The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-06-22

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rhste aratr ard lroadclo,h sai,s, Tan
rcl una and rain water vl.b q "eoae-
no ate1t ,he stomach that would
compare t4gortly With the vast recess
ses d the Mammoth Cave
be aad oerrelyes upon The very spot
,hat 0tballo referred e. when Desda-
aonia did seriously incline, bat under
the pre- eHa circumstances the
shesrh qaarries, rosie sal ala
Whass hoals te4ch heaFear
have lost he charm that once fingered
on their tops ana sparted where the
Eagle dare not go. To tell you the
PLAIN truth | feel very much like the
disgoost BY gar"
The first thing saw heroabouts that
was interesting was an freshman not
that never saw one Of Firms sous be-
fore, would by no means have you
think that, for / often boast Of the fact
that my great-grand mothers first hus-
band was suspected, from the peculiar
tone Of his voice, TO once have been q
fish cfior in the streets Of Doublin, hence
l boast Of Irish blood in my veins but
the idea Of an Lrishman's hoeing potA-
toes with apitch-fork Itactually took
place, however, at shanty spiked on
TO the side Of the mountain about fifty
rods above the Tunnel House, ON the
thumb hand side Of the road
The next thing Of interest was pile
Of old iron by the side-way for which
great and scientific men have cudgeled
their brains months night and day, at
cost TO the State Of about fifty thou
sand dollars, Here was the great bor-
ing machine over which the scientific
world went near crazy when they saw
its huge teeth clasp the hard rock
Galleo-like, cried "the world movesl"
Item number three was "the Store"
with "lanterns TO let conspicuously
posted. The inhabitants are not tine
tured very strongly with the absurd
notions which are common in some
parts Of the country building houses,
clothing their children, &c, is by no
means their ambition. They "bore"
for their houses, "tunneling' is their
word and ga TO the children they have
q bountilul supply to say the least. In
ono corner q the store, or cellar, sat
barrels Of SUGAR, kerosene, Bradloys
Phosphate. &c, stacked on top Of
which we're bales of Goldfish and guam
titles Of beef, while from the poles over
head hing all sorts Of ready made
clothing, hats, caps, boots and shoes
for linen, women or children" The
counter across another end WIS made
Of fish barrels and rough boards, every
thing lay around il very handy con
diton.
We rot our lanterns and took our
fifteen or twenty minutes for the Jack
ass power to be applied and away we
went at smart mule trot for the bow.
els OF the earth. The darkness was 30
great it was long time before ] could
tell whether my light was burning and
/ seriously regretted did not bring o
handful Of white beans from the barrel
/ saw in the store.
For half an hour nothing could be
heard but the dull rumble Of the car,
the click of the mules feet and an oc-
casional yell from the boy who vigor-
ously applied the CAD to the old white
mule. There we sat deep into the
darkness peering," and by the aid of
our dim lights now and then catching
ghmpses of the frightful faces the hid
eous black rocks made at us as we flew
by the ugly crags and peaks. At last
a faint glimmer Of star appeared as
from the blue dome OF the sky, and one
by one they came out aud sparkled, till
at last we could hear the click OF the
drills and see dark forms OF men NOV
ing about directly in front OF us, but
much higher than we were. Never
stacking the speed we passed on under
them. This was the first gang" We
rooe about the same distance as before
and the same sight was again present
ed, still tho lad never "let up" but APP
piled the CAD to the mule and now aud
then let of his mouth which must have
been backed up by the most effective
pair OF lungs ever lodged in q human
breast Ere long noise back to us as
OF the mountains coming in upon rs.
Rocke % the right Of US
Rocks ~ the len q Us
kailisd atd thBudesed,
Causing the hair to stand on end like
quilts upon frightiul porcupine. and
i appeared very much as though
'semo gus haa Numbered"
Very soon however, We became aware
Of ihe fact that we were al tho head
ing and al the machines wore il op-
peration Sach a continued roar OF the
machines and chatter Of tue drills now
and then Interpreted with the coarse
heavy voices Of them men was indeed
friShtfal Near mile and q hau fron4
tha ontrance and at least eleven lua-