The southern press., 1851-10-25
The Pleasures Of Travel.

Every one who has enjoyed the luXuries Of a
continuous journey between New York and
Washington, will admit the truth of the annexed
picture from the New York Express:
OVERLAND LpG FROM NEw YoRK TO WASH
INGToN.--Left home, Becker street, Tuesday,
4 P. NJ, wife and two children Hard battle at
Jersey City ferry. Twenty rowdy boys pulling
and hauling me and my trunks. Fought clear
of all but three; paid them three shillings-a
shilling each boy-for lifting three trunks from
hack to baggage car, (eiaht feetD Got checks for
baggage to Philadelphia. damned up hard in
ferry house. Children lost in the crowd One
yelling through fright. Mother soothing the
little rascal. Turned through the ferry tunnel
irto the ferry beat. Another JAM Children
bawling louder. Nearly run over by baggage
ears rolling in. Over the ferry safe Pleasant
sail. Jumping from boat to Jersey City land
ing. Race for seat in the cars; beat all but
twenty carried one child in my arms wife had
the other. Run through another tunnel into
car house. Conductor crying show your
tickets ! show your tickets !" lost one in show
ing them; had to stop and pick it up. Got be-
hindhand in the race Seats for two held the
children in our laps; lucky to do 80 when we
got 80 beat in the scramble.
Whiz Whew, off! Newark Elizabethtown!
Railway New Brunswick! Trenton! Go fast
enough don't complain. Taconey All out
here again Picked up shaws, carpet bags, play
things, bonnets; left only an umbrella behind
in the cars. Run through another tunnel with
other human beings. On board the boat; going
down the Delaware. Ding, dong, bell for sup
per. Passengers will show their tickets, and
select their baggage" Dark as Egypt; am near
sighted Crate 3, No. 1908, sos, 973. Here the
conductor calls all my tickets but one. Boat
now by the Philadelphia warf; can't find other
trtIn mad l.at a. IL
opened crate. In a dilemma, wife and two
children, and three trunks If leave my wife
and children, | lose them in the dark if leave
my trunks, lose them. ! despair, stick wife
against an awning post tie the children TO her
apron strings. Catch negro F; "say, John, will
you take out my trunks Immediately 10 hack %
Yes, sir" Lies; has twenty others to attend
to before me- Look at my watch only 80 min
utes to get all up TO the Baltimore depot.
Bribed John with fifty cents TO cheat others to
whom he was engaged, and to take out my
trunks first. Followed John to the hacks on the
wharf Rrn the gauntlet of two hun ired
whips; chaiiered for show much" paid what
was asked Saw my trunks packed up behind
went in pursuit of wife and children found
them where planted them, by the awning post
children restvc in being so long tied TO apron
strings. Went in pursuit of the hack it had
dark. | had one baby, wife another in our
arms discovered the hack and trunks at last:
jumped in off; at The Baltimore depot Just in
time, out of breath three loafers grabbing uy
trunks again three more shillings to carry them
into the car-house ticketed only to Baltimore;
wife aud children slowed in the cars happy
again. Whoorah what victory over the dan
gers and difficulties OF travelling
Cra,oled from the depot to the Schuylkll--
only orawled, though horses drew us about an
hour crawling the three miles, but happy Pass
ed Chester, Wilmington, Refreshments hers
Babies walked with The uneathly scream; cry.
log in fright. The Susquehanna get out; lost
only pocket handkerchief here Over the river:
another race for place in the cars got beat;
g1t IN. Havre de Grace 3 A. VI. in Baltimore.
Another change. Tickets given up three. quar-
ters of dollar paid to put the trur is in the
Washington baggage cars got in an omnibus;
ihlrty-seven aud bali cents wanted; ut the
United States no ell; too late TO 20 to be-. too
early TO eat breakfast, but with two aud hnf
hours to Kill; slowed the children on chairs.
wife on sofa, myself on the fl or Breakfast
hive and quarter o'clock, A. NJ. nust eat;
wrong to sleep on mans chairs and sofas. and
warm by his fires, and not eat. Pitchfo kei
,omething down my throat wife drank tea:
bies eating and crying. Car bell rings again.
A. N off for Washington, SC