The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-06-09


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readiness ou uir 8acs af .ae Hosting ha,i.
ctue1 ferry boll A scauiy meal vas
soon provided. vh.eh satisfied lac pfahia.
ard oG,uied iht iarly. This being soon
amsacl, ,ho crowd of passengers began 10
ln.uir, n,aiha psospec, ofiuuhef progrcss.
SO rlnv could BE- hsd on lhe spot, ana
ue ~ia coming thwggh thc npPc' dock,
kbyt ibc rampy moving 90 6ul dry
spa. hstc Woniersl Wis ui.asA eom-
psr,ss ID uo, have saue one suth9nEed 10
answrr one of Thousand questions which
can eu3 n1'sue mprc in reply ihan ialse
statement or a confession of ignorance.
Bot lh this case a whole amusing chapter
Of iugufa. and answers, and comments,
and vii and dcallcy would be loss. and the
fiction founded upon facts could not be
g., forh. Oar tnin might have been
informed by telegraph at Baltimore that the
lovely Sualaehanmh was closed for the
present bu, then, We should not seem TO
be going ahead, and nay story could not
have been written. Some managers seem
70 ac, on the principle Of the old cobhlcr
vino earned his tools ffom house % houso,
ia bis calling, and promised to work the
sape lay for q dozen mon. Whom rcmon-
simted with co. sach foolish lying promises,
Dee gave the answer--"Why ---i 1t, ! don't
want to disappanl EN- Amer long and
humorous suspense, order came from some
unseen quarter Return To Baltimore
To Baltimore We went, and about 7. NJ.
were sci down sgaiu IN the rain and mud /;
and without book or guide or lampIighL
footed the way TO o public house, hsiling
one or two carriages, cruising about IN the
I fog looking up passengers for the Hotels,
aud like all ,rrcc,trs, demanding an cNiray-
agani Zee for service. The tril composing
/ my company, after much random marching
came upon hackman, and hailed him.
/ lie was "A liibernian just come OVERLAND
what viii you carry Us three to Barnum's
for ? said our spokesman, a dollar a
pace" said Pat But that is too much,
believe the rates con Tor seyety -fve cents
said he. "Never mind tho rates" "Will
yop carry US all for dollar;" " Vas SIR
"Well drive round here" We stepped IN
10 bed at O'Clock A, NJ. Al 6 A. NJ, We
were duly summoned to breakfast, TO be in
time for the train, although it was vel
known that no train could run. What wa,
the use Of rising so early? Why none al
all, but landlords must live, and we SHOULD
need breakfast sometime in the day. /
would be unreasonable for our host 10 haz
ard the loss Of 81 many breakfasts IN,
crowd Of passengers now moved TO the De
pot. After an interesting social hndranc,
Of half a day, order was given, "To tn,
Boat A fine procession was soon formet
composed Of ladies slipper deep IN the mu'
all manner OF dignitaIes--accumul
mail matter, California mails inclusive--an,
the cnyalcadc walked like the remnant O
rotreaiing army The Reai"
steamer "gone into winter quarters :" an
the order from the department WIS t
sail down the bay to one Elk River, so call
cd, provided said river should be found nav
igable. In time the steamer was up, an
"al aboard" we were OFF, few ham
aud loayes of bread were trundlcd aboart
and free lunch was provided somewher
along in the afternoon, a premium for tn
, most expert snatchor.n Each Of the con
pany got enough to find that the ham wa
as good as raw, and the bread unJuHere
Of medium quality. Elk River admtto
us out Of compassion, and seated again i
+ the cars, we reached long bridge at darl
Here we had the pleasure of sitting a lon
hour waiting for train from Phiadelphii
which train also waited for US. This b
the way Of strengthening the faculty Of pa
tience and the more cfiectually TO promnt
this grace, there was no lamp in the ca
by the light Of match we discovered on
Of the two little hand lamps, and set fire (
the wick, but il acted like glow-worl
aud expired for want Of oil. The babie
poor things, tired and scared rung in fu
chorus, beyond the lullaby and hushed b
power Of matrons and nieces. Truyele
carry your lamp along on that route, unle,
, you are fond Of darkness. There we 9
again, and half mile without stopping.
Wei, no matter, we are in the PHILADELPHIA
3 free soil and mud and rain now--and hay
+ found a good house with very poor SUI
, per. All is well that ends we'll. Were
not for spelling the lfe-like romance
travellers, / would have the cars hghtc
the Susquahonnah budgcd. and the tin
table fitted 10 the ease so that two train
D should not wait more than four hours f
: each other. But perhaps ii Is better as
5 Is, for amusement on the hard lourn,
= Of life is necessary and the tcdium Of d
lay j. much relieved By the dry vii CALF
out. md the comic plumbers never falir
IN a motley company. 81, i foruna
= madam, that your father is along 10 tai
care Of yon," said polite gentleman to
young lady. Poh she ismy wife p SO
beg your pardon, sir" Reader, did y,
p ever wait foT the cars at the famous ko
1 sington Depot, ct the upper end Of Phil
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