Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-18
Am Un Rircr Lefier.
STEAMER VINT SmSKIE, J
ONO RIVER, PADUcAH, :
Tnnsdnv ninhi NV Ii 1881.

| remained in Henderson until a little
past ten o'clock last night, when |
took my departure on the gallant little
steamer Vint Shinkle, of the Mem
phis and Ohio River Packet Line, in
whose handsome cabin | am pencil
ing these notes. l need not say that
| was very favorably impressed with
Henderson. / said enough in my
former letter to indicate that fact, but
| will say that the longer | remained
there and the more | saw of the city
and its people, the deeper and stronger
became those impressions, and | lett
with a feeling Of disappointment; for
up to noon Of yesterday fully ex-
pected that my lot would be cast there
for all my future. But,
''rhe best laid plans of mice and mon
Will gang aglee."
Last night as | came from the
hotel to tie river | faced a cutting
wind all the way, though the weather
had only been cool, not cold, during
the day.
Coming on board at a late hour, ]
retired to my stateroom very soon at
ter the gas lights of Henderson had
faded from sight in the dim distance,
Whether there is any peculiar soda.
tive qualities 10 the bedding of the
steamer or in its slightly rocking mo.
tion, | know not, but | do know that
| walked but once during the night and
finding the lights burning turned over
and entered dreamland again where |
found such delightful company that
was really provoked when the gong
frightened them all away this morning
and awoke me.
The day has been bright and pleas.
ant and the run down the beautiful
Ohio has been delightful. Though il
is not my first trip, it--like a kaleido-
scope-presents something new to the
eye. at every turn. And, really, the
natural scenery along the Ohio, like
that along the Tennessee, is as beau
tiful and romantic now ana then, even
grand and sublime, as may be found
on streams enjoying a wider renOwn
in these respects. The difference is
simply this. The Hudson and some
other streams have been more fully
and industriously written up aud
shown off by illustrations in the
magazines, and are consequently more
talked about and better known. |
was once at NIAGARA Falls with some
ladies', one of whom was a per-
feet enthusiast and had a poetic SOU
that could appreciate the grand and
the beautiful as it could the true and
the good, and well | remember the
soul-stirring trill of the sweet, musical
voice as, glancing up the stream from
just above Prospect Park, sic ex
claimed IA long, inimitable) Oh
.-is-n-n't that just lovely "
thought of her and her exclamation
to. day as | gazed upon Table Rock
and its caves and mountains, which
Captain Thompson had very consid-
erately invited me out, with some
ladies, to look at as we passed. Ii
reminded me a good deal of the world
renowned Palisades on the Hudson
and yet, while | was perfectly familiar
with those, this liable Rock haC
escaped entirely from my memory
If it had ever been there. True
the former can claim rather more
of grandeur and sublimity becaus,
much higher, but the lake is far more
beautiful and romantic, andif choic,
between perfect pictures OF both were
offered me as an adornment for m]
parlor walls, | would prefer that Of tht
lake TO the more pretentious former
Did space admit, / would describe it
with its scanned walls of gray granite
with here and there a long cedat
shooting from crevasses and clingin,
to the walls, sometimes a third, or hal
way, down to the water, and al
crowned with forest trees whose foil
age presents almost every shade anC
color to the eye; the shining gold, the
russell brown, the green pale, bright
and dark, and every shade Of red thar
canvas ever held. | lorbear; perhap;
another time I'll try TO do the subject
justice, or, better still, send VI
some Of those poets last Saturday,
LEDGER made such a ~hullabaloo ovel
and tell them, immortality and inspira
ton await them.
We are not crowded with passen.
gers, but among them have been anC
still are a dozen or 60 ladies. Some o.
them are young, interesting and hand
some, and among them Miss Love
George, Marion, Ohio, who is en- route
for Memphis to spend the winter will
her sister, Mrs. Brooks. This an
nouneement, if published in advance
Of the arrival Of the Shinkle, viii
doubtless bring a swarm Of beaux Il
the leyee, but they needn't all speal
at once.
The boat seems to be making a yerl
heavy freight trip, and a good dea
Of the cargo | notice is for Mem
phis. Through the courtesy 0
Mr.. j. d. Moore, the chief clerk,
am enabled to give you here a list 0
the consignees, viz: q. Armstrong 4
Co, i. Lawhorn & Co., Bryson 4
Camp, Erb & Co., A. s. Marshall
Jno. r. Miller. Jno. Manogue. w. G
Powell & Co., l.. Dush, Jno. X. Spec
& Co., Kirk Allen q Co., Geo
Mitchell, NJ. Gavin & Co., 0rgil
Bros. & Co., Graham, Cousins & Co.
a Kolberg & Co., Fader, Frank & Co.
u. N. Mckee, b. j. Semmes q Co.
S. S. Hayman. D S. Roush, Wills
Wildberger, Otto Schwill & Co., H. 9
Mitchell, r. Elbett. +. j. Turnbull
VIM. Sterile, S. T. Carnes, Oliver
Finnie x Co., !. Jiedel & Bro, ]
Foltz, Il. Seessell e. Son, Kelly & Nc
gladden., Appeal, J. Nagel x Co
Rev. j. r. Graves.
AS | write, it is the calculation 0
CAPTAIN Thompson to reach Memphi
on Thursday afternoon, but the larg
amount Of freight to be discharged a
every place Of any note between her
and there, renders this ~exeeedingl
doubtful to my mind. Passengers ar
living high, however, and the officer
and attaches Of the stream are so at
tentive and courteous and oyerythin
so pleasant on board, that there ca.
be no grumbling. But, I've write.
more than will be interesting to you
readers, / fear, and viii desist and
they complain, | cry mercy toa
JIMPsoN WEED.