Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-11-12
Gbt Stanparb.


EDWARD EvERErr ON SrAGE CoAcHlNc-Nr. Ev-
erett in his Ledger paper Of this week gives his re
mniscences of stage coaches.
"The Journey to New ork from Boston bv stage
COACH and this too after that mode of conveyance
WAS brought to very considerable state of perfec
tou was in my youth, in the winter season at least
an affair of three days. It was two days from New
Baltimore, by the way Of Columbia. From Balti-
more to Washington, in 1914, was . pretty hard
davis travel, and the WEAKNESS and discomfort of
the Journey were quite as formidable as the length
Of time required for its performance
If recollection serves me, single daily stage
COACH carrying the mail piled regularly at this time,
1924, between Boston and New York 1t purported
to start about three o'clock in the morning: to sleep
At Ashford the first night and at New Haven the
second, arrive at New York on the evening of the
third day. As there was generally rather more
not often enough more for extra carriage, it was
necessary to engage your place two or three davs
beforehand An hour or more before the time NOM
inaly appointed for starting, a messenger came
round from the stage Office to wake up the passcn-
gers The old fashioned brass knockers had not
wholly disappeared at that time so that the benefit
of the operation when the person to be aroused did
not wake easy, was sometimes extended to the
neighborS. Occasionally mistake would be made
in the street number OF the house, and expOstula-
tons Of an animated kind would ensue between the
messenger and the wrongly-waked person, drowsily
inquiring from his open chamber window, of free
zny wintry night, as to the precise object of the
visitation. Hence the expressive proverb of ' walk
ing up the wrong passenger"
As the messengers had often an extensive circuit
to make round the town, those who stood first on
his list were sometimes called an hour and half or
two hours before the time which gave them the
advantage of getting thoroughly walked up.
AT length the vehicle came rattling along. four
horse COACH containing three seats inside and places
for two beside the driver, which fell to the lot in
cold weather of the last applicants; in summer they
were the places of preference Seats on the top OF
the carriage like those in at the present time,
were not then known. Each of the three seats in
side was supposed to accommodate three persons of
whatever size or weight small children being thrown
into the bargain and bestowed on the knees of the
adult passengers-an arrangement which become q
superior test Of patience and good nature before the
long and weary day was over especially if the child
besides not being your own, was troubled with the
Catarrhal affection or the hopping cough. The mid
die seat when first began to travel, had no strap
OR other support to the back. When that improve
ment Was first introduced it was regarded IS one Of
the great discoveries Of the age The baggage was
not suspended with the body of the vehicle on
springs, but it was placed on framework extend
ing backward from the hindmost axle, where it par
took, without any mitigation the concussion OF the
carriage. The consequence was that unless your
trunks were packed with great skill and their con.
tents tightly strapped together inside, your gar
ments of every kind were nearly ruined BY jour-
ney Of two or three days"
MODEL DIcr1oNARy.--It is refreshing to turn
from the warfare between the publishers Of "Web-
ster and Worcester" to the suggestions of Horace
and James Smith, for q dictionary which should
give him the meaning Of things as well as words
We publish few specimens:
Argument.-With fools, passion. vociferation and
violence. With ministers, majority. With men
Of sense, sound reason.
Batchelor:-Plausibly derived by Junius from the
Greek for foolish, and by Spelman from Baculus, q
cudgel, because he deserved one. A poltroon, who
afraid to marry, lest his wife should become his
Mistress, and who generally concludes by converting
his mistress into a wife.
Baker.-One who gets his own bread by adultera-
ens that of others.
kmg.-According to the modern doctrine, the he
ied'tary proprietor of nation according to reason.
Us accountable first magistrate.
Bed-An article in which we sleep and pass the
naPplest part of our lives, and yet one which We
never wish to keep.
baoles.-N0isy lactiferous animals much deside-
rated by those who never had any.
Esquire.-A title much in use among the lower
orders
face.-The silent echo Of the heart
faet'on.--Any party out of power.
iaiant-A mysterious meteor sent to us from the
invisible world, into which, after performing the
eoatlons incidental to the seven ages of man will
~''''S return-N. Y. Ecening Post.
Mrs. l. N. Child writes to the Home Journal
s.ee e1escrlption of Miss Hosmers new statue of Ze.
:oo'a The statue is larger than lfesize. The head
covered with helmet, fashioned like tiara in
n nnOu' suggested by . medal of the Palmyrence
Sueen IN the British Museum. Under this, in keep.
~s with the royal costumes of the East, is gem
s ,nd Met the ends of which fall among her curls
., u meet, in pleasing line. the ornamented cinte
~ .aSossed upon her breast The left hand clutches
.aa snan fastened to her wrists by manacles in the
susN OF bracelets On the right arm, which falls
s"ay uaiiy and easily by her side is visible thin
Ave- sss'e looped up in Amazonian fashion. Over this
m as' dress is shorter robe of thicker material
sh0.m ample folds of rich mantle, fastened on the
",., tsoer, with gems, breaks up the monotonoua
,". sne OF the more closely fitting garments. The
E''ue % is now at Rome, in the Academia di Quiriti
h." WIN be exhibited short time in London, and
"e" brought to this country.
s.aaP APLoYAENT OF CANns IN THE UNITED STATES
tba tbScE-A letter has recently been received BY
Tsos secretary Of War from Supt Beale, dated Fort
s;"n, California, in which the writer speaks in the
foe terms Of the great advantage to be derived
,;ea ue employment of camels in the public ser.
hstt the West He states that he lately tried ef
s'uaiy the comparative value of mules and camela
!, ek animals, and the experiment proved beyond
QUESTION the great superiority of the camel, both
R,1as rate Of speed and amount Of burden
Which, "nat he had read, he dreaded the difficulty
As'sul seemed to present themselves IN breeding
Asa out his experience had satisfied him that
prsi. were as easily bred as cows and calves. He
os ea them on, to three times the same number q
"'Ses and mules. - '.-'-