Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-05

foated ON the bosom OF the waters an
!; neared the bridge in its almost incret
u ible elevation, while its great mnssiv
" cables swinging across the abyss b
low, had to our vision the appearanc
of attenuated strands of thread-lik
wire, far enough up in the air aboy
us to admit of the passage beneath
OF more than one such steamer as our
. could one have been superimposed uI
on another. We have no statement G
its dimensions at hand, but the effect 9
the view upon our imagination is sui
ficiently powerful, and could not hav'
been enhanced or intensified by an,
J prosaic statistics of its actual elevation
Our next adventure was one of
different character. Passing over tht
New York and New England railway
at some point between Hartford anC
New Haven, the passenger car, II
which were seated numbe of ladies
the car was invaded by quite crowd
of men-I cannot style them gentle
men-who conducted themselves more
| like rowdies than anything else. There
were few seats partly occupied by
ladies, and wherever there was one
half seat vacant, some of the party,
without ceremony or asking leave,
took possession of it. Not content with
that, such an one Immediately pro-
duced his cigar and proceeded to light
it and smoke it without consulting the
wishes of any one. Those who could
not find seats occupied the aisle of the
car, smoking and talking vociferously,
and presently they began singing in a
most discordant and obstreperous man.
ner, making night hideous with their
shouts of laughter and ribaldry. All
this they kept up for an hour it SEEM
ed, and that too without any check
from the Conductor, who passed among
them quietly collecting their tickets,
and this continued until they reached
their station, when they left with the
entire consent of the passengers ON
the train. On this occurrence we may
venture some brief comments
]. The first emotion excited was
surprise. This happened in Connect
icut-the far-famed @land of steady
habits" M
2. 1t was a scene of -ungentlemanly
disorder, that after railway travel of
many thousand miles through many
years, never was witnessed by the wri-
ter in the South OR elsewhere.
3. They were not boys. They were
mature men. One of the party could
not have been less than 40 or 45 years
of age, and he seemed to be leading
character among them, and the rest
were from % to SO. Whether they
were returning party from some
base ball game, or some other frolic,
was not known, but they reflected no
credit on themselves, nor upon the
country of their residence.
4. The Conductor was evidently
afraid of these semi-savages. Surely
if such want OF courage ON his part
could have been reported to the COM
pany he served, he should have been
discharged. If, however, such con-
duct is tolerated on such trains, then
it becomes matter of serious import
ance whether tits prudent, proper or
safe for ladies or genteel persons to
travel on trains of such companies.
1t is to be hoped for the honor of New |
England that such instances of disor-
der are of rare occurrence. With this
exception we were permitted to pur-
sue 'the even tenor of our way" unmo-
Tested to our destination.
At an early hour the next day we
safely arrived at the beautiful old his
toric town OF Salem, Massachusetts.
There is not, perhaps, in the world, a
country which presents to view a hap
pier combination of the beauties of
nature and Of art than is TO be found |
in many parts of New England. From
the time you enter this region of
country you are surprised TO find that
you are never out OF the view of dense
settlements, of neat cottages and often
of handsome dwellings, and highly
cultivated farms. Material furnished
by nature which would seem unprom-
ising to an ordinary observer, have
been seized upon everywhere by the
hand OF enterprise and industry and
utilized and rendered subseryient to
the convenience and comfort of man.
is this conspicuous in the
of large cities. For ex-
ample, as you approach Boston, you
are hardly able to distinguish the exact
period of transition from the country
to the city. Limits, and it is equally diff
icult to ascertain the precise point
where you pass from the corporate
boundary of the city as you depart.
For to the eye of the uninitiated and
traveller along the line of
The great railways all seems to be one
settlement full of life
and activity. This fact and the beauti-
iul fields of grain and vegetables sub
,tantially and neatly inclosed with the
most highly improved forms of fenc-
ng, and everywhere beautiful church
IS, and handsome buildings for school /
keep the mind in a state of
constant admiration of the scene.
What the appearance of the same
country may be in the winter, when q
is covered with the snow {
md ice, and cultivation the soil
has ceased, is not here to be stated. j
But as it is now in the glory of its ,
Summer robes, and the perpetual ac-
ivity of nature and art combined, it is /,
lot going too far to say that it is the ,
most attractive and beautiful country /
hat has ever passed under our vision. a
It may be added that travellers in Eng
and and on the Continent have ex- !
pressed substantially the same opinion.
OF course this is true of the external I