The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-05-12
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srAeE Rlrno.-In previous item under
the head of travelling. we gave = hint about
stage riding Under some circumstances.-'
Those circu@Asnces happened 10 ~ in
the experience Of this trip. A railroad Is now
being built between Galena and Chicago
II 10 completed nearly one hundred miIes
from the latter city, 'esving 81 intervening
distance to Gslena of eighty-6vs miles, to Do
staged. Welt did happen We had to take
the trip from Chicago to Galena. a. well -
back again. Starting from Chicago, alter
dinner, the ride on q railroad was accomplish
cd with great success and comfort. Got .
bad supper ct Browns cottage" Rockford,
and at l0l o'clock at night. two stages LETT
that thriving place crowded with passengers
and baggage, Notwithstanding the roads were
in q horrible condition. One hour making
the first mile-Iittle editor sitting with driv-
er gets mad ~ his feet get cold-moon shin
ing bright, and sod side Of the road eempars-
lively hard--editor jumps of his perch and
concludes to ak ahead-for several miles
hears the numbering coaches and shouting
drivers behind-editor sits on . fence at
o'clock A. M, kicks of the mud from . pair
Of patent lesther boots, and soliloquises-
stages approach, and drivers swear terribly
hears drivers invite passengers to "git out
and git rails" then to take of trunks and
pitch 'em to-some place below the mud
stage evidently stuck Is badly a. the passen-
gers-editor concludes to walk on to the sta
ton house, where horses are changed, twelve
miles from Rockford-pushes on desperate
llv-chases prairie rat by moonlisht-very ro-
mantic-rat plunges into q dark plsce-edi.
tor sees only rat and foIlows-badly stuck a
the stsge-no use railing-chugged the ri
into the mire and heard him squeal-very
consoling-s last got cut, and walk, walk
walk-very lcng twelve miles--look q
watch--tavern in sight-nearly 4 o'cloci
and getting tired-6ght two dogs and hal
: house-<sls this the station house, where
, stages change horses!''-answer At length
comes from under bed-clothes-"oh git out
no stages come along here; you're Ave miles
Of the road''--a lick back and hard to bear
! farigued, she prairie literally streaked will
roads, stages probably past me now, bag
= gage gone, &c-got old fellow out Of bed
/. bribed him to hitch up team and take victir
" scross to Station Hoose.-praifie chicken
cooling and drumming over the Prsifis--"ol
cuss'' driving like wrath-vsry 6ns ride
reached house, and stage had passed IN hot
= before--take two hours to catch 'em By o.
!" dinsry walking -starsed ahead, mad-6v
- miles passed and no stsgs--sn hour ciossin
: terrible slue--feet soaking wet--pstsI
!. feathers black - ever, bat not quite % Oh
- ney-feached litfla grocery--sot hscatfs
Of ssagss which bad gone around th
W slue three miles--pity poor passengers hs'
~ ing to ride--walked on to next station hou'
~ got there at ten o'clock. and slept thr'
. hours before stage arrived-had been give
~ up as lost---counted twenty-five mil
y. straight ahead walking, over or through mu
- dy roads not saying any thing Of the ride q
y in the morning-pretty good for lit
=. editor-rode with driver, and during sfts
-. boon in terrible storm--soaked, and nobo
~ to wiring out-broke down at P. Mn
81, reported quarter less twain"-waited ~
-. hours in little shanty for help from neig
boring town-got started after dark-rode
~. Enthusiastically got out to Tighten stat
Dad su' 's'' ."ay S''s- a.
w;,, ssneers please get out sgsin"--rainil
showing and freesiog--wind blowing q hui
cane--plunged up to knees in mud ard va
-shook till the mud few of booss---ss'
OF wouldn't come OUTLET il stick and Pus
mas on to atavern-slept on the floor two he
ner- got stage out and numbered on--Suu'
dis morning!-afternoon broke down four m
rtu- from passengers walked to tow
tied grand entree iato city, two abreast, P'
rays above bocts. caked with mud, hats masl
'hty faces dirty and hair aying-boys heller, I
car bark, women stare-meet church congr,
;tivs ton, nicely dressed-give u the whole p
nale ment--feel highly conplimented--knos
D us fellow looks at u, and mutters, Come
the the Chicago and Galeua stage line. 50
sm'd much az to say, BY no other possible m
curt. could men have been 90 abused-sot J
'nt.y and warm supper-slept all that night gu
has and 90 much fora stage ride. The day
'sau, stages are fast passing swsy, thanks to
with roads. f< ,
! too GoArsAp FsnrsruE.-One of the pas
e en- oar. in oxr st.oe an the above trip, "
I'm IN young lady Of about eighteen, pretty,
rades ted and refined, who had started
'rious from Vermont to SPEND the summer
friends at the Fslls Of St. Anthony. the
elim) Of Mississippi navigation! She said sh,