Connecticut western news., 1873-08-01


 all cities, if they do not contain the requi site number of inhabitants for an eastern city,) but as we said two weeks since, that MT. Buell. so accurately portrayed Omaha, it relieved us from the necessity of doing so. We called at the house of the Rev. MT. Wright. formerly from Lakeville, and were sorry to find that he was at grove several miles away, experimenting the ar ranging of the grounds for picnic the next day, the Fourth. His estimable lady very pleasant, and located near his church. MT. and Mrs. w. seem quite contented there and arc evidently doing very well in- deed, as their many friends hereabout will be glad to know.
 It was our intention to go to Fort Rear ney, but It was SO excessively hot when in Omaha, and we were 'getting 30 tired, hay ing travelled nearly 1900 miles, we felt com pelled to abandon the job. It was also our intention to call on two of our old school mates, Messrs. Strong & Van Dussn, mer- chants in Vail, in Iowa, but we couldn't ar range our ''time table" so that it would make good connections, and feeling some thing as did the worthy German in Wiscon- sinwho, after hiswife had presented him with the third pair of triplets, said, II gots huff init such foolishness," concluded to ''right about face'' and start for New England, which we did, leaving on the o'clock train, ,and spending our first night in sleep- ing car, arrived in Chicago the next even ing at about 6 o'clock. Leaving Chicago at nine the next morning we arrived in Massillon, Ohio: Saturday evening, where we spent the second Sabbath.
 Having had so much railroad riding, we stopped off at Pittsburg on our return trip and sailed down the Monongahela river, as far as Brownsville, to near the Virginia state line. These western river boats carry passengers and feed and sleep them at 8 very low rate, but when the bell rings for supper or dinner, it is quite necessary to tend strictly to business. If you miss one step, your chance is gone, and you can comfort yourself as did the old darkey in slave times, who, when the horn blew for dinner, dropped his hoe and ran with the rest of the drove, but stubbed his toe, when he turned about and walked back to his work saying: 'No use; tater all gone" These river steamers are far from being such boats as ply the waters of eastern rivers; possessing little more elegance than a North river tug boat. We would like to l toll of &ho rlontot;on 1arbovc 1r,bo ora +b. ''hands below," and who seem the happiest beings in the world with their absolute ab- sence of all care; whistling, singing, play ing on an old accordeon, &c., &c.,, also of the water furnished for drinking purposes. which was as red as though saturated with brick dust; of the numerous coal mines on both sides of the river, and thousand and one other things, but space will not permit. After nearly two days away south of Pitts burg, we returned and resumed our railroad riding in :he direction of New York. We had not got far out of Pittsburgh, before the train in passing curve in the road ran on an old man between 70 and 80 years old walking on the track. The engineer with his air brake could not stop his flying train, and the old man was taken up and thrown against the rocks at one side and literally smashed. This is terrible, but people must keep off the track is all the remarks that can be made about it. One night more in sleeping car and we are in New York city. We became by this time well ac- customed to travel, and found we could sleep as well while whirling through the country at railroad speed, as anywhere else. It's the easiest thing in the world to go to bed. Just pull of your coat, vest and hat and hang them on the hooks above. Off with your neck tie and collar and chuck 'em in your boots Ca most excellent place for them) and sling your boots under the bed. You are then ready for the night. | AS we said above of our Monongahela boat ride, so we say of our entire trip. When we started from home we began to gather items to write up a little account of our trip on our return, but soon found our self so full, that we have been compelled to let ever SO much slop over.