Locomotive, Volume 21, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 August 1852 — Page 2

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-1 I r dotftyoii take the papers, man t . wjnr dqnt you. take the papers 7 , t'Whyali toanlind are stirringlnan 1 . And cutting up their capers, ' fTJSeme wingless bipeds soar alofWP 1 " V$UTl&ii apnerotd leaving! ; . i 5ut all unlike departing, sansta .' -i . Wii ley;ihdrre-'jgiie!g, he mount so high the ion "goes out, i-- ;3EigBed.like taper ; 'Tia very true, as you might learn . Xyonld.you but take a paj- er. TWy don't you take the papers, man? Lit f, U Til a TnfmuJntuun. tftrin er 'Along its Iron track, the news J . a? Tr onwru ocanng ; . . Andr (give your fancy now the reins, And make no more wry faces, ) They've cropped the lightning's fiery wings, And made It workin traces ! And what is more,' (you well may gape, And stare in silent wonder,) They make the sun paint portraits now, And bottle up the thunder ! Why don't you take ihe papers, man ? A golden shower is falling, And ' Ho ! for California," A thousand tongues are calling. The gold lumps there lie scattered round; Like leaves in mild October, Or soldiers brave on training-day, When Scarce a man is sober-! The love of gold the root of illPervades our Yankee nation ; For gold weabrave the stormy wave, And danger of starvation. Why don't you take the papers, man ? , , And read of Intervention : " Of Bloomer costumes a la Turk, . The Women's Eights Convention ; ':- The Spirit Rappings, Liquor Laws, Clairvoyant Revelations, . ' And all the shocks, political, ; Which shake, the trembling nations ? ; Wy yu ke the papers, man ? -Why wiH you be a ninny, When you can get a world of news For less than hall-a-ruinea ? at r AlmUlion sheets come reeking, . The man who lives without the news th w It mighty mean and tneahing A There's fire enough, benighted ones, v"' ' ' To light your mental tapers ; i ' There's news for you, and news for all j8o iaie, and read the papers. .GitBiiriKt., !. ;tf Ma. Editor :rI happened, the other day, to come cross some of the private papers of a young friend of mine, and being unable to resist the temptation, I extracted therefrom, without, his knowledge, the following document, which 1 concluded to send to the Locomotive, for th edification of those to whom it is dedicated. : . : v Respectfully, X. 'V'.'.. :.TEB'XSdTJXBT. :t: 'J lf , VUieUi U tk tntipUnt JSrulatrncy . .Knowjou the Miss of our city, -So gricefai, b nice and Complete ' Who dresses aiq andy and da2iling, ' , - And Wears her light slipperi so neat 1 . liaveyou seen that wonderful nose, Iiiamelg jlhj.K nxi,-; s:That" with it she imeUs tt uwdknir, ; A mechanic across the square ? .a I O, tell inei I say is she handsome t t : 'r 1 Iler eye-Hr they flashing and bright ? ' I hej? raiment bedecked with Jewels. ' rT.T)iatz!ent radiant light f . " ; , Js her forrajn proportion so graceful , ; : Her nose so exquisiteand rare 'r ' f- That the cahr smell a?mechanicV! -'A ' - " A .mech'anio acirbai ihe iquare t ?v ;-i :wr xr1 ;::;"'; rite to Know, ot ,tne ma: 1 Are cer 44H.e ruuiea . . W W JH.WS. ;- ..!.., Do diamonds flash on' her bosom, t - ' "' Are flowert wreithed in her hair, ' To keep off , the scent of mechanics, .', Mechanics across the square ? ; ' its. Ct you her as she went forth to conquest, ; Liia I'.apckoa her scepter to sway,," r Hdif asi chuckle-head youngter'..'. ' .avryoti each biped give way ? ? v' - -Her her foeiWwellera;";': j.-ijiis' ' -1 v t - 1 ellflaf Ir. Vmell a mechanic, XT ,

