The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-07-03

among Jnem was civil engineer taxing
sight through his telescope, which stood on
the usual tripod
''How fan. is 1t to a street car liner Iasked.
1.-THE nearest street car line is at Cum
mingsville. You had better go back and
take the cable road"
"Good heavensI Don't say that 1t must
be twenty miles to the cable road"
mot quite so far. But it's five miles and
a half to Cummingsville,
''Oh see here" l said, you've got to do
better than that, A man miles back told mo
it was only five miles then and | have been
offered Cummhigsville at four and half and
four miles since that time. Make it three
and a half, like good fellow"
"Can't do it, my boy, You see, I've meas
ured every inch of the way. They couldn't
deliver Cummingsville at that rate. I'll tell
you the very best can do; will take twenty
rods from the five and half. I'll let you
have the cable cars at five and quarter, and
not so much up hill work at that
81 wouldn't have the cable cars at any
figure; it's Cummingsville or bust with me-"
you'll find the vile a long time cum
ming,n said the surveyor, and after he said
that left.
From that time forth the valise weighed
ton But | soon came on view that was
worth all the toll There was a tremendous
ravine, and small lake at the bottom. On
the other bank was private residence that
looked like castle ON the Rhine Further
ON the view became even more extended. The
road was now at the top of a steep hill. At
the bottom ran a canal, and beyond that was
a town. Away in the blue distance stretched
a long valley, and the outlook reminded mo
of some of the minor ravines of Switzerland
was wishing the town at my feet was Cum
mingsville when | came on some more road
makers.
"What town is that below theren | asked
sCummingsville,n was the reply
"Thunderl 1t can't be very far there"
"About five miles by the road about a
quarter of q mile down the hill, u
"Then I'm going down the HILL
"They won't let you. TIN be trespassing."
"Trespassing be hanged. I'm not going to
walk five miles to a place when l can get
there in quarter of mile. Here goes for
Cummingsvillem With that swung my ton
and half valise over the garden wall and
started down the steep hill. AS neared the
bottom noticed a man coming to head me
off As he came within hearing distance l
said:
sOh, know all about it. I'm trespassing
me IL you want to- l don't object. In fact
would rather like it, for I'm dead tired out
and you'll have to take me to town in the
patrol wagon"
~ don't object to your trespassing," he
said, calmly, II merely wanted to know IL
you knew where you were goingln
SIM going to Cummingsville.p
Really Then may ask can you swimf"
'Certainly. WhyN
"Well, You'll have to. There is no bridge
within five or six miles, and you'll have to
get across the canal before you get to Cum
mingsville.n
"What's the matter with my going along
the bank of the canal till come to a bridgel'
'sNothing, except that the tow path is on
the other SIDE and to go along the canal you
will have to climb about score of fences,
some of which arc made to prevent people
from doing Just what you propose. Then
there arc dozen hedges, which you can't
possibly get over and which would tear your
clothes from your back if you tried to go
through. That's all.
sat down on the green sward and groaned.
"rake my advice and climb the hill again.
It's your only chancen
.tYou don't want a hired man, do youl I'd
rather stay here for the rest of my natural
life than try to climb that hill. The only
consolation would have would be that when
| got up there / might massacre some Of
those road makers who induced me to come
down.
The darkest time is before the dawn. Just
at this moment canal boat came along.
shouted to the man ut the wheel In spite Of
the restriction there Is generally in vogue
about speaking to that individual, and asked
him II no could slew his craft near enough
the shore for me to get on board. He did 80
and swung on my two ton valise and got on
after.
'See here,n said, "what will you charge
to take me to Cincinnatifn
"Twenty five cents was the reply.
"All right agreed Ill make myself
comfortable, for I'm very tired.
3D." said the man.
After we had gone about "A mile he said:
'That don't include board, you know"
was nearly asleep and started up
"What dontp
''The twenty-five cents"
"Oh, all right"
II think it's a mighty cheap ride as it is.
"It's only five cents on the street car"
Eyes, but you see we go to Toledo first
We won't get to Cincinnati for three weeks. :"
"Whatr'
He was kind enough to swing his boat to
the shore and let me get off. The photo
graphic valise weighed three tons during the
dreary tramp along the tow path to Cum
mingsville. Sharp In Detroit Free
Press.