Year: 1876

a. =
ing. We again started from Martins
burg on our way TO the grand fair OF
the world We took particular atten-
tion to the crops on our way which We
assure you are extremely poor compared
with the crops they raised in Cumber-
land Valley last season. We noticed
one field between Hagerstown and
Green Castle, which will not make over
9 bushels of wheat TO the acre. OF
course this was only one field, all others
were better But then it can't come up
to dear old Jefferson. We arrived in
Chambersburg where we concluded to
rest till after dinner. We saw our
friend Ed Shafer, formerly from Shep-
herdstown, on the train. After spend
ing a few pleasant hours in viewing the
pleasant town of Chambersburg, and
eating a sumptuous dinner at the Ma
tional, we started for the new depot.
We gazed with much interest and ad-
miration upon those who had assembled
there, but among the passengers, and
those assembled TO gaze on and ENJOY
a little filtration, was one young lady
who claimed our particular attention,
although she was not attired in costly
garments, neither was she noted for line
personal beauty or attraction, and We
NAV add of very limited education and
Of German descent Zone Of old Pennsyl-
vania Dutch.) But nevertheless, sprung
from simple origin, she showed on bid
ding her kind father and fond mother
farewell, all the feelings cf her deep I'M
pulsiye nature for knowing she was
leaving them cn a journey which, per-
haps, might be her last one, Tor we
know not when our hour of departure
from this world comes, and in bidding
them farewell it was with the deepest
emotion, and tears gushed forth from
her blue eyes, which 50 fascinated us
that we could not help but gaze with
much feeling on the parting, although
we knew them not. IN behodlng this
parting our mind was naturally remind
ed of those who profess to be friends by
name but when the parting hour arrives,
when perhaps we may never meet again
and we whisper that little but impres-
sive word, farewell, then they are de-
void of that love aud friendship which
assumes a tender reality striking to the
innermost depths of the soul aud kind
ling sad emotions in the hearts which
are about to be separated, as we remark
ed before, perhaps forever. Even IN
their professions of their friendship,
they forget all save their own pleasure
and those who have forsaken much, ana
studied for their enjoyment are forgot
ten. O base ingratitude, how severe IS
thy sting, with what agony do you
wound true and honest heart, sending
TIE deepest melancholy over It's tondest
hopes and sincerest desires. lngratl-
tude "Ayaunt thou thing internal ex-
tract Of baseness essence Of bIackneSs .


Hudson has portrayed and perpetra-
ted in the blackest and strongest Ian
guage that can be used in the above
lines, but we do not consider them too
severe for fayors forgotten, friendship
unrequited by one who has been the
willing recipient of our esteem and
bounty, bring palsying horror over
the soul, that thickens the blood in the
veins, making the whole Head sick and
the whole healt faint.


OF all the black spots on human ma
ture, Of all vile acts OF one towards an
other, none throw such freezing chill
over the body and drive back the pur-
pie current on the aching heart, like
base and damDing ingratitude.


But we are off again towards Harris
burg and find the wheat improving a
little but not much, the grass is good.
Passing through Lancaster county we
found the wheat still better than in
Cumberland and Franklin counties. We
thought the corn was looking remarka-
bly, well, until we arrived home after
weeks absence, and found our corn
around Charlestown, Shepherdstown,
Kerreysyille and MaItinsburg equally
good if not better than oar Pennsylya-
MIA brothers. On Sunday morning we
went down TO Market and 30th streets to
see how they spent Sunday IN Pm!adel-
phia we found plenty Of beer saloons
open and various shops. But every
thing moved off quietly. We forgot to
mention the stock yards are situated on
3Oth street about squares from Mar
ket SO we went in while aud found
prairie cattle selling for 5 3-4 lower than
they have been for years, all kind OF
stock is low and butter is mere song.
After dinner we took q stroll out on
Elm Avenue and gazed with utter as
constituent on the grounds where less
than year ago We grazed sheep ard
lambs, now it is one grand magnificent
thoroughtare We saw one immense
concourse of people passing to any fro.
Look i'll either direction You would see
beer cold sparkling lager.


We attended the Centennial and
found it all that has been written about
it, but As the Queen of SheLa said of
King Solomon the half had not been
told me.


If we have done wrong by entering
your sacred sanctum we beg to- be ex-
cused. Yours, &c,


CHRISTY.