The southern press., 1851-10-29
Tho Pleasures or Travel.

Every one VINO mas enjoyed the Injuries OF q
! continuous journey between New York and
Washington, will admit the truth of the annexed
picture from the New York Express:
OVERLAND LOG FROM New YoRK TO WASH
rSGToN.-Left home, Blocker street, Tuesday,
r. 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, (eight feet.l 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
into the ferry boat Another jam. Children
bawIing louder. Nearly run over by baggage
cars 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 II up. Got be-
midland in the race Seats for two held the
children in our laps; lucky TO do 90 when we
got 80 beat in the scramble. ia
Whizl Whew, off! Newark Elizabethtown
Taiiway! New Brunswick, Trenton. Go fast
enough; don't complain. Taconey. All out
here again Picked up shawls, carpet bsgs play.
things, bonnets; left only an umberells behind
other human beings. On board the boat; going
down the Delaware. Ding, dong, bell for sup
per. Passengers viii show their tickets, and
select their baggage" Dark ss Egypt; am near.
sighted. Crate 3, No. I.003. s65, 973. Here the
conductor calls all my tickets but one Boat
now by the Philadelphia waff; can't find other
trunk Turned up at Last in another then nm
opened crate. In dilemma, wife and two
children, and three trunks. II leave my wife
and children, lose tssm in the dark II I leave
my trunks, lose them despair, sticA wife
against an awning-post; tis the children 10 he,
apron strings. Catch negro say, John, viii
you take out my trunks Immediately 10 a hack e.
s.Yes, sir" Lies; has twenty others TO attend
to before me. Look at my watch only 30 min
utes 10 get all up TO the Baitimofs depot
Bnbed John with 6fty cents 10 cheat others 20
whom he was engaged, and 10 take out my
trunks first Followed John TO the hacks on the
wharf Run the gauntlet Of two iunired
whips chartered for show much !" paid what
was asked. saw my trunks packed up behind;
went in pursuit Of wife and children; found
them where planied Item, by the awningpost;
children FESTIVE in being 80 long tied TO iaPron,
strings Went In pursuit Of the back Il had
changed place could not find IL; muddy and
uaFk. u uh1 one DtOyt Nuo hnothttf Oet
arms discovered the hack and trunks at last;
jumped in off; at the Baltimore depot just in
time, out Of breath ;fhree loafers grabbing my
trunks again; three rbilingst TO carry them
into the car-houss ti >only 10 Baltimore;
wife and children slowed in the cars; happy
again. Whoorshl what vicl - over the dam
gers and difficulties OF trsvelil
Ctapied from the depot 10 me Schuylkill--
only crawied, though horses drew ne; about IN
hour crawling the three miles, but happy. Pass
ed Chester, Wilmington, Refreshments here.]
Babies walked with the unearthly scream; cry
ing in fright The Susquebsnna get out; lost
only pocket handkerchief here. Over the river;
another race Tor place in the cars; got beat;
got In. Havre de Grace; , A. NJ; in Baltimore.
Another change Tickets given up; three-qusr-
tiers Of dollar paid TO put the Trunks in the
Washington baggage cars; got In an omnibus;
thirty.seven and q half cents wanted; at the
United States hotel too late 10 90 70 bed, too
early TO eat breakfast, bot with two and half
hours 10 kill; slowed the children on chairs.
wife on sofa, myself on the a ,or. Breakfsst
five and quarter o'clock, A. NJ; must eat;
wrong TO sleep on a mans chairs, and sofas, and
warm BY his fires, and not eat. Piichforkcd
something down my throst; wife drank tsa;
babies eating and crying. Car bell rings agsin,
s A. NJ; of for Washington. &c. .tlg