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here saying he was sick��oh very�察�very sick�察�and father could not come 

with    her�察  �so  she   came    alone。    She    was    so  frightened�察   �so   lonely�察  �so 

miserable。 

     Had she his address�拭�

     Yes�察   �just   here�     �It   was    on   the   outskirts    of  Washington�察      �near 

Georgetown。        Then     I  would    take   her  there�察  �if  I  could�察 �for  she   knew 

nobody。 

     On our way I tried to cheer her up by pointing out some of the children 

of the Great Mother before alluded to�察�but she only shut her eyes as we 

rolled   down   the   long    avenues�察  �and   murmured�察   �Oh�察  �these   cruel�察  �cruel 

distances� ─�

     At last we reached the locality�察�a negro quarter�察�yet clean and neat in 

appearance。       I   saw   the   poor   girl   shudder   slightly   as   we   stopped   at   the 

door of a low�察�two´story frame house�察�from which the unwonted spectacle 

of a carriage brought a crowd of half´naked children and a comely�察�cleanly�察�

kind´faced mulatto woman。 

     Yes�察�this was the   house。        He was upstairs�察 �rather poorly�察�but   asleep�察�

she thought。 

     We     went    upstairs。    In    the   first  chamber�察    �clean�察   �though    poorly 

furnished�察  �lay   Dobbs。      On   a   pine   table   near   his   bed   were   letters   and 

memorials   to   the   various   departments�察  �and   on   the   bed´quilt�察  �unfinished�察�

but just as the weary fingers had relaxed their grasp upon it�察�lay a letter to 



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the Tape Department。 

     As we entered the room he lifted himself on his elbow。                   ;Fanny� ─�he 

said�察�quickly�察�and a shade of disappointment crossed his face。                  ;I thought 

it was a message from the secretary�察─�he added�察�apologetically。 

     The   poor   woman   had   suffered   too   much   already  to   shrink   from   this 

last crushing blow。        But she walked quietly to his side without a word or 

cry�察�knelt�察�placed her loving arms around him�察�and I left them so together。 

     When I called again in the evening he was better�察�so much better that�察�

against    the   doctor's   orders�察  �he   had   talked   to  her   quite  cheerfully   and 

hopefully  for   an hour�察 �until   suddenly  raising her bowed head   in   his   two 

hands�察�he said�察 �Do you know�察�dear�察�that in looking for help and influence 

there was one�察�dear�察�I had forgotten�察�one who is very potent with kings and 

councilors�察  �and   I   think�察  �love�察  �I   shall   ask   Him   to   interest   Himself   in   my 

behalf。     It is not too late yet�察�darling�察�and I shall seek Him to´morrow。; 

     And   before   the   morrow   came   he   had   sought   and   found   Him�察  �and   I 

doubt not got a good place。 



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     A SLEEPING´CAR EXPERIENCE 



       It was in a Pullman sleeping´car on a Western road。                After that first 

plunge into unconsciousness which the weary traveler takes on getting into 

his berth�察�I awakened to the dreadful revelation that I had been asleep only 

two hours。      The greater part of a long winter night was before me to face 

with staring eyes。 

     Finding   it   impossible   to   sleep�察  �I   lay   there   wondering   a   number   of 

things�此  �why�察  �for  instance�察  �the  Pullman   sleeping´car  blankets   were   unlike 

other   blankets�察  �why   they   were   like   squares   cut   out   of   cold   buckwheat 

cakes�察�and why they clung to you when you turned over�察�and lay heavy on 

you   without   warmth�察  �why   the   curtains   before   you   could   not   have   been 

made opaque�察�without being so thick and suffocating�察�why it would not be 

as well to sit up all night half asleep in an ordinary passenger´car as to lie 

awake all night in a Pullman。            But the snoring of my fellow´passengers 

answered this question in the negative。 

     With the recollection of last night's dinner weighing on me as heavily 

and coldly as the blankets�察�I began wondering why�察�over the whole extent 

of the continent�察�there was no local dish�察�why the bill of fare at restaurant 

and hotel was invariably only a weak reflex of the metropolitan hostelries�察�

why the entrees were always the same�察�only  more or less badly cooked�察�

why the traveling American always was supposed to demand turkey and 

cold cranberry sauce�察�why the pretty waiter´girl apparently shuffled your 

plates   behind   your   back�察  �and   then   dealt   them   over   your   shoulder   in   a 

semicircle�察�as if   they were a   hand at cards�察  �and not always   a good one�拭�

