Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-12-17


course OF an hour or less n new train
is made up aud We 90 on, leaving the
five disnanlled coaches where they
sellled, A. we proceed, ! l'ok ior'
ward with gloomy iorebodings 10 u
"mlss connection" At White River
Junction,
TuR SCORE ~ THE THIRD HsN0s'
It's now past eleven o'clock ] have
changed cars three times and Travelled
Oh three different railroads since seven
o'clock, and the end Is not yet, Chin
Foo's lively aud entertaining chatter
makes the miles fly pleasantly BY, aud
wc hurry through two or three Bosca'
wens apd box the whole compass OF
Andovers and get passing glimpse OF
Canaan, for We are nov Oh the Nor
thern railroad Of New Hampshire.
Here is Enfield, and we arc in tho
land OF the Shakers and At Lebanon.
My friend the Coniucian missionary
says goodbye aud IL borne away from
my sight in the arms OF the committee
aud five miles further on, the orchestra
OF The brake unllmbers down by tho
woodbox with tho beautiful aud I'M
pressiye overture "Whito River juno
ton! Change cars for Montpelier,
Bellows Falls, Rutland aud all points
on the Central Vermont
TAKE A NEW UMPIRE.
! am pleased. Here Is another
chance for little change and q ride
on new railroad. get on my new
train aud we hurry away. ! have
barely time, as l hurry away from the
ticket Office to send Mr.. Whitney
another dispatch, and dine by reading
the card over the lunch counter. We
change directly now. We have
been running northwest. Now we
are hurrying south, AZ though we had
made mistake. We pass colony OF
Har!ands, and a long pocesslon OF
Charlestons, and Bellows Falls is
reached, and the new brakeman thrills
my soul with his touching rendition OF
the aria from "The Emigran's :"
"Change cars tor Rutland Bnrling'
ton and all points north and south
SOUND FROM HOME.
All, if it was only orr own Burling-
ton, queen of the three hills and Rut-
land, j, seems to me | have heard
somebody at "Rose Cottage" speak OF
Rutland wonder if couldn't run
up there Sunday? But get off the
cals, for this travliug is very monoto.
nous and | want little change. My
physician says need it. So tor the
fifth time today 1 change cars. And
here is where my long promised
freight train picks me up and carries
me to the Mecca Of this days pilgrim.
age, Ludlow. Is is fifteen minutes
past three o'clock when I buy my
ticket and ask the agent about the
next train for Ludlow. I'm
agine my dismay when he says
"Seven thirty this evening""
A FALSE RULING.
But" | vailed, "theres freight
train before that isn't there 2
He was a handsome young fellow,
that ticket agent, with an honest boy
ish face, and I had been attached to
him. But he looked me right in the
eve and with never blush he said,
sThe first train goes at 7,3O."
JUDGEMENT ON THAT.
All, well ; suppose he has to do
it in his business.
AN APPEAL FROM THE UMPIRE.
Sor; sIully | sougth the telegraph
operator, a bright business like young
fellow, who pities me as tell my sad
story, and sent off a waiIing dispatch
to Mr.. Whitney. wonder what
kind of looking man Mr.. Whitney
is. Is he young Or old or will | ever
meet him in this life Isigh like q
cyclone.
"You 60 see the conductor" the faith.
full operator says" "There is freight
traiu that ought to be ready to 60 up
now. 1t isn't allowed to carry pas
sengers, but maybe he will send 10
the superintendent and get permit
for you.
'.sArE ~
dry my tears and set of, but the
operator gets a welcome message be-
fore find my conductor. 1t is all
right. Then when l am safe iu the
way car the conductor tells me that
they must be anxious about ME, as he
had received three orders about me,
two TO carry me and one not to