Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-04-26
A TEN DAYS OUTING.
INCIDENTS AND IMPRESSIONS OF
A TRIP TO WASHINGTON.

shine. ITO New York via Scum
Steamer. --Brief Visit at Philadel
phia. --First View of the Capita
City.--A Loquacious Negro Hack
man.--Ride About the City and t.
Arlington.
| A trip to the nations capital is mo-
so momentOus an affair as il once was
Before the rebellion, the person whC
had visited Washington, seen the
capitol dome and trodden the carpet
of the White House was an object
of veneration in the community and
became ex officio the judge of the vii
| lsge lyceum debates. That time has
passed. Now, a man of any public
prominence whatever feels abashed
when obliged to answer "No," when
asked, "Of course you have been to
Washington p
Leaving Randolph on the noon ex-
press on Friday, Apr. 9th, my good
wife and | started on a long-planned
trip to the seat of the national govern
ment. The first breath Of spring had
Just touched the snowdrifts, but
Mother Earth was still far below. As
we whirled rapidly southwark, bare
spots began to appear and before the
Connecticut river was reached, the
scene had changed materially and
only patches Of snow were seen. As
we crossed the Massachusetts line, we
noted the entire absence Of snow and
soon dusty roads and bicycles pro-
claimed that we had entered the
realm of spring. A very sudden tran
sit Of seasons, we thought, as we
packed away our rubbers.
Our route lay to New London by
rail. Travel was light and tine con-
ductor, after ruthlessly cutting our
mileage book, became very loquacious
and sociable, even pleasantly profane,
as we were obliged to slow up for a
freight train ahead. 1t does a passen-
ger much good to have a uniformed |
official at hand to swear for him on
such occasions. Lunch at Palmer, !
Mass. One Of the trying problems Of |
railway travel is how to get outside a
'ed-hot oyster stew before the train |
caves. After the Mrs. had burned |
ler mouth, the conductor graciously |
informed us that the connecting train
vas late and we had plenty Of time
A. SHORT SEA VOYAGE.
Arriving at New London, il was
,ut a step to the dock, where we
boarded the Sound steamer Rhode |
sland, and were assigned a good |
tateroom. &c was a beautiful night.
The boat did not leave until IL, but
We were too tired to wait up and after
had tried on the life preservers that
found under the lower berth and
damned how ! would swim out Of the
orthole if the boat sunk, we turned
nto the shelf-like affairs which we
Inspected were put there for such
purpose and courted slumber.
Soon the ringing Of bells, the bass
otes OF the whistle and the summons,
:" no
fled us that the boat was of. Memo
les of the night are a confused jun
lie of the boats throbbing, whistles
Doting, disturbed dreams and restful
epose, but just how much sleep we
OF it would be hard TO say.
Next morning, we were up early, as
re did not wish to miss the grand
ight, as the boat approached New
ork, where it was due at : a. m. No
ne can fail to be moved by the spec
lcle of New York on the one side
nd Brooklyn on the other, he route
wing like a lane between the popu-
Gus parts Of Greater New York for
everal miles. We do not hear much
bout the Brooklyn bridge nowadays,
mt it is just as great a wonder as
yer. My wife expressed fear as the
oat approached it that it would sweep
way our smokestack but the nearer
came the higher it seemed to rise,
ntil, when we passed under it we
aw how easily the tallest masts could
lear it. Cars passing over it looked
Ike dominOes, and men on foot like
pecks. Then, as the boat rounded
he point Of Manhattan, the Statue Of
liberty rose up in the mist. There is
splendid view here OF the harbor,
he lower city and the adjoining
'Oroughs. The ''sky-scrapers' are
clearly. Castle Garden and
he Battery are within stones throw.
The harbor is alive with shipping
lumsy looking ferryboats, trim
-achts, busy little tugs, schooners and
reight boats in tow, and in the ofiing
eVeral big ocean liners, being pIloted
n or out. One feels distinctly "in
t here-as If one were pretty near
he center Of things.
on TRAIN AGAIN.
Our boat moves on from the East
liver around to the North, or Hudson
liver, past scores Of slips where boats
IRE lying, either taking or discharg-
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