The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-12-27

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The chariot races read splendidly in old
Greek, but when we come TO know that the
chariot il sort Of An aggravated spoon on
two wheels, with man in IL, you experience
q new admiration for the hero that dared to
be served US to posterity by the spoonful,
and had enough spare fame about him TO
glorify q gig! Now there is nothing grand
or graceful about railway cars Ut rest they
arc awkward, pondcrous and doric. But
bring out from from his smoky stable, the
monstrous, great-eycd engine moastrxm,
Aorrsndum ingens-elittering in brazen har-
ness, and link him to half dozen Of those
stupid cars then draw hard upon the rein
and bring him down to his work, and you
shall see, dull as it is, how light, arrowy and
animate that train can grow. Its plumes OF
smoke, forever losing of as it flies. plunging
through the still air with gale in its teeth,
what in oil the world can be more classic or
grander.
The tracks Of the Michigan Southern,
and the Chicago, Pittsburg and Fort Wayne
roads, lie for few miles within hailing dis
tarfce. They are smooth, straight and
tempting. The other night was on board
the Michigan Southern, eastern bound, and
looking out Of window into the darkness,
aaw light projected upon III. blank prairie
and kindling up the Pittsburgh rai,s as If its
cars run upon silver track
II was the flash Of an eye that | saw, and
"a our speed was checked At q crossing, the
train bound for the Iron City pulled up and
for minute VIC stood neck and neck. Like
tho hammers Of Vulcan's one-eyed strikers,
the trains clattered over the crossings, and
away we went. The anapestic ''clank-te-
clank" 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 n nerve, and it was all as
49, .n,i ana easy as ayinr. Up burst the
sparks from the Pittoh..eh engine s.liko
chat from threshing floor" the polished
shaft flashed in the light, and "buckled to-
like q sewers naked arm when he comes
down on the homo stretch; the furnace door
dew open with great glare: every twink
ling window was full Of faces. The long
tain l6oked as II one street had eloped from
Chicago under cover ofnight, and had gone
gipsying with another. Sampson was out
done. He bore away Gaza's gates, but 10
here was Gaza's self!
YOU heard the clang 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. So. 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 a 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 sstern, and just
then it wheeled away on great curve our
''parting was well made" and we Jared on
our way rejoicing, and every drowsy passen-
cd into quick sympathy with the train, Is
much part Of il as wheels and axles, drew
In, coiled up, fell into heap Of indistin-
guishable garments. Let nobody think there
had been 2 race; possibly the iron thorough
on the bit; but it was only bringing two Of
. tribe together. II was bringing steam and
its brother side by side. Now bring out your
classics, and let us make match Of it. D,
this cheat" Of the flying tea.kettles into
Greek for us. and you may stable your war
chariots with the wheelbarrows.
The romance is "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 dice-box than an
egg, and tumbled people into each others
laps until it "playsd the deuce with them"
aud they paired off, and pledged faith, and
were one, used to read like an oil ballad.
Bat the railway car is q Quaker meeting ON
wheels. The passengers absurdly labeled
like express packages with red, yellow or
green tickets upon their hats, all facing one
way like flock Of lettered sheep waiting
to b sailed, contemplate sswaterfalls." the
organs Of love and fight, and the napes Of
each others necks. Itiis solemn and ridic-
ulous.
That sorting out Of the flock putting the
ribbons in one car and the whiskers in an
lother, while It fails to benefit the ribbons.
40 positive damage to the whiskers when
W il not positive Islander. Pen up men
together, and if they 10 not behave like cat
tie, It will be in spite OF the pen. Ladies
sprinkled through the cars keep the entire
train upon its honor; it gives il humane
and home-likc look; refnes travel and ele-
Yates the car from common carrier to an
educator. ITO have known q fine woman
10 liberal education" is an old English ut
terance good enough for prover6. But
this segregating fashion is barbarous and
worthy of the Turks.
b The boy that comes to you with the
'ssLoves Of Belle Billow" and box of cream
candy in one hand, and the "Hates Of Bill
BELOW" and package Of 'jewelry" in the
other, has never been sufficiently killed. He
will bear great deal Of it without detri-
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people accept the alternative Of. being either
FOOLS or children, would snbdue the meekest
moments Of Moses. But when he s.waters''
the passengers, and slops saucily along with
his dim and doubtful tin aware, treating your
appeal for . draught, provided you are
sufhciently choked to venture it, As II he
.sared you were contracting : bad habit Of
drinking. and Il was his special mission to
rebuke the wicked appetite, you begin to
entertain for him q decided affection. Bun
oil these are little evils, wisely designed no
doubt, to make US willing to remain ct home
sometimes, despite the splendid tempta atoms
now furnished the flying public to be for
ever ON the wing. B.r.r.
MoxEr.-A young man once picked up
sovereign lying in the road. Ever after,
- he walked along, he kept his eyes fixed
a the ground In hopes Of finding another.
AID in the course Of long life, he did pick
npa goodly amount Of silver and gold. and
when he died rich old man, he only knew
this fair earth Of ours as dirty road to pick
UP money 40 you walk along.
Leopold :, the King Of Belgium IL dsadl