The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-09
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. a.,.lf THE ruRD HAHp puWEG \
urH- rrr'orsrtVrA Porr,
....a.-3a.ar-em.- lflfrd Hri I.
r. u.Inm.' .II 'le l1rl 'a5 though
.n| .H .Hi.u'g aroused r,m my slum-
at risraial sHI tatr4t aysiIf Boz
at....' r. sul tapny crowd, The
oh experienced was that of be-
H.. ..a0 alil peruiar pepue mo-
,u...I Ar.1ul ar-l found that ! was
..... . laug t.in of corr tllat were rD.uF
uriwr could s.r tho train CO.. a.
aIt nnHf umiug bond iu the railway.
,I -rti..l io be waay miles 10 lcngth, ltI
.ut-tmruui of ca't- toehwr opened AZ /.
tIr '.r. a1t fIlri with men and woWen-1ll /
htps, al lauAioq. talking or singing The
D.u.n. gentle wyion uf tio car interested .
- 49, - liz -iIe and IA ms Asian-
iimcut f,nd thr railroad and ears were
l..de o., glars. The glass wheels moved over
trr e.tr, rails, yithaut t4e least uaisa or o.
,li'iun. The soit gliding motion produced ,
ur'n, ~ exquisite happiness, ] was soI
lluIf. II seemed 90 me o. " everything
n~. -est with me- was full Of peace
WU. war wondering over the CIRCUMSTANCE
-.a u.a sislt attracted my gnzc, AZ along
,,r r1ld on either side, within q foot Of thr
tars aera liul- OF collins, one on either side
o'tIe rotdorl every one containing corpse
rrmuI for burial, viii is cold white face
.r.ufurd to.the light 'Eno sight filled me
,.h rguticmLlc horror. Iyellcd in agony
.tru.lI make no sound The gay party.a
iaUsI mc only rcd0ublcd their singing and
70 rr- rr'----'''rr -'''1-'s'--
event un nul on, gliding with glass wheels
over tlc ll1ss railroad every moment coming
r,,rrr and nearer 10 the bend that formed an
turo with the ro1d, f,r 100 The distance,
'Wao are ,uo.c2 cried at last, pointing
rtlt d,oIin thc collins boy our side
,y},osoare persons who made this triple
f,re u..' replied one Of Aos6 near to me,
,Whai Trip y" asked,
'Whv the nip We are now making, The
lip ia these glass ears, over tins glass rd-
way wos The auiycr.
Why do they lie along t,c rond--cach one
800 coffin p
was nnworcd witha whisper aud a halt
laurh which seemed 70 freeze nv blood
'Thoy were dashed to pieces AZ the end Of
ty road, . sd leo whom addressed. You
kaow the railroad terminates nj an nbys'that
i. without bottom or measure. Il is lined
with pointed rot7,s ~ each car arrives al
tlc end, N rrcetpittes IL. passengers into the
a.yaa. They are dashed to pieces against
,lr no H. nuP their bodies are brought up
tcro aud placed in collins ns a warning 10
other passengers, but no one minds H. we're
80 tI7r-7y- ot'- tlt'- 4lA-.- railrnld
can never describe the horror with which
tl,.c words Inspired me,
What Is The unmo orlhis railroad ? Task.
81.
Tho person whom addressed replied in
Itisthc railroad ofulbiL It il very easy
l., rot into one OF these ears, everybody is
q '.htcd with the soft, gliding notion The
q .. move o. go gently, Ycsiti5 the railroad
u.N,fit, AVID with glass wheels we are whirl.
i.r u,,r. the glass railroad towgrIs the Gath
orrH ahy-s In few moments wen be
tNao, aud thcn they'll bring our bodies and
III. l.n lu l.Lllll- NV ~ Wt'lulll wv 'Nll''
tl,y'vont miud twill obey
Ival cho;cd with horror, struggled for
.tah-made frantic efforts TO leap from the
cots. aul IN the struggle awol,c.
know it was only drcam,nnd yet when
over hink oft, can see that long Tine Of
cars moving gently over tho glass railroad
l,an SEQ the cars far ahead as they are turn,
ierq bond ofthc road. see the dead in their
co7'r-, clear and distinct--on either eide OF
a., road and while the laughter and singing
Of the roy.and happy passengers rcsound in
my ears ! only see those cold faces Of the
,r.ad, with their CLASSY eyes urlilod, and
their frozen hands upon their shrouds It was
- horrible dream.
And the harl's changing features and
frightening eyes attes,od the emotion which
h-d been aroused 10y the mere memory OF the
dead.
Il was horrible dream. 4 long train Of
glass cars gliding over glass railway,rreight-
ed With Youth beauty and music, while on
the o,hor hand are stretched tho virtirrs Of
Yesterday as timely but unheedcd warning
"Thcrc-was n moral in that dream"
Reader arc you addicted TO any sinful
habit Break itoa' ere yea dash against the
rocks
r,om GnHlon'. Bard, Of the Bible.
e MosrF.-Iirrlcr has not failed to notice
tL, 1:.. ar ,giitu,Ta ,tIf,,hf lro,tb,e ,bo,t tJo