The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-20

BY AMBROSE 8. oTrEY.

bh AMhhupE D. OIibhs
We left Ciaymont on the Z o'clock
train on the p. W. d b. II. r., for
Chester We wendell our way to the
B. " o. station. where the train was
standing to take us to our destination.
soon all were ordered aboard, about
one hundred and twenty-five more OF
us. The first stop was at Delaware
avenue, where we took on Rev. Geo.
Z. Wood, of Claymont, and Rev. Bur-
getto Short OF Wilmington, and some
nine more.
Away We went through space and
ttme, soon arriving at the noted Su5-
quehanna river and crossed the long
est and highest and grandest bridge
in the country. The sight from IL was
grand and beautiful to look upon;
and the fields were dressed in their
beautiful dress, and the animal that
gives some people that which they like
to drink was grazing in the fields. The
crltter that Jew detests and will not
cut, was roofing hog or die.
We soon got into conversation with
an old lady from Upland. who told us
that she spent eight years In the far
west, and she said that her husband
had to go one hundred and twenty.
tive miles to the store to get that
which they wanted to eat, She said il
she was young again she would love
To live there again. She gave a good
word Tor the Indiana, aud they were
grateful to her. Treat them well and
they will treat you we'll.
The conductor on the train was the
good looking and obliging George Al
len. The Pullman car conductor was
Charles A. Clotworths, WHO, with that
little fellow named Robert Ross, and
who will cell II iirst-class article in the
gents FURNISHING lins for n little
money, who with the former gentle.
man went through the cars ami assign
ed all to their places. We saw large
patches OF parsnips oyster plants, caU-
bage and In fact all kinds OF vegeta.
bles.
We soon arrived ct Baltimore, and
were soon landed on tho ferry boat
Robert Garrett, where large number
got out and took "a walk Oh the boat
going over. The word ferry boat
only occurs once In the Bible, And
there went over IA terry-bOat. and took
of the river the kings household. /"
Whers Ia IL found! ......
We saw the noted Fort McHenry,
where think Francis Key wrote tho
Star Spauglod Banner, the land OF the
free and the home OF the brave, rs line
a country aud the ladies' can travel
from Maine To Florida, without being
moiested Ill Just such train as We are
upon
We saw the wharf where some ladies'
were fishing for crabs, about two years
ago. Unb ut them caught large ono.
ANA asked US to take the critter OF oil
the lina. We did 50. and not knowing
how to take II of, and to catch hold
OF il, 1t took Il hold with one OF Its
claws, and then 1t plnched your hum.
bic servant, and away went the crltter
some twenty teet ......
Our friend TO travel with us, was
George hermitage. a gravel roofer OF
Chester city. lie and l Dunked to-
Eethrr. .E-..
Wh'e on our way down. we camc
across lewis Iebloy, our long lived
friend, with his Judy. lie Is AS full OF
fun aB ever, and good man to travel
with. lie says Il woman is the best half
OF man, and she ought to have the
privilege as man. Good for Lewis;
We are with you on that limo. We
notice that the corn fields look bad,
and the stalks are small and short.
one acre OF good corn in Branlywine
Hundred would make u dozen OF them.
About /! O'Clock we arrived at the
Clpitpl OF Washington, auti by the
way Washington laid tho cornerstone
OF tho Capitol ono hundred years ago
to-day. the 18th. soon We passed
through tie ctv. We followed the
Potomac river for three hundred mites
or more. We arrived at the noted
liarpsr's Ferry, and saw where John
Browns old fort used to be, but not
covered up by stones, for ballast for
track. Wa came across William q.
Knowles, OF Ridley Park. lie told us
hs could not SEQ how blacks NTH
and horseshoer could DO writer for
Il paper.
Well II Mr.. Knowles could have
known us for the last twenty years,
he would know more than he does
now. The next important stop was
Mnrtinsburg, Il notea place during the
war. Fol miles we rode with the 20.
tonne on one side and the Blue Ridge
on the other which was the general
admiration Of all oil board. One Of
the oldest sights was tho old fashioned
grist mill OF away back IN our grand.
Gnddic5 days with the big water wheel
outside without a cover, On oar way
up we cross aud reeruss the Potomac
river about sixteen times.
For long distance we roue along.
side OF tho Chesapeake and ohio canal.
In going up Allegheny Que plucc the
engines and rear cur could be seen
from tho centre OF the train. There
were two engines to pull us over tho
inuuntains. nnd in going up an old
man could have gone faster tLau tho
train ran. Al tho top proper we went
through a tunnel about a mile long.
Afterwards we went down Tire mouu.
tainS iastnr than some caro- for.
In going over tho mountains we did
not heed any lahs OF motor power to