The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-03-29

tdHlNf S1oRM. SPRING AND st NSlilNt.
PLOCGIING AND SOWING. 4 LEVEL CoCN-
TRY.
Correspondence Of the journal.
FELTCN, Del. March is, 1885 This l. L
beautiful afternoon. and lis we have been twice
to church to-day and are going again this even
ing, wewl improve the interim with our pen.
Virgins prediction Of Il fearful storm on this
coast tie 18th and 18th inst, attracted consider
able n'tice here, and for several days before
that dde it was the prevailing topic Of CONVEX
sationamong neighbors and friends. The high
est ridge on the peninsula between the Delaware
and Chesapeake is only about forty feet above
tide water and speculation was rife as to
Whether that ttdul rare would sweep ia of.
lie tel the truth, but few had any actual faith
in tie prediction. and yet many felt relieved
Whel the event was passed, with only the usual
spring storm. To-day as | sit in my room writ
ing,with no fire, and look out into i field where
theNinter wheat shows fresh and green, and
seethe warm, misty haze that rises in the sum
light, with the streets and yards all d1y and
wan, | cannot reconcile myself to the idea
tht it is only the middle Of March. This morn
I'M | was awakened by the birds merrily sing
i'll! in the trees near my window.
Il looking over your issue OF the Sth inst,
which is the last | have yet received. | learn
that the bay was frozen over so that vessels
Guild not reach the wharycs, and that the cold
was severe. The It'll day of March, us / drove
Trough the country in Maryland, | saw two
mule teams blowing and Il farmer sowing his
OTIS. They do good deal Of blowing here in
March, but the ground is said to be too wet
NV to work to advantage. Some pease are
swn, and early potatoes planted, although but
Lite has yet been done. In this part of the
Safe the soil is sandy, and it is soon GOOD
Walking after a storm. The country here
} also very level. Standing at the depot in
5ridgeville the other day | noticed that the
rain seemed TO take some time to reach It's
,fter it came in sight, although | knew from
observation that they usually drove very fast.
was informed that from where We stood the
headlight Of the engine could be seen continlI-
ally sir miles in one direction and etqhj miles in
the other as the train was approaching, and
that for treaty miles there was not a curve III
the road. Last Sunday took my grip-sack ID
and when started ! saw the gable end of a
white building that ! supposed to be perhaps
tco miles up the line. Well, kept on walking
and when at last reached it | found it was
the depot ire miles from where | started 1t
makes ones flesh crawl to stand beside the
track as one of those heavy engines with its
long train of cars goes laundering past and
although almost daily on the road we never
step into one of those cars but with the feeling
THAT a man takes his life in his hands who
trusts to them. Accidents seldom occur here
however, but when there is one the results
must be terrible. orr cars are however lust as
nicely kept and as well furnished as any on
this line and | don't see but what conductor
Mace and his associates look as nice as the Off
GERS on this aristocratic Pennsylvania road.
But the sun is sinking into the west the birds
are tWlttering in the trees over our heads, and
the church bell will soon call to prayers, 50 we
will draw this gosspy letter to a close and try
to write something interesting next time.
March 10, 8 A. NJ. The sun is shining bright
ly, the birds are singing sweetly, the doors and
windows all thrown wide open, the shopkeep-
ers are sprnkling the floors to lay the dust
and the women are sweeping the walks and
yards with the traditional sun bonnet on their
heads. while the men are busting about with
coats off. 1t is like May with US without the
mud. BRUsQUE.