Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-05-12

/ and accom- yilsned youag lady by the
name ofJlmps, passenger in the Swift |
as-ihough' locomotive, was eadeayOunngl
to catchaAung glimpse of 'he new Steam /
University, her breathing apparatus untor- I
lunately slipped from her mouth, and she
was corpse in three quarters of sec
ond. a young gentleman who had been
leEderly attached 10 her for several days.
IN the agony has feelings withdrew his
air tube and called for help; he OF course
shared Il similar fate. Too much praise
cannot Se awarded to- the rest of the p sscn
gers who with inimitable presenceoi mud,
prudenlIy held their breathing bladders to
their mouths during the whole of this try
lug scene" &c,
A Liverpool paper stated, that The
stock for The G.J,ud Liverpool and Dublin
unneludcr ele Irish channel, is nearly
filed up. AID a Glasgow one advo-
Gated the necessity Of hoanug wooden
railroad between Scotland and the Isle
Of Man, in order 10 do away wnh the the
some steamboat navigation. | took vol
ume of poems, but the simIles AID meta
phors we're all steam; all Their ideas o.
strength and power, and swiftuess. rei-g-
red to steam only, and a sluggish MAJ
was compared to a greyhound. | looked
into a modern dictionary for some light
on these subjects, but got none, except
finding hundreds Of curious definitions,
such as these:
Horse, s. An animal OF which bat htte
| is now known. Old writer's affirm that
there was at one time several thousands
in this country.
Tree, s. Vegetable production: once
/ plentiful in these parts, and still to be
/ found In remote districts.
Tranquility, s. Obsolete; an unnatural
state of existence, to which the ancents
we're very partial The word IS to be met
with IN several old authors, &c.
| In DESPAIR threw down the book and
rushed out Of the house. Ii was midday,
but a large theatre was open, and the peo-
pie we're pouring in. entered with the
rest, and found that whatever changes had
take n place, money was still money.
They were playing Hamlet bysleam, and
thus was better than any other purpose TO
which | had seen 1t applied. The automa-
tons really got along wonderfully well,
. d.. .rr sucking faculties being arranged
upon the barrel-orgaa principles greatly
improved, and they reared aud beloved,
and strutted. and sN uug their arms 10 and
fro as scnsibly as many admired actors.
Unfortunately in the grave scene, owing
inc some mechanical misconstructlon,
! Hamiet exploded and doing so, entirely
demolished one of The graye-dIggers, carr'
ed away a great part OF Laertes, und so IN
|iured the rest Of the dramatls persona, thGt
| thev went off one after another like so ma
ny crackers, filling the house with heated
vapor. Imade my escape, but on reaching
the street, things there were ten tunes
worse than ever. twas the hour for stop
ping and starting the several carriages,
and no language can describe the state OF
the atmosphere. Steam was generating
and evaporatiug on all sides-the bright
sun was obscured--the people looked par
boiled, and the neIghboung fisherman's
Holsters changed color Oh the instant: even
the steam inhabitants appeared uncomlor-
tdbIy hot ! could scarcely breathe
there was a blowing, roaring, Kissing,
fizzlng, whlzzng, going Oh ali round
fires we're blazing, water was bubbllng'
boilers bursting, when, 10! suddenly a
woke and found myself IN a state Of pro-
fuse perspiratIon. started up, ran to
/ lhe window, and saw several mlkmen
and bakers carts, with horses IN them,
/ trot ing merrily along. was a thankful
man. / put Oh my clothes. aud while SO
doing, made up my mind to read no more
manuscript poems. aud eschew gin aud
water for The lime to come.