The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-01-23
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i You were laeassd,, iii hegNonpareil q
the 10th ultino, tsoaaotice my aepaFtttr
iron Council Bluffs for this place. aht
Ito sag that you had as leave stay st bonn
rs to start on such trim at thsst tiEne,,
;;llft Now, nlsEdsar Sir, u ytu raay have sx
IIperiencel- but probably never feal.aed
fIApd have there fore. yet ttrA
Epleasure trip. il. The pith Of. the !epjoy
ifnent Of n journey, ana that which atsprsl
Epleasing re11riniseenccs and subjects fo1
ksood hearty laughs to aid digestion, is. il
the, hard knocks which one gets !. ths
bruises ard aches occasioned by rough
roads, rough Weather and rougher vehi
/ feies ;-repe OF tAose long5geared, thor
I.ough-braced, hearse-like wagons, for in
stance, with curtains all torn from the
buttons, tapping and Aging, no backs to,
or cushions on ths seats, and the body
hung 20 lew anT loosely, that each end
Ealtsrnatety, with every rut OF knob IN
the road bumps against the axles and
sends your head against the top, render
ing it hazardous for one to pass his
his tongue between lis teeth end alto
gether impossible to wear spectacles,-.
the holnely fare served up in Geld roam,
on icy cold plates at little before day
light for the first meal, and on greasy
dishes, with stick handled knives and
one tined forks, along toward evening
for the next, from which the dainty
traveller from the east abstains, vowinE
to him or herself that he or she toW &tHps
first and sorely regretting the lack o!
forethought to bring with them = bag Of
crackers but to which, after the expiras
ton of about tweRty-four hours, like
sensible people. they sit up" and do
ample justice, making amends for past
delinqueneies, satisfying the inner man
Tor wornan) and asking NO questions for
conscience sakes TO get set, or "a the
the drivers say "sot " in slough, CON-
monty called slew ,'sor in d snow hank and
be politely requested by the gentleman
who sits on the bax and holds the reins,
to alight, by his saying in mild tone of
voice, when compared with the bray Of
a mule} " Hello there, you folks inside,
got ter get out here. and then after
you've waded half-knee deep through
the mud or snow to where the road is
good, or up long hill to where it is lev
el, to see him, the gentleman aforesaid,
drive off half mile to stop to wait for
you, and gives his horses time to rest,
and you ample time to consider and adj
mre Ms humanity-or huhorsity, which
ever You MAY please to call'it; to sleep.
but won't say anything about that,
for I havtf't as yet had sufficient expert.
cnce to enable me to relish It. The fact
is, rather prefer as a general thing, to
sleep in my clothes and roll mp in my
own robe where the floor is cold, $50 the
amenities won't traveN or, in moderate
weather, out of doors. The enjoyment
of travelling on the plains is not in the
moving lazily along through The day, but
in stopping in the evening, preparing
camp and getting suppeF-not hroiiing a
steak smothering it in butter and serving
up with mullins and jellies, but in cut
ting off slice of bacon, and holding i'll
on the end Of stick or the ramrod of
your rife before the fire, and placing un-
der it square Of hard bread to catch the
drippings of fat; then, with tin cup ol
coffee without milk Or sugar, and strong
enough to float a wedge, one relishes the
meal and sleeps soundly after it. Down
East folks who travel in luxurious cars
and palatial steamers, dining simptuous-
ly regularly three times every day and
munehine apples, oranges, peanuts, mix
ed candies, popcorn and pies and things,
(pison Mags,) between meals, don't know
what a pleasure, trip is. When their
Journey is over they never think Of it.
again, and when they meet. the friend
who accompanied them, they remember
nothing as a subject Of pain sr pleasure,
of administration or congratulation.
j Isdppose you thought it was cold the
morning I started. Well some people
would, but hope you didn't
waste your sympathies Oh me. Did you
notice that buffalo robe suit had on,
topped off with hood the pate of q buff
falo, with the ears on it2 Those ears
serve as yentilators. Talk about cold !
I'll let you put the suit on, and wear it
fora day, when / come down next sum-
mer, and you'll see how comfortable
and warm it is. Speaking OF gold, for
two weeks past the mercury has ranged
from fifteen to thirty degrees below zero