The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-12
TME GLASS RATLROAD.
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The "MiIfOtd B.sd," during one Of h
fits Of mania POsu said:
'dt seemed to me although / had bee
lsu6denly aroused from n5 .sluuiber. Iook
ed round and found myself in the center G
Ia gay and happy crowd. The frs. sensstic
| experienced was thai Of being borae alon
Iwi'h peculiar genilG moti0n--a soft Gid
ling motion. Hooked around and found iha
| was in one Of long train of cars, whic
were gliding over a railway, and seemed /
be many miles in length. Il was compose
of nnany cars, every car (open al the top
was filed With men and women, all gail
dressed. all happy, ell laughing, sslking IN
Isingings The peculiarly gentle Rlo.ion Q
the cars interested me. There was no .graI
ling such as we hear on railroad. The
moved on without the least jar or sound.--
This, ] say. interested me. looked owe
the side, and TO my establishment found thu
the railroad and cars we're made Of glass
The glass whsels moved over the glass rail
withoutshe least noise or oscillation. Th
soft gliding motion Produced feeling Of ex
fguisite happiness. Iwas SO happy! 4 seem
cd as if every thing was at rest Rishiu me-.
! was full of peace.
| While was wondering over this circum
stance, q new sight attracted mS gaze. AL
along the railroad ,on either side, within
foot Of the track, wete laid long lines Of cof
fms, one on either side Of the railsoad, ane
every ono contained d corpse dressed iol
buIal, with its cold white face turned up,
ward 10 the light. Ths sight 6llad me viii
unuiserable horror. i gslled in agony, bu
could mako no sound. The gay throng whs
were around me, only Eedoubled their sing
ing and laughter, al the sight saf agoay, and
we swept on aad on, gliding with glass
wheels over the glass railroad, every mo-
ment coming Reafer, 10 the bend of The ruad,
iaf, far in the dislsnca. 5ii a5
"Who are thosei" cried az last, poisstiae
10 tho dead in their cotSins. b
These are the persons who made tho trip
before us,'' was the reply Of one Of the gay.
est persons near me 4%fl
what tfipa' asked. EGH'3 ~
why, the trip we ore now making. The
trip on these glass cars over this glass rail>
way was the answer. "a }s9@s5 snt
'Why do they lie along sae road, each
one in his coffin?' was answered with a
whisper and half laugh which ffoze my
blood. ,aas3q M G
sFhey were dashed 10 death al the end
Of the raiiroad,' SAID The person whom ad-
dressed. & s i@s @s fi
Won knew the railFdad terminates al an
abyss, which IS witiloat lotion or measure.
Il 10 lined with pointed rocks. AS each car
arrives ID the end it, psecipisases lie passen-
gers into the abyss. They are dashed 20
pieces agsinss the rocks, and their bodice
are brought up here, and pIaced 10 cosiins as
a warning to other passengers, but no one
minds it, we are SO happy on the glass rail-
road.'
! can never describe the horror with which
those words inspired nae. 94s
What is the name Of shis railroad?' I
asked. LII. s.ss.eg.,. a@s ..sa
The person whom addressed replied in
The same low voice. s@.se M
III is the railroad Of habit. II il very easy
10 get into these cars. but very hard to get
out. For, once in these cars every body is
with the soft gliding motion The
cars move 50 gently! Yes, il 10 a railroad
Of Habit, and with glass wheels We are
Shirled over glass railroad towards faith.
cmless abyss. In few moments veil be
there, and thea they'll bring our bodies and
pns them in cofIins as 0 warning 10 others,
but nobody will mind ii, will the, =
was choked with horros;I struggled to
breathe, made franiic efforts 10 leap from the
cars, and the struggle awoke. knew i, was
,nIy dream; and yet, wheneverI think Of
i, caH see aha. long train Of cars move
gently over the glass railroad. can see cars
ar ahead, as they are surning Tho bend of
he Eoad. a can see the dead in their fcof.
ins, clear and Distinctions either side OF the
'oad- wliile the laughing and singing Of the
,ay and happy passengers resoaad In my
,ars, only see those cold faces Of Tho dead,
With their alassy eyes uplified, and ileg
rozen hands upsn their shaouds. .la8i
IL was horrible dream. Ea gis#spa
And the .i,ard's changing features and
eye, asiested the emotion whch
lad been aroused by tho very memofy ofihe
lream. agaf aAsH aA@ hgag eUa
II was indeed horrible dream. .S A long
rain Of glass ears gliding over . glass sail I
vay, freIgI,sed with youth, beauty and mu-
ic, while onasisher hand stretched the sie-
inns Of yesterday. gliding ovessherailway of
iahi's iowafds tho fathomless abyss. II MI
" sThere was moral 10 that dream sssaI
Reader, aEs yoa addicted 70 any siafui
'abltf Break i or ere you daah agaiass The
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THR WHoLE PARTiGULAR.--A good ssory
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