Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-09-12
From the Boston Advertiser.l
Going Into the Country.

The Boston Daily Advertiser OF Sat.
urday, contained the following sensible
letter on the manners OF travellers and
management OF railroads, which we
commend TO the perusal OF our readers.
1t gives some items OF local as well as
general interest:
NEAR MoEADNocK, Aug. %, 1857.
How l came into the country is mat
ter OF small importance TO the reader,
although it is the fashion TO give all the
details o. such journeys, the how, the
when, the where, with the minuteness
which characterizes the progress OF
prince OF the blood. I had tot course)
an efficient and gentlemanly superin-
tendent," polite and attentive con.
ductor," s Luxurious car, the railroad
was one OF the best conducted roads
in the country" each hotel on the route
was provided with an "atfable clerk" and
"model landlord" the tables were
"loaded with the Injuries of the sea.
son." and at any and all points where
| night or hunger overlook me- nothing
| was wanting TO conduce to the comfort
and happiness OF the weary traveller"
Now, with judicious use OF the above
and kindred well rounded phrases, q few
names introduced and remarks upon the
crops or upon the scenery sparsely
thrown in, we have the regular summer
letters OF tourists who,
"beg their bread from door to door"
| by giving q certain number OF compli-
| ments as qWiG pro quo for q certain
| number Of miles OF railroad riding.
| have read this season, IS always do out
| OF sense OF duty TO the editors and
| conpositors, great many letters from
| persons who are frustrating" as they
term It, in the country bat they all
have the same odor. Like the meats on
an eating house bill OF fare, there are
many kinds by name, but they sill taste
alike, and are served with the same ab.
ominsble gravy" These letters seem
written for the sake OF extolling this
road or that man, this route or that
place, and the writer's ingenuity receives
its seyerest taxation In Herculean task
OF so deity weaving In the compliments
that the victimized editor shall print the
| epistles ignorant OF the fact that these
| compliments constitute the travelling
capital OF the tourist.
but there are two classes OF travellers,
| the grumblers and the f1atterers. | have
! limited at the latter, and why not at the
| former? With many it Is customary to
| find fault with everything, and the feel.
Ing is really gaining ground that Ameri.
| cans when travelling are the most abused
people in the world. These grumblers
| pnTnnlaip M punrytbirn ~ ~ hoir
| foreordained mission, and even their
own blunders, the cause OF thirds OF
| their troubles, are laid at the doors OF
innocent railroad officials. Now | have
little faith in these people, little sym
| patty for them. Doubtless there are in.
conveniences and abuses on some OF our
many railroads, but, with considerable
experience in the matter, l think these
are the exceptions. think our railroad
corporations generally aim to serve the
public well.
In illustration OF this l will quote
| paragraph from letter | received not
| long ago from the superintendent of
New England railroad (Rutland and
Burlington), and believe that he only
| expresses the views OF most OF his
brother officers Of other roads. He
remarks, among other things -" The
travelling public demand, deserve, and
| so far as is in our power shall have,
good cars, careful engineers, and civil,
obliging servants. have insisted with
our men that such rules as the last one
on our circular shall be observed. "To
| customers and travellers show a cheerful
willingness to aid and give all the infor-
nation you possess IS to freight or
passenger business, and you will add
much to their comfort, and your credit
and usefulness"
In regard to the use OF intoxicating
liquors by tie employees OF the road, the
same superintendent remarks" l do
not say they shall not drink rum" but
" | won't have you If you do" The un-
fortunate drlnker might well say that,
practically, this was distinction with
out difference verify believe that II
the travelling public were little more
regsrdtul OF the proprieties OF life while
on the road, they might be free from
many OF the anoyances that now beset
them.
HAYS thought oftsntimes when see-
ing with Indignation bow elegant cars
are abused by coarse and ill-mannered
| travellers, that the officers OF the road
would De in the line o. their duty If they