The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-03
Western Cities.
NO. III. ''
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, July 18th, 1867.


country in the West.
Did you ride, with broken leg, in farmers JOLT
over corduroy road, July day Did you have
the brain fever with Scotch piper soothing you with High
land srahspeys? If you INDUCED in either of these
uxure you easily imagine the pleasure of long days
ride from Chicago ST. Louis. Travelling along at the rate
of twenty miles hour the going hoppity, hoppy,
your hat ammed fercey your eyebrows teeth firmly
set your pressed against the seat in front of you
hands holding your abdominal enclosures together babies
squang fat ladies' in running the gauntlet between
of grnnng pentents thrown into your lap all this is bad
enough the horrors of stopping and starting again.
the sublime horrors of the trip The engineer must have
graduated among Camanches and accepted his position for
the sake of gratifying his orturing propensities Bouncing
along at lively jog you fetched all of heap. Every
stop being like miniature collision. You have scarcely
recovered from the shock when the Internal machine leaps
ward swapping the whole train much cracks his
whip.
As general thing railroad men have the sublmes con-
tempt for the unfortunate travelling public; but those ger
drivers handle you in looser than the generality of
bonebreake In fact before the journey is half over you
become perfectly reckless and begin to pray for smashup
a roll over bowup, anything to change the programme.
Once in while you into smooth cater and get chance
to the country, and how you envy the fellow seated on
his reaper cutting down the tall grass The country roll
ing Imagine the after storm, when it is getting
goodnaured and settling down into those long, loose
SWellS
ing out "Peace, be STILL Remain fixed in motionless
repose bud and blossom and you have the rolling prairie
of Illinois, You sometimes get vew when the rolls rise
above the dozen miles away the last grand ses
crowned with groves and farm houses The variety of color
which nature knows so well how to blend-the wheat
golden the green the hay brown make up picture
that framed unless with Gods bright sky AT last
reach East ST. Louis and beyond the river trace
the great St. Louis by the miles of lights that rival the mid
nj star The and
looking the Mississippi the city looks like queen
throned the hills those lights flashing diamonds in her
crown The sight is splendid; but you get little time
admire it You omnibus and drive on to ferry
You the river and in your in your hotel in
double quick time. q. . sas 2'H
night you have been reading the Chicago papers, you
havea wholesome dread of daggers and bowieknve and
you lock your door, preerng look ST. Louis when the
sun shines 5''1a ao8 - s.flGa
You have lived in Chicago for years. and you have been
reading Of this ST. Louis her great rival The young blonde
on the shores of Lake Michigan has said some very bad
things of this Southern brunette. This maiden no doubt
though saying little in return, has looked scornnly with
her large black eyes, her young, saucy and energetic
sister. N t r' @# e.ssf ~
You have read in the Times how respectable citizen of
St Louis attracted by crowd that had collected in
OF her public streets. Whats up says respectable citizen
Oh only some fellow killed." responds respectable citizen
No "Help says No. l. ais that all? thought 1t suas
o0gPgm? Reading such delecabe as this for
ooze years. every morning before breakfast helps gveyou
avery favorable notion of the value set human life in
~ cV Here IS the place where they pick their teeth
VII" oowknlves and cut your throat for carrying carpet
SACK ITO my souchedh hat garroers and black mousachod
iu oPoie VIC nave read the Chicago papers. You can't
seduce us out night In this Sodom For they go no more
a-roving by the light of the moon who come from the ~
os city OF Chicago and here after dark We know
how you wear pistols in boots and long knives down
your backs The river is Deep and the current is fast in
front there and strangers who go in to swim with a
sack for bathing dress and big stones buoys don't report
for breakfast in the morning -
"When you go to St Louis" says Chicago to rs carry
huge revolver and if looks at you have the first