The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-05-29

Fearful Ride on a Locomotive.
Howard" the correspondent of
the New York Times, who rode upon
an excursion train upon the Lake
Shore road, describes a ride upon the
locomotive as follows:
Twenty nine miles in thirty minutes !
Describe it? Impossible. | have
always noticed that engineers were
quiet, dignifed, sober people, and now
| understand it. I should regard a
joking, trifing engineer, as I wodld a
jolly whiting undertaken.
Describe my ride on the Huron
Phe whistle nearly blew my ears off +;
the rushing air wore out my eyes; the
j ggling of the engine as it leaped
from rail to rail all but broke the end
OF my back bone off; my hat which
was blown away in less than minute
after we started, was caught by the
fireman in a miraculous manner and
every nerve in my body jumped, SOUR
med and wired, as relentlessly the iron
steed kept up to time
Now the head of luckless hen was
taken off then two Hibernian gentle
men, who were quietly smoking by
the road side, we're apparently fright
ened of their Wits, and before they had
recovered them, we had rushed fran
tically, fearfully by a station, in such
close proximity to freight train, that
held my breath and trembled lest the
second should be my last. had no
idea before of the manner in which an
engine Jumps" but | have now
While We were going at this terrific
speed, while the mile posts succeeded
each other that they seemed like fence
stakes, AMI while the various growths
of wheat, oats. potatoes and corn,
looked as if they were planted in a
heap, the engine would jump, leap skip
and roll like frightened horse, in a
dreadful unsartin' manner. After
little | became used to the nnnatu-
raj rush with which we were going,
and / had more leisu to watch the
engineer.
He was as calm NJ a May morn
ing. He pulled a rod, and an nm
earthly scream was heard. He push
another one, and the speed, already
like that Of the arrows dart, became
that of the lightning'S fash. All was
under his control, and / could but ad-
mire his GOODNESS, the frmness of pur-
pose and qnickness Of execution. No
wonder than he is quiet uncommuni-
cative person; he deals with facts,
between which and unreyealcd horror
there is but a hands breath, and
coming at any moment can only be
warded off or remedied by his skill -
| was glad, and yet sorry, when the
twenty nine miles were finished glad
because physically was about used
up, sorry because | was mentally fas-
cinated and charmed by the novel SEN
sations experienced during the ride.
An Irishman called on lady and
gentleman, in whose employ be was,
for the purpose of geti ing some tea
and tobacco.
"What is it, Fat ?"
Why, dreamed that yer honor
made me pre- ent Of a plug of to-
baccy, and her ladyship there-heav-
en- bless her-gave me some tay for
the good wife"
"Ah, Pat, dreams go by contraries,
you know" said the gentleman,
Faith and they may that, Z said
Pat, so her ladyship is to give the
tobaccy and his homer the tay.o
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A modest old maid visiting new
ly married friend recently, saw her
husbands shirt lying on the bed, and
exclaimed
Oh, mercy mans shit on your
bed. Such thing on my bed would
give me the nightmare u ],
Very likely" responded the wife
" unless the man was in it, !"
Hot dishes sometimes leave whitish