The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-07-04

great train plunges into the outer dark
ness. A voice opposite:
Heavens, how hot il is. Conductor,
there is no air. Open the door,
Il obIect,' shouted cnmsuptivc Con-
gresham; Il am not well and don't mean
to contract another cold,'
Another voice:
Charlie pass me the flask;' aud then
| hear gurgling sound, aud presently
perceive an aroma of Cognac, which cx-
cites two persons of various opinions U
lit,le in the advance.
stranger said the first, 'pass me your
bottle and will return the compliment
when we reach Willard's;' which ] can
hear is being very promptly done.
What disgrace it is,' says the pro-
testing temperance man, that this place
should be turned INTO q rum shop.'
by Jovc' cries the owner of the flask,
there is Cough the greet lccturcr.-haye
n smile my eloquent friendi' al which
there is a general laugh, and the oonse.
quent subsistence Of the heroic opponent
of Bacchus.
Before the slccpers finally adjust their
hard pillows, gath r up their scanty GOV.
ering, aud ascertain whether their bed
fellows, if they hayc any, ore friends or
foes, some nice soliloqucs aud Dialogues
take place among those who have not
accustomed themselves to this method of
transportation.
Al this moment ! hear dulcct tones in
the sacred and secret end of the car.
Conductor, do draw the curtain while
! desc from my berth to take the air ,
Our treasure, the baby, now bet-ins 20
make loud appeal to its sleeping roun-
tain.
Good heavens calculates evidently n
bachelor, there is that child again. WHY
don't parents keep their children at home
when they go travelingr
What an odd sight to 40 ont OF your
nest and ass along this cJtacomb of men
(lor sleep is the counterfeit ofdcath. J and
~ watch their faces as you pass. Some
llok like dead men; others struggle with
the heated atmosphere of the place, and
Others are wide awake. At last we ar
rive at the Susquchannah river. We
quietly pass upon tho top of tho great
boat that Keeps up the line, aud then
oNhhD ~ iNuuS ltliOW Cries out.
Suppose we slide of, conductor, and
get into this internal watcr'
AT which almost the whole company
wakes dp. The idea of dropping of into
the deep eNcitcs various emotions.
The lat man rouses from his apoplrc-
tic labors aud his dainty bed fellow crawls
tut, resolves to 81 nd SO greasy contact
no longer. The ladies gaze upon the
water, and others are surprised that the
suporincumbcnt weight does not sink the
boat. We get over, however, and rush
on to Baltimore, where we arrive in sea.
son, Here we receive the news of tho
last five hours, shouted from mob OF
boys.
w hat newspaper country says an
Enghsbman, who parts his curtain and
buys Sun; they 60 to sleep ON one bat.
lie aud wake up on another
Damn it, says n soldier, there has
WHY the devil don't they moyc fas-
terP says u hungry voice in lower
cell.
This rebellion must be crushed at all
hazards responds q riS a.pis.
But why the HI don't you give Nc
Glcllun chancc! shouts deep voice in
curtaincd cave beyond.
'lle has had II hundred chances in
ssts one of the lrcshy-rouscd slumbcr.
ers, 'and hope his next will be yicto-
ry.'
Now we move on to Washington. The
fast mon emerge violently; the fat man,
steamy and hqlf alive, followed by the cx
qulste, scowling; the politician looking
for the hack that can carry him to the
White House, and the ladies', last not
least; baby conquered and asleep; Au-
gustus indignant and silent, as If he did
not know his wife, and the latter, dear
Mary, resolved to hang on to him wbeth-
er he ruled it or no. | go home content
ed apd wide-awakc.