THE ROPE AND LOCOMOTIVE.

is, of giving motion to the trains. But
before they did this, the walls on each side
were strengthened, and the use of locomotive
_ engines adopted, as yousee now. The up and
down trains on the first two or three miles of
the North Western Railway, then called the
Birmingham Railway, from Euston-square
to Primrose-hill, were, at first, drawn in the
same manner, by a rope; but from the same
reason, that mode was abandoned, and the
"use of locomotive engines was substituted.”
Arthur paid great attention to his uncle’s
explanation, and comprehended what he
said, very easily; and asked many ques-
tions, which proved that he was by no
means so stupid a boy as he fancied he was,
while listening to his papa and Mr. Maynard ;

_ and his spirits rose in consequence. It is
so pleasant to feel that we are understand-
- ing some new thing. His uncle seemed
_ very much pleased with the exact and ‘pre-
cise way in which Arthur told what he
_ knew, and explained what it was that he
did not know. He said, that sort of expla-

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