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Or Amsterdam Dutch can she speak? And then does she keep a piano, Does she thump it and twang it her share— That she may not smell a mechanic, A mechanic across the square? Ye sons of sad sorrow and <labor>, Go hide your vile forms in your den! And bury your forms in black darkness, That the world may forget you are men! Then stay there in silence forever, And never do one of you dare To send out the smell of mechanics, Of mechanics across the square! I warn you, ye poor, vile mechanics, To keep you away from the street, For fear you might meet with this smeller So fine, so rare and so neat— Again I warn you who labor, Again. I tell you beware Of' her who can <smell a mechanic>, A mechanic across the square! Greencastle, August, 1852. ---<>--- THE PLAINS. The following letter was received from a young gentleman, now on his way to California. by the overland route: FORT LARAMIE, June 21st, '52. We are encamped near Scott's Bluffs, fiftythree miles from Fort Laramie, spending the Sabbath. The scenery around this point is grand in the extreme. About five miles to the north are the Bluffs, resembling castles, churches, and dilapidated towers, while our camp upon two sides is overhung by lofty precipices, which render the scene truly grand and imposing. I do not regret taking this trip, for I consider myself already more than doubly repaid. I thought I had beheld grand scenery while in the East, but it dwindles into insignificance when placed in contrast with that of the West. On Frideay [Friday] last, in company with others, I went to visit Court House and Chimney Rocks. Turning west from the road, near the north fork of the Platte, you get your first view of Court House Rock, and another that stands near called the Jail. It is situated about seven miles from the road, and is a great place of resort. From the road it bears a very striking resemblance to a court house without a steeple, but as you gradually approach nearer, it assumes the appearance of a splendid castle, and the other rock the appearance of a tower. We had a tiresome ride over a rough country, but when we arrived at the spot we felt fully compensated. No language can express our wonder and admiration as we rode up and cast our eyes from the base to the summit. It is about 400 feet high, and very difficult and dangerous to ascend, yet the greater number of us went to the top, from which we had a view as extensive as vision could carry us. The view in every direction was grand beyond description. Looking away to the north we could see the Blue Hills looming up far in the distance, while to the westward lay Scott's Bluffs and Chimney Rock, the latter, as the sun shone upon it, looking like a hue of silver drawn across the heavens. South and East flowed the waters of Court House Creek, upon whose mar- gin stood an extremely large cottonwood tree, of which I shall speak presently. Far to the south was another range of lofty bluffs, while to the east lay the Platte bottom, through which the river majestically rolled. Around the rock is a beautiful valley, frequented in the fall by large herds of buffalo. The base of this rock covers an area of about two acres. Its summit is about 100 feet long by 10 wide. This is rather a narrow place to stand on when the wind is blowing a <pretty stiff gale>. My head grew dizzy when I arrived at the top and looked down on the opposite side, which is perfectly perpendicular. I have scarely thought of it since without a shudder.— We had to climb almost the entire way by niches cut in the rock for the hands and feet. This we accomplished without much difficulty, but when we came to descend, <that was the rub>, and I reproached myself for being so foolish as to make the ascension; but as 1 was up I had to come down, which I accomplished in safety.— The Jail Rock is still more difficult to climb, and out of over one hundred persons who were present but <one> was found who was willing to make the trial. This was Sam. Little. He succeeded in climbing to the summit, and descended in safety, not, however, without considerable risk. Why this is called Court House Rock, I am at loss to know, as there is no <rock> about it, bein layers. I send you a specimen of the part the Rock, only two of which I recognized, viz: Joseph Lane and John Dunlop—along with which, of course, I left my name inscribed. After spending some time here, Dr. Johnson and brother, Mr. Palmer and myself, mounted our horses and descended the bluffs to water them. While doing so I observed a crow fly from her nest in the top of the tree before men-

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tioned, and proposed that we should cross over and see if we could not make some discoveries. As we approached the tree, I saw what at first I took to be a large serpent, and was about to call the boys to come and see it, when I found out my mistake. It proved to be a thong of buffalo hide which bound some poles together and fasttened them to the limbs of the tree. On these we could see buffalo and deer skins, and we were

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tened them to the limbs of the tree. On these we could see buffalo and deer skins, and we were

anxious to know what all this means. So young Johnson climbed up and found several skeletons and one fresh body of an Indian. These were

