True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-22
MISgELLA NEUUS ITEMS.

SCIENCE IN Ah METROPOLITAN RAIL
ROAD CAR.-Yes eslerday afternoon, as one
of the cars OF The Metropolitan Rail Road
rolled along its rails, a LADY, extensively
beaounced and expansiyely crinollned,
beckoned to the polite conductor as it was
passing west street, in order to take pas
sage to the South end. Her robe was in
state Of delicious newness; its tissue
folds were hardly cold from the modistas'
last artistic touch, and her attire altogether
was gotten up evidently with a reckless
regardlessness Of expense. The car was
only partly 6Iled-one side free from en-
cumbrance, Upon its cushions she sat
herself at ease, with thoughtfor her robes
intactness uppermost she spread its vol
luminous hounces carefully in their nat
ural amplitude! She cast her eyes at the
conductor with an air Of sompoSure sang
froid and self-collectedness. p .a.i
HConducior," she asked in the blandest
Of manners and most mellifuous of tones,
chow many seats do occupy" a1.
Taken by surprise, he glanced from one
side to the other Of her extended dress,
and then at her. The lady's face was
sereneIy interfogatiye.' ''''' . ''
"About four, | should think, madam"
be said wondering what would come next
"Here are twenty cents, -, she said
dropping the dimes from ber Lavender
kidded fingers into his extended palm.-
81 dc not wish 10 be disturbed" !" i. + 81.
One would have thought the possibility
of disturbing such a supreme embodimen
Of composure rather impossible; but hav
ing secured herself from the chance, in
spite Of stares and Whispers, The quSdru
pied fare pursued her way happily ant
uncreaselly TO her destination. 1t was a
spectacle 10 admire. We commend he
example TO all ladies of similar balloonisl
dimensions Boston Bee. ~.
fWHAT FAME OosTs. When Judson
the grea, pioneer Of American missions
was in this country, | CHANGED to NEE
him in New York, one day coming out Q
a densely crowded church, whilher he ha
come to attend a Missionary Convention
Laying his hand on my shoulder, he said
"Do your shoulders ache :" l replied
the negative. o7Tt af 2'aGa'.a1'..ao = =
"Well, every bone in my body aches
i have had my hands nearly shake
off to-day. Il costs something to be III
subject of needless attentions. ] wish
was back in Burmah at my work. Icar
, not steal into the remotest corner withot
hearing, "1here's Judson +! there's Juc
3 son Z" Tam brought before the publ
wheh1 do not wish to be-: and" passin
f his hand over the back Of his head, Il
, hadabbt little ihair) 2"shortly ] shall ha'
no hair left ON my head"d gaij Va t.t
We wero still standing in the vestibp
( Of the church, and looking about me f
!, the cause Of this somewhat singular r
!, mark, l beheld ayEr6wd Of ladies, II
. foremost one holding in one hand a. pa
a of scissors and in the other lock Of Ju
|, sons hair, which she has taken; it seem
; without aleaYe ior license." this m
e ment Judson turned on me look; whit
r | shall never forget, and added with er
n phasis and deep emotion, "Yes. and the
t same people would lot the cause Of M
9 sions die J" =. -
n SiNeULAR INcIDENT;--AlmoSt a Mr.
}. Yesterday evening, says the La
l. caster Times Of Thursday, about quart
e before seven o'clock, a young man "
,a| riding down Limo street on a grey hort
N aud just as hegot opposite to a large m
IS pie tree, in front Of Mr. Baldwin's dot
IS the tree fell, with sudden crash, on Y
,r horse and rider, enveloping the twain wi
ctIits branches and foliage. In an insla
IN afterwards the horse jumped out and ov
T. the limbs ofthe fallen tree, and made do,
y Lime street at the top Of his speed, un
ID the rider reihed him up. This did +
'l end this singular incident, inasmucf
e the young manifode back7very leisure
d and looked at ahe miraculous ESCAPE
had made o moment before. Thsdhol
/ did not look quite SO composed upon (
i, retrospect, but showed d strong dispositi
NJ to leave The scene Of his unexpected I
id venture. The tree is two feet across
Of stump, and dsthe main outspreading bra
n ches were so formed as 10 spread enou
IN to admit the hrss and rider between.
70 The atmosphere .wsbebeffsclly calm
is the time, and ,he whole afalrAeemed m'
like romance than any ordinary incider