Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-23

BURNETT HOUSE, D
Cincinnati, May 16, 1860.
Ny DEAR SILVER According to promise
/ should now be writing to you from Chi,
cago, but business, that inexorable tyrant.
has forced me to this city. have, how
ever, telegraphed to Chicago that they
need not wait for me, and consequently
the nominations will not be postponed on
account of my absence. l had rather a
pleasant journey and a very agreeable
travelling companion" lin leather case)
but as paid my fare, am not bound to
say that the roads are in excellent condi-
tion, and the conductors particularly gen.
tlemanly. We left your city on the o.
clock train Tuesday morning, and few
puffs from the iron lunged monster brought
us to Greencastle. This ancient seat OF
learning and pious inland city still keeps
a respectable distance from the Railroad -
for fear of contamination, suppose. We
jog along with nothing of special interest
occurring until nearing Indianapolis when
a young man seated in front Of me who
had takau off one of his boots, found lit
tie profanity necessary to aid him in get
ting it on again. A pious and benign old
lady sitting opposite, kindly reproved him
by saying, Remember, young man, the
Lord will not hold him guilty who takes
| His name in vain" The fellow turned tc
me, and with a wink of intense meaning
said, "That arrangement would just suil
him." OF course frowned down all at
tempts at lsyity from the surrounding pas
sengers,
On walking out Of the Depot, at India
napolis, the first thing of interest saw
was lady gathering up her gewgaws and
fiuery from off the sidewalk. Her trunk
had evidently been burst open by the
rough handling of some baggage smasher
While gathering up, and crowding into
the broken trunk the many curious articles
th at go to make up lady S wardrobe. she
was talking to herself, mot loud, but deep
and, no doubt wishing like old Mrs. Sli
derskew, that the fellow had been deaG
and buried and resurrectsd and dissecteC
and hung upon wires in an anatomica
museum before he had ever seen her trunk
turned away full Ct sympathy for "fonC
memory brought to view" that beautiful
that iron bottom, that brass mounted trunl
which a scoundrel once wrecked for me a
Pittsburgh. Ii was a beautiful trunk-thl
pride of my youth, and gave me a respec
liability among porters that money coulC
not have purchased, and as ! stood owe
the wreck at the dead hour of midnight il
the city of Pittsburgh with tear in m,
eye and stone in my hand, said u
the scoundrel "more in sorrow than il
anger''-"Better thou hadst not been born
than to have been born for this All | j
was an hour
"when men and nature seemed alike TO sligh
My tortured soul and leave me 10 the night
But such is life every cup of pleasure ha
its dregs OF sorrow.
indianapolis has improved wonderful,
since last saw 1t. They have erected
some very fine business houses, and tn
city is spreading itself out and putting oil
metropolitan airs. remained there unit
Wednesday morning, and speut the tim
very pleasantly in the company of my oil,
aud much esteemed friend. Jonny Lindley
aud am greatly indebted to him for hi
many kind attentions during my stay :
Jonny took me to the different places Q
interest in the city, aud there are plenty o
them assure you. The first we visiteC
was a neatly furnished room with severa
tables and chairs, aud counter, behint
| which couple OF gentlemen with thei