New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
A JOURNEY IN OHIO.
Correspoudenee Of The N. Y. Tribune
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Il
of las, week

Correspoudenee Of The N. Y. Tribune
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Friday, Nov. lS, 1853.
"And so you are stepping westward" Wordsworth
tells a strange woman once said TO him as he took
his evening walk. The salutatlOn always struck as
exceedingly primitive and suggestive We all step
westward more or less, some 10 honor and wealth,
nations to empire but most of us westward to set
ting suns We step westward, leaving the glowing
orient OF life and promise behind u.s. scorched in the
noontde and 10 the long rays of our westeSDg suns
CLEAN fainter, fainter, and gone to stars that
" have elsewhere their setting"
This railroad life does not please II is altogether
too noisy too robust and Eighty, 10 accord with the
dreamy repose which the poet will covet in spite of
sense of great humanitarian aims. In the bottom Of
our hearts there is always selfish spot, that Graves
rest and indulgence, luxury and beauty, home and
friends and that must be high motive that will
tain us in the sacrifice OF all these Give Inn, in
which to " take mine ease" said l babe sdeu to
my generous, hosptable friends in Cleveland. Give
me an Inn, where may sit alone and arm myself with
duty; where may have savage sense OF what is be-
fore me- and may no more expect sympathy consid-
GRAFTON than the most hardy traveller in unknown reg
ions. This sight Of a genial freside, only makes me
homesick. The sweet prattle of childhood, the warm
kindly utterances OF the family too much for weak
heart thousand miles from its treasures aud when
bade adeu to Carrie, saa 81 shall be less baby
when have no freside to make me pine for the alb
sent"
descended the break neck ILL that lets YOU out
of Cey yeand il struck that there will b. terrible
catastrophe here one day, and then people will be
shocked and horrifed, will protest and demonstrate,
pay damages and build up embankfhent; but time,
time will carry weary weight as he strives to heal the
hearts that will there be broken. SO closed my eyes
10 the danger, regrettng that city so beautiful as
Cleveland should hold such terrible trap in its
yirons The road TO tie depot is down steep, wind
ing HILL open entirely upon side TO precpce OF
from thirty to fifty feet This road is covered at
each departure OF train with innumerable vehicles,
ard restive horse ght cause at any day some terri
bic disaster At the foot of this hill the whole way is
literally lined with network of iron rails, over which
locomotives are laundering in all directions. There
is 10 barrier space protect horses and carriages
from coming into collision at any moment. found
the officers and emplOyes upon the road Oblging and
gentemenly, but / could not forbear 10 express my
Of the danger which travellers incurred BIZ the
want of proper precautOn at this junction. They
seemed to admit the fact but the truth is our Western
friends do need little Of honest Yankee caution
They fond Of going to point of danger
possible for the cake Of exhibiting their dexterity in
escapingit They Ike jaunty, dashing contempt Of
bazsrd which by means suits my ideas OF comfort
and security Such long whips they use such backing
and filling Of horses snch Tsksh kind of tacklingl and
vehicles never saw before Women drive about with
saw handsome woman driving elegant span Of
horses in a manner to distance Jehu. looking so
quenly and beautiful that it certainly sefy be-
coming 20 her |, who am fond Of a saddle-h0rse,
can BY means compete with the women here IN car
riale driving.
obscHe most of the railroad companies in the West
have stage line appended 10 the road, which take
passengers TO hotels. and al parts Of the city, at
Moderate fce. shilling, end thus travellers are pro-
tectcd from tie anroyarces and extortions OF hacA
drivers. Lad taken carriage 20 60 20 tae depot N
Cleveland end said nothing about pay ~ my Aaste AM
leIeiuIe lie man had perfect right to charge lis own
pIce provided he was faithful eaTrer-but be Jfared