The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-07-29
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TIE WANDERIN(.S OF 4 STAR,
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Ono can leave New Noil ia the morning,
axe tea a; Buhao. b.c. -:3~t a. Clryc'an.:
the mex morning. and t.. ~ tm, ilua'i Bu.
il i hali-a-lav nearer from ttuclnna,i DE-,
New York. than from New YorA to Cinclnna-
ii. y, any rate. 50 Tie travelling n.kr> it
For leaving Cincinnati on Monday morning.
vou are in New York on Tuesday. al half
past one III the afternoon lut leaving New
York at Ike same time. ,ou are nr. in tincin-
matt til hah-ra>t seven in the evening
We rca, he'd Albany at ? O'Clock and
waited. inconvcnicn:lv. til lalt-pa>t ten for
The n .ht express to start. We took lone
iy walk along the streets. saw men * if the,
had bee" trrc<!ookcl nron entering windows
Is a vain show. and >pcculaiel upon the sen
~aion> OF a man in the midst of all The i'm
pulses. bu: no. in connection with them. and
others. not like a boa, that rises and tails
to the harb,r-Swclls but like a stake fixed
and moiionir>>.
A. the hour drew near for star.inrwc has
tened back to the cars. took possession of the
Who'll, seat, ncditatnc methods Of extracting
sleep out of long night ride. Every one
seemed doing the same thing. namely. keep
in. people ont Of their seat. The cars on the
night line were far from comfortable. No
such amplitude OF space as one gets upon The
Erie road. no solt-cmbracinC backs. cnIicin-
the >linc, and its terminal knob to rest; but
narrow, pcnt NJ seats. and backs invented 10
fit the wron- place. After all our golnG~
ont and comin.> in, We publicly declare 1t to
br our faith unhou"ht hv free ticket. or any
pri>ilcrc whatever that the GOOD lrold raurc
Erie road is the only one on which comfort
is Indigenous On all others II i> Il imitation
But. OF narrow gauges. first in comfort is the
Hudson River, on an cypress train. Tor the
speed and the rivcr-pro>rcct excite vou he
vond the notice o! inconvenience. But to re-
turn.
We left Albany at half-past ten o'clock
At about eleven. the hum of conversation
died away. Every one was busy with the
unnatural problem Of sleep. In the cars.
stretching ones sclfou for balmv >lrep, means
curin. ones self up like cat in corner !:
shor. limbs are luxury when man sleeps
by the square inch. First, vou lie down hy
the right sidc.against the winlow.till stitch
in your SIDE, wormins its way through Your
uneasy drcam,likc an awl leads il to arcvcr>c
position. As YOU lean on the inside end. the
conductor knocks your hat off. or your
head as a support tc his steps as he sways a
long the rocking passage. At length. with
croan which expresses the very tcelin" of
every bone and muscle ard individual organ
in Your body, YOU try to sit upright. and sleep
erect. Bn: erect sleep is pcrii"uS. if possible
You nod and pitch, yen collapse and CON
dense, and finally settle down in promi>cu-
onS heap, wishing that you We're squirrel.
or a kitten, and curiou>lv rcmcmbcrin" do-~
that could convolute on mat and birds that
can tuck their head under their win.~. draw
their fec; and legs UP under their wings,
Oh that were marble, and could bc
rid Of pro.rading member, Bat such s.um-
brous philosophy and sonnolent yearn:ng Tor
Giro ular shapes die ont as you sink INTO a
, !et!.a-vv, ua:il the scream o' t!'' whistle. &c