wrapped in their blankets and had several ornaments and other fixtures about them. Seeing such fresh signs of Indians, and none of us, except the Doctor, being armed, we thought it best to decamp, especially as Walker, in his Guide, says it it dangerous to visit the rock alone or unarmed. From this we went to visit Chimney Rock, and found it quite as great a curiosity as the other. It is composed of the same material, and stands on a mound 150 feet high, being itself 200 feet high. This cannot be ascended more than 200 feet from the base of the mound, and there fore does not furnish so imposing a view as Court House Rock. When we look at the situation of this rock, and consider the softness of the material of which it is composed it certainly is a great mystery what has kept it together in its upright position for so many centuries. But it is destined to fall ultimately, as it is already cracked for fifty feet from its summit downwards. Having left my name upon this rock, I started, in company with Palmer, in search of our teams. After riding two miles, Palmer discovered that he had lost a revolver, and we had to return to the rock in search, of it. This took us till near dark. We succeeded, however, in reaching the road, but could not find our teams; so coming up to the camp of another mess, we concluded to spend the night with them. We did not overtake our teams till noon the next day, when we found them encamped for dinner, and wondering very much what had become of us. I never had better health, than I have enjoyed since I have been on the Plains. We have had a few cases of cholera and two deaths in our train, but none of them from Indianapolis. Taking it all in all, we have thus far had an exceedingly pleasant and prosperous trip. Grass and water have been abundant, and our stock well, but it is probable we shall soon have to make hard marches to procure these indispensaable necessaries. ----- TABIETIES OF LIFE. Man's life, in all circumstances and in every condition, has its diversities its shades and shadows its sunshine and its showers. Like a seesaw, it is first up and then down ; or, perhaps, like an ocean, at one moment calm and silent as a moon-beam at mid-night's still, soft hour; at another, surging, and heaving in tumultuous breakers, foaming and dashing to destruction all unon its restless bosom--swftved at all times by some Keptunel or Nereid, wiso; may be as whimsical as a granny , or placid as a timid mai i w den. 'Tis but a kaleidoscope, at best, ever attempting to display gewgaw colors; to please the idle fihey of Jddy world; And When ex Hhited in this perpetual round, tiU beauty's self has become a monotony, the colors have faded; and tbe dull have tumed awav. tbe cllild'8 j playthmg is laid agi, for tbc sterner realities of life. And so perhaps it should be. This is not an "unchanging shore," however dull, as the ? . . ' . . . . .. . j experience oi every one wm attest, ana it is wisely ordered. Earth would have few attractions, indeed, if there was no change, and everything remained " forever Uie same. The most wicked would not wish to "live alway," but like afflicted Job,, jrould be anxious to "shuffle off this mortal coil," and would cry as loud as Mordecai for relief fromthe chains that bind them I here. Who, then, can murmur that life is not sweet, and who so stupid as not to find pleasure in its varying scenes, and be glad that God hath here yaried his bounty to with new delight " t But so it is, from some unaccountable perver sion of nature, that the world is reeling with dis content, and no man " knoweth his own means of happineb,'.th6ugh there are times when he makes merry, and bids his soul be glad. f It would be an interesting volume teethe curious, if every sians diary could be spread before the world, and "we - could be, permitted, to to utsutau yu.v cwHia,;;,.oj .uevwnoie; nu-: j to amy. ,t - iztj'ij i i-- s . : t " ,nrs',oiiW hesigJiUi there ta m laugh,' - r0eh:KSiTf - -r In the nay narlor. there ould be . mnAi n music and revelry, and bright form and glad faces would be tripping In happiness, their hearts ianeaIwJenrximeafaa.evsryr npre . strung wan joy ; whue m.some lone comer,, made desolate 1 : "Zr. i3 of aavj heart, and be clothed ik'a splendid ' i. j.er 5fw who smile are not happy butit is their own fault. They haye',foll6w'ed the false glare. Jof 'the ignis y andnow itl:theirsto Souader the r ,-. T rei I ergy and strength of purpose to lift "them but, -. tvs9 os iay ssnso?. sea!. &kS &9 stress la right -. Of all the ch&raetera wha expenenee us tmd call j reality the shades ahd'shadoWs, upY and; downs .'.11 H -1L - J . V- '.. ' 1 - ' out of life, it must be your mnim loafer. ' 'At one n L.-.i.-s. t. ' ! " ; - bis supper and u bl&r a leaaasit seatk a

