Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-11-13
Notes from Dixie.


tedious experience ard long EeGesiion, upon ray
Jog bad word Tor something anent the town
The street railwsysars simply eKtortiona.e hum
bugs; aud in recording this fact We feel a re-
Ireshiug sense Of having performed eur duty
And ROW for the proof necessary attachment
70 every assertion: the street cars are humbugs,
nuisanees, ETC., in hat they creep along at snail
Ike pace through crowded thorOughisTes-al
lowing any man to eclipse them in speed, and
without trying. too. We boarded one Of these
slew coaches the stLer day to ride three blocks,
and we pledge our journalistic honorthatthe car,
drawn by a stoat-legged, large-sized mule sue
cocded 10 making the end Of those three blocks
90 the remarkable time Of fjteea minutes b. the
watch, and this, too, without stops! 1t is pleas
aIt Of courss, for nan Of leisure 10 sit in car
aad be uhirled through space at this incredible
rate but FOR one with whom the two greatsgents,
TINE and Money merge in such way as 10 defy
tte uaeeaeut o. tie ama'gamatOn, this sort Of
thing yca'lgwoat do. Tbs mule, vs are told-or
used 20 De told-poss esscs far greater strength
acd endurance IN bis unmeDtionablcs than does
The horse The frat asset ton rela tive TO this in
tel,igeut snd d3c,c animal will readily ressive
confirmation from any on, who has FELT tho son
persuasion OF a mules headquarters. Ia the face
/ olthis fact il is rather hard 10 understand why
tbs Inca, descendants Of Balaam's gentle quad
rrras which are hi.ched 10 these public cha.iets
down here, aIdrUa il a smooth track, should be
allowed 90 meander along at their own speed
Add the price charged on these cars is al extar-
,f,r Arv,b.ra mn North the fare on CITY rail-
-.,5. 8. e,. or az, cont. Will, dawn here. tbev
&c.. ,,.,b .,,sr,,r.,,, ;,,,rdcpoe IN charge
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East lay The broad HaI0or "Hes' waters nave
Heated more t'anage-ioseign ana domestic
than any other southern port WINE away on
beyond Sumter's batt'e-scarrsd bulwarks, could
be deserted in Imagination the tossing pillows o.
Ola Ocean. is we looked upon the scene "ei'o
and beautiful to ponder over our morai-'nS ma
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acstsee'e has to proclaim each quarter of an
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