The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-05-18

COnSlueTaOle Instance plleu Will UTItS-
There was nothing but walking to be done
for the first dreary mile. After that We made
tolerable progress to Fulton, where alight-
ed at half past SIX, equally sad, cross and
hungry. The horses were used up for tine
day, the night had come down pitch dark,
and mad besnn to care very little whether
school kept in Oswego that night or not. l
called for cup of tea and some supper, to
which | had hardly sat down when a gentle
man came In. took his seat at nv side and
inquired if was the gentleman Who was to
lecture at Osweso that night Yes. How
was going to get there? Did not know
lie had been there that day and had heard
t the people talking about it. They were very
anxious should get through. l presumed
so. The gentleman grew nervous, and final
!. ly. "lf You want a team that will put you
through in an hour, can get you one" l
informed him that had been humbugged
once that day, and did not propose to be a.
gain. He Immediately begged me to under
stand tina, he did not keep livery stable,
and that all he wanted to do was serve his
OSwego friends.
BY this time two cups of tea and piece @:
steak had changed somewhat my state of
iniEl, and told him to bring on his horses.
They were soon at the door, and after had
pad four dollars more for nv new convey
ance, took my seat. The first movement
cn the part of the driver startled me. Each
horse was served with a severe cut with the
whip, and we started from the door and
l!unged In the darkness at a keen jump
How this team was guided on the road, or
whether It was guided at all. do not know.
| could see nothing. felt that | was going
at a break neck speed, held nv breath ard
sad not a word. The new motion began to
exhilerate me, and at last the excitement of
The ride wrought an entire transformation in
my feeling. | was happy in the thought that
should get through, and | hardly know
when have enoyed anything more keenly
than the last half hour of that splendid pas
sage. Sometimes We almost ran into other
vehicles, but somehow We hit nothing, and
Oh We went, at the merriest rate possible. At
last the street lights of Oswego began TO
show themselves. and We trotted into the ci-
" at spanking pace, and the first time
SAW the horses was by one Of the street lamps.
They were lying TO their work admirably,
and were smoking In a way that showed that
they had earned their money. We drove up
20 the Revenue House, and in five minutes
ready for the lecture room. Of the re-
cep,ion met there from large and brilliant
audience that had waited for me half an hour,
and OF the oyster supper afterwards, with a
THO O. the best fellows in the world, | re-
member much and gratefully, but will say
nothing. fully expected TO wake the next
morning after all this fatigue and exposure
sick man, but | opened my eyes at six, and
Was LAD ans! grateful to lind that was rest
cd. That night was engaged TO lecture at
the li,l!e town Of Vernon. eleven miles south
west OF Rome, and :ive miles from the Cen
,rai railroad. took the first train out of
O>wryo for Syracuse. and al the latter place,
met my fiitnd who held ten dollars of nv
nOA.y tor CARVING ne no further than Fu.-
tofi. lie compromised good naturedlv, and
couldn't quarrel with him. | was obliged
to wai. tivt hours in Syracuse for train that
Would III ne o:i At Verona, the station for
Vernon. Ii vas very nearly night when l
found myself in an exlemporized omnibus,
bound over the frozen ground t:or it had
) ;iuzen tight during the night for Vernon
On the way over. | made an engagement
, WIKI ,l.e driver 10 take me Immediately after
the lecture eleven miles 10 Rome, where it
was necessary for me 10 be az an early hour
OK. the following morning in order to NEE;
. ny next engagement. got supper and lee
, Iur,l at Vernon. though with difficulty, from
hoar>cnp>s and t,cbleness.
Atler The lecture. while vet in the heat
, and pcr>pratian of the effort, my driver
cane up 10 the door and, wrapped as warmly
, IS possible, Went ont 10 try eleven miles of
the hardest travel | ever experienced. 4
rapid rate 0: progress would have broken
: ally carriage. The road was as rough as it
could bc. ant. as hard as iron. But this was
not the wors, OF il. The driver. a good EEL
low bu. given 10 experiments, had taken for
tni> night ride a wild Back Hawk tlly that
, did llut seen. to know what was expected of
..,r. nor To have the slightest idea of the i'm
poTtance tio lecture commttees) of her load.
ihc frs move she made was TO swing round
} !. corner swiftly that it nearly upset us. l
ro,., in fear all the tedious way. There were
- hens il The WAY for greater part of the dis
lance and the colt saw them all. Tired. cold
=, Sleepy and cross | found myself at midnight
, Ia good hotel at Rome, and there got five
or >iX hours of sleep.
Refreshed somewhat, rose on Saturday
morning thanking God that il was Saturday
morning. hut still was miserable enough
. had two lectures engaged for that day, one
j" the afternoon at the little village of Belle
D vile. >omr fifty miles from Rome, On the
= road to Va. rtown, and in the evening a.
Walettown. | took a SLOW, mixed train and
II was fully /. o'clock before | arrived at
. Pirrpont Manor, the station nearest Belle
Vile. On the way up, | ascertained that
had got To ride in carriage eighteen miles
from Bclieville to Watertown. after lecturing
: al the former place at > o'clock This was
; the straw that promised to break the camel's
u back, 1t seemed impossible for me to do it,
|, seemed really as if il would Kill me- Stop
o ping. however at a station, we met the down
u passenger train. and forth from one of the
1 cars issued my friend Addison DAY, the new
superintendent of the Wa,eriown and Rome
! Rain Dad. He at once on hearing the cir
o c,.m>tanceS # the case. promised 10 have the
d working train. running into Waiertown in
II the afternoon. wait for me at the Adams sta
,lor. and take me along. This was God
+ send. and rtjoiced al it.
t Al Pierpont Manor found gentleman
. waiting with horse and buggy to take me
o 20 De.le,llle. five miles. OF that ride over
l. >nowdciits that threatened TO upset US, and
o rough roads that denied all comfort, | have
" no time II talk. spoke in Belevile at the
II appointed hour to an audience of five humid
,, red people. 1t was nv first lecture in the
) day time, but the day lecture was an institu-
IS ton there. Ba,ard Ta.lor had talked to the
e same au,iience that week only three davs be-
e fore me. | would like TO tell YOU more a.