The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-26

Lett Gle sillase s. lru by SioH
oid seiasur LWs Anet at
ro 81 season ca ths raia Huy ack
g apd caeek baggage @r SEES York
Fare S.. E.gei 5 u IS u. Y.at9
r " Train los Top pi,ea Az
rave in ffg baf an boar Is laie
Hudson River lrin gone Next train
Al haif PaHs Plenty i tpua iof rgsi
and reifcslneat, conclude 40 mskc
purchase cali upon friends. lakeita8
itaye a pleasant Interview; return %
depot start again, AFTER 0ur hours ~
lay All night before us Had re.
Gently read ~ aaiele on thc superior
safety OF night travel Tdrd 20 have
faua and hope Arrive ~ Albany
ba,k aud tll take ap a position
!" How long 90 We wait, So It'll
10 o'clack, sir Sitoul lhe long hour
in tie ears; have divers mediiations
on the uncertainty Of human prospects.
But see the river IS alive With skai-
crs; lanterns of al col5rs IN bright
and beautiful array tie music Of The
Band peals out on The cold air II Tie
night ile skaters ENJOY themselves;
some perpendicular 10 Tic ices some
horizontal some IN the ac, Of rising
some failing, but MI having a good
time. Bot the hour is up The sbriI
whistle sounds the ears give various
premonbory bumps, and we are oH
again. Now take your choiee,-here
are sleeping cars and ears that DOM
sleep, and many poor fellow hardly
knows the difference But see this
fellow before me he has taken of hi.
boots, put on extra stockings, hung up
his hat, pot on cap, wrsppe'la shawl
about his head, doubled himself up two
or three times and thinks he's fixed il.
But see, he's up again he changes
ends that does not answer; he's up
again what now he makes curve
the upper aud lower parts eem to resi-
on supports Tie rest swings off into
vacancy, like suspension bridge but
tue cable begins 10 yield--lhc fellow
is setting fast ihe.e, he's up again
" Hard road 10 travel, sir ? Con-
founded hard r
But now we move on. Tie con
ductor announcing our progress, calls
out Styyesant Iludsoni Pongh-
keepsie Half way. Stop for re-
freshmenis +; take a cup Of warm cof-
fee fall back upon my reserve Of 3
days rations III hayersack. Go on
again reach the ~ Y lines II 4. 81,
10 hours from Troy, Slop-Baek-
Forward Stop again dead stops;
horses hitch on; grows lisIH; slow
progress feel anxious first train
leaves at 100 late for that anolh-
er at 8; start briskIy for the Ferry /
escort Bcrdan Sharp Shooter from
Clarendon. Ticket office. a ticket
sir, for Baltimore no Baltimore
passengers on thi. train, sir !" "A
through train, Sir" when can we
20, sirl9 AT 10 O'Clock, Sir" In
tefesling, very stand around 2 hours
in the col ten o'clock comes slowly /.
it comes at last; baggage checked;
Hurry aboard the boal follow the
multitude for good or evil; river full
Of ice; press through al safe wait
on the Jersey side gates open; rusb
in; all aboard; a good run TO Phila-
deIphia; stop. Passengers for Ball-
more change cars = Get up aud 20
forward horses again. Heres room,
sir, inthis car Rather doattml
squeeze in and sit down; a hard sci /;
plenty Of handouts, highly polished
ana close fitting, IN sight. "Show
your tickets, gentlemen J" "lere
they are" says a hard one, holding up
his steel ornaments 10 view. Ten de- /
serters il that CAR young and old,
grave and gay-some affecting light
ness, talking bout being shot. One
sad that he would Ike 10 have that
part Of the programme left cut What .
a study, those ten fellows, sitting side
by side, chained together IL pairs.--
Fell something ike the fellow, ii tie .
story, WHO in his misty wanderiugs,
brought Up at last in depot AID 4
thought he bad got into waieh-house
but declared it @as the first time, aud
that he hadnt stolen anything. Bai
this proximity Q haad-cuifs is TOO sug-
gsiige. Five long miles by horse
cars ended, was glad 10 seek more .
agreeable companions.
NoW again We 90 under steam stop