Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-26
I'll lsttllanp.
One of the First Families of Vir-
gfMisl on n Wedding Tour.

The train from Grafton, due here at
40 A. NJ, under the management Of that
gentemanly, amiable, popular and effi-
cient conductor, Capt. Scott, few days
since, stopped at one of the way stations
to take on couple newly married.
Both were young, and both were ver-
dants, having been raised in the western
wilds of Virginia, neither of them had
ever been fifty miles away from home
They had heard Of railways, locomotives,
steamboats, and hotels, but never expert
enced the comforts of any of the aforemen-
toned institutions.
Jeems and Lie ad determined on this
the most impoItan, event in their lives, 10
visit the city and see the world, particu-
larIy that portion Of it know as Parkels-
burg. No wonder that they were amazed
and delighted when tie locomotive, steam
inc and snortinw with tie train OF beauti-
ful Crimson car, following it, came Ill
sight
"These yonr trunl;s?'' said the bag
gage master.
swell, | sor;er calkilate them's 'em, "
I'D Jecms.
The trunks Ca spotted hair trunk and a
very old-iashioned ralise) were soon IN
the baggage car. followed 10y Lie and
Jcems
I IN be derned ef railroads ain't fine
thing" said Jeems, seating himself on
/ his luggage and carefully holding the tails
| of his tieht-bodied blue. adorned with re-
spleudent metal buttons out of the dust,
'Lze sit here by me-"
Come out OF that" said the baggage
man, "you are in the wrong car"
t.rNl,o L oroI D'U,o / don
what I'm about? These is my traps, and
1 calkilate to stay where they are. KeeeE
! quite Lie, they say we've got to fgh,
our way through the world, anyhow
and if that chap with the cap on, wants
anything, why, I'm his man. Dom
want any of yer foolin' round me?'
Here the Captain interposed and ex
planned matters, insomuch that Jeems
consented to leave his traps and follow
the Captain.
What was his delight when he surveyed
the magnificence of the first class pas
senger car into which he was ushered.-
His Imagination had never in its wildes
flights pictured anything half so gor
geous. He was aroused from his con
temptation of the splendor around hin
by the shrek OF the iron horse.
"Jeewhilikens! what in thunder's that?'
exclaimed Jeems.
That's the horse squealing when the,
punch him III the ribs with pitch -forl
to make hira go along" said sleep.
looking individual, behind him.
Look here, stranger, said Jeems
"I low you think I'm darned fool; ma
be am, but there's some things know
, and one of 'em is, you'll git yer mout
broke ef We don't keep it shet. l don
say very much" &
Just at this moment they found them
selves in Egyptian darkness, and the
: was heard scream almost equal to ths
p of the engine, from Lie, as she thre'
her arms around the neck of Jeems.
81 knew i'll l knew it! exclalme
the sleepy looking invidual we're
lost every mothers son of us. We ca
v just prepare to make the acquaintance !
e the gentlemen in black, who tends the bi
4 fire below"
"Oh, Lord! Jeems. what will becon
of us? 1 felt skeery about gettin' c
: the outlandish thing at iust."
Keep quite, Lie! hollerin' wont {
II any good now Ef you know any sho
- prayer. now is the time TO say ii for bot
+ Of us
:, what's the matter here?" said Il
: astonished conductor, coming MP as Il
train emerged once more into the high