The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-11-09
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!. AN UGLY CUSTOMER,
An Insissn. on ,Ae iiailroaa.

hate railway travelling; and not ,inefely
rs, a matter OF taste nOW. An incident
mai belrl me a few years ago, and mat
could only have happened on a railway
has cnusedll To be associated III my mind
utll such painful feelings, as that | canuo''
= en- think OF il without parallel ~ Tie ex'
p%clience Of any whose sle may glance
Vltr ibis record Of niue. .rt.a
Ia lie month Of August, le-, II was ~
cumhepl upon me To take y journey 10 a
town at some distance from my own resi-
drice. Time beng no object wan me-
and tie country through winch nay route
lay very beautiful, | resolved 10 lake IL IN
what was 10 me the most enjoyable way;
but afer diligenl inquiry for anything IN
The shape Of u stage coach, | lou'rd mat
t!.cy had ceased running Tie week before;
so That ',he rail- was The only chance Vi
get ing 10 the place Of my Destinations
Whereupon | made "a vIlue Of necessity;
submitting, though with The worst grace in
the world; for my Ia biiual dislike 10 this
mode Of travelling was increased by one oil
of those unaccountable Ills OF reluctance
10 take the journey, which sometimes
sseizcs one, aud which is usually sci down
In the score of nervousness. So | tried
To explain mine; which, as The time drew
near, rose ,oa comp.els dread Of il 10 my no
small annoyance, Tor | had a conlemp, for
"omens and presentiments; and zealonsly.
but vainly, ! tried 10 pooh! pooh myself
out Of it.
The morning broke, dali, wet, Oppres-
siye, with apparently halt a score thuader.
storms in reserve Tor my especial use; and
at ,he six O'clock ] jumped Up Ctom an
uneasy dream in wnichl was struggling
with som nondcscript wild beast, to find |
,had only half an hour left 10 make my
oiier and get 10 The station. Ur course
everything went wrong; strings slipped into
knoIs, buttons ilew; never was there such
ronfusion, could not be quick, was in
such a hurry. Hastily swallowing a cup
ri tea, (parl Of which, TO crown my mis-
b,ps, weatthe wrong way, | ran of; and
m Ist own that, important as was my bust.
ness, | felt half sorry as entered the bouk-
'ng %oliire, to find myself in time.
o..i, .o,soJ -. wo o,, ;r,o tho onsr
soO brs,ze snt,ra m vhirh
tLGm a'ar m, GI,o,s .nd 6.a'n intern,
M 80 9,.,Ir g., he,;na hoen
."cb , r,nl: No, rorgs,Iinr IL ronCs,,ula,e
my better self on its having trinmphed
rr,ily hsc,ws ,Imos, pleasant. A mail.
!, ,,s, I was secure from the plnpue
,anrg T... now, .,nnn,ys. and ,b.;r cons.ouen,
,s A. srh;Isr,,ing a~,moschere. the
t. .,,nJ. ,h., L,J snoLon IF ihnnJer
,a,I, .oso nn,y be,r,yed no such obs,ro.
ar w" ,D9 $500 ~, on;sIy ,,L;nr hon.
P'tp O.. IT,, ,L.x eanld TLs
r ~a;rs, ~ ~. so;r;, romnysd. yes. I he.
I'D spH;sIi ~, Sr. mnd,G.J so,, IF
h%iw osG H. he r[,;.,y oT ms heart.
IA '1'lL,,n ,r.roIlus ,b., !, wasa fine
'I,m .oma,L =, mich Le vocbs,fed me
80 Ia .rrh m;rta h. called The
mr1;nf nm me , mai, Of ewes Ina, Looked
ws,Iy like i've GOALS rhev al,nos, made
me- s,ar,. I'm, | considered j, was no bust
3 ness of niue The genilemans eyes were
his own, and | doubted not that mine, 0w-
ing to a short s~leepless night, we're as much
loo dull ASH were to bright; so whisked
nv pocket-kerchief across them, by way
ls1' al oollstinc Them a lille, took out a news.
paper, sank into a rosy corner, and prepar.
8. cd 10 sleep or read, as the case may be-
In the very dro ssipsl mart of a long speech
I1I,was iusl going or ialo the most luxuri.
n Gus slam er imaginable, when | was reused
by the restlessness Of my companion {:
who, as walked up thoroughly. seemed
lab.ring under some strong and ~inexplica.
tle rxcremenl. lie looked agilated, and
changed his seat frequently, moved his
mis- impa,ien,iy, Borrowed my paper,
and in a irice returned il, with some IN
id,lIigibl. bs,ryalion, then peeped anxi,
oa.ly ont Of The window. through which
he hurst himself so far, as to inducce me IL
volu ,leer a caution. which he received
pleasantly. stared a, the wheels, as though
he were calculating their revolutions, ant
,h.m ,esomsd his seat.
u.~.a.mu,,;o., Icor,,
hns per'u'oS'"" ""' "t; .. h", y
n"' imagine w"I' Po'' $50 m,;,,
"n?"" no"cins NV CO. L.'a~S d. w;"
w"''' nc oipn s''"e.' 80 ~ mo,'
now as "oug" " 'sI w., Nv w., =,
l"lloweo' ueve,'",Aru W" :" w%om sns.J,