Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-10-06
CORRESPONDENCE.

hangs tale.
Getting possession of the coveted " out
side seat" the other morning, took the .
stage in company with driver Jimmy
Brlncard and we descended from the elias /
sic atmosphere of Trinity Center. The
day WAS fine, the scenery just in the ear /
liest glory Of Autumn, and as we sailed
sround the curves and along the river
and mountain sides, it was enjoyment |
enough for one day. James and l, as
old acquaintances, kept upa rapid stream !
Of conversation and more than once it
turned, naturally enough perhaps, on the .
QUESTION OF MATRIMoNY,
and you know just how two fellows will !
laugh and slap each other on the back
and 50 on when talkinga bout such things. !
Jimmy was in high glee over some cor
robora;ive testimony he had picked up
the day before from lady passenger who
had lived so years with her huS band and
then g)t divorced after suffering untold
miseries. "Ah, she could tell something
about it" he said, land it sint all its
cracked up TO be. They can talk about
happiness, two living cheaper than one
and SO forth, but it wont do-too flhnsy.
For most any of these young rakes whose
money is curse to them, whose time Is
occupied forever in running after wine
and women-marriage Is no doubta say
ing and good thing. But for young
man struggling to rise in the world-what
does he want with wife ?" And so it
ran but ever and anon l fancied | could
detect gleam Of insincerty in jim my's
eye, and some little discrepancies observ-
able on the road strengthening the feel
il &, | should wait hal: fearing to sec the
marriage notice some of these fine days
MONOPOLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Now | will speak Of something, al
though am aware that it will not be of
the slightest avail, and it is a matter that /
| do rot at present tako tne least interest |.
in. But at any rate for amusement, say. /
| VIII give the people Of Trinity few |
facts. If my figures are wrong, somcbo- |
dy please correct me. Stepping aboard |
the stage at Trinity Center, the passen.
ger deposits hi, little eight dollars with /
the driver fer tho privilege of riding over
the road 81 miles. The fare, We may |
hear casually remarked, is like the road |
in some PLACES steep. Figure it up aud
see for yourself. 1t is rs much as or
moro than the 40 price. Eu:everything .
else is not more than half what it was
then. Something strange, isn't itt The /
fare everywhere on the road is in like |
proportion. Well, of course there ia
cause behi.d this. The stage company |
operates on a toll road, which cost its
owners $4,000, and pays therefore the
sum Of $3.50 per month or B per day
Adding this 20 the other necessarily ma
ny and large expenses OF running and /
keeping up a stage stock, | fail to see
anything bloated about the company. |
would here state also that | would like |
about $40, ,000-in toll road that would |
bring me in IA per cent interest per
month on my capital, trusting to the cx
ira travel outside of this one source Of
profit, such as freight teams, private CON
veyancss, emigrants, and so on and 80
forth, to put enough loose change in my
pocket to enable me to bear up under the
repairing and other incidental expenses.
AT THE TOWER HOUSE.
take leave of jolly James, with tears
in our eyes. J.'s as good as gold, never
at discount, seldom at par, generally pre-
MUM. May his shadow never grow less.
Turned over to the guidance Of Mr.. Pratt,
an Old hand Mt the lines we ride to Shas
ia under dust that ought to give any
common man or horse the consumption
IN about six months. Mr.. p, seems to
understand, and keeps his mouth pretty
resolutely closed during the trip. Dur
ing the course OF n number of years |
have met one or two others who did the !
same thing, but never could ind out
what for. We arrive at Reading on
time, which is a great deal ahead OF time
rs a general thing, but on this occasion |
we improve the interval prior to train
time and run about to look at the town
for who knows but like Mark Twain |
we might here put upa store and become
respected. Several new firms have late
ly started up and are doing well. One
merchant it is said, commenced five years
ago AT this point with nothing and to-day
boasts of $50 900 Reading is to have
newspaper, the initial number of which |
has doubtless already appeared, under
the title of the Reading Independent.
SINCE THE FAIR
matters have slowed down somewhat |
here ut the capital. Travel is pretty /
light owing in measure no doubt to the
numerous "fair" attractions in other |
parts Of the State. Amusements have |
been fairly pstronized of late. The Fore +
paugh Aggregation gave an afternoon ,
and evening performance the other day 1
circus and menagerie. They have some |
of the largest lions ever seen on the Coast.
During the street procession the lion
tanner dressed in tights and armed with |
his little whip entered their cage and the |
way the royal beasts beloved and leap /
ed around him was quite thrilling. Rose
Eyetinge, one OF the greatest emotional !
actresses Of to day played two nights and /
a matinee at the Metropolitan Theater .
yesterday and day before, The matinee
brought out scores OF nice ladies in their