Why�察�having done this�察�she instantly retired to the nearest wall�察�and gazed 

at   you   scornfully�察  �as   one   who   would   say�察   �Fair   sir�察  �though   lowly�察  �I   am 

proud�察    �if  thou  dost   imagine    that  I  would    permit    undue    familiarity   of 

speech�察  �beware� ─      �And   then   I   began   to   think   of   and   dread   the   coming 

breakfast�察�to wonder why the ham was always cut half an inch thick�察�and 

why the fried egg always resembled a glass eye that visibly winked at you 

with diabolical dyspeptic suggestions�察�to wonder if the buckwheat cakes�察�

the   eating   of   which   requires   a   certain   degree   of   artistic   preparation   and 



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deliberation�察  �would   be   brought   in   as   usual   one   minute   before   the   train 

started。 And then I had a vivid recollection of a fellow´passenger who�察�at a 

certain   breakfast   station   in   Illinois�察  �frantically   enwrapped   his   portion   of 

this   national    pastry    in  his   red   bandana     handkerchief�察     �took    it  into  the 

smoking´car�察�and quietly devoured it en route。 

     Lying broad awake�察�I could not help making some observations which 

I think are not noticed by the day traveler。              First�察�that the speed of a train 

is not   equal or continuous。          That   at   certain times   the  engine   apparently 

starts up�察�and says to the baggage train behind it�察 �Come�察�come�察�this won't 

do�     �Why�察  �it's   nearly   half´past   two�察  �how   in   h´ll   shall   we   get   through�拭�

Don't you talk to ME。           Pooh�察�pooh� ─�delivered in that rhythmical fashion 

which all meditation assumes on a railway train。                    Exempli gratia�此       �One 

night�察  �having   raised   my   window´curtain   to   look   over   a   moonlit   snowy 

landscape�察�as I pulled it down the lines of a popular comic song flashed 

across   me。     Fatal   error�     �The   train   instantly  took   it   up�察  �and   during   the 

rest of the night I was haunted by this awful refrain�此 �Pull down the bel´ 

lind�察  �pull   down   the   bel´lind�察  �simebody's   klink   klink�察  �O   don't   be   shoo´ 

shoo� ─     �Naturally   this   differs   on   the   different   railways。       On   the   New 

York     Central�察   �where     the  road´bed      is  quite   perfect    and   the   steel  rails 

continuous�察�I have heard this irreverent train give the words of a certain 

popular revival hymn after this fashion�此 �Hold the fort�察�for I am Sankey�察�

Moody   slingers   still。      Wave   the   swish   swash   back   from   klinky�察  �klinky 

klanky   kill。;   On   the   New  York   and   New   Haven�察  �where   there   are   many 

switches�察�and the engine whistles at every cross road�察�I have often heard�察�

;Tommy   make   room   for   your   whooopy�   �that's   a   little   clang�察  �bumpity�察�

bumpity�察�boopy�察�clikitty�察�clikitty�察�clang。;             Poetry�察�I fear�察�fared little better。 

One starlit night�察�coming from Quebec�察�as we slipped by a virgin forest�察�

the opening lines of Evangeline flashed upon me。                     But all I could make 

of them was this�此 �This is the forest primeval´eval�察�the groves of the pines 

and     the   hemlocks´      locks´locks´locks´loooock� ─            �The     train   was    only 

;slowing; or ;braking; up at a station。              Hence the jar in the metre。 

     I   had   noticed   a   peculiar   Aeolian   harp´like   cry   that   ran   through   the 

whole train as we settled to rest at last after a long runan almost sigh of 

infinite   relief�察  �a   musical   sigh   that   began   in   C   and   ran gradually  up   to   F 



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natural�察�which I think most observant travelers have noticed day and night。 

No railway official has ever given me a satisfactory explanation of it。                  As 

the car�察�in a rapid run�察�is always slightly projected forward of its trucks�察�a 

practical friend once suggested to me that it was the gradual settling back 

of   the   car   body   to   a   state   of   inertia�察  �which�察  �of   course�察  �every   poetical 

traveler   would   reject。     Four   o'clock   the   sound   of   boot´blacking   by   the 

porter faintly apparent from the toilet´room。             Why not talk to him�拭         �But�察�

fortunately�察�I remembered that any attempt at extended conversation with 

conductor or porter was always resented by them as implied disloyalty to 

the company they represented。             I recalled that once I had endeavored to 

impress upon   a  conductor  the  absolute   folly  of   a   midnight   inspection of 

tickets�察�and had been treated by him as an escaped lunatic。                 No�察�there was 

no relief from  this suffocating   and insupportable loneliness   to be   gained 

then。    I   raised   the   window´blind   and   looked   out。      We   were   passing   a 

farm´house。       A  light�察  �evidently   the   lantern   of   a   farm´hand�察  �was   swung 

beside   

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