Year: 1859

AN ATLANTIC TRIP IN THE GREAT E.sryn,, IN,


English papers are full of the Great Eastern r,binb


Is now positively announced to have sailed 'o ~


6th OF the present month for Portland. From the
London Illustrated Ne,os of Sept Sd, we conv tbe


following interesting article upon the fortbc9ming


voyage of this floating monster:


Inc grand tour used to form an essential in


gredieht IN the education Of gentleman and when


ne ne mad done Paris, Rome and Naples, Florence


Allian' ilenna and few more of the most celebra-
ted foreign cities he was entitled to take rank az
the travelled monkey who had seen the world


steam has come in and altered the whole face of
thlngs IN this, as IN almost every other atter and
it isno uncommon thing now 10 haar rnawbors Of
Parliament. barrsters and others announcing their
intention of taking run to the Pyramids trving
the shampoo at Constantinople, or whining the
Norway rivers for salmon, We doubt very mucb


however whether many of our readers have more
than very shadowy outline of an idea of bov,
much may De done in the way of sightseeing in
connection with the little trip across the Atlantic
about to be taken by the Great Eastern


Let us now follow a tourist who, for lack of a new,
sensation, has resolved to trust Caesar and his for
tunes to the @s rple1 of the Great Eastern in her
hrst trip across the Atlantic. What the character
OF his cabin and saloon accommodation will be we
nave already amply illustrated in former numbers
OF TINS paper The snug berth in an airy, lofty
caoln, turned into an equally snug drawing room
during the day by the berths folding against the
wall ana beng covered with curtains; the mag
nlhcent saloons, the noble deck parade the cosy
smoking roOm-everything in short, reminding
MIN rather OF West-end club or a huge hotel than
OF ship. Add to these the almost certain absence
OLA od al pitching the baths the ice and the French
Sooh, ana What more could the most tastidious Sy-
barite require? But the chief point vet remains
70 pe notced. The ordinary run across the Allan


TIC IN the Cunard steamers occupies from tO-.lva tn
fourteen days If the Great Ship only moderately
fulfil the antcipations formed she will be across in
half that time. -


And now, whilst she lies her fortnight at Port
land, u s., and whilst Transatlantic cousins
are crowdlng on board to survey a fabric which
even they will be disposed to acknowledge foes all
CREATION how our tourist occupv his time?


The answer is to be found in the following letter
obligingly communicated by an American gentle
man w hen it shall become better known in Eng
land that fortnight can be spent proftabIy in the
United States, and enable any one to see within
that period the Niagara, and to give day to Bos-
ton, day to New York, day PHILADELPHIA and
day to Washington, many will be tempted to
cross the Atlantic who do not think oft at present
In fourteen days the more active traveller couId
not only effect this with perfect comfort and facil
ty, but extend his trip and have several davs to
spare Tor sail up the Hudson, and a short
run into Canada. Or, should he prefer a western
trip he could proceed at once from Niapara To De-
troit, spend day there, then give another to Chi
cago; then move on through Milwaukee ant Madi-
son, to the Mississippi Madison, the capital of
Wisconsin, is most beautiful city, living between
the Lakes MENDOZA and MenOna Twenty wears
ago the land of Wisconsin in the hands of the
savages; now there are upwards Of million of in
udDlldntS anu ,UUU cnllufen at SChOOl-the Par
lament at one end of the principal street and the
University at the other rising at either end of an
intermediate valley From the Mississppi the
traveller may vary his returning route. and be at
New YORK within two days and half from the
time he leaves its banks. Should southern trim
be preferred it is quite easy for any one to visit ST.
Louis, Cincinnati within the time specified"


a DORCHESTER GIRL ELoPING wIrH A RED NAN
Danger Of Reading hrdian Noceis The Young Hi
awa'ha who eloped with the fair daughter of res
pected citizen OF Dorchester has been heard of bv
the father OF the girl, who with his friends and
neighbors. has been searching and teleprapbinr
constantly since the infatuated girl disappeared2
The romantic Young lady who was so anxious tn
become the bride of a redskin attending school
IN this city, and on Thursday morning last she pro
cured five dollars of her father to purchase books
with. She also left home at an unusually early
hour, in order as she said, to make her purchases
before the morning session, she would other.
wise be obliged to transact the business at the
noon recess, and thus be deprived of her dinner at
home.


Nothing was suspected and she came into town.
early, where she met her Indian lover, and the
twain started upon the cars from the Worcester
depot. They proceeded to Warren, a few miles
from West Brookfeld, where the aboriginal has
two brothers residing, about six miles from the
railroad. 1t was at first supposed that the ill-as-
sorted palr mad gone to Warren, and messenger
was despatched thither last Thursday, but he could
lind no trace of the fugitivcs- The telegraph was
then put in requistiOn, and messages were des-
patched to all the railroad depots within hun
dred miles. At length it was ascertained. Sat
urday afternoon, that they had alighted at War
ren, and to-day something will be done about it.


The father of the girl is much esteemed by his
acquaintainces and great deal of sympathy is ex-
pressed for him. The girl is said to have been al
ways correct in her department, and has won the
regard of all who knew her. She was courted by a
young merchant in this city 1t is probable that
the romantic descriptions of the Indians which our
novelists and poets have induged in have 50 opera
ted upon the poor girls Imagination that she was
easily fascinated by the cunning young redskin,
who has been living in tents with his brethren in
Dorchester and Quincy for several weeks past She
will probably repent bitterly that she was charmed
by the picturesque appearance of an Indian lodge
and the oily tongue of willy copper-lace to leave
the comforts of a civilized home.- Boston Herald.
Sept. II.