Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-11-07

trying as took it clean out of the ge,hers;
aud Is Mrs. Polling, as lives opposite,
told me as it was always chilly by the sea
side, wore my black velvet mantle, and
took thick whittle rs I've had by me
many years, and always wore in sickness !;
and | must say, Id reason to bless Mrs.
Polling atore the day was out, though
thought should have died with heat Of
carrying them, Brown being loaded with
his great.coat and the basket Well we
left the key Of the house with Mrs. Pol.
ling overnight and off VIC started with
light hearts though heavy burdens, as 6ne
a morning ~ ever you see; but, as l said
to Brown, lone AS promised u toaster Of
q day"
" All right" says he, Its always cool
by the sea"
And l says, "Of course it must be with
that quantity Of water always u running
Well, mum, we walked on very pleasant.
though did feel little iaint through
! having took no breakfast to speak on !;
and walking fast on u fasting stomach is
not thing t,r to sui. me, aud thankful
was when we got to the station ust upon
seven clock, and was much surprised to
| II
says as the next train was = going to
France
SO says, "No, thank you, young man,
none Of your French for me. | know
what they are. through my own father
being near ruined 10y party as was
Franch 2olisher. We want the 'scursion,
nine hours by the seaside
"Oh!" says be, "lh.t don't start till
| nine.'
Well, l was put out, for it was so redic.
! ulous Of Browu not to have known, Of
course, as it was all nine hours-start at
n,ne. stop nine, and get back at nine
! Well, Brown only called me rude things
when | mentioned it to him, so set down
on bench and waited and the place
did seem lonesome and deserted, though
there was confusion a going on in some
other parts, as | could by putting and
screaming Of that French train; bat them
foreigners is always so noisy. Well, did
take the least drop as Brown gave me out
Of his bottle, as he called his pocke, pis.
tul, aud it seemed to suit me after so much
, cold morning ar, aud set half a.dozing,
! while we Was waiting, and soon parties
begun to come in and there was several
ladies with babies, and all on 'em much
too soon; but as one lady said, Better
an hour too soon, than a second too late -
50 says to her, Right you are," as i,
proved to be, for when we did start, par.
ties was left behind by the hundreds, IN
very sure. Of all the crowds as ever
was ln it was getting the tickets which
Brown had gone fer but Id forget to
give him the money, aud ia getting up to
him, had all the rest of my gethers
pulled out Of my dress, and my shoes trod
down at the heel shameful. If it hadn't
been for some ladies as was plentiful with
their pins, | couldn't have gone. Well,
after deal of bell ringing as nearly drove
me mad, aud shrieks of engines as was
awful, We was carried through u gateway
as was too narrow for me, ana was ut l
abused by parties behind through not
having my ticket ready for the young mau
to nip. and then vas, | may say, swep
along up tc the carriage door, as had IA
step that steep that II it had Mt been for
gentleman as priced me up, whilst
Brown pulled a: me from inside, | don't
think as | could ever nave got up. Well,
at last we was oil, with scream as made
me jump out OF my skin, and | should
have liked it very much if there hadn't
been 50 much steam u driving into the
carriage, with il nasty smel! Of somethln,
burning; and sparks too as aust have
| come iu By the showers, for my back
veIse: mantle is burnt ull over in little
holes like II pepper. box; and the way as
We shot through archways, aud drove
along preclpi,es and went through tun.
nels as was pitch dark, and deadly damp.
KEEP given me awful turns. felt one
OF them strike to me that violent, AS was
iorced to ask Brown for a teaspooLful OF
something, just 10 take the chill Oft me,
| Well when We got to TIE opea country 1t
was beautiful, though u hot summer but
parties AS was talking, said it was tiue
harvest weather as We ought To be thank.
ful for, and SO l should have been il the
| dust hadn't been quite SO plentiful, through
me sitting with my face to the engine.
Weii, a, last We 60, there, and glad was,
for really l had been jammed up in that
carriage, and l was glad to be out o! it,
aud longing for drop of beer to wish
the dust cut Of my mouth ; aud if the
two byttles had'n. bust with the heat and
deluged the bacon, which wouldn't have
| s'snihed. only the bread was soaked
through and through.
Well. lit no use grumbling," says
Brown, we'll get something soon"
SO off we goes out into Brighton. and
when looks up says, Brown, how low
the clouds is, over there %a
"Clouds!' says be, that's the sea-"
Well mum. l was toox aback, for it
looked for all the world as II we was going
To fall into it, or it WAS coming into us-
| was that parched and nearly q dropping
with heat aud as to drink, we could get
nothing but some lemonade as was 6zzy
and too warm, as made me feel quite un
comfortable; aud thankful was for a
little drain Of something to set me rights.
Down the hills We KEEP walking, and how
did wish my velvet mantle ~ Jerieo, for
couldn't take it off through my gs.hers
being out !; in fact, my mantle was pinned
! -, - -. tho lod;no a LcAe al 4:lr c,l