Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-27

Notes of Travel Extraordinary.
RAILROAD TRAVEL.

RAILROAD TRAVEL.
We stepped on board the cars-that
is an event nowadays, you know-a
the -----yille station yesterday
morning Al eight o'clock. and after a
nice ride Of ten miles. over finely un-
dulating country, without any noun.
tain slopes to climb. and without see
ing any mil in a glen." or barefoot
ed urchins scanipering on the ice. look
ing answers TO our questions. and MI
r0Ji!e dieta. without beingpermitted to
ofiiciate in marriage at the end, we
found ourselvesin the---bridge
depot q, half past eight. A half an
hour after we drove out OF public
stable IN n enc buggy, not with two
noble duns" before il, but with one We
~ nice little female horse. After
lonely but delightful ride Of two hours,
we brought up before the Bates House
in Connersyille. Now, If we knew
how to put on the classic Enish. and
You could spare the space, we ought,
for Che enlightenment Of our gentle
readers" 10 give every item Of inter-
est ia this cyeniful trip. They sho'd
know how many wagons, coaches. horses
mules and nsses We met on the way,
and how many water courses we cross
Ell and whether they were biidged, or
had ice ia them, aud III about the
hooks ard habits Of the population.
and especially whether We said any
thing omarl toanybody. But my gen.
tie readers will haye to farego the
rare treat which such minasia would
afford lhem as We are not remarkably
smart ia that way.
Meanwhile. we hope it may fall to
the lot Of some Of our learned travellers
to take h ten mile ride into the coun-
try one Of these days. and that he will
travel over some Of that same road.
and Chat he win be kind enough to fur
nish 10 some one OF the Advocate FAM
/ ily, such items OF interest as the popu-
ioughl to know, and Of right should
expect We were just thinking, Mr..
Editor. how much the people miss by
not taking the paper We mean those
papers which publish so many interes-
ting delineations OF trips 10 the coun-
try. Why, sir, they would not need
to send their children TO school to learn
the geography Of their own counties
and townships, in some localities, and
especially il they are SO fortunate as
to live IN a billy or prairie country
Some clever traveller would tell them
all about he beautiful slopes and dir
zy heights Of the hills in their wood
land pastures, and the verdant plain,
that stretch away for a quarter Of {
mile into the distance, and the spark
ling rivulets which wind their tortuoul
way through them. in which thei
children fish for minnows. on III,
beautiful summer days. Tl.ey would
tell them what kind Of stones they, hat
on their farms; and, whether they hav,
a sugar orchard and barn; and espec
tally il they own n mill; and all abou
the architectural construction of thei
house; and whether any Of the clap
boards have broken from their fasten
ings and so flip flap in the wind
And the fact is, sir, these are iteml
which we all ought TO know, as well a
those who live on the ground. w
hope that this may fall under the ey,
of many traveller, and that he ma,
take hint from ii, not TO keep BIZ
craft too long on the stocks hereaf.
ter, but get up hastily construc
ted ones. and launch them forth a
oace, so that nothing be lost. IL give
US great pleasure to think how man,
hearts we shall make happy by thi
chastity constructed craft" and ho,
they will read il over and over, an
then, perchance, the editor may sa,
some ilaltering things concerning il
, How good these editors are, TO stroll
down The heads other correspondents
and say great. swelling--head-swel
ing words to them. Kind. hearte
+ men, those editors. However, W
need not Tell you this, as you arc on
, OF them, and know how clever they a
. are.
D ADVENTURE rs a STAGE COACH.
: Ii is time we should leave Corners
Vile Well, Mt half past one We cref
J literally crept into woc-begone 60
: cart, one Of The .."s,ages of the line
, plying between Connersville an
D Brookville This stage looked yer
$ much like it might have stood out !
y two or three Iowa winters. 1t wa
a not to say fat. nor was il saucy. b.
4 was decidedly ragged and dirty
5 When we had got fairly seated. W
had visions Of railroad cars. and {
steamboats,, with tIer nice seats an
comfortable iires. and Of genteel stag
coaches with soft cushions. But VIII