The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-09-30
NUMBER 30.
First Ride ON "a R.ilro.d.

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saw train of cars in motion for the first time.
the sight must be most miraculous and astoun-
ding. As Jack Downing once said "'twas SO
queer to sec a hull lot of wagons chuck full Of
people and things agoin' off at that ere speed
and no hoss to draw EN-" A genius Of the sort
referred to, lately made his experimental trip.
He was green hofn, genuine back-woodsmnn.
who feared nothing in the shape of man or beast
but anything that he could not understand pu1-
zled him even more than it did, perhaps, the
dinary of his fellows, Well he came to
Cartersville, short time since, for the purpose
of taking his first railroad trip.
He'd hearn tell on 'em, but didn't believe, he
said, half the nonsense folks said about 'cm.-
When the cars arrived at the place, our hero
was there patiently waiting and much excited
and elated in anticipating his intended ride
As the cars approached, he stood gazing with
wonder and awe at the engine, putting and smo-
king. Following the example of the Others as
soon as the cars stopped he hurried aboard,
with his saddle-bags his arm, and seated
hims IF near a window Then looking around
at the passengers, manifesting much surprised,
he put his head out of the window to see the
with much anxiety, the whistle sounded Our
hero, much surprised and evidently little al
armed, drew back his head with motion that
might be called jerk, and turning to gentle
man sitting near him, said:
''Well, stranger, did you ever hear sseh
noise rs that?'
1.-The engine ~ suggested the ether.
''Well, don't know what it is, but-holle
how she goes"
Guess you are not acquainted with railroad
travelling"
Hang it, no hsint they runaway Cres-
ton, how it jerks"
'Its all safe enough, you may rely, the
are starting"
That's all well stranger, amt afeerd, you
know, but kinder surprised like, that's all
said the mountain boy, half ashamed II, gol-
ly stranger, did you hear that ere snort it
beats dads jackass, md he's roarer no mis-
take. Whew, how it does puff, somethin' bus
TIM I'm sure
'Oh, fudge, it's all right" said the other.
setting himself for nap.
81 swow don't see how you can sloep,
darned ef fdo.''
'.Nothin' like getting used to it," SAID the
other. you've heard of the eels that had been
used to come ashore every few days to get their
hide taken off, haven't you"
You're gassin', stranger"
The bell rang the engine moved away sf,
away went the cars at a rapid speed, and before
our hero had recovered from the shock which
the snort produced, the were moving
slowly over Etowah Bridge. Discovering 3
change in its gait he popped his head out Of the
window again, ''to see how it moved" saw that
he was some distance from the earth, and sup
posing the ''critter' flying, swooned, and
fell from his seat speechless Several gentle
men sitting near, caught hold of him, raised
him up, shook him and rubbed him until he re-
vived little.
''This mans crazy" suggested some Of the
bystanders, sagely.
''No, he's not" answered he, who had before
spoken, '-he's frightened"
sFrightened?''
"Yes, scared half to death
"About what ?''
1.-THE cars he never was in q train before
he told me So
A hearty laugh ran through those about the
half fainting man, which had the effect TO arouse
him 10 consciousness, at least to partially SO.
for his breath began to come and 60, more reg
ularly, and at last he opened his eyes, as large
as saucers, and seeing several of the gentlemen
who had just come to his assistance about him
he looked up most beseechingly in the face Of
one of them, and said-''.Stranger has ct h!"-
Fg0y Of our union.