The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-23

lCorrespondencc Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
There Is a goose-skin Of the mind as well
as Of the body. This CUTS dnSerints
,ptafis Is the result of q hasfy breakfast
eaten at too early an hour. Impressions
made upon the pimpled mental surface are
distorted. Hence il was that the first sight
OF the Peninsula in ITS totallty, as seen
from the car-windows OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, was far from progresses
ing. ",Just as j expected" muttered-
"swamps, expresses, old fields, pines'
worm-iences, blackjack, buzzards, poor
people-sffcct OF nigh 800 years OF so-called
civiiization in a mixed society OF blacks
and whites. Bah. :" Neither Judge Lay
nor Judge Hughes looked as handsome as
usual. and Mr.. "Buck" Miller's fishing
pole seemed preposterous.
THE PENINSULA.
All this was corrected, when, returning
in less induratcd and anserine frame OF
mind. | saw that the Chesapeake and Ohio
road runs for the most part through culti-
waited lands, which, however much worn
and abused, still show heart and strength
enough to support under proper tillage
dense population. Indeed, this end OF the
line already gives to the double daily trains
more passengers than any other portion OF
the road. Here, between the York and the
James, is to be the garden and orchard,
seyenty.fve miles long, which is to feed
the cities OF the future that will adorn
Hampton Roads. Chief of these will be
Newport News, which even now is
broadly outlined by the president hands Of
its bold projectors. The big hotel, the
great wharves, the multiple railway tracks,
the streets running far away TO the woods,
the interminable vans laden with coal, the
huge iron ships carccned against the
whsryes TO receive their cargoes, the gilt
terIng eXpanse OF the rOadstead waiting TO
receive the merchant marine OF the world
the plot Of the whole industrial story is
before YOU. One wishes he could live TO
see the grand drama completed.
Scattered along the route are some Viz
ginia homesteads OF the antique pattern,
which ought to be transferred to paper, or,
better still, to canvas, by the pencil Of
Sheppard before they perish utterly. 1t is
to be hoped that Woodward, who has been
here lately, carried away with him many
characteristic sketches. or animated nature
there is little to interest, but Of woods and
waters there is for the artist unique little
world-a relapsed domain OF peculiar
charm.
A heightened halt at Williamsburg makes
every enc anxious to get out and take
q peep at the venerable capital; anda
glimpse Of Mr.. Montague Thompson on
the station platform made me sigh Tor one
OF his rare breakfasts in lieu OF thai which
rtmbled and iretted under my waistcoat.
ACROSS TIE ROADS TO NORFOLK.
II vss a relief TO board the Accomack,
and, heading away toward Old Point Com
fort, to feel the salt breeze rushing through
your locks or over your scalp. Mr.. Cofer.
of Broad street, was on the pier at the
Point, looking cool and happy, and Mr..
Lubbock, of paper-mill fame, with his fam
ily, came on board. They had been So
journing with friends at the Soldiers
Home. As the little Accomack drew near
the Guyandotte, lying at her wharf in Nor
folk, the contrast in the size OF the two
steamers was very striking-the former
looking like plaything by the side OF the
last addition to the Old Dominion fleet.
The dimensions, the superb equipment,
the finish, and the speed OF the Guyan-
dotte are too well known to the Richmond
public to be dwclt upon. She reflects such
credit upon the American coasting trade
that Mr.. John Roach may well be proud OF
her. but for service she is no whit superior
to the Old Dominion, that staunch speci-
men OF Harlan & HollngswOrth' work,
in which ten years OF trial, through storm
and shine, has not produced crack in a
single seam. / was glad TO meet friend
in Purser Mayer. and to recognize in Stew
ard Booth an old acquaintance.
| had time before the steamer sailed to
peep in upon Colonel Lewellyn, of the
Ledger, who prospers greatly as TO his
paper, but told me with pathos | cannot
describe that he no longer had son or
daughter in the world.
ON BOARD THE GUYANDOTTE.
The passenger-list was so full that sep
crate state-room was out Of the question,
but | was fortunate enough TO have Mr..
Meredith Montague as my roOm-mate. He
was on his way TO attend the retnion OF
the Montagues in Connecticut. How long
will IL be before we will be rich enough to
have such reunions in Virginia! Were a
man anywhere in the State To call an assem-
blage of the people OF his name his fortune
would be swamped at the first meal, and
the second rcpast, il there were one, would
have TO be taken in the nearest poor house,
For the most part, the passengers were
nice people, and one OF them-a young
lady-bad as pure Grccian face as | al
most ever saw. Her husband-a large.
land animal-discovered more charms in
his dinner-plate than in his fair companion
and so left her beauty to be enjoyed at q
respectful distance by the rest OF us.
had several talks with General Armstrong
Of the Hampton Normal School, most
interesting gentleman
TIE NEGRO AID INDIAN.
The negro, he says, will ultimately divid,
into three classes-a small upper third o
negro men and women of good characte
and fair education; a large middle third
composed OF artisans and farm laborers
and finally, the riit-raif OF worthless blacl
trash. The negro compared with the In
dian will in the future, he thinks, consti
tute reliable integer Of society, and in hi
way as Trustworthy worker contribute t
the advance OF civilization. The Indian
would prove less available for work. heinz
lntractable under harness. The Indiaf
has what the negro has not--a true concep
ton OF Deity as spirit, &C., dc. Mucl
more OF interest he said which cannot her,
be detailed. He was on his way TO Stock
bridge to see his little daughters. from
which place he will 90 to Dakota to look
after Indian recruits for his school. | asked
him IL he had Yet been assessed by Hubbell
lie replied "No" with very decided en-.
phasis. His school, supported i'm large
part by private contribution, is beyond
HubbelPs reach
Like your correspondent &C. w. C.,~ 1
found
THE OCEAN TRIP
very monotonous. A dusty country road
could hardly have been more so. One tires
OF the vast expanse, now that the schools
OF porpoises which once enliyened IL are
no longer seen. As l looked out upon the
VIDE reach OF tranquil waters, resembling
ia'a, or rather Stag, more than anything