The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-28

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Fresh ffui.sio allkinasat vassat's.
RI A Laws OouSry PaeacnsR IN
PifrspuRc. Dear lrof.-In my last
Communication | parted with you ia tie
Monographs House. It's Sunday
morniag-I step out on the street. and
here comes sauntaring along a colored
chap with boot blaeking accousrements
strapped TO his back, and with q broad
grin peculiar to bis race, DO inquired,
"Haye mihined .upl Shine Fem up
for adime!" Hohas sat his box down,
and . foot incascd in . No. 8 Is placed
in position, boot brush Is set is set in
rapid motion, and soon the mud aud
dust Of travel is removed. As hand
him the dime, I inquired where he was
from. ..Farkir COZ House, in Old
Trginia," is the answer. I cross The
Monungahela. on q splendid bridge, and
10 few minutes / am at the foot Of the
inclined plane leading up to Mt, Wash.
ingtcn. This plane l. 400 feet In
length; and lam told tia. IN average
Of 1000 persons pass up and down
daily. As | look up at this almost
perpendicular Railroad. with lis neat
coaches ascending aud desceuaing. 1
think Of Jacobs vision "a. old Bethel
| pay my six cents and take q seat be.
side q fellow-passenger. I notice tha,
the coach will hold 16persons. The
door closes, the bell rings, and I feel
for once j am making o raise. We
meet tho descending couch al the half.
way place. I look out aud feel d
strong desire to swallow /; but have
nothing to swallow. Turning to my
companion on the right, | ask ifit Is
not dangerous. "0h 10. Wien il
was first built continued he, 20
young lady, in making her first trip
over Il. faipted. Regaipiag her con.
sciousucss. she exclaimed, u Jett ike
iuaa. a man near a,er" The car
has stopped. I step out and have q
beautiful view Of Piitsbutg aud Allc.
gheny. As | stand and look down up.
on these two cities of.one hundred and
City thousand inhabitants, memory
looks back on the history qfthe colonial
ageof our country lam Standing on
history's ground. Associated with
these beautiful surroundings arc The
memory ofthe noble dead /; but mighty
changes have taken place since they
fell. Old Fort Pitt, the refuge Of OUT
fathers aud mothers in The psrilous days
Of our country's history, has been torn
down, It's foundation rocks have con.
tributed to the basement walls oflarge
hotels aud magnificent store.hou.ss,
The flagstaff that borc the emblem q
| the white mans freedom, has been sue.
ceeded BY tho toweting church spire.
The Allegheny aud Monongahela riv.
ors. whose waters once seemed q for.
midable barrier TO the westward march
Of civilization, arc now spanned BY IL
bridges; while on their waters aoa.
magnificent steamboats, and numerous
alibargcs. But l hear music. III
The chine bells in that cathedral stand
ing oyersthere in. The most densely pop
ulated portion Of the eily. | turn away
from scenes so interesting aud lovely,
aud make my xayto the hospilableho
Of Rey. G. I. Brcnsinger, the efficient
city missionary. l an kindly received
aud told that bis house is TO DO ny
headquarters during my stay IN tht
city. It will not DO considered out Of
1 place for me to state that | an here in
response to an invitation Of the Mt
Washington Baptist Church. I an
told that no service will BE- expected Of
me until ] o'clock this evening. Lam
glad Of this. as it will give mean op.
poituuity Of attending morning service
without being responsible for tho man
agement. 'The,hour for morning ser
vice has come, aud in company with a
scuicr deacon, We find our way to ID,
UDited Presbyterian Church. Deyo.
ton alone should have prompted mo il
This act; but d desire Ito listen az
compare tho minist.ation Of q city pull
\ pi. with thuseiof the country was mo
thefleast Of my motives. soon lear
the service will no. be conducted b,
tho regular pastor but BY q visitor WHO
like myself, lis aistrapgcr 10 . city an,
10 apulpi. Of city church. 4Btfor,
entering upon bis duty be seems 70 in
tcrest liinsrlliby feeling his collar but
len, and from the way he drew his ey,
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