The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-12-25

MEssRs. HART G. SumGRvrLLE:- A few
evenings since, as stood on the c. &, NJ.
Railroad bridge, near Mitchel's, in Hiram,
listening to the slow and laboled pulfs of
the engine of the coal train approaching from
the east, distinctly heard the regular, pro.
longed whistle Of train on the Cleveland
& Pittsburgh Railroad. 1t fairly gave me
a start. was not before really aware that
cur railroads were SO aer together There
upon fell into fit Of musing, and seemed
to be trans ported into the realms Cf there
are any, Of queries and doubts. What if
the Clinton Line Commonly called the
Clinton Air-tgh) should get tired Of waiting,
take on spasm Of activity, fnish itself, and
do good business in spite Of everything!
What If the Franklin a. Warren (more
learnedly called the North western, China
Il Japan line) should take sudden start,
and 60 great deal father than was ever
expected it would! What if the Ashtdbu.
10, New Lisbon, (and the Lord knows what
eIse) should actually 60 into operation,
and cross all the other railroads in this
region! | frankly confess, that could not
tell what would happen. Allirnces would
be as thick as hops, and Alliance .trag cdies
too, am afraid. The careful men would
get tired of turning, twisting aud dogging,
to avoid being smashed up, and leave the
field to the reckless fellows, Of whom there
seems to be q plentiful supply. Is there
any danger of our ever becoming fast
people Are we not already very little
insane! The pert miss in hoops, jingling
her jewelry like an Indian chief, tosses her
pretty head, and says, 81 am not the least bit
insane, old nan." "But your mother work.
ed hard for living, and turned the spinning
Wheel" / reply. "She was a big fool for
that" says miss and walks on like queen.
81 am surprised you should think me insane
old fellow" says young man, leaning out
of covered buggy, his gold watch chain
dangling; 81 am model man, sir,-I run on
jewels. You are behind the times-that's
ALL" The captalist-here the head ligh,
of the coal train flashed in my face, and
snapped the thread of my musings. am
sorry did not have time to give the capi.
talist hit; lc+ | consider him the insan.
est one of all. The coal business is really
immense. Every evening Sunday except.
ed) this huge coal snake drags its slow
length along. If it il so on all other rail
roads, how can Cleveland contain it all!-I
To whom is it going! To the eastman
and cash.woman; and the penniless can
never expect to feel its genial wurmtb.-I
How would it do to carry q load every San.
day evening on purpose for the poor! 1t
world not do at all--if they wish to keep
wurm, let them attend church and hear poll.
tics preached 1t would be wicked 20 run
coal trains on Sunday! People who use
Goa. seem to have very little idea of the
labor, and violation of the laws Of life, ne.
cessarv to place il within their reach. Say.
ing nothing about the .miners, the transport
fation Of Il. on all railroads, is night busi-
ness. Now this is the time for sleep; and,
who can tell how much life is shortened BY
following up such on unnatural course! The
coal train carries its freight Of human beings
to early graves, with much higher speed,
than i transports its commodity to market.
In one sense, il is fast train, and in anoth.
er, It is slow one. The necessity OF regu.
lar sleep, at the proper time, TO human health,
Is very much underrated. Il is certainly, 70
say the least, az nscessary 40 food. A great