Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-26

place IN level prairie country with few
groves in the distance Coioma has about 10
or IL houses, and its situation is very similar
to that of Tamaroa.
just beyond, we cross the Little Muddy,
small stream; and here is a very handsome
stone viaduct. Several deep cuttings here,
mostly through clay SOIL
AshIey is quite nice little town on the
edge of the woods and the country we now
cross is alternate grove and prairie. We
next come to Richuiev, which appears to be
quite thriving place with very pleasant
country around.
Here the two branches of the I.C.R.R.
meet one going to Chicago, and the other to
Dunleith on the Mssissippi opposite Du-
buque. Csntratia is large struggling sort of
place on level prairie. There is nothing
that | could see or hear Of worthy of note
about this place, except that had very
poor dinner for which had the pleasure Of
paying half dollar.
a- LADY IN THE CARS.
"a lady in the cars! Well is there any,
thing SO wonderful in that % exclaim some
of my unsophisticated readers. Indeed, and
in very truth there is and by the time you
have travelled as mnch as have you will be
pretty much of the same opinion, or I am
greatly mistaken. But to the facts: On en-
terins the car at Centralia after getting that
apology for dinner just referred to, i found
my seat occupied by a lady, and on my going
to remove book had left there the lady in.
stantly arose, and in very pleasant manner
apoioglzed for having taken my seat, and was
about to search for another, which proceed
ing, as the car was quite full, of course put
an instant veto on. With gracious smile,
and very politely thanking me, she, seeing
that l insisted on it, sat down again, and I
proceeded TO search for another seat, re-
cord this incident for the especial benefit Of
those feminines who, when they enter a car,
drop into ally seat they take a fancy to, al
though there may be unmistakeable evidences
Of its being occupied /; and on the owners
return make not the slightest effort to find
another place nor offer an apology for occu-
pying that which belongs to another. In
deed it's so rare a thing to fnd lady acting
as a lady should do, that have long since
made up my mind that men have some rights
as we'll as women and, as a natural conse-
quence, calculate on maintaining them con-
sequently when l find feminine acting like
rude i'll behaved masculine / treat her just
as would, under similar circumstances, the
latter animal but when find a lady act as
the one / have Just referred to, would not
only give her up my seat but be willing TO
stand all the time, even if the journey should
be as far as to the other side OF Jordan.
But must pause, for fear by this time
my readers are tired. My next viii brng
US to Chicago.
CENTRALrA CITY, oDIN, ToNTI. KINMUNDY.
One mile and a half from Cestraiia the
road passes through Centratia City, which is
rather a neat looking place. with, think, a
very foolish name. How ridiculous it will
sound should this ever become a city in re-
atty Only think of the City Of CtatTalia
CITY! 1t is pity people can't wait for the
reality. From this place to the next station
we cross a slightly rolling country tolerably
wooded and well cultivated. Odin is sitnatoa
on the open prairie. 1t has only three or four
houses. Here is the crossing of the Missis-
sippi and Ohio r. r. We have level prairie
until we reach Ioati where there is Just one
house, and that is not quite finished. won
der this is not called Tonti City There is
good country around here and it is rapidly
settling UP. Prairie still until we arrive at
Kinmundy, which is a new and very thriving
place, and has the appearance Of rapid
growth, The country around is undulating,
with number Of groves near by. This, ]
Dei1cV4, Will DcCOIDe Il large place.
FARINA, MASON, WATSON, EFFINGrIAM.
Atpresent F'ariao, has only one house. Il
is a level prairie around with some groves in
the distance. The next place is Mason, and
here are a few houses on the prairie. Passing
this we cross muddy stream and piece of
woodland and come to Watson, where are
only two small houses near the station.
Prairie all around with grove about mile
off, The next stopping place is Ef5nghana,
but could see nothing of this unless it lies
about half mile off the road.
MECCA, MarTooN, MILTON, TUsCoLA:
Only two or three houses at Vega with
level prairie all around. We then pass thro'
alternate grove and prairie and arrive at Mat
toom which is quite place and appears to be
growing rapidly. 1t is on a level prairie
with no woods near. Here the Terre Haute,
Alton and ISt. Louis r. r. crosses the Illi-
nois Central. AT Milton there is a house and
half. All prairie until VIC reach Tuscoio,
which is not much of place, with no timber
in sight anywhere.
PEsoTuM, ToLoNo, URBANA.
There are three or four houses at Pesosun0,
and it must be glorious place for bull-frogs
and musquitos. At 7oJono there are quite
number of houses, but the country around is
all prairie and very flat. The next station is
Or5ano, or rather Old and New Urbana, the
one nearly two miles from the other. Both
are thriving places, but the new is fast gain
Ing on the old town, although the latter is
much the more pleasantly situated. being To-
Gated on a small but rather pretty stream,