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the be is eunihime Sjd good cheer to his vision,'- and, I like thel mta m Texas, who didn't eoverihis irmi in row bftcause it dida't teak then. & eonsequence.of ..which istiiat,when the jw I - 1 and north-winds f misfortune come, upon him, he is decidedly the most txalovlcg and lu- , ,0 ' nw . ; 'iri t,0 im.MiiMVim. gubnous man m all creation he imagines mm--self a-perfecUlshmaehte, (and may, be is not Bat mUfortftna thy do follow jae Where'er I goes. : ?. Ob 4 I'm ased up man, Oh, I'm a used op man, " ' And If ot w I get ftfiy HJny gai&, . I'll keep U if Ian t Poor fellow ! that' a fact, for one time in your life. I hate no doubt but that you'll keep your money, if you can, but ah, that's the rub ! it's what more fools than yourself have "said. Hear him further : . " Oh, irhn I walk the street, No friend have I to frat use, vr nana me a cigar, As they im to when they'd ffleet si 1 Mehercule ! Mars,' and Phoebus I -how dole ful! Poor wretch! its many a day since you; puffed a fragrant Havana, and now a Cuba-six ! or a long-nine would be a god-send a perfect j whirlpool of good luck that you could illy bear i up under. . "No friend 1" ah, that's a vital ivunt ! Ynn sliniilrl liftvi thmiwht nf that in drv pomi S 1 OU SnOlUU nae WOUgni OI inai in ary weather, and -covered your boused If HfaUs now vi smeia you irora use' wmiry mass heavy peltings of adveMty, brought on by your hands, you must bear the consequences take the rain ! Like poor Tray, or like Mr. Smith, of Fleet street, you have been caught in bad com pany, if you have not been & willing companion, and you must take it coolly, till you turn philos opher, forsake the zigzag paths you have been treading, "cover your house M and' then, per haps, you'll have money,' cigars, and friends, too ! Straighten your color, and become some body ! And, though it may be a corrupt one, remember the popular creed : " Dimes and dollars, dollars and dimes, Aa empty pocket is the worst of eriaea 1' S. " Freight the Hadison Banner." Ma. Editor : Your statements, in your last number, under the above caption, have been read with much interest, by inany, who think it is high time that we should " speak out and that fads and figwreB should be given to those gentlemen who are ever-ready, in their great civility, to eive us the "he" when we state thinsrs we can sustain by their own bills. As to the charge of alsehodd brought against you, we will state that it is to be regretted that with some men such things are so common, that they can scarcely be viewed as an insult or indignity, considering their source. ' And then, again, " what can you expect from a hog hut a grunt "?- Itb a universal complaint, that extortions -are practised b this "over-grown monopoly" upon the travelHng and business part of the people, wherever and whenever, there is any sort of an opportunitunity ; and yet it is the travel and trade of those, thus unjustly dealt with; which has made the stock of this road so valuable. - Jcbtitia. LIKES TO IT. S. T. When the morning light is glowing, With its bright and crimson hue, And the breeze is softly flowing 'Mid the flowers gemmed with dew . WThen the happy birds are singing : - In the forest wild and free, -" Then ay heart, my heari is winging " To thee, beloved, to thee. When the mid-day sun shines brightly, ; .And the zephyre sweetly. play. And the streamlet dances lightly . " ; la the sunbeam's light away, Then I dream pf thy returning ' f With a heart still true to me , , Oh 1 then my heart is'yeariung t , 4 Jor thee,, beloved, for thee.-.- s . j When' at eventide I wander ,1 uri.f.- - " In the haunts we loved so well,' r O'er thy words of love I ponder,' :i:r- ; . , xna& it irom aj ups ieu , ! . Oh 1 'tis then, beloved, when lonely,.; ' . i When my heart is deep and free, l ; .1 dream of thee 4hee only-- ' -: i; 1 ; . : - iowcevcob. uicawis. uetuveui vi uucc. ."-i .11 , When "my heart is light with gladness, ( , vWhea my hopes axe. fair and, brighter. -. -&Or when all iseema irloosk and jsadneas, ' And to.Ood my prayer ascending 4 For thee, beloved, tor thee. -i. " -A ;-J i-'.VTDA.-sT 3T The, following from the: last Indianapolis L Locomotive shows what a'monoDoly. or strcms 1 j lSJ. .'I t.'.. moneyed pOwer; wiirdo whenever it has oppor .lu": ASX? jom-ia ownea aaa -con I ironed m a set of anstoeratls nabobs, wco wou1 I a.-JI fc . -t TOCh--the last:cent from tenzr u -ve had 4he 'bower '.-lint t'-W - --d the sooner the" '"rtity;

iowHa .ennsxenaoa-ne lores every co jfma uc; m&i 4 saancea w e .-e . uj.ae moss tosispicuperhaps thinks every body in love with'Il-iall ous'pti.rTa the wellkLora city of Ailisonvflle.

much mistaken,) his hand against every body, over a credit of 5 months will be given by giving and every .body's hand against him? Heat him a note and a proved security, and; not punctual r in one of his sublimely expressive moods : - Stress from Ae date. f j ,Jl

