The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-09-06
"Catterwisser'' Opposition Line.


One of the Reporters Of the Bulletin furnsih-
es the following:
Going to Wilmington the other day in the
cars, we saw rather sular-looking indi-
yidual somewhat stout, rather carelessly dres-
ssd and with straw hat pressed down over
his eyes he was also distinguished by an
imperturable and apparently taciturn sort of
a look. A quiet, rather fat, inohensive.lo look.
ing old gentleman who was sitting near him,
happened to mention the Catawissa Railroad,
when our imperurable friend suddenly rails.
ing his straw hat, hanging it on The corner OF
his head, and looking the old gentleman
straight in the eyes, thus spoke:
4" Catterwnser, Have ye ever travelled on
the Catterwisser roada" "No sir!n said the
old gentleman looking rather surprised
" Don't thep," said he, elf you believe in a
hereafter don't do il unless your lile's insured
If | was Agent Of Life Insurance Compa-
ny, I'd put into every policy, that every man
who travelled on the Catterwiscer read should
pay five per cent. extra. -, Did ye ever
see the Catterwisser?' "No slr,n said the old
gentleman.
"Well, I'll tell you how it is they've ge,h-
cred up all the short curves, and long bridges
and high tresle work, and steep grades on
all the roads in the United States as an illus.
tra-tion of what railroad k,n.be; but there's
one advantageabout the Catterw,sser, there's
a saven Of be!l-rope, it winds round just like
snake, and when the Conductor wants to
speak TO the Engineer, he jest goes on to the
hinder end of the bind car, apd that jesl
brings him where he kin shake hands with
the Engineer, at,0ays. Yes stree, there new
er was anything like them curves-lhere's
place on the Cattertsisser they call Ring.
toDn, because The road after describin' cir
Gle comes round 10 the same place. 4. =. was
was going on it the other day, when we
came TO that ar place seen an engine COM
ing smack into the hind car. thought il be-
longed to another train, but it turned out to
be the locomotive of our train coming round
like cat after its own tail, and the difficulty
was, that they'd put on SO long train that it
went round the hull ring, and nolhin' saved
US but reversin' the engine. s.. There is
one olher advantage, stranger, in the CATER
wisser. Ye neuer need Doctor, they
bridge right up the mountains, usin' the little
ones for 'butments, and the only level place
is righ, on the top Of the mountain, SO if you
do run off the track yer smashed up SO that
one man can't be told from another"
He here paused minute, and gentleman
who had been listening quietly remarked
Ain'tyou the Captain Of the Northumberland
boatW "Well," said he, 'istranger, maybe
] am"
Roars Of Laughter greeted his answer, as
the secret of his opposition TO the "Caitersois-
ser" thus came out.
While on the subject, we may as well state
for the information Of those who may have
an mixing that the Captains story has some
slight foundation in fact, that the point OF the
whole lies in its eneessiue unveracity. The
Caitawssa may be confidently commended
in the words of Mynheer Var Genade as "a
goot roat my lorls--a fiery goot roat p in fact
one Of the very best roads in the county,
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