The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-28
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
By EHAl WILLIAM

Verify times do change, and we
change with them, whether for bet
ter or for worse-tell us, o shades
of our departed ancestors, fer the
problem is beyond my ken. Ii I'm
agine these same ancestors, who
thought a woman must be guarded
as carefully as pet canary, the hor-
rified beholders of three unprotected
females en- route for California; the
Elysian shore of our dreams-the
land of sunshine and of flowers. of
hOpe and happiness!a s sish~9d
Yet here we are, this lone trio, al
ready more than a hundred miles
from home, whirling along more and
more swiftly, each moment bearing
US further from the land that will so
soon be hallowed by distance. L
cannot realize that I am indeed
starting on journey which is almost
''frem sea to sea''-that soon shall
stand upon the golden shores of the
Pacific asfs f3.a acs
As we never fully realize that our
loved ones are dead until we hear
the dull heavy sound of the clods
upon the cofin-lid, so we never COM
prehend the extent Of any separa-
ton until we look vainly for some
familiar face, or seek the clasp of q
friendly hand, and then it strikes
upon US with a sense of loss that
makes the heart ache hopelesslyl -
Right blithely our friends wished
US 'bon voyage" this morning, and
blithely the sun shene upon us as we
started. May the merry sunshine
and the words of friendly cheer
prove true harbingers of our jour
ney h43l n45 aaln s.- q s9asr'aaa
But listen-the train is slackening
its speed. the engine shrieks. and
Chattanooga !'' is shouted upon the
evening air. The dullest of places
seen through the dullest of drizzling
rains; but they tell me that beheld
under favorable circumstances Chat
tanooga seems quite thriving, pro-
gressiye little city. 4s =
Nature is q tickle goddess, for she
promised us fair weather, but see
how quickly she has changed her
smiles to tears, and all her bright,
winsome looks for frOwning coun-
tenance. Not bright. hopeful tears,
but sad and regretful. as if the New
Year were still weeping over the
grave of the old. Such tears we
children of Nature shed over broken
trust. or despairing sorrow.
The lights of the city twinkle
brightly in this leaden twilight, like
stars in a moonless sky. GrOtesque
forms are hnrrying to and fro upon
the platform - enterprising apple
boys are vending their wares with
hearty goodwill; noisy porters are
the praises Of their re-
spective hotels, while dhalf-sleeping
passengers look out with rusfui eyes
upon the rain and mist. A breath
of this damp air certainly does not
seem tempting. but it must be en-
dured, and quickly too. for here we
change cars for Nashville. Band
boxes, shawls. baskets, and other
nuisances with which women will
persist in being burdened are gath.
sred up--a plunge into the motley
crowd upon the platform, and a few
steps to the train. then we are "aIl
aboard to wake iD Louisville-go |
ng by way of Nashville. Tenn, ss i
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Jan. 13.-Often 4
lave 1 been complimeuted on my
'miability-many are the verses that
lave been written in honor of my
angelic sweetness" but where is /,
he angel that could contemplate our
'resent condition with q " calm and
Iuiet mind al slsfa aai - -sraoss I:
missed conneetions''=-Gt seems
o me that connections were made !
or the express purpose OF being y
missed" )--''lie over all day Omi G
Gus words you well know their i'm e
ort, 0 journeying reader. 54vlsgrsg G