Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-09-21
staging H.



7R bls BY 4. BACHELoK.
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Those fossilized individuals who
condemn the practice, which gO-ahead
men have got iAto, of making adj
yasces in the convenMuces Of travel,
deserve to ride for forty days and
nights over the rough and rugged
road which crossed last week.
Ididn't want TO GO; I knew that it
was benighted, and that the chances
were in favor Of my getting into
trouble; bat 's circumstances over
which l had no controi"-how much
general meauness has been laid to the
charge of circumstances-drove me
to it. 1 don't mind 80 much having
70 travel u rough road when ! am out
in their roads, and sresxed to think
that they were just q little ahead OF
creation, that il set me back = good
way when found jast how II worked.
A man who has Travelled ON the
Grand Trunk Railroad ought to t'e
able to stand good deal Of grief
and | don't suppose that nm any
worse than the rrst Of humanity in
that respect but my aching bones
cry ont against such fearful humping
as have received. ~
got out OF these cars in peaceful
frame Of mind, and looked arOuad tos
the stage, sad became conscious of
mxguisceut hrarse drawn BY pair oi
bony quaaraprds, who certainly had
not exhausted themselves by eating
too much. Besides, there was a Ger
tain hammer headed vicinusness IN
the looks of that ofF- horse that didn't
like, as it reminded me irresistibly ol
the purchase made myself not long
ago. If that horse would not kick
the roof off mans head upon the
the slightest prvvocation, then | an
no Judge Of h0rseAesh--and adver
tise to have earned somethiug about
it lately.
The driver was whimsical old
genius, in y long gray coat. With many
caprs. like a watchman Of the old
4 >
times, Who measured out his reign'
with the hands Of y muster, and
seemed to struggle with pair o
obstinatrs mules, that would moi
think .f moving tor any less pointed
argument than bayonrt. rather
tvuk to the old chap, however, and
climbed upon the box by his side, and
with a cr~ak and a grvan, like that %
q sinking ship the Ulsi ark got under
welyh, aud went sxSsing down the
street to the delight Of the Juvenile
population.
& somethin' like llfs, ainf iti' said
coachee, touching up his horses. Sex
here, mister, / wonder y man of senss
will risk his life on one Of them f'esk,
steam ingines r u.
awe don't ride ON the engine. W.
generally stick to the COACH" said.
Don't ray! Now l don't want Il
sk-er anybody, or say anything
brash but it's jist fyin' full in TIM
face Of Providence to ride in ono .
them things. Thankre--I don't kee
liz 1 do take cigar. Why, don't then
pesky ing,nes but up every once in
whiief" 2" pi'ETsiSes 60 a.sjs't -
go Yes, occasionally" 's
/ "Bet they do. Hold on tight mis-
teri G'lsng, Diamond. That's th
durndest hoss mister-if didn'
hang unto him like grim death to
dead IUun he'd tear us all to pieces.
glanced at the quadrnped in que'
ton, and could not see any signs Z
furious passion about him, and hav
reason tU believe that his characte
had beef induced. However, it kel
, me busy hanging on, for the old ar
: swaye,l about like q slip in q gal
} and an uneasy feeling, like unto se'
sickness, began to take pbsssssiUh
my bosom. Three several times d
ring the first hslf-hoar did my hee
ay ny and point toward the ssnit
t and while was struggling back I'M
, d p~rpendicular posture, that ieloiifC'
. driver never ceased to chant Il
praises Of staging as compare' nj
d that object Of his hate, the "stea
ingine," ~ he persisted in calling q
locomotive. nGSag Mss o.
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