, 1873-08-26

tcllgho path, with no sido-sat1ntorings; lio Ii
making that intolligblo plrpoeo durable by
br1dglng tun'nellng, Widening, and ovon orna.
New VIII % and d tho eS 1t s oat dop9t at
two buildings coat $6, ,0oO, mo. 11o I t,ot Inyo.
however. tlio hard work Vi tho Founsylvnnia, @
people 70 90. 1le came IN and bought tho no-
oom'pahnnehtH ~ oi otner people as ho would buy
hfaco-lorso, to own 1t. ruin It, mud win with II.
THE DlrFEnENuE.
lilo motllod Of tho pennBy1vanin Cotnnanv Ia
accommodating, aulvo, void OF oGfotso. I'kcv
reeot;nizo tho cxlntonco, aud, OIL tho wiolo. Tie
olloapMnas, OF politicians aud people In putl,nr
NY. Toy aro largely -p,1rsl1ing D. crelit husi-
llcsa OF d worry wide and profitable chnrautor, and
lie who hnth thousand frcilts
| HMth not onn friend to spare,
Whilo llo that haiti ono o,,on,y
sAall moot him everywhere.
Tho Pennsylvania nairoal is always accom-
! modht!ng TO communities as woll. It appoarr In
a,p eonlortanl9 anti o,oSAnt gnise, with parlor
| faat traina. It tunuolB around citios whore
| passongors aro postered with rolaYs OF
mnloai ita ,dopota and sido-atatouH aro noat
| and homoliko at Harrisburg, 1t In particI
a!ar to 500 ttint everybody has freo proHs On at
Washington, md chr always rcady for tho
! Pronident or Governor aud auto. Mr. Scott, for
example, wanta dopot-aito at Washington. Ho
goes boioro tho Committee on the District, and
lnakoa tho request politely. hIr. CARROT op-
poses him with questionable grace, and apeaka
on astray topics, rs tho groat future Intentions
Of the baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad. Mr.. Scott
politely saya: " We do not object to Mr.. CARROT
getting dopotsito tsoto uocc, iii ho can j, and
| wo admit anything ho may say. Wo want what
| VIC ask for granted in the aatlo spirit"
=. Mf. Cameron thon puts In word to inflamo
ar. CARROT. They go Off on sldc-iuauc.
champagne iH near at hand in committeeman,
and Mr.. Scott gotB piece Of rcal estate in wash.
| ii.gtoh worth S3uo, ,09o. fine Rtroot to rim
t%hrough. % hna his land and influence will long 10
Aeis tAofo' .
BT-pIAY OF n.AowA:Ea.
Edgar IhompHon, iB q rcticont, mygtorious-Iook-
ing man, wearing whito ncck-tio, md impart-
lts M Ut o1 coolhebR, hot to aay ptety, to tho
surrounding hconeIy. no thinks, rather ,ongi-
eola o af ~ % engineer ~
@ tno mnt.iaao of 9ngeehtlons mado by MS First
lco-rroslaont. no taxes thom apart, mid trics
smena WIZ .no ln.'no, ano ana other
ei,6.nuss.E 6 t9uis' lucy loo! tne presence or
n.7 lgspeus,nosn.y, +, a.u au!us1 themsaivoS thefo-
TO. u ae ID rel1qtan!, Or tao triangu'asioh DO
,a , ~ a'oiuus sAapo: eco't 4oVel totortn, quaf-
,, dos, nor snoWh mut!hy. ao nppfoaclles hir
m nsFlcAahnI q Anenas. Ma aaso an ohgneor, or Mr.
homae Maai,;a, y, maitGs' Wno Dq1it the uapsol ut
Maeunst9i ~ "; y" dcoieu y: Aoporss, ~ Gil
Glnooth iof elf. thompson hkeB 1is crals, and
relioa upon rs pest Judgment. Mr. Ihomp-
son ~ a1tagkea Dy theao, anu 10
consents' ,,,. no agroes w1tn fnodi.
|
tue whole thing III IN that modification And 1t
Ia always dohe.
Yet, it IL probable that Scott, With his meteor
nllne, noe4H ", oltoh tho 1uugnieht al ana Will o.
fteslaeht Inompaon boMnd hlin' thompson 1a
inliexlblo III his moin purposes, and tho incarns-
tlon ct power "Hlch no naH on1oyed without
limit. Ho camo from Georgia buck to his native
htate, and me tennhylVanla Aallfoad, IN itH
ho Gan SOLICIT groas hlarehals to work Tor him,
anu then near tno louner ahlloo OF adtniration
for thona, ho IL both wise n11d magna1amous:
such hc hhs provod 70 bo. But 1t would bo hard
to quarrel with %. scott, Tho nus gratitude
but inside his corporation, disnteroHted.
| ANEcDoTEa
| Tho power Of Thomas 4. Scott is In instant
| decision, actively followed up by executive
spirit and novor saciliatiug, and in his dispatch
Of an intinito number of different itonls con-
| aecutiyely. Thus memory, confidence, and, to
q considerable dogroo Judgment, ontor into tho
man. ue acquired Ills art by original ondow-
nents, and by experience in overy fold Of rail-
reading, from repairing track and eolling tickotB
tolnnnaging Legislatures and Boards OF Directors
Tho mental strain. to which this application
| would subject him ia apparently noutrRiizod by
his control Of sleep. He can sleep in minute, =
In his oalce-chair, in railrond-car, in s.oot-
holders meeting. After q! bnslnoas,hours, he dis,
plays oucAro like boy. He neyor enrages hia
mind with petty proyocations, and antagonizes
j.
opponent for tho Legislature or Congress with
out showing himself.
Ho is q toa-drinkor, aud at o'clock takos his
cup Of ten iu ha ofllce-ohair. diapatching buBi-
moss all tho while TO Alr. Barclay or Dlr, Greeno.
his assistants, both of whom aro cautious aud
prompt aa himself.
Scott was Assistant Secretary of War unaer
Simon Cameron. lie distinguished himself
nlso BY moving troons and changing caueea, md
he clanged tho gauge Of tho Louisville l. Lox-
ington Road, 09 miles, ono Sunday morning.
~ Do you Want tho Charleston d Memphis
Noad p said Senator to him ono tlny.
!eB. Can you make tho negotiation? It ia
worth @
:" think | can.' . ..
Thus tho Southern Security Company pickol
up belt-lno Of rail with that little expenditure
OF enargy.
J" I want to SEQ Qan. Pope" aaid slcntlor,
brownish man, ono day, to tho Orderly before
that A1axs toni
~, :" Can't SEQ him, BY his ordera," said tho Or
dorly.
Tho quiet, civil man passed. in, and saw popo
cycling him With tho morning military gizzard.
u n finn H7g1n