expressed, could never be tolerated. But enough
for to-day. If you care to insert this I may write
again. E. M.

The American carriages have not the class painted on them as ours.[4]
How you are supposed to know which is which, beats my comprehension.
Having settled yourself with all your small parcels, you suddenly
find you are not in your right class, and have all the trouble of
changing!

When the train stops, be it for meals or otherwise, you are not
warned beforehand, and no notice is given when about to start again.
Not even a whistle when it _does_ start! How different this from our
plan, or the one on the Continent. The object in the States would
seem to be to try and leave passengers behind. This uncertainty also
diminishes the advantage of stoppages, especially when meals are in
the case.

I omitted, when describing the carriages, to dilate on the advantages
of the stoves. These warm the cars most thoroughly. With the
thermometer outside 20 deg. or 25 deg. below zero, the interior will be,
say, 60 deg.! Here the most we get is a foot-warmer, and must needs
shiver! The Americans certainly score against us in all as regards the
carriages and their comforts.

In England there are porters at all stations. In the States there are
very few. Luggage once "checked," that is registered, you have no
further trouble with it, but you will find no one to help you with
what you keep by you. Changing trains with mattresses, bedding,
baskets with food, &c., &c., is often very difficult. You carry your
belongings, or rather as much as you can, to the new train, there is
nothing to indicate the class, so you place them in any carriage, and
rush back for the rest, doubtful how much may be stolen at either
end. Perhaps three trips are necessary, and you know not how long
before the new train starts. No one thinks of helping you. Darkness,
possibly, adds to your difficulties, for you can't find your last
carriage, or the train you came in has been shunted. You are lucky
if, after gymnastic performances with luggage which is a new
experience, and wishing, as no porters exist, barrows were supplied,
for then you could carry all in one trip, the new train has not
started, without you, but with a share of your belongings!

I have seen ladies with children, emigrant women with their little
all in peril, nearly insane in such cases. I have done their porter
work more than once myself, and broken my shins in doing it. I