpli-
mcut. our cOngenial friend and worthy
Speaker, Mr.. MOtiett, was among tue
number % bid us an attectlOnate fare
we'll Whilst all were anxious To- get
home 10 see our friends and loved ones,
vet the kindness uf your people To the
members, during our sOJOurn with you,
had So endeared them To- Us that We
were rather reluctant to leave them.
About five o'clock the signal was given
bv the ringing Ui the bell, that we
must bid adieu tO the smoky City and
its many pleasant inmates, several OF the
L,1ies remained on board through the
solicitation uf friends. and consented tn
acrompanying us until We met the
steamer Ragun. After leaving the city
wharf, We stopped sometime at the low
ar landing. taking on board freight;
leaving this point We stoPped next al
Bellairr, where We remained until alter
) O'Clock I'm the mean time We hal all
partaken Of wholesome repaSt; after
supper was all over. and everything had
been placed in applc-plc order IN the
cabin, We were favored with some very
fine music by a string band, which was
responded 10 hy those who enjoyed
a waltz. SchottiSChe, etc. Between ten
and eleven O'Clock We were told the
Ra,on was in sight; after the proper
signals had been exchanged, 1t was but
a few moments until We were compelled
% take leave Ot the party "t latlcs,
Whu~,, presence hal - much enhanced
IA. pleasures of the evening. | hal
almost forgotten 10 mention our genial
DELEGATE, Col Hutton, who had accom-
panied the party, and took leave OF Us
with the ladies'. Alter seeing the latter
safely ON board the Racon, with re-
pcatcd gOod-bycs, the steamers seParat,,
iu.. one Of our gallant Delegates, AMI
hv the way quite iavOrlte with the tar
sex. bid the ladies' a final adieu by re-
peating ByrOn's fayorite farewell:
Pare thec we'll and II forever,
Sull forever, fare thcs WELL
All again safe in the cabin, and our
noble steamer ploughing her way down
/ the beautiful Ohio. Nothing more Of
I interest occurred during the night, by
( twelve o'clock nearly all bad retired 10
J their respective hunks, and were soon
/ wrapped i'm the arms OF Morpheus.
/ Within a few moments OF five o'clock in
/ the morning, WIS awakened with the
/ information that We were near my land
/ iur. Bull Creek Dressing myself
I rather hastily. and getting together my
\ traps. WAS out bv the time she had
rounded in. After landing safely
on terra tirma. the dawn Of
. dav making its first appearance. | wend-
rd NV way homewarl, having little
more than quarter Of a mile 10 walk.
On NV arrival at home found the busy
housewife ready 10 receive me, having
kept vigil the greater part of the night,
and "a nv qualification found her and
nv three babies well. / have been 50
much occupied at home that | have
seen but few Of my constituency. but SO
lar a. have learned they are well salts
fed with the winters work.
With many wishes for your future
success. and also for the good people OF
Wheeling, am, very respectfully, your
/ obe,lient servant, LOST CHARLEY.
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