Litchfield enquirer., 1869-08-26
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 Ex-Gov. Hawley. Hon, s, .W,e Kellogg LII Bromley of the Hartford Post. ant others, are taking .ttA Vacation Trip, t the Pacific We clip the following rac bcount of the journey to Des Moines ani of the eclipse, from letter of Bromley te the Post :---- ---------- I1satos.-'- -.'iA GOOD SEND OFF. '72''y s'54 ie CHICAGO. Aug. 5, 1s69 | Weegot very good ttsend oif'.s Indeed for trip of three thousand miles, Il may say a most excellent send of For I take 1 it that man who starts on such an excurs sion, and gets all counterfeit money for the first dollar he changes, may be said to be in very promising way to get his eye teeth cut before he gets back. The gentle
 manly and accomplished expressman who took my trunk to the depot charged for that service twenty five cents. Which was reasonable. very. But when he gave me back in change for my clean one dolla, bill a bad quarter and an unspeakably bad half. the reasonableness of the charge ceas ed to be remarkable. Irelied on. his hon. est appearance and took the scrip without examination. A talented horse car conduc- tor in New York declined the quarter with a sheer whenI tendered it tothim for ;emy fare, and upon the examination of tho com panion half-dollar piece found it so bad that even to my poor unaccustomed eyes its worthlessness was apparent-for 1t wasn't even counterfeit. It would have been dignifed beyond measuse by the name counterfeit. Standing there in the crowded horse-car, with a fcarpet-bag in one hand and the counterfeit scrip fin the other, l reflected for two blocks, with great seriousness, on the subject of total de- pravity as exhibited in expressmen. Had only one of these pieces been bad might have taken it only as specimen of ordina- " wickedness but to chuck off two such dreadful carricatures of the currency of the realm upon one poor traveller, indicates 8 na- ture thoroughly and totally deprayed. Still l find compensation for the loss in the enlightment it furnished me. For have often sat in Hen. Robinson's window and wondered how the gentlemen, who, with their gaily painted express wagons, occupy the south side of the state house square, aud never seem to be doing anything ex- chaffing each other, could possibly make a living. l have ceased to wonder. If they always make change in counterfeit money they make handsome thing without much work or many customers. F regret the low tone of our city expressmen-regret it seventy-fve cents worth. I do not think the affable and sprightly hackmen who oc- cupy the other side of the square, and who continually ask me on my way to dinner if ' vviI ho this thing. They might possibly have put one bad half or quarter, but I do believe they are too high toned to give an unsus- pecting traveller al his change in counter felt script. have safely bestowed in corner of my pocket-book the offending and offensive scrip, as a monument of 'Man's inhumanity to man, a.,. t1
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 give the above as my first experience. So now, in the words of the clergyman at 8 wrecking station, who finding hls congre- gation deserting him rapidly at the sight ef vessel going on the rocks. besought them, with great earnestness, to stop Q single moment-"we can all have a fair start. '-' ''t@- -" '-5.F@'Ao
 Ss NEW YORK. ,2a@4 .
 New York you know about. It is Q growing place owned chiefly by hotel clerks T..5. asae fcr lGa 1at
 IF sa*"@.3a. TO CHICAGO. ,aGs3
 As on the Continent, '.all roads lead to Rome" so here all roads seem to lead to Chicago. You may go by any one of a most bewildering lot of them, from the Pan Handle to the Grand Trunk; and each Sc he c1, f.-
 add most reliable, and furnished with the most elegant sleeping cars, palace cars and smoking cars; and each will take you through the finest country, and give you the best view of the highest mountains. broadest valleys. deepest rivers, sfrightfnl- est chasms and dizziest precipices- You what is called !" "l2 t. @#f. 7e y|1h&sT ..
 THE ALLENTOWN ROUTE. e1a1 -.. Though why 50 called, unless because Allentown is the poorest stick of town on the route is more than I know. We, took the ferry at the foot of Liberty street, at g a. m., and at Jersey City took the cars of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The road is not crowded to death with passen- gers; you have good cars, a smooth, easy going road, gentlemanly conductor, and on our train was that very rare bird, a cour- teous and accommodating brakeman, who I was polite to the ladies, answele ed all ques. tions. found seats for old women and chil
 dren, and made himself generally useful. ] 1 wish l knew his name, for for it is so rare that you find courtesy and good nature in such Q position, that want to bear public testimony to his merits. Perhaps though it is just as well-fame might spoil him. las it has so many thousands before I him. asso sR 5asmi7 a7s '' ci hstaaT
 It is pleasant ride through the ..gardeu sass" part of New Jersey, andindeed over the whole of this road-for not only are the officials accommodating, and the road amooth, but there is noticeable freedom from the dust and cinders which make travel so intolerable in August: and the scenery, though not remarkably diversi. fled. is still varied enough to make th< panorama delightful. Another, and1a] think the greatest charm of all, is the re } lief from the crowd. for of all abomina. tions that of having to push your way through sweating and swearing jam ol miscellaneous people in an over-crowded
 train, is the worst. S1o'~ sA a'f.@ .,G THROUGH NEW JERSEY. aa .s.g There is little to see to writss about. The
 market gardens which abound along the
 line of the road near the seity gradually
 broaden out as you get further away, with large farms and wide acres of corn, hay,