The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-12-12
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
BY EVA WILLIAMS.
IContinued from last week.l

LOT III lO0t lew SQuaIGeTS, nuts were
the only buildings upon the site of
this now hourishing city. It is said
that so small was the town that its
first postmaster inproyised an office
in the depths of his plug hat this
fully suf1cing for depository for all
the mail. When the wearer of the
"plug" met the fortunate recipient
of a letter down came the post-office,
out came the letter and was duly de-
livered to its owner.
None dreamed that in SO short a
time this rude village would be
transformed into prosperous city,
the initial point of three railroads
the Union Pacific, the Omaha and
Northwestern, aud Omaha aud South
western.
West of Omaha, Nebraska.
After endless trouble and vexa-
tion we are comfortably seated, hold
ing in cur hands the right and title
to three days joarneyiRg i'll the GEN.
tre section of this elegant Pull
man." To this right and title shall
hold with the clutches of q dying
man, (or woman) for it was procured
through an amount of trouble that
will always mar my memories of
Omaha. Not real trouble either,
but vexation and bother which ruffle
ones temper, and give rise to more
wicked feelings than actual sorrow.
The latter we accept as from the
hand Of God, and try to bear pa
tiently, but the little worries" are
direct from the Plutonian shores,
and are usually received in a spirit
truly Plutonic!
To one of our Through" passen-
gers and acquaintances, a kind but
wofulIy stupid gentleman 1 entrust-
ed the task of procuring our sleep
ing-car tickets, a most important ar.
ticle, without which it is impossible
to enter the charmed precincts of q
Pullman car. After having been
gone long enough to procure right
to all the sleeping-cars in Christen-
dom, with their conduc ors thrown
in, while our party with frozen toes,
and spirits below zero were kept
waiting in the crowded ante-room of
the cars-Our gallant procurer re-
turned with the doleful news that he
could only obtain for us a estate
room" Why they are so called, un-
less it be estate of sin and misery" "
am at loss TO conjecture. Into
this dreary abode we were accord
ingly packed, much after the man.
ner Of sardines, with the prospect of
remaining three mortal days and
nights. M was sorrowful, even
unto tears; F. was indignant
against railroads in the general and
this one in particular, while my own
feelings of mingled sadness and in
/ dignation are not to be described.
At this juncture, our conductor
with eyes bluer than the summer
skies seeing our state came to me,
aud kindly offered his berth, until
others should be vacated. A blue
eyed stranger may Heaven reward
you this generous deed. and may the
railroad increase your wages an hun
dred fold
Metaphoricslly kissing the hem
of his garment handsome blue
cloth with brass buttons-I joyfully
accepted his offer, while my two
companions showered upon his head
such blessings, as only grateful wo-
men can. But now comes the revela-
ton of ways that are dark, and
tricks that are Vain.'' After all the
uncomfortable upper berths and
$ states of sin and misery" had
been disposed of that patron saint
of sleeping-car, the porter inform
ed me that they were going to put
on another car. and if would be
"spry," I might get my ticket ex-
changed. "Spry" 1 was, with the
"spryaess of despair. Oat into
the ticket office, reached with head
long speed, where an unhappy crowd
was. assembled. all, like myself. bent
on exchange. 1t is no trifing thing.
this obtaining comfortable quarters,
for we do not change cars for three
days, and IN three days of estate
room " misery I would be lying in
state. After some little delay, and
by the aid of my blue eyed benefac-
tor, become regina regaans +" of
this comfortable domain, which I
shall hold "till the last armed foe
expires" They appear to have an
easy time. these sleeping-car con-
ductors, their principal duty being
SO far as l can observe, to entertain
the ladies. The colored porters do
most of the work, and | think the
conductor might be easily dispensed
with.
FRIDAY Noon, Jan. 16.