The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-12-06
Life and Manners In North Carroll.
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While pursuing q recent patriotic,
though rather protracted journey on
smoky cars, surrounded by multitudes
of the unsoaped defenders Of our COM
mon country, whose chronological col
lections, unfortunately for our want Of
appreciation for that particular branch
of animated nature, rendered their So
ciety more to be dreaded than coveted,
we were suddenly aroused from deep
reverie into which we had been violent
ly plunged through the combined agen-
cies of bad whiskey and a boorish COM
panion, by the voice of an individual
occupying the proud position of stoker,
and whose progenitors we are some-
what induced To believe had first dis
covered the light Of hea venin that part
of the orient, "whcre Afric's sunny
fountains though very limpid and en-
ticingly sparkling, were permitted to
''roll down their golden sands" with
out being prostituted to the base pur-
poses of human lavation Judging from.
the aromatic exhslations surrounding
our friend, we are somewl at disposed
to cherish the belief that he had inher-
tied in direct line the SAME repugnance
toward diverting those aqueous parti-
cles from their wonted channels that
his noble ancestors are said to have pos
sessed in an eminent degree.
The aforesaid voice, however,, issu-
ing through the halfopen door, strug-
gled successfully its way through the
halo of odor encompassing its owner
with the gentle admonition, "hcre
you'll change kears for Charlotte, ell
you'll b'lef sure"
After mature reflection, we reached
the conclusion that the advice was good
and therefore fully determined to prof,
by it. Another by no means unimpor.
tant consideration influenced our reso-
luton to embrace it. 1t was cheap. He
charged nothing for it. On the contra.
ry, noble soul rs he was, he insisted up
on making liberal donation for the ben.
eft of the travelling community, and
therefore left a (s)cent behind.
We grasped our emaciated carpet
bag with one hand, our plethoric haver
sack with the other, and proceeded to
corkscrew our way through the crowd,
until our progress was arrested by M
adolescent gouber merchant, who allu
red us by proclaiming in bewitching
cadences, with nasal accomplishments
"ere's your nice goubars-only one
dollar for this cup full"
Sure enough, before Us, tantalizingly
exposed to view, were the luscious es-
culents, redolent of the oven, content
edly reposing in the receptacle provi
ded for their slumbers--that receptacle
being none other than the leg of an old
pair of drawers, which we have every
reason to believe had long since renom
ccd the society of the laundry maid
What became Of the other moiety o
that useful article Of dress we are pro
foundly ignorant, as the implacabl'
whistle of the locomotive commanded
us to desist from further inquiry.
Hurriedly leaping aboard we threw
ourselves upon the scat of first class
car, (all other classes are promoted,
at the imminent danger. of having ou
vertebral column battered to a gelatin
eous mass by repeated contact with it,
villainously low back, and devoted ou
time with scrupulous exactitude to tn
: consumption of North Cardinals edibl
stable.
We were hardly prepared to realiz
the fact that the soil OF that ancient an
drowsy kingdom was beneath our feet
Everything around wore ap air strang
and marvellous. Even the TELEGRAPH
wires scorned TO inhabit the sides O
posts as In republican countries, bu
pertinaciously perched themselves i
the very tops, where, instead of insula
tors they were in fond dalliance wit
juniper shingles. One OK attached to
: truck wagon apd a sore-backed mule i
. the lead, was considered "right smar
equipagc for man in comfortable Gil
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