Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-10
Ciguius' FroIicsomc Friends.

CHgMUNG VALLEY, N. Y, July S.-Sun-
utr travelling There is probably no rtcrea-
ton ucro spontaneously or universally crjoyei
!hso that Of sbscnting ones self during The
heated term from his nativ, clim,, seeking the
c'jNm :Ot of s;'argo viuiOi!its. and noticing
tie sngullr lsoms and The peculiar costumes
oil the natives. To obtain all of thi7, the dis
a:r!cs be aad wesr s)mo journey has to b. u1
de:eone.
will wagir Montpelier L1tcry ticket 10
Ga's OF beer hat previous to the writing OF tie
"Rayuc OF the Ra'I," Joho Sax, was an ha
blIual hClS back rider, or tlIo slage coach
patrou, AID had not even NIL: Tho inside Of
r.llroad oar. Fer what reality 0! pleasure can
be found Ia
Sios!ns through the tr+sls.
ltluliug Gvei ridges,
Shooting uadGr trch9s,
Rubbing over tridps.
Whizz,ug thrCush tbs mountains,
Buzz;ng Ter tho vale.--
Bass re lhis is ples ,.Dt,
R:dlGE 90 The Rail
Tho tda nOrthsarl from tho CAPITAL cry
hsa ben so ulten described. L Ill tho scenery 10
Itpncn,G pictured that unless wal endowed
with the power, pen:ul and poetical dCs,ipliJu
OF Snott, i, wlui be- hardy worth giving
On my cmba:kasi'n Mt Washington | was
iplted into a seat b. sidc soedy looking indlVi
dusl, undluhtcd y IRON the rural d strict. and
who, from hIs remarkable il,w OF tobacc, juioe
which no u3Itloued to tXplctoreto over my
highly piIshcd Shcei--one of Prot. Dadlay's
toSS shlocs- might hsvl breG and is now, per
haps, 40 aipiraEt Tor Copgrtsl from the Sh
Virginia dlsl,ic, going north TO get iasrrc:cd
10 the art ct wire pnliing By tho sage Ct Graz
maIcy Snnarc. B:hat me sat Il woman ct no
d., tilito rg,. with tho last fragments OF what
Wa4 enc, called act CT teeth prolIudlng from
her well sZ'd mouth Sho was accompanied
by an imp ct mischief, s)moRhat tvar tho ten
DIR oca CT ten. who VAS most probably her sJn,
yet he might have been her husband; no ouu
could tell, es marriages. are 50 unproportionalely
clasttucel at thia period. This Youogstcr DO.
gan The uoMeciul nrsc ic OF sticking me with
largo hat pir. | Hiochcd. Ct course. but
dared not VcGuro rebukn. aI tho ola dame
showed too savage front for novice in tho
art OF taklog IN woman i rights Ice urc. Not
satisfied with tho rin pcrtOrnatc, thai is. the
young &c undrcl was not being no. r.no.
~ greedy, would have readily c,ns:n,ct to any
lsck ct attention on his part; but was desi
Tor another end than that OF plo no made
vigorous dive iato the ilmily panty, 10 tho
shape 0! llrgo clrpat bag. aad b;ought forth
qlanl y OF blackberry ,m. Now was cir-
talaiy TO have peace, Tor he began catins with
eu anazlog appetite. s. sought refuge in
Sacand-hand copy OF the atn corsul reports,
and, tclog so nu,h Interested 10 the minute
details, ard 30 wound Up in the IlIt, that
my vigllaIt tya erased to wach The occupation
ct tho auuoyor. Alas Oh, that bad. Tho
little imp had actually poured at least pint OF
tia. awful compound. blackberry IN aad vat
er, dowo tho back oil my shirt. aud then had
the lmpul enco to beg to ba excused, as il WIS
ecc dantal-on purpas,. Think of i, bran
new paa,l shirt and an 4. AID w. Collar that
ell Alexandra clothl2r hal SO faithfully guar
anteed would wear week Without washing
waro euIi;e!p ruioed, and gas ia sweet pro
dclmens. But srca is lite
My posl 70 not bong Wy ediiyirg made a
hcai conclusion en- sauntercd into tho ocxtc,r
There was only ono rncc.upicd se.t snl that
beside pretty. iunoccn. lookiag dam,el. 10
venture or GOT to venture was tho important
utstlcD; but, b:iog 20 basbful, il seemed
prero3a:lVo to which | WIS exolCdJd. Yet
there va. the temptation, 20 taltered, aod OF
Iast, al.h All unsteady s ep aud 90 euotion.
q, soto voice, asked IA this scat occu pied 2"
ani was ql,ckly answered with, why; ue, you
fot, d. you see any co, 10 it p a ,iuY laugh
now burst forth aud echoed through the CIR.
Mingled With lob rurs peal Of merriment
that it woke from The dreams of Morpheus o
couple of old cldgers. aud made them gtutf1y irl
Iolrc it any ooe had been tskiug Laughing gas
Such SUGGESTION of blu shes u'ersprcad M
chalmers c)untcnasco that it medo h;r rcseLl
Ole tail blo"n p:ory. wanttd to say some
thlog c'cver, tut was at lcsI as to what would
be most suitable. a crowd Of wild, unnatural
ideas ran through my '7ertd braio. Making
vicoot fort. | nodestly whispered, "Do
you like suSkes y INC, lam 60; par isl 10
any OF the rep'iI, KIDD bet as fer quadrup,ds |
adore them, and you sr, ny beau IDEAL OF
call. Tsb'esux-gteen fre-cur:ain.
FluULU3.