Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-09-08
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some gentIezasn wko bad nzse So . socis
earnIa. aa 10 whaEh1 Il @ea m0aE propa
u consider sFexy naan honese till \
proved himseh - Be rouge sE 20 con
) slider aFery one . rouga taiI he prove
! himself Ia be an honsat maas one OF th
party. who had akogcsims heen travel
Inc bank agens. said be waala nArFat
&n ineiaonA Of his own az xPeriance, which
if IL amounted 30 Roshing masres be tho9
would at lsaaa prove pretty aoneEusiysE
that ii is nsvsr safe 70 jadga AstEangs
by his appearance. m.g /
@The Spring Of 49," be begaA
Sc found me = traveller through q certain
/, portion Of shu West, on business Goa
nected with the bank Of which ! was u
that timeths agaat, ana fer The traasae'
tion of which haaiasss carried with ma
a considerable sam of money. At thf
\ town az ysasa- In the stsAe Of Kentucky >,
where 0hanesd % remain some three d'
four days, putting Up 81 one Of tns prin-
oipal hotels, became acquainted With .
gentleman wiso arrived IA tile place the
day after myself, and whom, from his
appearance and EeprsseR t@sions, l be-
1 lie7ed 10 BE- clergyman from ths east
ward, travelling partly foE his health and
party On o visit to soms distant friends.
ssWe became acquainted somewhat
! Incidentally, and from sha very fFst was
much taken with his appearance. He
was some 80 years Of age, OF q slight,
genteel figure, had pale and somewhat
atcetie features, was dressed in pialn
suit Of black, and wore 8 Waite neokoioth
and gold sPsetaelss. .ta d..
8" In the course Of conversation he
gave me considerable information con-
corning himself and ia return a0-
uuaintsd him With my business, and IN
formed him that shsuid shortly set cut
en- rogts for the city Of hss@@~s, IN the
adjoining Stats Of Tennessee.
rs Why, then, ,siEs' h9 said, III II be
agreeable to Toa, we win become FELLOW
travellers, foF8hat Is also one OF the pla-
ees wish to visit myself
al should be most happy Of your
company replied; bat, unfortunate"
ly, nv business will require me to lay
over 81 sosas ewo or TIRES different towns
on the way.s
" IL viii not make aRy material diff
ference to me- be rejoined; 'and merely
for the sake Of your company, will suit
my time TO yours. Travelling as | am
for health and pleasure, and not busl-
ness, am ia no haste long stage IS
always irka0me and fatiguing-and | am
satisfied / shall enjoy the trip much bet
ter By keeping myself With so eongenlaI
4 companion
q This arrangement having 6nally been
agreed upon, the Rev. Mr. Kinney stated
that be had q friend somewhere in the
vicinity whom he wished 70 visit; bat
though this would require his absence
for the present, be would return Panet-
ually at the time appointed for my de-
paFture.
% Shortly after this he left the hotel,
and saw nothing more Of him tail near
the honF agreed upon but he returned
according to promise, and No both set
of togetheF-the stage, which conveyed
as from the town of Lss%@, being crowd
ed With passengers. /
, " Al the village Of Ssssss, whers |
made my first halt, Ar, Kinney also
made his, and we both, as before. put
up at the principal p ublic house. pro-
eeaaed to transact the business which
called me thisker, and he to a2ause hlm-
self BIZ saunteging through the place,
and admiring the rather romantic seen:
cry in the vicinity. Three hours sufhced
TO arrange all nag affairs for fresh start;
but aa the stage only passed through The
village once in twenty-four hours, | sup
posed | should have to remain over till
the following day.
81 In this respect vas agsesably dis
appointed fer ShoTtly after returning
70 the hotel, nay GleFical friend appear
ed and inquiring what tine | should be
ready 10 set forward.
81 am ready now, for that matter
] replied, bat there 10 no stage till 90
morrow
q Fortunately, my friend, > he rejoin-
cd, L have just met With ap old aas
quaintanee, who, With team ofhIs own,
Is oa his way from village ; few miles
back Of here to the town Of P%"S@ss,
where | believe you mentioned II vas
your intsntion to make another hais q
If agreeable to yous we can gam one
stage BY going through with him so
that when the next regular conveyance
comes along, you will probably be ready
to take it and save at least one DAYS de-
Iay,'
q The idea,' ! replied, is q TaEy
agreeable one 10 me-20T in these smaIl
places, after business ia over, time al
WAYS hangs heavily upon my hands but
/ do nos wish 60 be intrusive, and yoar
friend may nut care ~ be eneambased
with stranger
ms Oh, will settle that p he rejoin-
cd { in fact have already done so for
thinking that you, like myself, would
LIKE to resume goQE journey 81 the saEllF
est practicable moment, have spoken
! 10 Mfr, Worrell 10 that effect, and he has
| expressed himself as being highly pleas-
ed as having Us for eamPanions'
| f Nas 10 probing nay story With need
less detail, / viii magqiy state that the
matter was soon arranged to the s&Iis-
! faction Of ali parties-Eny reverend com
panion seeking his frisnS, and the latter
! bringing him back 70 cur hOtsl in g GOV
sred, oae-haras vehicle, to which was
speedily transferred myself and bag
! gage.
z When we set sua from Ss""s"s II
wanted about one hour and half OF
sunset and it wsa calculated that, by
good driving, we could reach Pss$S q
/ Titti8 past midnight, which would give
I me ths whole of tho morning fp a4yaass
of eho regular stage, and enable Bss g
be ready to take it wh@a il should pass
that wsyy .-. .e.r. nyssa-
Z For some three or four hours agsry'
thing vent On very pleassntly--shs roh9s
t4sOing good oae, aAd lsading tATOugE
Ene bus rather spasely settled coansry
and MF. kinney relieving the todiaE
of trayel by congsnial conversation.
" aDnriRg Our intercourse had bscom'
i / mach attachsa 10 hIm. lie vas . maj
Of no little intellectual capacity, Of nan
tasrs the nest pleasing, and apparentl..
possessed rare refinement OF though
and speech. He hsa studied maehs reaE
: much, travelled much, and had been Q
all times deep and practical thinker,
at least such seemed evident from hs
conversation. There wac scarcely SAB
. iueE that be did moi sssEn familiar with
: and ha eoula at all times express hi
a ideas clearly and eonessely. Thoug
eonIendina for the highesg morality, b
!. was not, % tar "a soald Judge, vaul
q lag Ii tkaA txms heneyelsnaa which q
{ siadss big0srTs aaa aMrms : couviekio
thai there are good men among all elasI
ss aud dspomfnationa. III short, By On
' means and saothes, BE paas himsele !
agreeable, thAs mora sAMa DHae baaaA
: "a geFtana Kog our aeanasnsanea, and n
: araslv regretted that 0ur arrival IN u
: city of Nssssse, wBalii probably hrir
!. about anal separation. IL -
q = Nighs hAying ssa in - sa Joagney.