Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-08-30
Coz rcspondence.
A Rest. Contract.


boy, sometimes called "Brer, Rabbit, -
as my travelling companion, on the
18th instant, we entered intoa rest con
tract to be completed in ten days. We
took the steamer Eastern Shore, at
Bogg's wharf, and The next morning
Found MS in Baltimore, very much re-
freshed by the trip up Tie bay spent i'll
chatting with county friends IN the
cooling breeze which came fresh over
the beautiful waters of the Chesapeake
till,early bed time, and then surrender
ing ourselves to the most bracing OF
all The operations of rest, pniet and
profound sleep. Tie steamer heavily
laden with sweet rnlators Vas late in
leaving the wharf and arrived In Balti-
more about s O'clock, one hour of The
time when we wished TO move on in our
journey northward; it WAS too late to do
So that day, Tor like the average Eastern
Slinrcuan we had hat to buy, and
other I:ltle TITLES toattcnd TO. We dld
our shopping, and then went to Wash
in.!on Tor IL Few hours. Stopping at
The Caritul we fortunately met at the
door Of the Senate Chamber, tile Hon.
John w. Daniel, so well known and
honorcd and respected by The people
or Accomac, yea. Ivy all Virginia. who
recognized and spoke with us for a few
moments, and thcl, called a Page aud
requested him 70 show MS the building
We found the Page Il bright, polite aud
we'll Informed lad, AMI very willing to
shown rs all: taking lis ts"rmed to me
everywhere. from the brenZrd door
where the saddle in which Washington
is seated is "without a stirrnp. TO the
SPOT where "Taulhep" received bis
fatal wound:in fact every little inci'Iert
which was connected with the building.
WAS apparently freSl, in his memory
and lie endeavorpd toacQuaint us with it,.
In the Senate gallery he told us that the
gentleman who was then speaking WAS
Senator German, Of Maryland whose
first appearance in that room was rs =
Page. 1 remarked how encouraging
this should he to him. and that some
day The same might be said Of him.
Cur visit there ended we came back 10
Baltimore, 10 spend the night, after
supper viewing tlIr "RuiiIs of Pompeii"
IA grand and thrilling sight. and well
calculated To delight for Il few hours.
any countryman or mostanybody else
for the audience hat evening was said
to number soon souls.
Thursday morning we left on 9 o'clrck
train, and riding all day by way of
Harrisburg. and other notable places,
through country sometimes looking
like a painting from the brush of an
artist. with its clean shaven swards of
green. the hay having been cnt and
beautiful valleys l1den with corn and
burkwheat. and tobacco; and then
would appear the rough rugged noun
tains side, abode Of the bear or any
other vicious specimen of the animal
world-so dreary did it appear. Night
fall and we were at Watkins, on the
Seneca lake --partaking of supper and
sleeping well-IcXt morning we enter
ed with many other visitors fora walk
through Watkins Glen, distance of
about three miles every step of which is
Il feast for /; lover of natures sights. -
its tall mountains sides, through Which
with purling, quiet and noislcss dignity
flows the cearest of water whispering
to the peering crowd, 'Mcn NAV come
and linen may go, t,:t L u go Oh forever. "
This accomplished we part ook of din
ner, and then visited the Havana Glen,
AMI were much pleased Though not so
much so as in the morning jat,nt, at
night we left for Niagara, where we
arrived at about 9 O'Clock, a. m. atl
excepting the mighty rnmblinG of the
waters, which has no stop. the city was
all asleep. Oh those waters of Niasaral
Who can describe them? No one-some
have trie,l-but shaw. Did you read
McGuffy's 5th Reader? If so, the adj
jectiyes employed to tell lw the wal ers
come down at LAHORE, is the best de-
scriptlon ] have ever seen. AMI yet that
is far from sufficient. Their beauty is
unsurpassed by anything in the natural
world our eye has yet seen: and to one
and all say you must see for yourself.
Leaving Niagara we rode all night TO
the fashionable Saratoga, where we
spent Sunday, in reading and walking
and attended sacred concert at night.
Here were thousands of visitors repre-
ssnring all classe, of the society world
some health seekers-some sight
seeers-some and quite large part of
the male gender seekers of sport, but
every thing indicates wealth. 1t is
beautifully built up. and the parks and
yards are the sweetest and the richest
and the coolest l met with. We had Il
nice drive and left for Albany, Mon
day, at 1880, a. m. at Albany in / !
hours we strolled up after dinner
through the Capitol, building second
only to the Nations Capitol. Our
guide carried US in every part, winding
up by ushering us in the private Office
of Governor Hill, to whom we were in
troduced and had pleasant chat.
From there VIC went TO the AGricultur-
al and Geological building of New
York State, and my dear hoy compan-
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