Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-18
THE PLEASURES OF TRAVEL.

Every who has enjoyed the luxury of 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 Waahngton.-Left
home, Bleecher street, Tuesday, p NJ, wife and two
children Hard battle at Jersey City ferry Twenty rowdy
boys pulling and hauling and my trunks. Fought clear
of all but three paid them three shllngs, shilling each
boy, for lifting three trunks from hack baggage car (egh
Got checks for baggage to Philadelphia damned up
hard in ferry house. Children lost in the crowd One yell
ing through fright Mother soothing the little rascal. Turned
through the ferry tunnel into the ferry boat Another jam.
Children bawIng louder Nearly by baggage
rolling in. Over the ferry safe. Pleasant sail Jumping
from boat to Jersey City landing Race for the cars
beat all but twenty carried child in my arms, wife had
the other Run through another tunnel into house, Con-
ductor crying show your tickets show your tickets " lost
one in showing them ; had to stop and pick it up Got
behindhand in the Seats for two held the children in
laps lucky to do when got beat in the scramble.
Whiz Whew, off Newark Ezabethtown Rah-
way New Brunswick Trenton Go fast enough don't
complain. Taconey All out here again. Picked up
shawlr, carpet bags, payhings, bonnets left only
brea behind in the cars Run through another tunnel with
other human beings On board the boat going down the
Delaware Ding, dong, bell for supper Passengers will
show their tickets and select their baggage Dark Egyp
near-sighied Crate 3, No. lOO3, $685. 973 Here the
conductor calls all my tickets but Boat by the
Philadelphia wharf can't find other trunk turned up
last in another then unopened crate In dilemma, wife and
two children, and three trunks II leave my wife and
Children lose them in the dark if leave my trunks,
lose them In despair, stick wife against awning post
tie the children to her apron strings Catch negro say,
John, will you take out my trunks Immediately hack %
Yes, SIR Lies has twenty others to attend to before
Look my watch only 80 minutes get all up the Bal
more depot. Brbed John with fifty cheat others
to whom he engaged and to take out my trunks first.
Followed John to the hacks the wharf Run the gaunt
let Of two hundred whips chartered for how much = paid
what was asked. Saw my trunks packed up behind
in pursuit Of wife and children found them where planted
hem by the awning post children resve in being long
tied to apron strings Went in pursuit of hack it had
changed place could not find it muddy and dark had
one baby, wife anohe 10 discovered the hack
end trunks at last jumped in; off the Baltimore depot
just In time, out Of breath three oaers grabbing my trunks
again; three hngs to carry them into the house
hckeed only to Baltimore wife and children slowed in the
cars happy again. Whoorah what victory The dan
gers and difficulties Of travelling
Cra,Dd from the depot to the chuykil only crawed,
though horses drew about hour crawling the three
miles, but happy Passed Chester, Wilmington. Refresh
ments here Babies walked with the unearhly cry
ing 10 fright The Susquehanna get out; lost only pocket
handkerchefs here Over the another for place
in the cars got beat got in Havre de Grace A. M;
in Baltimore. Another change. Tickets given ups three
quarters Of dollar paid put the trunks in the Washington
baggage cars got in omnibus; thry-seven and half
cents wanted at the United States Hotel late to 90 to
bed too early eat breakfast but with two and half hours
to kill slowed the children chairs, wife the sofa, my
self on the floor. Breakfast 81 o'clock A. M must eat
wrong to sleep mans chairs and sofas and warm by
bis fres and not eat Pitchforked something down my
throat wife drank babies eating and crying Car bell
rings again, A. M off for Washington, &c. .-