Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-29
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Charles G. Leland, correspondent of the
Philadelphia hess, gives the following souv-
eur Of the November Pacific railroad ex-
cursion. in late letter 10 the Press:
'HRiETNASN IN KANSAS"
Hans Breitmann vent TO ksnsas he
dravel fast ind far He ridtd saoost drei
dousand miles all in Won railroat car. He
knored foest rate how far he goed-he
counted all de Vie. Derc vas shoes, ven
polite OF chompagne dat boppcd at ciery
mile
Hans BriettDann vent 10 Kansas; | tell
you vot my boy You bet dey ha, de pully
dimes in crossin Illinoy. Dey speaked
dere speaks TO oil de folk shtsndin in Dc
car; den ash dem in 10 dake drink, and
corned en- oasr mnd gar.
"llans Brietmann vent 10 Kansas by
shingo, ded did il prowp. Ven he cot int
Leafcnvort he found himself in town. Dey
dined him at dc Banners House, more good
! as man could dink; init efesy tings on cart
TO eat, und dwice as mooch 10 trink.
| Hans Brietmann vent TO Kansas; he
vent il on de loud. At Ellsvor,' in dc prai.
re land, he fount pully crowd lie looked
for pleedin' Kansas. but OATS played out,
dey say de whisky kegs lie only dings
dat.s bleedin' dcrs to day.
''Hans Brcitmann vent 10 Kansas; to see
vot lac could hear. lie found SOON Deutschs
srs dat exisdt by 'mskin lager bier Says
he: Vie dehts du alt Geseit ? but no dings
could DO heard dsy d growed so fat in Kan
sas dat dsy couIdd't speak q word.
1 k.v
donder dat is so Hc ridet oout nIon dc
plains to shase dc boofalo. lie fired his
rifle at the bools. und gallop troo de shmoke,
and schoomp DC canyons shoost as il de
tuyfei was . choke
''Its hey dc trail to Sante Fc; rs no
ACROSS dc plain. It's lope along de Denver
road, until We toorn again. Und de railroad
dravcl after Us about as quick as We; dis
Kansas ish de fastest land ash efer did
see.
- Hans Breitmann vent to Kansas; be have
pully dime bu. twas in oldt Missouri dat
dec roashed him up sublime Dey took
him to der Blot Mob, und all &c nobs around
dev spree him u d dey tcad him till dey
room him to de ground.
Hans Brritmann vent to Kansas; troo
all do earthly land . vorkn out liies mis-,
sion here SO bvetfiy und grand. Some
peoblesh runs dc beautiful, some works
phllosophe; der Breitmann solfe de iniinide
ash von eternal sphree."
The United Presbyterian, speaking OF tn.
final triumph that surely awaits the truth
says:
Search the records Of history. aud see
what individual, ruler or nation ever sue.
cseded in waging war against Gods throne.
Did Pharaoh We read the answer ia the
river OF blood and the death Of all Egypta
first>born. Did Ahab? See the dogs oil
Samaria tapping hs LIES blood whore the
innocent Naboth was murdered. Did ia
man succeed when, in bitter hate, he plan
ned the destruction ofthe Jews. See him
suspended on the very gallows he had cree. :,
cd for Mordccai. Did Belshazzar, in his i'm
pious proianing Of the vessels Of the Lord ;
house, escape unpublished? See him sink
ing under the sword Of the Persian. Did
David, the adulterer and murderer, escape,
and the martyrcd John die unavengsd 7"
Can the writer tell us why the righteous
cities Of Judea fell pseys to tho destroying
wrath OF time and war. Why were they
not preservedy
jerome. the Wall street broncr is creating
4 sci saiipn in New York with his monitor
| Sci III. Ii is a scribcd rs little else than a
! beautiful boat on runners, with erect Prov
and graceful stern miniature guns project
/ ing on either side both an ornament and
defense. The crew consists of twenty
ladies.
A Southern journal in commenting on
the fact that Fred. Douglass ,rjoyes tie
reputation of a very talented man, says
"Of course lie is smart he is tho son of a
| Southern gentleman ~