Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-26

cOns.pood,Dc. o. ,he cnar,s. CITY rn,enlssnc.r
Sketches Of Travel

Correspondence or the Charles CITY htslligencsr.
Sketches Of Travel
La FAYErrE Co., Wis, JAN. 9, 1865.
TO tie Editor Of the Isssl1igsnov:
II seems to be expected that all
persons leaving Floyd county for q
visit esst. shall write the Intelligencer
concerning the scenes and "unseens
of their trip. Although not devotee
of fashion, in an ordinary way, can
not be 90 eccentric as to neglect inn
proving this opportunity to make a
splurge."
Journeying from Charles City to
America gives one lively piano.
ramic experience, capable Of affording
much amusement, as well as a reasona-
bic share Of annoyance. From an old
fashion stage ride Of thirty miles, at
ter the antc-diluvian style, humping
and humping over the toughest OF
roads, with the thermometer below re
70, to alighting with numbed feet and
fingers at the "Daily House in Wa
verify, and finding it crowded to over
flowing, with rooms all taken, and on
" the half Of 4 scanty bed, in a room
filled with similar scanty beds, ut an
elevation something greater than is
usually attained by Prof. loves bal
looms, and each of said scanty beds fill
ed with two by no means scanty indi-
viduals, with the usual amount Of
stentorious " breathing, the unusual
ly loud and interesting conversation,
a cheerful and refreshing night is sup
posed to be passed. But just as all
becomes quiet, and you have at last
become oblivious to the fact that your
feet protrude six inches beyond the
outermost corner of. your own bed,
and rest in pleasant unconsciousness
of your neighbor's pillow, comes the
clang of that omnipresent and barba-
rous institution, bell, at sound of
which we hastily rise, with "somnam-
buiistic" shivers, dress and partake of
q somnambulistic breakfast, and then
take half mile ride to the Depot, on
the sharpest corner of an acute angled
trunk, our "ris-a-ris" being lady
with . similarly elegant seat. But
lest we might be thought unjust, here
let us say that "mine hosts Of the
\" Daily House, offered us every at
tention possible, in the overcrowded
condition of the house. Shortly our
Jehu had safely landed us at the Depot,
minus one large trunk, which had jolt |
ed from the wagon and was not miss
ed in the darkness, but after tedious
search it was found, and triumphantly
borne by us to the baggage car" q
distance of some forty rods, in conse-
quence of which violent exertion, we
shall be crippled until after the next
draft. By this time all sleepiness had
vanished, and we submitted to be jolt
ed and shaken during a two hours ride
to Cedar Falls with the indifference of
an old traveller. At Cedar Falls,
where passengers for the East change
cars, we hastily checked our baggage,
and Selling the first small child to be
found, accompanied its mother into
the Ladies' car" where, by hook or
crook, we are always bound to ride,
avoiding some of the disagreeable fea-
lures of railroad travelling in this en-
inently democratic country. We al
ways feel that we occupy position of
greater dignity, when attending to the
comfort and conveniences Of the "dear
creatures" and looking after their nu-
merous appliances, while endeavoring
to make ourself agreeable notwith-
standing we sometimes have reali-
zing sense that our efforts are unap-
preciated, or our motives are misun-
derstood. .lN .AI
One fact, which we do not remem-
Der 70 have noticed heretofore, was
very apparent that large number of
the lady passengers were travelling
unattended by near relatives orfriends |;
a result, we suppose, of the war.
The most noticeable incident at Du-
buque or Dunlieth, BARN" ride
over the father of waters in rat
thing omnibus. (romatic, wasn't it p
ives the apparently insane desire,
which seemed to possess nearly every
person we met, to obtain our company
10 dinner We really flattered our
self into the belief that these eminent
~ hospitable people chad been notified
that we were coming, and had prepar-
ed magnificent New Years banquet
for our. especial benefit. Visions Of
roast turkey. stuffed with oysters Of
baked pig, swimming in currant jelly
with other delicate and fanciful condi-
ments. and . generous supply Of vim
GUS spirits |; arose before us. Grace