The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-05-15
THREE WEEKS DowN soUrH.
An Interesting Letter SpIcIIy written
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the Southern States and the experience
OF one lust returned q froui such a visit NAV
have some Interest Nv visit was one mere.
~ for recreation. ana 1 made little study OF
things as ] found them still nv brief notes
may give some idea of the regions through
which we passed.
We left The mountain on Thursday. April
18th Il say we for | had companion 6lt
Uoydge. in a snowstorm which continued un-
til we had passed the western boundary of
Pennsy ;vania. And from the next Isorning,
when we found ourselves in Cincinnati, until
our return To PittshuIg three weeks later,
we did not see one drop of either snow or
rain
We passed through that portion of West
Virginia known the Pan Handle and
crossed the Ohio into that State at .. m. !;
and reached Columbus, the capital. about
midnight.
Here. as l travelled, found as ] expert
enced through the whole journey, that every
person / met considered his own home with
peculiar favor While all loved, or profess
ed to love, the whole country, every one
thought There's no place like home"
A fellow traveller in speaking of COium-
bus, hIs home. its population and resources,
averred that In wealth "a compared with
popu lHliOn, Columbus was the second city
in the Union. Hartford being the first
Afterwards a St. Joseph Missouri, traveller
Portland, Oregon, which was the richest
city in the Union Others made their city
the second richest but none went below
that. 1 said nothing about Ebensburg not
having any statistics with me.
We found ourselves at the Grand Hotel
shortly after daylight and in time for an eX-
celieut breakfast And here let me say, the
Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, is equal to the
finest in any of the Eastern cities. The Ca
tfedral which we visited, Is built of Dayton
blue limestone and Is = magnificent struc-
ture. The Court house aud other puDlic
buildings which we saw, are models of ar
. chtectUre but the immediate surroundings
of the city proper afford still greater attrac-
ttoNs. The hills surrounding the city, eX-
ctpting tile river front. form cove, and are
nearly perpendicular. Upon these hills are
parks picnic grounds, &c, and fine private
residences
NIB. Wolfe, NJ. D.. and bis charming
daughter called TO see US and the latter
presented nay lady companion with a beau
! tiful bCquet. The doctor assisted me In
planning my future journey, aud showed
/ such kindness as | shall long remember.
NV older readers IN Ebensburg and vIcin-
! ity will remember N B. Wolfe. He was in
| the employ of the late Captain Andrew
. l. wis, then pjasterer in EoensburQ He
/ was just entering manhood, of a stout, rud-
( dy complexion, and a sanguine tempera-
/ ment. He performed his whole duty during
! the day and studied at night. He was, a5
/ was the writer of this, devoted temperance
/ advocate.
/ Here | cannot refrain from inierrupting
! my travels. y. B. Wolfe had written for
/ the newspaper a very readable Article main
/ " or tPmperan which was published in
/ the newspaper with his name affixed. An
/ iiiteTate fellow of the name Of Jacob Camp.
bell had rented a room IN the Academy
} where he resided with his family. Some
1sgs used his name and for the purpose of
J burlesque, dated an article from Academy
Building, EbensburQ," and replied to the
Tg,NE II H. T.
name and the controversy became so beat
! ed that the final article of Mr.. Wolfe was
refused, and be in q circular wound up the
/ controversy in very able and bitter con
cIusIon-
( AID amusing feature of the controversy
/ was that ever after, Jacob Campbell (tho'
scarcely able to write his name), claimed.
I ann seemed to believe that he had really
written the articles to which his name was
/ appended.
! DR. Wolfe completed his studies-remoyed
( to Cincinuati-acquiTed at once high repu-
tatiOn and immense pTactice-and what is
better has become very wealthy. He has q
f large interest in property in the city and its
vicinity. He has also a half interest in the
Windsor Hotel, at Jacksonville from which
/ he derives large profits. | believe he is still
: a good te temperance man, albeit when | stop
ped at the Windsor I was credibly informed
/ it had bar, doubtless without the doctor
knowledge.
/ The doctor was cccftating over a 300 feet
| barn he was erecting on farm near the city
/ when I met him. He appeared in excellent
/ health and spirits-but has become a little
/ hard of hearing.
| had received some tine since prize es-
/ say written hv Mary Wolf, his daughter
I | expected to find a strong minded old maid
/ Judge my surprise at being presented TO a
young lady apparently not out OF her teens
{ handsome, agreeable, and unassuming.-
( The doctors whole affections are centred on
/ heT-he is a widower and she IS his only
child,
We left Cincinnati In the afternoon and
/ reached Louisville the same night.
TRAVELLER.