Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-10

modern frOme tneuSeS Weie ava :.
ful as blackberries." In fact, iouna upo"
uuiry, that society was now disicea '"'o 49,
great classes, living and 'locomo''e W.,
1s,,.r him, much ,br halter and henes,er people
of IN. ,wo: and fashionable political economist !.
IF rho name Of Nautilus. a leniai descendant OF
an ancient and il appears rather ineo"Sis
svs,em.mouper. had lust published all eiaoor-
ate pamphlets, showing the man'io'o ao''n
o., of propoea,ine those no provender'eonsu'
ming individuals in preference to any o'her'
So tina, il appeared, that any industrious me
chanic might in three mon his have foil. grow"
family about him with the full and comlof'ao'e
assurance that, as the man says in Chronoh"or
ton,hoIogis, 'they were all his own ana none u
his neIghbors.
These things astonished, but they aiso per
plexed and wearied me. My spirit grew b: ~
and longed for the old world again. ana 10
auie, and peaceable mode OF enJoyme"" :
| had 40 fellowship with the Two new races o'
beings around me, and nature and her onar'''
were no more. All things seemed torceu' u"'
natural, unreal indeed, little better thah pare,
faced imposi,ions. sought the banks OF my
native river; il alone remained unehangeu
The noble stream flowed TRANQUILITY as oil yo'e'
but even here impairment man had oeeh a.
work. and pernicious railroads were iof'"ee "
its very verge. incau,iously crossed one o, d,
them, trusting 10 my preconceived ho"ons y.
time and space, The abhorred engine being aoou'
three quarters Of mile from ME, but scarcely
had stepped over, when il few whLzlng pas'
the spot had Just Quilted, and catching me
10 It's eddy, spun mt around like Top 'huer
the lash. l, was laden with passengers ana
went with headlong fury straight towards the
| river Its fate seemed inevitable
| instant ard i, " ould be immersed in the waves,
when 10 I! when 10 i, suddenly sunk into the
bosom of The earth, and in three seconds was
ascending perpendicular hill OIL the opposite
bank of NE river was pe'rihed, and gazed
! around with an air Of helpless bewildermen',
when gentleman, who was doubtless aston
| ished al my astonishment, shouted IN passing,
What's the fellow staring az" and another
asked If had never seen tunnel before!
Like Lear, my wits began to turn.
wished for some place where might hide my
| self from all around and turned instinctlVely 20
the spot where the village ale-housr used 10
stand But where, alas was the neat tha'ch-
ed cottage that was wont so often to
''impart
GAN hours importance to the poor mans heart"
Gone and in us place STOOD huge fabric, la
belled "Grand Union Rail Road HOTEL
| But here also il was steam, steam, nothing but
steam. The rooms were heated by a,eam, the
beds were made and aired BY steam. and in.
sread of pretty rsd.ipped, rosy.cheeked
| chan,bermaid, there was an accutsed machine
man, smoothing down the pillows and holsters
with mathematical precision; the vic'uals were
cooked by steam, yea even the meat roasted oy
steam Instead Of the clean. swept hearth,
With aspen boughs, and flowers, and fcnnel gay"
there was a patent steam stove, and the place
was altogether hotter than any decent man
would ever expect TO have any thing to do with.
Books and papers lay scattered on table.
| took up one of the former it was filled with
strange new phrases, all more or less relating
to steam, Of which knew nothing, but as far as
l could make out the English OF the several
items, hey ran somewhat thus:
"ANoTAER SHOCKING CATAsTRoPHE.-As the
war; 4n,ed safe loo motive smoke consuming,
fuel providing steam-c arriage lightning, was
this morning proceeding at its usual three
gu arter speed OF one hundred and twen'y.seven
miles an hour. at the junction OF the Hanning-
ton aud Slipsby rail. road. il unfortunately came
in act with The steam. carriage Snail, going
ahou, one huDdred and FIVE miles per hour
OF course both vehicles with their passengers
were instant aneousy reduced 10 an impalpable
powder. ne trlenos oil Inc GeCeascu nave
The consolation Of Knowing tina, no blame can
possibly attach to the in eigenl proprietors Of
the lightning, i, having been clearly asrer-
,aned that those OF the Snail started heir car
Stage full two seconds before the time agreed
on, IN order 10 obviale in some degree, the de
lay TO which passengers were unavoidabIy SUBJ
ec,ed by the clumsy construction aud tedious
| place Of ther vehicle"
MELANCHOLY hccIDExr.-As beautiful
and accom- lshed young lady Of the name of
Jim2s, passenger in the swift-as thoughts
locomotive, was endeavoring 10 catch flying
glimpse Of the new Steam University, her
breathing apparatus unfortunately slipped
from her mouth, and she was corpse in three
quarters of second. A young gentleman
who had been ,enderly attached 10 her for seve.
raj days, in The agony Of his feelings Withdrew
his air tube and called for help; he Of course
shared similar fate. Toe much praise can
not be given 10 the rest Of the passengers, who,
with inimnabls presence Of mind, pruden'ly
held heir breathing bIadders 10 their mouths
during the whole OF this trying scene" &c.
A Liverpool paper stated that The stock