The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-12
A Trip TO ifehob0tb.
BY PROF. AMBROSE S. oTTEY.

We took the cars at Claymont and pro-
| coed 10 Wilmington, where we took the
train at 4.27 down the Delaware Railroad
| for Rehoboth In going of our way, the
| following are some of the things we OBJ
| served. We We're somewhat surprised in
seeing such beautiful landscapes, asjwee
were under the impression that the land
] was generally fiat, but we own up the
corn us We saw just as beautiful farming
land as we we ever saw anywhere else,
yet we saw acres that we wouldn't want
at any price. The first town VIC passed
through was New Castle where tho cele.
6rated pillory and whipping post arc
found and If they could talk, they could
tell some wonderful tales about those
who have been In them. The corn fields
look well, but we didn't see as good as
there Is in what is called Gods country,
Claymont.
We passed also SOME grand truck patch
es, also the most beautiful thorn hedges
that mortal eyes could wish to look upon.
The houses are nearly all frame, on the
Western style. The out buildings were
wbtc-washed. The woods consist of the
oak, elm chestnut and the gum trees.
We don't have to go back to primitive
days to see the old fashioned log cabins,
one In which We spent some of our best
days in our earlier life. The chimneys
were nearly large enough to put at least
the foundations under many of the houses
of the present day. We made u stop at a
station called Porter, near which John
Cantwell, Il former resident of Claymont
last spring purchased farm and moved
there. We don't think that the place was
named after John Porter of Claymont.
Some of the passengers change cars there,
and we noticed that locomotive with
only one car took the passengers, freight
and mail.
Some of the farmers don't seem to care
much for the carrots, rs some of the fields
wero white with their flowers, which
means moro carrots next season. We
crossed over the Delaware Canal we were
under tho impression that wo were going
to ride over the road like some roads over
which we have travelled in the past, in
huckelberry train which means you can
get off and gather berries, as the train
moved along, but in this we were also
mistaken, for If we had attempted to do
so, dear knows where we would have
landed, and probably never would have
wanted any more huckelberries. Middle
town was our next stop, and here we be-
gan to get into the belt of the p3ach
country We saw not only fine peaches
but apples. Below this place we saw
black pigs in \ field An old colored lady
sat In front of us and we tapped her on
the shoulder and said, "Auntie arc those
bears in that field" "No, why bless you
honey, those are black pigs"
We thanked her for the information.
The next stop was Townsend, where many
of tho passengers got off, and large num-
Der of people were standing on the plat
form There seems to be some lifc in this
place. For some time after this the land
seemed so poor that even weeds did not
thrive well. Next stop was Clayton,
After passing this town the crops looked
somewhat better. Here we saw very
beautiful vineyard, the first, and after
ward n score of others. Tho pear trees
seemed to be much blighted, and we
thought if the owners would cut off the
dead branches and burn them it would be
better for him next year
Dover tho next stop, where the Single
Tax men are pulled in for giving free
speeches. WE'LL we never got on the fence
with them, don't know what we may do
in the future as their doctrines may be |
right, yet we somehow think they are like |
the lrishman, when asked by his priest,
We'll, Patrick what would you like to |
have for an easy job" He replied, Holy |
Father for an easy job we would like to
he IL bishop"
The Delaware Railroad has one of the |!
right men in the right place, and that Is
conductor J. L. Parker He is a gentle
man in every sense of the word and ready
to answer all questions asked him by the
passengers. Wyoming was the next stop
This town brings us into the main belt OF
the pcaoh crop, and it was grand sight
to sec the trees loaded with the dcliciou,
fruit; some of the limbs were bent to !the
ground and many nearly broken off BY
Che weight of the peaches. We greatly
wished for some to cat, but no. not this
time, some other time, and we submitted
to the inevitable. The good book says,
There is time for all things;" u time
10 eat, and if your readers would read tho
3rd chapter of Ecclesiastcs from the first
10 the eighth verses they will see what tho |
Bible says there is time to do. The town
If FELTON, was our next stop.
(Conclus. on in our ncxt.)