Litchfield enquirer., 1850-09-26


 n son whether at feast, theatre, or churci or trafficking for wealth and honors, sud s denly to vanish like soap bubble, and b | never more seen of his fellowS-and so ac cUslomed were the latter to such little acci dents, that they went on with their bushes as quietly as il nothing had happened. Bu il was otherwise with me.
 Finally, afier a pretty long residence the Fair, resumed my journey towards the Celestial City, still with MT. Smooth it-away al my side. At short distanc, beyond the sui.erbS of Vanity, we passed tht ancient silver mine, of which Demas wa' the first diScoverer. and which is now wrought to grea, advantage, supplying nearly all the coined currency of the world A little further onward was the spo, wher, Lots wife had stood for ages under lht sembiance oi d pillar of salt Had all re- grels been punished as vigorously as this poor dame's were, my yearningS for the relinqu shed delights of Vanity Fair mighl have produced a similar change in my own corporeal substance, and left me warning to future pilgrims.
 The road now plunged into gorge of ihe Deleclable Mountains, and traverSed the field !. here, in former ages, the blind man wandered and stumbled among the tombs. One of these ancient tomb stones l had been thrust across the track by some maliclous person, and gave the train ot cars terrible jolt. Far up the rugged side of the mountain, perceived rusty iron door half over2rown with bushes and creeping plants, but with smoke issuing from its crevices.
 "Is that,n inquired I, "lhe very door in the hill side, which the shepherds assured Christian was the by-way to nell ?"
 "That was joke on the part of the shep- herds," said Mr. Smoolh>il>away, with smile. It is neither more nor less than the door of the cavern. mhich they use as smoke house for the preparation of mutton hams."
 My recolleclions of the journey are now, for little space, dim and confused, inas> much as a singular drowSineSs here ovel- came me, owing to the fact that we were passing over the enchanted ground, the air of which encourages disposition to sleep. l awoke, however, us soon as we crossed the borders of the pleasant land Of Beulah. 1 All the passengers were rubbing their eyes, comparing watches, and cOngratulaling one another on the prospec. of arriving so sea> sonably at the journeys end. The sweet breezes of this happy cline came reiresh- ingly to our noStriis; we beheld the gljm- meriug gush of silver fountains, Overhnng by trees of beautiful foliage and delicious lluil, which were propagated by gratis from the celestial gardens. Once, as we dashed onward like hurricane, there was aulleI ol wings and the bright appearance of an angel in the air, speeding forth on some hx,n n1,y n~ nounced the close vicinity of the final Sla> lion House, by cue last and horrible scream in which there seemed to be distinguishes ble every kind of waiiIng and woe, and bt- ter tiercenesS Of wrath, all mixe1 up with the wild laughter of devil or mailman. Throughout our journey, at every stopping place, Apollyon had exercised his ingenuity m screwing the most abominable sounds out of the whistle of the steam euginc; bnt, in this closing effort he ouldid himself, ahd created an internal uproar, which, besides. disturbing the peaceful inhabitants of Reu. lah, must have sent it's diScOrd even through the celestial gates.
 While the horrid clamor was still ring. ing in our ears, we heard an exutlihg strain, | as if a thousand instruments of music, with height, and depth, and sweetness iM their tones, al once tender and triumphant, were struck in unison, |. greet the approach of some illuSirious hero, who had fought the good fight and won a glorious victory and was come to lay aside his battered arms forever. Looking 10 ascertain what might be the occasion of this glad harmony, per. ceived, on aligh.ing from the cars, that a multitude of shining ones had assembled on 1 ko 1,,ha S,1a of tl.o rs all poor pilgrims, who were just emerging from l,s depths. They were the same whom Apollyon and ourselves had perscculed with taunls and glbcs, and scalding steam, at the commencement, of our iourney-the same whose unworldly aspect aud impressive words had stilred my conscience, alnid the wild jewellers of Vanity Fair.
 "How amazingly we'll those men have got on ]" cried to Mr. Smooth .it>away. II wish we were secure of as good recep- tion."
 Never fear-never fear! ]" answered my
 friend. "Come-make haste: the ferry boat will be of directly, aud in lhres mia.
 ules you will be on the other side of lhe river. No doubt you will find coaches lc : carry you up to the city gates"
 A steam ferry boat, the last improvement on this important route, lay at the river side, pufting, snorling. and emitting all
 those other disagreeable u.lerances, which beloken the departure 10 be immediate. l , hurried on board with the rest of the paSSen gers, most of whom were iO perturbation , souie bawling out for their baggage-some tearing their hair and exclaimlng that ,h,
 boat would explode or sink-some alreaoy e pale with the heaviny of the Stream-som a gazing affIighled at the ugly aspect of tn n sleersman-ahd some still dizzy with tn p slumberous influence of the Enchanle n Grouud. Looking back to the shore,I wa
 amazed 10 discern Mr Smoo,h>it>away wa d wing his hand in token of farewell! a "Don't you go over to the Celestial Ci
 iy ?" exclaimed l.
 l. "Oh, non' answered he with a que. ', smile, and that same disagreeable conto d tion of visage which had remarked in u inhabitants of the Dark Valley. "Oh. Tt ' have come thus far only ior the sake n 1 vour nlsaSon connnanv (Sn01 hyet NV