American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-04-14
one Of the First Families Of vIr.
KinIn ON a wedding TOur.

The train from Grafton, due here at | I
80 A. M, under the management Of that
genllemauly. amiable, popular and efficient
conductor, Capt Scott. a 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 ev-
er been fifty miles away from home. -
They bad heard Of ra ways, locomotives.
steamboats, and hotels. but never expert
enced the comforts Of any Of the aforsmen-
toned institutions.
Jsems and Lie had determined on this,
the most important event in their lives. TO
visit the city and see the world, particu-
larly that portion Of it known as Parkers.
burg. No wonder that they were amazed
and delighted when tho locomotive. steam
ing and snorting with the train Of beauti.
full crimson cars following it,came 10 sight.
"These your trunks?" said the baggage
master. 21
"Well. sorter calkiIaie them's 'em,''
said Jeems.
The trunks IA spotted hair trunk and a
very ,old-fashioned valise) were soon in
the baggage car. followed BY Lize and
Jeems. y, a"i lrfA ~ re-
"I'll be derned ef railroads amt fine
thing" said Jsems, seating himself on bis
luggage and carefully holding the tails oi
his tight-bod blue, adorned with re.
splendent metal buttons out Of, the dust.
"Lize BIT here by me-" .tIt Il iiC
"Coms out OF that" said the baggage
man. "you are in the wrong car" 'Tf ~
"Tfe hi I anil Dye 'spose don'i
what Tn about? These is my traps. and
I calkilate to stay WHARF they are. Keep
quiet Lie. they say we've got to fight oul
way through the world. anyhow, and j
that chap with the cap on. wants any thing
why. I'm his man. Don't want any O.
yer foOln' round me!'
Here the Captain interposed and ex
i pla ined matters, insomuch that Jeems con
sented to leave his traps and follow th,
Captain.
What was his delight when he survey
ed the magni6csnce Of the first class pas
senger car into which he was ushsred.-
| His Imagination had never in Its wildes
flights pictured anything half SO gorgeous
He was aroused from his contemplation {
the splendor around him by the shrek o
the iron horse. e etss
! "J.ewhilikensi what in thundsr's lhat3'
Lex ,laimed Jsems. t4f
1 "Thats the horse squsaling when thel
punch him in the ribs with pitch fork /,
make him 60 along" said sleepy looking
individual, behind him.
"Look here, stranger" said Jeems, :"
low you think I'm darned fool may b
/ am, but there's some things Iknow ant
one Of 'em is, you'll git yer mouth brok
ef ye don's keep it she.. don't cay YER
muoh-"
just at this moment they found them
selves in Egyptian darkness. and then wa
heard scream almost equal to that Of th
engine, from Like, as she threw her arm
around the Deck Of Jeems.
I IL knew i'll i knew i'll exelsimei tb
sleepy looking individual; "we're all lo'
every mothers son Of US. We can ju
prepare to make the acquaintance Of ii
! gtntlemsn in black. who tends the big 81
below" ,..--
.Oh. Lordl J,emS, what will becon
. of US? felt skeery about gsttin' on tt
outlandish thing at fust."
keep quiet, Lise! holerin' wont 4
any good now. Ef you know any sho
prayer. now is the time to say it Tor bo'
, Of u.s." 81
whats the matter here2" said the q
tonished conductor, coming up as the tra
{ emerged once more into the light
.'Thafs just what Id like to know,
= said Jeems when he saw that Lie al
himself were sill alive.
We've just passed through Eaton
tunnel. replied our polite Captain. "HO
far are you golng7''
"Wall. reckon wen stop at Parker
burg"
"6hov your tickets. il you please
''Sertainly; Lie, you got some with y
Let this gent look at 'em."
e Lie draw piece Of white paper fro
e her relicule. and with smile, handed.
: to tie Captain, who read:
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70 The pleasure Of yoar Company 10 nspe
be - fully solieitsd.
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