tops，ofscatteredcabins；childrenrunningtothedoors；dogsburstingouttobark，whomwecouldseewithouthearing:terrifiedpigsscamperinghomewards；familiessittingoutintheirrudegardens；cowsgazingupwardwithastupidindifference；menintheirshirt-sleeveslookingonattheirunfinishedhouses，planningoutto-morrow\'swork；andweridingonward，highabovethem，likeawhirlwind。Itwasamusing，too，whenwehaddined，andrattleddownasteeppass，havingnoothermovingpowerthantheweightofthecarriagesthemselves，toseetheenginereleased，longafterus，comebuzzingdownalone，likeagreatinsect，itsbackofgreenandgoldsoshininginthesun，thatifithadspreadapairofwingsandsoaredaway，noonewouldhavehadoccasion，asI
fancied，fortheleastsurprise。Butitstoppedshortofusinaverybusiness-likemannerwhenwereachedthecanal:and，beforeweleftthewharf，wentpantingupthishillagain，withthepassengerswhohadwaitedourarrivalforthemeansoftraversingtheroadbywhichwehadcome。
OntheMondayevening，furnacefiresandclankinghammersonthebanksofthecanal，warnedusthatweapproachedtheterminationofthispartofourjourney。Aftergoingthroughanotherdreamyplace-alongaqueductacrosstheAlleghanyRiver，whichwasstrangerthanthebridgeatHarrisburg，beingavast，low，woodenchamberfullofwater-weemergeduponthatuglyconfusionofbacksofbuildingsandcrazygalleriesandstairs，whichalwaysabutsonwater，whetheritberiver，sea，canal，orditch:andwereatPittsburg。
PittsburgislikeBirminghaminEngland；atleastitstownspeoplesayso。Settingasidethestreets，theshops，thehouses，waggons，factories，publicbuildings，andpopulation，perhapsitmaybe。Itcertainlyhasagreatquantityofsmokehangingaboutit，andisfamousforitsiron-works。BesidestheprisontowhichIhavealreadyreferred，thistowncontainsaprettyarsenalandotherinstitutions。ItisverybeautifullysituatedontheAlleghanyRiver，overwhichtherearetwobridges；andthevillasofthewealthiercitizenssprinkledaboutthehighgroundsintheneighbourhood，areprettyenough。Welodgedatamostexcellenthotel，andwereadmirablyserved。Asusualitwasfullofboarders，wasverylarge，andhadabroadcolonnadetoeverystoryofthehouse。
Wetarriedherethreedays。OurnextpointwasCincinnati:andasthiswasasteamboatjourney，andwesternsteamboatsusuallyblowuponeortwoaweekintheseason，itwasadvisabletocollectopinionsinreferencetothecomparativesafetyofthevesselsboundthatway，thenlyingintheriver。OnecalledtheMessengerwasthebestrecommended。Shehadbeenadvertisedtostartpositively，everydayforafortnightorso，andhadnotgoneyet，nordidhercaptainseemtohaveanyveryfixedintentiononthesubject。Butthisisthecustom:forifthelawweretobinddownafreeandindependentcitizentokeephiswordwiththepublic，whatwouldbecomeofthelibertyofthesubject？Besides，itisinthewayoftrade。Andifpassengersbedecoyedinthewayoftrade，andpeoplebeinconveniencedinthewayoftrade，whatman，whoisasharptradesmanhimself，shallsay，\'Wemustputastoptothis？\'