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lc c the following no a is t true copy of noH j ?- . u. Kotis hereby iven tLa we will offer for sale tae reiient o J. B'?, one mile south of AliiKoiiuif, ana a 10s 01 au amu ui c capnet tools, two pare of cider, mill, two good work norses, one cow, and a lot of young cattel, pnd great meney of other artickels to tedious mention." the sale to commence at 10 o'clock, , n , , , . ' L.ash in hand, and airsums of threfrdolkrand' THli'IiOCOlOTll. v IT water of Badrs wlthla th Oitr, l,890 n Nombor e( Sabseritors tritiia ,th Oeaatr 5d W amber ef Bdr witbia ih Oou&tv S.8M. Wbttaassfteraf Stotsri!s 3,432. . - , t SATTJBBAT, AIT0tJST? 21, 1852. 1. LOCOMOTIVE JOB PEHTTIEG OFFICE Mwmuy maictn addiHona to oar, assort eat VV Job Tyne. and hare nolkesltaUoa inaavlBSt thatva haro , . : . V SJt Mk . A X P V J V SS Si L V ? "We are prepared to execute fat the aeatost sad best ntanner. la a style that wilt compare ihrorably with any pricting done oast vi c3iiu h miresB,wi . ah jiisas oi os worst Pamphlets, labels, . Blaak Notes. Hat Circulars, Bui Heads j Dray fieeeipts, Concert Bill. r Gileses, concert BUUr programmes, , iuw.h,. Pesters And Blanks t Ehrery Description JTPWehaTe onh ,re on haad a superior article of Eastern Pamphlet i per, and the best of Ink, and as we r practical th the adrantage of 17 years experieaee, part f and Cover Pa workmen, wit the time 1b the, best offices lb r New York and Philadelphia: sad do a larre portion of the work oarswlYes, we naraatr all work entrusted to us to be accurately an! seaiO and withih reasonable time. V- -' ' -: " eraaty au executed, TO3 For the charaeter of ear wofrk. we Mn&dentfr t-tr t any Book or Job bearinj ear imprint-ou work speaks for ITJ Orders from a distance will be promptly attended to, and acenTaey guarantied. c - - t Er Offloe oa Meiidiaa strewt; imaedUtelr over tbPost Office. , Wood. We would like to get delivered and corded 20 or 25 cords of good straight sugar-tree, beech, or hichory wood. We will pay for green wood $1.60 per cordV or foiHrywood $l?75,"ui cash, on, delivery;";;" 'f:'1 ; rf How is it that the package of papers' sent to ticuersuuvtue, ixx was oLafee, a inotTeeeivea.rcgu! lar? Can any of the Postmasters -onTihS fine tell? .' ;- S.."'- :- t: '' - ' 'I' IIIMB.II. . ' w-, ..,.-1 Xfedisoa Eoad Freight. Last week we showed that the-Madison toad charged twenty-five times as nsnch for freight railroads in the east, in proportion to their cosV and the length'of road. Thefoliowmgbiiiof&eht wiii sW the difference in water transportation. as cuiopureu w our rauroau. monopoly ; t reight on 45 crates Queensware from , Liverpool, lingland, to Iew Orleans, . . distance 3,500 miles, $103 42 Freight on the same, by steamboat, from ? ' slew Orleans to Madison, distance a 1600 miles, vv 104 W Freight on the same, by Madison rail- ., ,. roaa, .aistance o i nines,, . ..... . ; i u It is 1 40 dmes as far from Liverpool, in England across the Atlantic, to New Orleans, as itls from Madison here, and it takes about 40, times as long to bring freight, by.iailing vessels, as it does to bring it from Madison. If the same rate had been charged by" the ship that "was charged" by-the Madison road, in, proportion to the distance, the ship freight on the 45 crates of Qneenswarefroin Liverpool, England, to New Orleans, 3, 500 miles, would have amounted to $5,668.00. Our Queensware would cost us sixty tunes a much as SEno w does, if every transportation company , charged as much for carrying as the Madison monopoly does, as the ships charge oneforUeth what they do, and the .steamboats charge - onetwestieth. The railroad receipts and bills of lading can be produced for the above but, if any one disputes ii jt9!Did you know that rleg6rmuttba sleeves' are asraia in lasmon i,4 jx you uia vnoi go to McGmnis next door, to the Jost lofflce corner, and see his fall style of ILitsr He has t large ! lot, of the best finish! ihe latest cut, and the finest material, made by.'fashion'able "Hatters, to be worn i by fashionable xnenVT There is nothing sets a peri' son. off so ,muchand glyeihimvaegoodan' ap

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