Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-12-28
Railway Gossip.


.5 The chariot races read splendidiy in old
... Greek but when we come to know that the
chariot is a sort of an aggravated spoon on
q two wheels, with man in it, you experience
new admiration for the hero that dared tC
be served to posterity BY the spoonful
and had enough spare fame about him 20
glorify gig! Now there is nothing grand
or graceful about railway cars at rest they
arc awkwasd, ponderous and doric. But
bring out from from his smoky stable, the
monstrous great-eyed engine naonstruns,
horrendum iaoens--rii;tering in brazen har-
ness, and link him to a half dozen of those
stupid cars; then draw hard upon the rein
nnd bring him down to his work, and you
shan see, duh IS it is, how light, arrowy and
animate that train can grow. Its plumes OF
smoke, forever losing off as it flies, plunging
through the still air with gale in its teeth,
what in all the world can be more classic or
grander. "a
s% The tracks of the Michigan Southern,
and the Chicago. Pittsburg and Fort Wayne
roads, lie for a few miles within hailing dis
tanca They are smooth, straight and
tempting. The other night was on board
the Michigan Southern, eastern bound, and
looking out Of a window into the darkness,
saw a light projected upon the blank prairie
and kindling up the Pittsburgh rails as fits
. 49, 1t was the flash of an eye that saw, and
az our speed was checked at a crossing, the
train bound for ihe Iron City pulled up and
for minute we stood neck and neck. Like
the hammers of Vulcan's one-eyed strikers,
the trains clattered over the crossings, and
away we went. The anapestic "clank-te-
cauk" Of the wheels shortened up; the mo-
tion Of the train grew steady; there was an
angry hum little like spindle; the train
thrilled like nerve, and it was all as
graceful and easy as flying. Up burst the
sparks from the Pittsburgh engine like
chat from q threshing foor:" the polished
shaft flashed in height, and ''buckled to-
r like sewers naked arm when he comes
down on the home stretch; the furnace door
few open with great glare every twink
ling window was full Of faces The long
train looked as if one street had eloped from
Chicago under cover ofnight. and had gone
gipaying with another Sampson was out
done He bore away GaZa's gates, but 10 !
here vas Gaxa's self!
.- You heard the olang Of iron ; you saw the
trail Of fire; il was as if the train were be-
ing fashioned out Of midnight upon an an
vii go, for while, side by side. At last
our Pittsburg neighbors began to draw in /;
to slide back into the darkness; to shut to-
gether like telescope. By-and-by we
caught sight of its eye again; it had neither
lid nor lashes, and its expression was not
loving; we had it fairly astern, and just
then it wheeled away on great curve; our
'spartiug was well made" and we Jared on
our way rejoicing, and every drowsy passen-
- ed into quick sympathy with the train, as
much part of it as wheels and axles, drew
in, coiled up fell into heap Of indistin-
guishable garments sLet nobody think there
had been race possibly the iron thorough
preds had pulled an extra ounce or two up
on the bit but it was only bringing two of
tribe together 1t was bringing steam and
its brother side by side Now bring out your
classics, and let US make match of it. Do
this cheat" Of the flying tea-kettles into
Greek for us, and you may stable your war
charots with the wheelbarrows.
The romance is t'clean gone" out Of mod
ern travelling The story of one old egg
shaped coach that Matched out its nine in
side; that was more of dce-box than an
egg, and tnmbled people into each others
laps until il ''played the deuce with them, y
aud they paired off, and pledged faith, and
were one, used to read like an oil ballad.
But the railway car is Quaker meeting on
wheels. The passengers abSurdly labeled
like express packages with red yellow or
green ticke's upon their hats all facing one
way like flock of lettered sheep waiting
to be sailed, contemplate waterfalls" the
organs of love and fight, and the napes OF
each others necks. Ii is solemn and ride
ulous.
That sorting out of the flock; putting the
ribbons in one ear and the whiskers in an
other, while it fails TO benefit the .ibbons,
lsa positive damage 10 the whiskers when
IL is not positive SANDER. Pen up men
together, and if they do not behave like cat
tie it will be in spite of the pen. Ladies
sprinkled through the cars keep the entire
frain up0n hon IL Oivaa il human
and home like look; rehnes travel and ele-
Yates the car from a common carrier to an
educator. ''To have known a fine woman
Is q liberal education" is an old English ut
terance good enough for n proverb. But
this segregsting fashion is barbarous and
worthy of the Turks.
The boy that comes TO You with the
Stoves of Belle Billow" and box of cream
candy IN one hand and the "Hates of Bill
BELOW and package of 'iewelry" in the
other, has never been sufficiently killed He
will bear great deal of it without detri-
ment- The quiet resignation with which
people accept the alternative of being either
fools or children would subdue the meekesi
moments of Moses. But when he ..waters''
the passengers, and slops saucily along with
his dim and doubtful tin-ware, treating your
appeal for a draught, provided you are
sufficiently choked 10 venture il, as if be
feared you were contracting Dau haou o
drinking. and it was his special mission II
rebuke me wicked appetite, you begin Il
entertain for him a decided affection. Blu
all these are little evils, wisely designed NJ
doubt, 10 make US willing to remain at hom
sometimes, despite the splendid temptation
now furnished the flying public to be for
ever on the wing. BIT.
MosEY-A young man once picked up
sovereign lying in the road Ever after
IS he walked along, be kept his eyes hxet
on the ground in hopes of hnding another