The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-24

or all the journeys ] have ever taken.
the trip with the Rhode Island Press
club, last Saturday was the most In
teresting that can remember anything
about. and / find / can think back quite
numerous number OF years. before
reaching the saffron days OF my child
hood, when things were not so rapid as
they are now.
In the first place we didn't so in an
ordinary wagon, for the Providence q
Danielson Railroad company had Invited
the newspaper folks 10 go over their line
and when the hour OF s!45 had arrived, II
almost took my breath away to see what
they called a regular palace car. come
hurrying along and stop right In front
OF US. and we were all Invited TO git
aboard / must say fostered kinder
feeling OF vanity as / took my seat with
everybody alookin' al US, but the car was
so much more attractive the newspaper
men didn't cut very much OF a ngger
Well, after I had sot down l took
long breath and began TO look around
TO see things, and ] declare for IL, IL IL
wasn't the most elegantly equipped ON
nibus that ever rid In. Why. II you'n
believe me. the floor was all covered over
with a green velvet carpet an inch thick.
and the great willow chairs could be
moved about at will so that you could
SIT in any position, and the windows ac-
tually had draped curtains. The wood
work was elegant. and In the centre or
the car, there was a locker for the safe
keeping Of bundles and other things, and
directly opposite toilet room. and In the
end of the car place to hang up wraps
and coats. There were tables that could
be utilized by simply lifting them up
from the sides OF the car for lunches and
so on. suppose the next thing they'll
do will be To put on COOK room ana
serve dinners en- route.
IL was for all the world Ike pushing
your front parlor over the highway from
Providence TO Danielson. and everybody
invited 10 keep out of the way for what
was coming IL made me think OF the
Oriental splendors when the selfish old
kings used TO ride in gilded charfots so
that the common folks could look on as
they passed by.
We'll, pretty soon the vice president OF
the road, Mr.. d. r. Sherman. came up
| and shook hands and made me feel al
| home right of and then introduced me
retary Of the company. who went az far as
| the Greek Tavern with US. Mr.. Sher-
| man. however stayed with us all day
| long and anticipated all OF our wants and
provided every comfort that We could
wish for
when we passed by Mr.. Chang Bailey:
hotel, I felt as IL I'd like TO sit out and
| let him know my first feelings after
found out that the big Chinaman, that
thought I was lookin at more'n 30 years
| ago In Barnum's circus. when they came
| TO Danielson was nobody less than ar
Oriental Rhode Island Yankee. I've Ions
| since forgiven him. but at the time thinl
/ could have something kinder powerful
How we did rush along Says 10 my
self. what dreadful unseen power 4
here that makes US go so fast Uphill
and down with no horses TO sweat an'
make us feel like gittin' out and walk
ing UP hills out OF sympathy for the poo
beasts" / couldn't help marveing at !
any more'n the Chinaman did. who wa
telling his brother Mougolian how the,
20 up hill and down. when he said. IN
pushee. no pulee; all same. 20 topsid
hillee like hellee"
know that sounds little impious. bu
II passed through my mind. nevertheless
Just then we had got TO the bower hous
at Rockiand. and Mr.. j. e. Thielson. tn
superintendent OF the road boarded tn