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1863-12-19

Saturday 19  Rose early, settled our bill at our hotel, and left for the cars.  We arrived a little too soon but improved our spare time in looking up our goods, which we found all right.  The car in which I took a seat became very much crowded with ladies, so that I was compelled to give up my seat to them, I took another, but a middle aged lady with a small boy seated herself next to me and began to talk of “matters and things”.   Immediately behind me sat two beautiful young ladies, who kept up a rapid conversation of small talk among themselves, the other passengers were such as a person usually finds in a military rail road car, they did not exhibit any particular interesting trait, so I will say no more about them.  My friend Col. J. H. Stibbs, did me the honor to ride with me in the same seat after my lady friend got off.  At Grand Junction the train remained about half an hour to give the passengers an opportunity to get their dinners.  I took dinner which cost fifty cents, and then on went the train with its human freight.  We arrived safe at Pocahontas, unloaded our goods, and divided them.

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Saturday 19 Rose early, settled our bill at our hotel, and left for the cars. We arrived a little too soon but improved our spare time in looking up our goods, which we found all right. The car in which I took a seat became very much crowded with ladies, so that I was compelled to give up my seat to them, I took another, but a middle aged lady with a small boy seated herself next to me and began to talk of “matters and things”. Immediately behind me sat two beautiful young ladies, who kept up a rapid conversation of small talk among themselves, the other passengers were such as a person usually finds in a military rail road car, they did not exhibit any particular interesting trait, so I will say no more about them. My friend Col. J. H. Stibbs, did me the honor to ride with me in the same seat after my lady friend got off. At Grand Junction the train remained about half an hour to give the passengers an opportunity to get their dinners. I took dinner which cost fifty cents, and then on went the train with its human freight. We arrived safe at Pocahontas, unloaded our goods, and divided them.