The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-09-08
AoTEs BY The WAY. :


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Leaving the depot d the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad, corner of
Madison aud Canal streets, 1t 10 O'Clock
P NJ, by taking . sleeping birth you pass
over the most uninviting portion Of the eL-
| tire route, while in a state Of blissful ignor-
ance, and arrive at Fort Wayne ats O'clock
the next morning, where sumptuous break
fast is awaiting the traveller. The round
house and machine shops of'the company At
this place are among the most extensive ia
the country, and employ cons antly several
hundred hands whose tasty cOttag es and
well trimmed gardens bespeak an air of
thrift and comfort which are characteristic
alone Of the broad prsiIies of the vest
Leaving Fort Wayne, the se2aiEy assumes
much more inviting asRf he swamp,
and the brushwooG areslef Ind village
after village is passed, and before you are
scarcely aware of the fact the gong is sound
ing for dinner and the passengers are IN
formed their stay at "CKEsrLNE" is limited
to thirty minutes. Here connection is made
with the Cincinnati, Columbus and Belle
fontaine roads, where on interchangeof pas
sengers is effected From this point tin
you arrive at Alliance, where the train stops
for supper, your course lies through one OF
the most fertile and picturesque farming
regions in OHIO. Canton, Wooster, Massil.
lon, and a host Of other busting little towns
dence is afforded that peace and plenty pre-
vail. Leaving Alliance you speed once more
on your. way, shortly after which you real
ize yeur are nearing the rock ribbed State Of
Pennsylvania, by the change Of soil and
scenery. From this EDWARDS no item of in
terest can be noticed until the puff Of a
steamboat in close proximity announces the
fact that you are within a few feet Of the
Ohio, shortly after which you strike the sin
ferral rec ions" at Pittsburgh, where the
flame Of hundreds Of chimneys lights up the
country for miles around a few minutes
more and you are snngly esconsed in your
berth in one Of the elegant sleeping cars Of
the Pennsylvania Central, where, before the
train has moved from the depot, you are as
sound as a top. Waking in the morning
You scarcely realize the change 1t seems
as if you had been transported to some fairy
enchantment, and especially to an Illinoisian,
accustomed to an endless vista of prairie
and sky, the scene Il one sublmely grand
You have crossed the Alleghanies, while
asleep, il is true, but before YOU is sight
TO satisfy even DIsanthrope. The mean
dering Janiata is dancing at your feet and
leapiDg its easy banks at frequent intervals
shortly after you cross the broad Susque-
hanna, charmed with its limpid waters, it's
thousand green islands, its grctesque hills
and frcwning bluffs, when after feasting
your eyes to safety you arrive in Harris
burgh, with an excellent appetite, pleased
with everybody and everything.
Leaving Harrist a, the character Of the
country again changes. As you pass
through the fertile valleys Of Dauphin. Ian.
caster and Chester, you see thrifty
villages and an intelligent population nest
ling in their bosoms. What contrast to
your prairie home to be sure, not the popu-
lation, but the surroundings, and while you
are in this mood Of comparison" you are
informed Of your approach to the city Of
"Brotherly Love-" by the stoppage Of the
train, and the announcement that New York
passengers change cars. A few minutes
longer and you are safely landed at your
destination at the corner Of Thrtieth and
Market streets, where cars are in waiting to
take you to any part OF the city.