Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-10-25

The following is one Of the very few
really good satires upon railway misman~
aSement. or .1ther upon the popular idea
of the dangers OF travelling which the
la5e tidal wave Of accidents has brought
out. i DADD is a clever writer, bedad
Dear Citizen :-UnIess a person is en-
dowed with as many lives as is supposed
to pertain to an animal OF the feline spe-
cies, he must be brave man to venture
on u journey by railroad, nowadays
1t is becoming unhealthy to travel by
railroad.
1t is said King Cholera Is travelling
westward, and will soon pay IS friendly
visit.
Should King c travel westward via H.
r. r, or L l. r. r.. OF some other R.R'
| vot Of your readers need entertain no
fears Of visit from the old fellow
Before reaching New York he would be
accidentally killed Fact
Perhaps this suggestion is worth cons
sidering by your Board Of Health. Could
they induce KING Cholera to journey BY
rail on his western raid, his fate is inev-
irably scaled.
I travelled by railroad recently, and
still live.
must admit that CONCEALED chills Gid
ed up and down my back, when l cogi-
tated upon the uncertainty of life on the
rail. The milk-and-aqueous poets inform
US, in dulcet numbers, Of better world
than this. You viii generally find said
poets weary of this world. They are ever
longing to shed this mortal coil and soar
to their ortdcscribed sphere.
And the only preparation they make to
Get there, is writing bad verses.
Now | am much more easily satisfied
than these fellows. This world IS quite
good enough for me am in no haste to
migrate to another The man that is not
satisfied with this sphere, will be apt to
be disappointed when he reaches the
next
Two to one lie viii complain of the
never-euding heated term" Therefore
no ticket-of~leavs for me, Mr. Death. Not
at present.
Oflate the railroad has become bourne
whence a great many never return.
Before | took the ears, my friends gath
cred around and bid me lasting adieu
They said they never expected to see me
again Not till the putting Juggernaul
neared the depot did | fully comprehend
the nature of their fears. noticed that
old Pegs was more affected by my de-
parture than al the others.
l owed old Pegs four teen dollars for a
pair Of boots No doubt this was the
cause Of his anxiety Oh my behalf
Although my life is insured, the tho t
was not pleasant that might be converted
INTO a mass of mince meat before l could
say Jack Robtkxvmpqgdhztsohn.
Just then there was a terrible crash,
and the next thing knew was piled up
about fifteen yards from the track, along
with some other old lumber. 1t was
nothing but a railroad accident only
this, and nothing more"
One train endeavored 20 run one way
on the same track that another train tried
to run the other way, which last was not
in the same direction as the frst-rather
otherwise They did not succeed how
ever.
Says engineer No. l: "Why'n thunder
/ didn'tyou stop YOUR engine Blowed et
( | was goin' TO stop mine =
( Engineer No. > retorts: "You 20 to the
devil! Why didn't you stop your engine
Darn eff / was goin to run mine back p
( There were q passengers killed and
5 wounded. Nobody to blame
i. DADD.