Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-04-06
Jef's Railroad Trip,
OR, SEEING THE LOCOMOTIVE.

or we startled, and a few minutes walk
brought us to the Depot but who can de-
pict the expression that played over JETS
countenance when he beheld locomotive
for the first time in his life There il stood,
with long train Of cars attached 10 II, and
a dark volume OF smoke silently isuing from
the chimney; and there stood JEFF, with his
hands stuck so deep and hard in his pockets,
that they nearly reached his knees his body
was leaned forward, his eyes dilaied, his
cheeks pulled out, and his whole man in
state Of the most intense excitement.
After the first paroxysms OF delight. as
constituent, and grstifed curiosity. and
vague kind Of bewildermeni had subsidized,
and JETS features had slowly relaxed TO their
customary expression, without; however al
tering his position, he soliloquized rum
ming commentary on The probable character
Of the beast, its speed, &c.
"Wal, by gollyl who ever seed SIGH
critteri And what a long team. won.
der If il pulls all of emf One, two, three.
four, FIVE, six-phew Take me all day
to count EN-. Suppose Dolly was here
Wouldn't she open her eyes and wipe her
peepersl Wonder if il can beat Captain
Williams bay mare runnih'i Have TO git
up afore day TO do that. Wish we had one
to help git up the Ridge Hill one Of these
muddy times. But criminy what power
Of roughasss !, must take TO winter the old
chapt'
Meanwhile we had approached the Curl
osity, and beckoned JEFF TO come TO US, but
he shook his head very significantly. and
wouldn't come we went TO him and per-
suaded him that il would not hurt him, and
al length, with that kind Of hesitancy with
which timorous person approaches pre-
cpice, he drew nearer he would put out
his right foot, and draw up his left in side
long fashion, he1tate a little while, then
proceed again, till at length he stood quite
near il. Seeing it did not rebuke his ap-
| prosch with any outward show Of disappro-
baton, he summoned up courage enough to
begin TO examine it, and make remarks.
81 say, Mr.. Leary, do they feed this crit.
Ter with FIRE 7"
We replied they did.
"And what does il drink "
Boiling water"
"By poiiy what an animal eats FIRE and
drinks bilin' water; aud amt il heap OF
trouble 10 feed il aud keep it in water and
does it ever drink anything else T.
we eAP'a'"eu W &c, ua' "a. ~. -
conlI'sanee .. n' omu '" oJ'a w. w." !, haJ
nIe, anu 70 warm wa..., a"u n.s noS
T new. 11a"A '"''""s ''''' % ="
'ee ..Tal,s .. h.,a N. III. q,
Nov ss,,dr:i Do,,, nr,ek her ears and rub
her ewes IL ,be was only heref fDolly was
70 ..a,,,.s., 80 III I.,oh.hI. soI;.
cn,de he w;shsd her M donb, 70 he a
, sbarer in his GOOD for,unel And does !,
: d,aw ali them vsgg;ns ~ he a.ked mint.
} inc 10 The train Of Cars attached.
, we nodded , vea
, Jefs ewes cleaned with delight A lad
who had iust obtained the lonp.wished for
$ consent Of his mistress. could not express in
9 hi. coun,enance what plowed in his hear,
I more yiy;dIy ,h,, lid LEI now: n. wa. &C.
J tuallv in he nre.ence Of ..s,eam cine !" a.
he termed !,
;, Familiaritv II is said breads contempt
9 an J.r AMER WALKING around n The o,be,
o .;ds 81 !, "a h..L .n.;, A. an. nI.ca h,
D .t,r,ed from .ea;nc ,S,, !, oe;,her Licke,
8 nor re.rad m he yen,urad 40 Law nj, han,
e on lis shoulder. as he supposed The th;ckel
mari Of the boiler TO he but he no sooue
;, nlaced his hand there than he ierked h
}. hack with n terrified kind of vince. and nj
o ejaculation of "Phey darned il that ami
s. m,ps sk;n a;n,t mighty bo,n Nv This tim,
The engineer s,snned into the tender. or ca
g nex, he ENGINE and removed by means o
, a screw. he pressure from a small valve
allowing The steam 10 escape with a lou
II whizxinq noise.
ID Nov efhad been for the last few minutes
rs smelling on, The animals name, which wa
10 written on i,s sides in large letters. and di
n moi, ohssrye the actions Of the little mar
is "be,yim,d and .,a;nsd and laying his han
m osst on one of the letters which he eoul
r No, 40 we'll snsll M, ;a., .. the steam cam
al yh;s,I;ng over h;s head he took !, for a sig
z, oerss,;vsnsss IN The mar, If The unruIy beas
er 80 .,',,,hIs5 ~ aho,, ,an o. 6fssn fee
ans.,,;na IL he csrssr an cid woman an
RS sr .ssa, oe .,n,ss shs had for sale and cal
n ~ =, Iss, ;p Mo- : ditch which a, ina, lin
NJ ns The stree,
W. wen, ~ our com,anion who was mo,
OF G;ob,ened Than hurt. and assisting him
,ts -, -; ...I ~. ,sa..anc.