The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-10-17

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AZ We give place To the following
communication Of an esteemed friend -.
hut ~ we happened to have been placed
in the same pen with our correspondent,
ON the occasion referred to, W. feel bound
TO make few remarks in relation 10 hi.
article. This We do in justice to ourscli
and the company, as well as to soften the
feeling Of dissatisfaction of any othc,
Tickets that feel in like manner aggriev-
cd in regard to the matter alluded to.
In tho first place, ii should he taken
into consideration that the track of the
road was but just laid. and the excursion
or accommodation trips were run en-.
tireiy for the convenience Of those wish.
ing to avail themselves of the ride upon
the rail, and not for any profit that could
accrue to the company. lnthc next plact
none of the furniture Of the road had been
placed upon it, and consequently, in or
der to give this accommodation, ihey were
obliged to hire Of another road, such run
ming machines as they could. As it
turned out, they were on the first day
disappointed in getting passenger cars.
The platform car alluded to, is such as
we believe is used on like occasions,
throughout the country-and if it rould
have stopped raining, no better accomlno-
dation could have been offered us. As
for the gentleman who thought he 'smelt
sheep in the boz or baggage car, we think
he must have been rather mutton headed
himself, or at least, somewhat sheepishly
inclined. lie could have taken the prc.
MUM on that SMELL if he had only en-.
tered it at the fair.
Had our correspondent had occasion to
have made a second excursion to the
fair, he would have found pleasant seat
in splendid passenger car, with relret
not unplancd spruce board scats-and
with such company as would have left
him satisfied with his excursion.
For the IIeIald,
EXCITRSION EOR DJCAC J1DC
The completion Of railroads in this
region has greatly increased the a.
mount of travel, and numerous rar.
ties OF pleasure, improving the oppor-
tunity Of reduced fare, have taken
what poet SAKE calls ga ride upon a
rail" A large company from Mont
real visited Boston. and the coupli-
ment was returned by a similar visit
to Montreal by the Bostonians. There
Is one more excursion which deserves
a brief notice. At tho opening of
the Troy and Rutland Road to Cas-
Teton, on the first day of the Fair
held in that pleasant village, a party
OF gentlemen leaving the old monota-
nous mode Of wagon travel, availcd
themselves Of this more expeditions
method OF conveyance. 1t had for
some time been announced in the pa.
pers that persons going to the Fair
might pass over the new road and
the splendid bridge at the Falls, and
return again for the trAing sum of
90 cents. Tickets were purchased
by gentlemen Of all professions, and
occupations; merchants and mcchan
les, the pulpit and the bar, and one |
NJ. c. There was some little disap-
polntment when the steam coaches
drove into the depot for passengers,
and j. is said some fustdious gentle.
men disposed Of their tickets and re-
turned to the old fashioned mode Of
travel. Our train was led of gallant
~ by an engine, noe Of "forty parson
power as Byron says, but Of tween.
~ horse mower, the crank playing in
me middle like hand organ. TO
thus powerful locomotive there we're
attached two dark colored vehicles
about the size Of an omnibus, with
stee! springs, open only at the door
way, aud accommodated with seats OF
unplaned hemlock. The equippage
MAS completed by the addition Of a
platform car, which gave fine open
view Of the country. Some unInan
nerly fellows called in the passengers
by the cry Of nan ,naa and cudda, tax
Ing the oatlandish idea from the re.
ported fact, or the ina ginalion tina,
sheep aud cattle had been passengers
IN the same cars. /, was even az
armed upon oath by a few out-spoken
asen, 'si'"rant Of the good breeding
u the weird, tha. Que u the cars c.