National Republican., 1881-08-10
ERIE COUNTY,
IN NORTHWESTERN Pennsylvania.
A Fancy Sketch while Riding on the RaIl-TunneIs,
but No Transfer OF Court. .Plaster--Along
the Beautiful Susquehanna--A
Family Party.

Special Correspondence Of THE REPUBLICAN,.
Miles GROVE, ERIE Co., Pa, Aug. o.
They'll do II yet, see " they don't II will be
torn atom from atom. shred from shred. I'm sure
oft. The only wonder Is that II has not been be-
gun. Under the influence of the clnttertc clattcr
tc.clAt OF the cars thoughts unbidden come and
stay with wonderful persistency and no seeming
control Of the mind. haunting one until, without
any reason, they Suddenly take their departure.
The keynote is sometimes n single word and this
time II was wonder" The car-wheels ratified
and ciattcred the word " wonder, wonder wonder"
ull invoiuntatily watched for something TO
wonder At. wondered why there was always
s1uealy party ut every station why they called
"All aboard" seventy. five times why two pairs Of
heads graviiated into such close proximity while
every else was content 10 keep his or her head
on his OF her own shonlders then how long gas
had been used on the cars instead Of sperm candles
Thinking had satisfied the suggestion the car
wheels tried to appear su old stagcr. aud dumped
my shawl.strnp Oh the marrow window-sill, and,
resting my heal thereon, made nh effort to pose
50 M To AprKAE INTERESTING.
A flcr considerable effort concluded had done
the subject Justice. aud cautiously peeped about,
and. as every one seemed TO have settled for the
time being. could see no reason for posing at all,
and again the clatcr OF the cars. with the old bur
den took possession Of my mind and took me back
TO the Baltimore aud Potomac Depot, and new
wonder caused the course OF thought with which
began. really think the carpet there Is a wonder
that il Is still there Where arc the relic -huEers,
that they have not borne OF tho historic breadth ?
II is the first time have had any serious fears re-
garding the prophesicd millennium in 1881 rather
thought VIC could weather the conjunction OF the
planets, and we have. with few comets thrown
in but fear the ellcc, OF such sudden sanctty l
rather mistrust that there may be some mysterious
bits missing, and so shall 90 on with my plans and
dye my dress just as ] intended TO. The wheels
seemed TO be satisfied. now that they
had accomplished their mission and informed the
Americaai people OF their neglect Of their preroge-
tive. and dozed or into slumber to boawakened
by the slow progress OF the train and a gnrrulous
old man, who informed every one In the car that
the engine was getting tired that 1t needed
"ieedin," and repeated II until he svariously ad
vised 10" Dry up-go over Niagara Falls (which
seemed somewhat inconsistent. for Niagara Falls
were wet when was there. Fate always seems TO
take me through Maryland after dark. shall be-
gin TO think thatt is benighied region and what
is the use OF tunnels night train cannot i'm
aRne, unless It is 10 make little more noise One
certainly gets no benefit from them In q we'll
lighted car. There is positively
no TRANSFER OF couRr-PIAsTEn.
| Another source Of annoyance Is the stupid two
hours, waiting in Harrisburg, Just when one wants
to sleep and the inqusitorial of the settees
forbid any position but one bolt upright and eye
| lids drop and heads nod until, were one rot In
| such n wretched condition, she could get some
amusement from the miserics OF others. In the
gray dawn the station master lets off his unintel
| ligible jnrgon that summons us TO continue oui
| journey. and we soon follow the wndings of the
| Susquehanna in the mists Of the morning. l am
not going to expatiate on the beauties of the route
Its praises have been too often repeated. and will
| be told again and again as the year
| roll on, for they are never changing. TIL,
| wooded mountains will elicit admiration
centuries hence and the placid, island -gemmed
river find its way to the sea. The golden asen
and purple asclepias win bud and blossom and
the ferns unroll their graceful frords when ou
eyes are closed to their beauty. The beauties o
nature are in n sense eternal, but the people who
are whirled along the iron track viii never NEE
| again. lftraveling does bring out character mos
strongly then we ought to.look for examples ant
warnings on the railroad. This time I had for
study charming family party. consisting Of
| FATHER, MOTHER, AND son.
| The latter, although by no means young, had evi
| dently fallen in love with his mother at nn earl,
| age ana never had her displaced by younger OBJ
| ject OF devotion. The thoughtfulness with whicl
| each one cndeavored to add TO the pleasure o
comfort OF the Others and the pleasant apprecia
tive way in which the favors were accepted woul
convince any but the most confirmed skeptictha
marital and 1ia affection still exist, IL It be tn
exception and not the rule. They left the train O
Sheffield and the remainder of the way misse
the sunshine of their presence, and tired. dusty
and thankful, finally arrived at my destination
where warm welcome and cool breezes were re
freshing to soul and body. MALLETT.