Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-13

suddenly los,'i,s voice amidst the tramphng
of Zee, and the yociierations of inquirers.
From room to room of the office, from every
chair and pile Of ba ggage, rushed impatient
life, till ia the chaos of the moment IN
agined trunks had tongues and sense had
,aoihlasg. a,ssssasss-sss~-ssF
1t is something's pelitic 10 read, i, not to
rene mber, the words Of the Great Oracles,
say what meretricions scepticism may
On this occ aston L had satisfactory proof
Of the correctness Of this position. recoi-
lected that high authority had declared,
athe first shall be last" and making arapid
application Of the text to my own case, |
stood my ground till the tide ebbed. II is
true that felt the force of an opposite
view in sundry hints from the elbows and
sacks Of the chief disputants, but ha'ing
aped a knock down, was prepared to
insist stou,ly upon the wisdom Of my reso-
luton, and did so, sub rosa, with profound
conceit, TO myself.
La snbordiaation TO this saving purpose,
walked with great deliberation to the car
Of receipts and saw my trunk registered for
Lasalie With equal GOODNESS | entered
one end of the train and proceeded till the
des ired seat was secured. With just time
enough at command to survey the advanta-
ges had obtained, and to reflect upon the
philosophy of nights ride, the whistle
piped to the brakemen, and the engine with
a shout hurried us off on the, trail.
Nothing Of striLiny or crushing interest
occurred. The beard Of the storm smote
against the windows and brushed in coarse
hu,nor along the roof Costly cushioned by
the stove, and admiring the diet which kept
awarm blush upon its iron Fps, de6ed the
clamors of the rain, and laughed at the blind
fury with which it assailed our glass walls.
There is poetry in dashing forward at 2.40,
with the half-formed sleet of stern autumn
bowling about your ears, but unable to
reach them. The cold, white flash of the
lightning which, like glittering sword,
suddenly Fits the curtain of darkness from
surrounding nature, lessening not the ef-
feet, though it adds an element of the ter
ribl.. On we sped with ever increasing
hum till the lights from the houses on either
hand turned into continuous lines Of glowing
sparks, and like silver and gold threads,
wove the forest and glade into one inter
minable scroll of dark but spangled net
work.
Whether you will believe me or not, |
had the pleasure of riding without being
molested by those vampires upon the pa
tience and the purse of the public, which
at stated periods during the day fit along
the aisles and leave upon every lap their
Guides to Travel, etc. The origin of this
exemption in our cases | am not impress
ed" to divine, unless considerations of econ
omy do, at times, override the behests OF
philanthropy. To light up the cars so tina,
one could read from any position in them
might add triAe to the expense Of trans.
portation, but am disposed not to assign
this as the cause of grace. The pious ped
dars who swarm in the cars and who shark
upon public confidence and credulity, wher
the sunlight covers the landscape, an
charitably inclined to think leave us to our.
selves o. nights, partly from motives o
necessity to pay their devotions to stree
natures sweet restorer," but chiefly from
mercy to our darling eyes! Not faint O
selfishness stains the incentive, though I
soulless ssgaciiy smiles through the innu
endo, that but for the respite o nights
there would be respite o days.
II has well been said, that we are fas
people, and we courtesy to our proclivitie.
that this is fast age. am prepared Il
admit both, and to adduce testimony il
proof In the old-fasbioned times, in which
my boyhood was cast, the great question
which encountered youth just entering upor
majority was, show can gain an homes
livelihood by industry" In the progress o
events, and especially upon the inaugura
ton of this suspicious epoch, the inquir,
has changed, and with afTinitiye induction
fois,s upon our young men, and, have
sometimes thought, upon those who are il
lustier prime. the interroga,ory, show car
gain an honest livelihood Without pork,'
Before was half through with the train
Of reflection, of which this i. part, the brake
! man exploded "Peru! Peru!" Half doz
en- boys rushed aboard loaded with basket
of fruit and refreshments. sat in NUT
observance Of the juvenile procession as it
conponents, one by one, passed in review
before US. The li,tle rogues were abroad .
late hour, and upon some ones intima,inr
that perhaps they should be abed dreamin,
OF the "dnst" instead Of collecting it. the,
.'piled on the agony" in their ppea Il to ou
passions, and fairly plucked the spoils from
our pockets. The timely report of al.
sale relieved US Of their twadIe. am
landed me and several others in an omui
bus bound for the Central" g. Dunleith.
The rain was just whitening With age, o
rather was dividing the ministry of IN,