The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-08
lror tho Gssstt.,
DAvkspusr, LeCLAIR, HorsE.
Jan. 9th, 1886.
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nm 6AOVA0AVN.
The ties, TWO DAYS of our sojourn upon the
banks of the Father of Waters" were sat
i.factoriiy employed in admiring the local
tiles ssd beauties in and about Davenport,
which We ind abundant in resources, and
rich in scenery.
Agreeable alterations OF river, isiet, blum
and prairie harmnnicusly blended, form
landscape which none but an artistic eye
can spprecistiye!y scan, and q ready pen
portray: we therefore content ourselves by
! cordially Subscribing to the sPPeiiatioa At
often morthily wears. Queen Cny the
Mississippi" We were casting about Tor the
next item in our winter programme, as We
were surprised with sa invitation to JON an
| excursion, and pattske ofthe hosP.saliiies OF
the people Of Iowa City. at the opening o!
| the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, which
/ was q novelty not to he lost. In good time
/ on Thursday morning, st the frst snuf oil the
| lrsn horse--rhose gigantic strides have wei!
niqh measured the distance from ocean to
ocesn-~e bade defiance TO The tts'n9
tsunt. OF the "Frost-King" and sailed forth
" TO resist aught that threatened our PRO
armed csp-s pie "a yrarssSn, ready. herolcal-
| c-ess"--this western atmosphere ID Won
| derful .s'~aiiam''--aud were soon coEiiJ
seated, with party made up OF the ei1,e OF
Chicago. Davenport and adjoining towns
The elements--fortunstely for themselves
resigned in our .ayor and We were lorthls
trip, updisputed psoerietorS OF the road. Al
| three O'Clock We reached lows City. where
| We fosnd vehicles end apartments awaiting
Us. After 8 cold collation. received 10
| primitive style at the hotel, the ladies' retired
pour Ia toilette for the evening fesiiyties'--
the gentlemen always presentable doubt
less discussing the while 'csancss' PEI
cen,sge and the like. as amid the fantastic
drapery wreathing above them, hoated Vi
sious az fsiry.lke. perchKnce SIS aeeting
I We were next escorted to the Caana5re
I<ois!a.ioes which were beautifully decor
ated by the fair lowaians, "wenan''
rights" on this occasion unquestionabiy sc
nov lodged; the gentlemen, however, eouf
teously condescending TO waire rs ata'rs
d. cogvern emsat, addressed themselves
apparently ith equal relish--so The discus
sion of the delicious viands SO ,emptingl,
arranged. Pyramids of snowy shitenesi
vanished il the sunshine Q! happy faces, an
the fair hostesses were doubtless grstiiee
with their apprecatiye guests. The swiftly
gliding hours we're FASTENED on BY music
and for those who chose--"the trip OF tbs
light. ntastic toe" All we're harmonious
ly astuned to the "feas, OF reason and the
Cow of seuip and when mention the name:
of Dix, Ogden, Judd, and others of like cal
ibre, | need not add that brilliant scintil
lations of genius, wit and repsrtee illpninee
the festive scene.
Men, intellectually and morally great
Rrsced the occasion, tho needed not thu
inspiration of the "festal bowls worthy
example for the youthful pioneers of thi,
new world, whose iron arms will soon ex-
terd from shore to shore, and the pulsstionl
Of whose giant he art shall be felt from "The
River even uEto the ends Of the Earth"
AU REyoIa