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ide　of　the　street　is　in　Tennessee；　the　other　in　Virginia。　　How　handy　for　fighting　this　would　have　been　in　the　war；　if　Tennessee　had　gone　out　and　Virginia　stayed　in。　　At　the　hotelmay　a　kind　Providence　wake　it　up　to　its　responsibilitieswe　had　the　pleasure　of　reading　one　of　those　facetious　handbills　which　the　great　railway　companies　of　the　West　scatter　about；　the　serious　humor　of　which　is　so　pleasing　to　our　English　friends。　　This　one　was　issued　by　the　accredited　agents　of　the　Ohio　and　Mississippi　Railway；　and　dated　April　1；　1984。　　One　sentence　will　suffice：

〃Allow　us　to　thank　our　old　traveling　friends　for　the　many　favors　in　our　line；　and　if　you　are　going　on　your　bridal　trip；　or　to　see　your　girl　out　West；　drop　in　at　the　general　office　of　the　Ohio　and　Mississippi　Railway　and　we　will　fix　you　up　in　Queen　Anne　style。　Passengers　for　Dakota；　Montana；　or　the　Northwest　will　have　an　overcoat　and　sealskin　cap　thrown　in　with　all　tickets　sold　on　or　after　the　above　date。〃

The　great　republic　cannot　yet　take　itself　seriously。　　Let　us　hope　the　humors　of　it　will　last　another　generation。　　Meditating　on　this；　we　hailed　at　sundown　the　spires　of　Abingdon；　and　regretted　the　end　of　a　journey　that　seems　to　have　been　undertaken　for　no　purpose。





End　of　Volume　Four　of　The　Writings　of　Charles　Dudley　Warner

End　of　the　four　volume　series　of　The　Writings　of　Charles　Dudley　Warner