Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-07-25
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for each one Of us Hoping that this is
not our last goodbye to these loved ones,
we make our way to the Indianapolis de-
pot, and find the Cleveland train in its
place, waiting for 1855; and so getting
good seat, we watch with deep interest
and real enjoyment. the different exhibit
lions of feeling over the last goodbye.
The business world has lis own good bye;
it gives rather formal hand shaking and
says, I'VE shall be happy to have you call
on US again" OF course it would. Here
are two men smoking cigars, talking and
laughing freely; they shake hands with
good natured sincerity; one says, Take
care of Yourself;" "Good for that" re-
ponds the other, laughing you look out
for No. lP' and they have parted Right
under our window is a crowd of girls
talking and laughing as only a crowd of
girls can. What they are talking about ii
is impossible to tell, for they all talk and
laugh at once. "Too many cooks spoil
the broth :" but the parting moment has
come, and there follows round of kisses
none of the light, delicate sort, but
good, honest smacks, that Yividly brings 10
mind the time in the long ago, when in
happy crowd of country girls aud boys,
we marched round the room. singing
Its hailing, it's raining,
It's cold, stormy weather" &c,
Some come to The train without friends
as they enter the depot, they raise their
eyes to the train with quick, inquiring
glance, and read on the cars Cincinnati.
Indianapolis & Cleveland" One can see
the expression ''all right" on their faces
as they come straight to the cars; no
friend bids them goodbye. as one by one.
like stragglers, they take their seats in the
cars. There is little company we have
been watching some minutes; they stand
by themselves, their conversation is sub.
dued; but the character of the party is
unmislakable-there is a bride and a
bridegroom, a father and mother, and Two
younger people. The moment of parting
comes for them, too the good byes and
kisses are tender and quiet, until 1t comes
TO the mOther-she passiouately embraces
her daughter and tries to speak, but her
voice fails, her eyes are Instantly flooded
with tears and she loses all self-controI.
The others gently interfere and the moth
er and daughter are separated, almost by
force; in the midst of this touching scene
ofhome-love, the depot gong sounded, and
precisely at the third stroke, the train, as
if instinct with life, moved out of the de-
pot at exactly q: 55, and we were on our
way from indianapolis to Cleveland.
How people can travel and not be both
amused and instructed, is indeed marvel
Gus; and how people can travel, snd get
the impression that the world is full of
liars, knaves and hypocrites, as some do,
is equally strange. Blessed are they who
have eyes and can see, for they will come
to no such conclusion. There Is much
good in the world if we can only see it;
there is much love, kindness and good
will manifested everywhere; but if there
is no love or kindness, or good will in our
own hearts, we shall not be likely to see it
in others, and so we always understand it
as piece of severe selfcondemnation
when we hear people talk about the world
being full of meanness. Ifa traveller will
study the many amusing incidents and af
fectionate parting scenes, in large depot,
he will find enough TO think about and fill
his mind with troops of pleasant thoughts.
And not in the depot, only. A full pass
enger car contains such variety of tastes
tempers and dispositions, and there is such
continual exhibition of unguarded
thought and feeling, that the car becomes
study of the choicest kind. 1t is so with
this car we are riding in. Here is man
walking up and down the car; his care
less, sauntering manner gives us the I'M
preston that he is walking for little ex-
erclse; but after watching his queer mo-
lions while, we get the impression that
he IS rather crazy; his pace increases, he
mutters unintelligible sounds and begins
TO peep under the seals and so attracts the
attention of all the passengers. The con.
ductor comes in and asks him what is the
matter The man looks at him with
wild, painful expression and said, "the
money, you know, the money! "Wen,
what about the money!" Lost, you
know, lost P' "Where have you lost your
money!" "In the car, you know, in the
car The conductor let down his lamp
and began the search; but gentleman
tapped him on;the shoulder and said, "it's
not necessary to search the car, he lost his
money at the races; l was with him r
Several around begin TO ask questions.
Ihe story was short one. The man had
been out to the indianapolis horse races
he fourth of July, got excited with Ii.
luor, bet continually and lost heavily.
nd was now on his way home, ruined in |
'ocket and shattered in mind. A man
nay do more in one hour than he can uu.
% the remainder of his life. Fifteen min.
les sin may fssten disgrace on a person |
Fhich fifteen years will not out live. At !
he next stop two persons get of with the
rszy man under their care. Another
ueer character comes aboard. He walks
'ith pompous step down the car, follow
q by his wife and baby, and seven chill
rem. BE stopped about half way down |
ne car, and looking around with indigna-
on, he said, sharply and sternly. 81 see
OF much rom Veil, waits leetle vile |
nd den l sees de conductor, den I-makes |
I'M plenty. Shust yait leetle," he con.
nued, nodding TO his children in very
moving way; "shust vait q leetle; ven
at sees de conductor, den I gets rom
Ienty." But the children were not dis.
osed TO wait,and soon seated themselves !;
nd as "der fater und der mutter'' had al
seated themselves satisfactorily, the ex-
llement for the want of "romp soon died J
Ut But our imperative friend did not J
ASOr US long with his company, for after
Snor' ride the whole tribe left the car
A,uaeled by the large number of Iamns (
- ,,e platform, we step to the car door
!, ,'-N ,S.i 'eoA out from the next car ahead j
'nere are four or five men lirino .ia,.
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