Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-09-27
Selerted stlisrellann.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Angeline ard We go TO the Great National Fair.

Having prov ded AngeliHe and Ruth
Ann with double soled morocco boots from
Bradley & MetcaIf's, we took passage on
the Ikanct for the great National Fair.
The voyage down was unmarked by any
thing bat the eccenlricity of the water
and the uudulations of the boat. Every
time the Planet threw herself up a
q mounting wave, some sympathetic con-
dition of my stomach prompted me to do
the same. Angeiine declared she was
dead with Lake sickness. Under such
circumstances | knew of nothing better
for her than a Lerth. Saw her slowed
away as we race-n to Racine.
Went to bed; dreamed we were pea
in a rattIe-box woke up in Chicago
Snutfed the morning air, but declined
taking any snifler with the Steward, and
leading Angelins aud Ruth Ann, filed
off to the o fremont" Came within one
(mile) cf getting rooms-slar;ed for the
" Rathbone." Proprietor saw us coming
several blocks off, and sent messenger
to meet us, who fell on our necks, and
after embracing, persuaded us to go some
where else. Tried the Massasoit-
found a palsade of carpet bags erected
round the door TO protect the proprietors.
Went towards the Eagle Hotel-Ange-
line began to g-auributed it to the
flag pavements. The host of the Eagle
offered Us tent on the roof Angeiine
objected, and we evaded his good intent.
Tried the Briggs House. sent Angel ?
in ahead. Clerk took one look at her,
and found Us a room that looked down o.
Chicago, like Wellington down on Traf-
algar Square; gave up the apartment to
the ladies and worned myself down into
the office sat down for five minutes and
became covered with circulars and adver-
tisements. Noticed procession of boys
passing through. trying to smoother the
guests wiki hand bills. Read a few OF
then, and fourd they related to Chicago
merchants; made a note of Chicago en-
terprise, and intended 10 blow up Milwau-
kee merchants when we got home.
Breakfasted on tomatoes, q la 2Clt0le, a
Ia sliced. q la aelred. Started for the
cars; saw an immense mob about the
track, asked man with 4 shovel what
was the matter, he said " the divil blhast
him if he'd hurd " Tried TO board the
horse car; got carried away in the whirl-
pool lost sight of Angeline; had my
hat pushed over my eyes, and Ruth Ann
tried to choke me to death by hanging on
round my neck don't remember any
thing but darkness and suff'ocation, and a
vague suspicion that | was being knocked
down aud lrod upon, until got my hat
off, when | found myself with q crowd of
people inside the car. Politely asked
/ Ruth Ann to stop choking me for a few
minutes, that might look for Angeline /;
/ saw her in the further end of the car sit
ting on a handsome mans lap; told Ruth
/ Ann il was id shame TO choke fell
/ low to death think Ruth Ann wept.
/ After riding two hours, had TO uusnarl
generally. and get out; car being stopped
! by being off the track worked half an
hour to get the car Oh, also got some
/ grease and tar on.
Saw a car lying in the ditch ahead, un'
derstood il ran off the day before. After
several hours more travelling, reached
some trees aud tents; folks said ii va:
Cottage Grove; paid the conductor IF
4 teen cents as a soltrentr, and had lhe sat
isfaction to see the handsome man leaC
AngeIine out; frowned on him severely
but didn't seem TO notice II; asked Ruti
Ann 10 look at him, which she did, ant
he left; couldn't get within ten feet o
the ticket offices, so | hired a hickor,
pole of a man, tied nv money Oh tn