Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-07-02

give man bite; but dent ye stay here with
your counterfeit money off with ye ~ and she pre-
pared to hasten us from the door, which we were
glad to escape from, the clock assuring had
but one hour more to accomplish our journey. But
the bread and butter! 1t was indeed Dutch com
pound we have had visions of the bilious cholic
ever since. specimen of bran and saleratus, sale
ratus preponderating, yellow Brazil orange and
tough as a shoemaker's lapstone. 1t creased
over with an extract of lard, from which even the
smell had been extracted-no SALT in fact, no taste
whatever-a soft, unctious compound, which greas-
ed the passages through the throat, for the cold,
clammy mixture of bran and saleratus to slip down
One mouthful swallowed which in its CREASED state
escaped beyond our pallet in spite of desperate ef-
fort to recall it, and dismounted, upheaving a
huge stone and then beneath it depositing the load
for load it was,) and We perfectly understood the
Of the hosts obtuseness, wondering alone that
community
The roads now became more rough, winding
through wooded tracts, which intcrsperscd with
brooks, and cut by dark ravines afforded in the dis
lance evidence of more cultivated country. In
deed, after our experience among the farming dis
tricts the sight was most welcome, and despite the
continued rocking motion of our vehicle, which
swayed back and FORTH the wheels passed over
rut and rock continued to gaze to the distance,
which every moment frightened and improved i'll
prospect. Suddenly there came crash, and then
we found oursef standing head down and elbow
deep in the mud holding to the horse, which,
frightened by the noise and not over we'll pleased
with the idea of standing astride of one of the
shafts, we were dragged little way through the
mud, regaining our equilibrium to find slush and
water running two ways over our body. This was
vexation indeed-only three quarters of an hour
to spare before tn. left and five miles to &C
compllsh. But there was of mncing mat
tiers the occasion demanded action, and action it
was A rail was pulled from the fence, and after
considerable trouble fs tened under the axle-tree-
then hurrying the horse to trot We ran by its side
trusting to be able to ride down the descent. The
summit of the hill being nearly gained, after
much pvfing and expenditure of breath, the sweat
oozing from every pore of our body, reached the
top and saw the track of the lail road in the dis
tance.
Here was an opportunity to try riding rail down
the side Of mountain and getting as far as pos
sible OH one side, We started the horse at brisk
pace to be pitched off some quarter of mile
ahead, by the breaking in two of the afore- men
toned substitute for wheel. Things now looked
disheartenng enough but no time was to be lost
and we embarrassed as quickly possible, dumped
the sulkey by the roadside, mounted the horse
bareback, putting it through at two forty
gait as We could continue to urge it into. John
Gilpin could not have rode faster on his famous
to Islington, than did to reach our destina
ton !; but alas to purpose! We arrived at the
depot just in time to the cars steaming up the
track, their retreating thunder bidding us good BY
as We shall have to do once more to make room for
the doings Of our grave Legislators; which will
doubtless be Of more interest that the history Of
sixty more miles which we have yet to accomplish,
before can get home. The end will certainly be
in our next.