The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-05-14

j should not dare 70 expect sale translti 4 4
igaOred the company sstippiatiOns. Iehoss
acentraIc car, though 1 am slmOst ashsmsd
10 tell Why. II should give the reason. il
would be, that cannot realize there Is 70
danger of 8 snake-hsads" in the use Of T.
rails, and have such horror Of being IN
forward coach that slides through the next
like the barrels of a spy-glass, or in aTsar
car that flies of the track in rounding 4
cure, like the last boy Of string playing
.. erack-the-whip.5 IremembsrO once Of see
ing train round a sharp projection where
car leaving The track would be hurled down
frigbtful dselivity, and noticing that the
inside wheels Of the resrmOst coach were
lifted entirely from the track. l never shall
forget what chills Of horror froze the blood
in my veins, as l saw the tops Of the car os-
cillsting in mid-sir, and thought that q mere
breath would launch its occupants into de-
ztruction.
It is very entertaining to me to observe
the conduct Of The various cOmess and gosTs
in railroad, passengers waitiDg-roOm;
but it is fully as entertaining to notice the
department Of the travelling public on enter
ing car. coming from various directions at
different times The uueasiness Of the insz-
perisdced is SO IN contrast with the content
Of those who have accustomed themselves 10
''riding on therail. Some poet has written,
When igrOr anco is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise."
and scene that 1 witnessed during the hur-
~ and confusion preceding the starting Of
the train, impressed ne with the truth Of the
distieh. On entering the car saw no other
occupant than two Young ladies Of The COP
psr-cOlored race; one at each door, provided
with basket Of bead-work toys, her shawl
arranged to conceal all but her oval and not
uncomely cOuntensncs. But soon. men,
women and children came in from the draw
ing-rOoms, or from other trains aud disposed
Of their baggage in or about the seats they
secured. Then maBy Of them went 10 &C.
eept the urgent invitation Of colored youth
to tea, as he assured everybody Of . twenty
minutes before the train leaves" In their
absence young couple entered who evident
ly were but recently married and had deter
mined upon a honey moon tour. The hus-
band carried in one hand an old ssehel and
in the other paper-wrapped parcel whose
contents could only be guessed The wife
carried coarse shawl on one arm, and with
the other linked herself with her rougher
half when circumstances permitted. They
we're plainly unaecustomed to the ways Of
the travelling world, and the wife felt the
strangeness of the situation bat the hus-
band was equal to the emergency and SUBJ
stituted doggedness for experience. Every
seat had been taken, and our young frienda
were at first nOnPldssed; but the husband
thought he eompreheuded matters, and, re-
marking that whoever owned all lhs. bag
gage wasn't very polite or he'd pile it in one
corner Of The ear, instead Of sprawling it al
over creation and part of York State, he lift
ed vslise and over-cOat FROM one seat into
another already occupied by a soft-shelled
band box and delicate paras9l. Then turn
ing to his blushing bride who was hiding
her confusion by trying to swallow her Au-
ger, while her eyes dla1ed with Eifely pride
at her husbands dexterity in cutting The
guardian knot of the situation, he said;
"There, Eliza Jane, I guess we've got
leats that fsller what owns all these traps
kinks he's smart, no doubt, but yer zee I
Know trick ahead Of hisen and now lets
% grub"
The look Of atfectiOnate pride and content
he gave him would have repaid Oue for rob-
'ing an orchard, and the paper-vrapped par
'el began to disclose its contents which fl
we're 10 snumerats, my reader would deem
ne to have been more observing than polite.
less required The couple were soon ab.
Orbed in refreshing the inner MN.
OF course was curious to see the rusuit
f this bigh-handed usdrpation Of seats, and
lay back in quiet enjoyment Of the interes-
ng prospect Of future fun. The lady own
Dg the band-bOx and paTasOl soon came in
nd was quite surprised at the addition to
er pOrtables. The young benedict noticing
er annoyance and seeing his mistake sprang
0 correct the difficulty He scooped up the
1t, including the band-box whose yielding
ides he considerably compressed, and de-
Osited the load across ihe aisle in another
sat containing bird-cage ard other articles
he lady screamed out, ''That's my band
O1w and reached for it, but was anticipated
, the OficiOus young man who siezed it by
be cover which being loose, the box over
lrned and the contents tumbled to the to-
accojuice Puddled floor. I never could
Iention the different articles, but the lady
rOaned you something Ike, aOb, you BRUTE
I'd stopped to rescue her fallen treasures.
he young man assentsd to the truthfulness
her remark and wilted beside his bride
no exclaimed, snow Joe, whatever have
sr did,"
The lady had just resumed her seat, when
military looking man entered picking his
eth and smacking his lips as if he had eat
something good. He was evidently on
e best terms with himself and came along
if all was right l saw at once that lie
as the owner Of the removed oYerccat aud
lise; for he stopped just behind Che young
uple, looked at them, Peered over their
Oulders in search Of his property, stepped
opposite the youthful pair and quietly
marked;
-Ow is this? Amt you il the wrong PeET"
The husband paid no attention to his in
Try but hesitatingly said:
'Ws'd offer yer bite, stranger, but our
lb Amt the best"
The wife had drawn her shawl over the
ables, conscious Of their plainness.
4 say you're in the wrong seati" ejaeula-
the officer.
Guess nOt-yer traps is on t'othsr side
re, . young verdant cOolly replied Just
' lady and couple Of children walked
and stopped by the seat containing. the
e. She looked as If there was none bag-
,e than she put in the seat, and TIE Mill
: man, taking up his baggage, remarked:
4 did not put these things here, madam"
ode out Of the car, casting wit6sring
nee at the young couple as he Wsht The
iculty was solved and felt relieved.
1 FosY.
Fireman's State Convention.
'ursuant to Instructions Of the Firemen's
te Convention, held at Columbus, Ohio,
'tembsr 18th, 1868, the undersigned Com