Eastern times., 1853-09-29
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A Day with a Locomotive.

A Day with a Locomotive.
will you be good enough to give me a
ticket!'
'Where 10 = (in tones Of great majesty.)
where to! Why, to -. How much
is it1'
Two dollars (Quick and crusty)
1.-TWO dollars! =
'Yes!' (Ra,her emphatic.)
Isn't that great deal!'
Then don't 60. Very sharp ticket-man
growing quite hot.)
All but, my dear sir, l.
Be in hnrry-other gentlemen waiting
for their tickets-there's your change, sir
What an astonishing influence such post as
'ticke;-man' has on the temper. Did you OBJ
serve how quick and sharp were the tones Of
Onr friends voice! A little power, how easi-
ly it transforms the spirit-how soon it puf1s
our humanity into pride, and turns the milk of
human kindness into -buitermilk! Now if
New York papers, Mr., four for sixpence!'
Have you got the -p
Herald, sir7' (Lirtle boy with sharp
voice.
Tmesp (Big boy behind him)
'Tiib1tne" Express Q Courier and En-
q,arep Various voices set at different Aeys)
This your baggage, sir!
Keep off my toes
Beg pardon, sir! Jem, look out, you'll
hit that lady with the end of your trunk =,
G.ady starts, and screams delicate little
scream.) Bell rings! See that man in a
white waistcoat, he'll get left sure as fate
Bell continues to ring Hurry, my good
woman, this IS the Garland me the bandbox
here, let's have hold of your hand-there! z
All aboard!' Conductor waves his hand
to the engineer, waits until the train is fairly
on the move, then jumps aboard with evident
satisfaction at his agility.
Ha What's that!'
Nothing. indeed it's shock to the ner-
vous system. Here you are one moment look
ing out upon the receding houses, with, per-
haps, the glistening sunlight binding your
eyes, and the next-presto you are whirled
through dark cavern, with just light enough
TO see that You are within few inches only Of
the sides. Did it ever occur to you, most intel
iigent reader, that this process of passing
through dark bridge or tunnel, was some
thing like the operation of a saw-milI! Up
and down, with regular motion, moves the
saw-slowly comes on the stick or board, un-
conscious of its fate-the noise continues the
same-nearer comes the object-lo the noise
is changed, and 10 the noise is the same again,
and the stick is sawed. So the cars ratlle and
rumble, clank and clink, as though myriads of
castanets were performing, until, as the train
enters, when suddenly all the rumble, and the
clank, and the clink, have all buzzing, boom
ing echo given them, and unconsciousy you
feel whether your nose or your head are not
ruthlessly ground off. Is it not a relief to get
out in the open air again g
What is that structure behind US! | didn't
see it when we passed y
OF course not that's the bridge you just
passed through =
why, it's several miles off,
My dear sir, don't lean so far out of the
window
(Smash.) 'What knocked my hatp
You may thank the stars it wasn't your
head Why, you hit it against the rock we
passed just now. Don't look after it, it's
round the corner now. Look at that notice.
Passengers are cautioned against putting
their heads and arms out of the windows
Very prudent, unquestionably!
There's no inducement, lust now, to lean
out. There's nothing to be seen but sand
plains!
Don't grumble. my friend, look at the COM
pany Keep your ears and eyes open, and
you will find enough to amuse you.'
See those chaps sitting in front of you =
You might know that that fellow had travelled
eight hundred miles since yesterday morning.
Great coat on-long hair-beard, the worse
for wear-looks sleepy. His companion. eyi-
dently an inhabitant in these parts-light drab
coat-straw hat-chews tobacco-the Oriental
asks the Occidental multtudinous questions
the Occidental serenely prepares to be exhaust
ed by the pumping operation.
How is the crops!'
Fine never had such powerful yield =
Property good! (Anghce, is real estate
valuable,) aIag