This slow Day moved along－1
I heard its axles go
As if they could not hoist themselves
They hated motion so－
I told my soul to come－5
It was no use to wait－
We went and played and came again
And it was out of sight－
I heard its axles go
As if they could not hoist themselves
They hated motion so－
I told my soul to come－5
It was no use to wait－
We went and played and came again
And it was out of sight－
(F.1198/J.1120)
[1] Day:: a day coach.
[3] they:: the axles.
[5] soul:: a good friend.
[6] wait:: wait to see the train.
[8] it:: the day coach.
The Amherst and Belchertown Railroad Company was chartered in 1850. The road was placed under construction on the 23d April, 1852, and completed and opened for public use on the 9th May, 1853. ─ History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States of America (1860)