The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-11-23

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Min, . Is iiss Knally svsllsl il iat0
IN M Vssek 61sses & ~, vSal3 I'D
children thet filed the walks on sishsr side,
- eveo The intervals between the-Ss1ee3av
= he roedsaya, mads up sight that bsg-
san dss@S1en. The nigh VS. da9 aad
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6pJ1 6s Ssspsntin1 thf6ns. SAlsA sOaneSedr'
itself aboat The spos where ths psdestsiss
vAa. rsodsesd sEsssIsrrsly aiseesc.ihssls.
Al some pointe} No. 6sue lks3 soddR olAss
into he sty, and ne little man in tights
. .Si "a ia s. 'sss 5 ssss,
and welcome would 90 up. Nov and then >
rive hose about good sight Of The -
= JssG befors thu onter borders Of the city
we're passed, aad ffom hat point in. Weston
seemed % sipcssast NJ ppss, a1d frsqueAl1
executed little bursts Of speed thai set the
procession into lively sros to keep mp with
him. lie Vas in the heartisst Of spirits, and
convened chserily with Nhoea fna6 oiatSJ
about him. His vigorous appetite bad begun
70 make itself known, and be frequently ex>
presssd hiqsslf-haif jocosely-as hungry
a1imees 6eynld .sndprsnss:s oh! il { bad :
RN11kH &ne.sbHadp ~.
d. Ia y 40 sssidn;eG ~ mixs& and, Anx
Fled, and jun,bled together, as the procesSloo
OF carriages seemed to be, Casualties were
few aud slight,- confined we believe, to a few
shattered buggy boxes. through ihe sudden
introdue,itAg ~ csn!see tosGuss into thsdls
! ! u .l~~l
Al the railroad elasion, large force Of
foot policemen surrounded the pedeatEisp,
and effectually guarded him from the 8escs
crowd, that, but for such safeguard, could
hardly have avoided trampling Weston under
fact. bsopsh Euclid ayspne went the great
shouting crowd, with Ne Isasaatigable man
niAA 49, vhieAr CO. il fsoat, --thay cxaosase
OF countless fair eyes tgo FIR ~ the street
Maps would admit, whose psnsssors
thronged the lawns aud sidewalk, on either
hand.
- ~ lass all tAis pother, and szeite.ent and
h eusry fonnd 3 rest. Al few monents be
fera u .osclpsk The Ksnnsrdx Hosse was
reached, and Weston nimbly mounted TO hi,
room-recsi,ing oil manner Of generous sal
utations - he passed through the hotel.
Soon after. asrsesbiy 10 the loud and urgent
calls Of the crowd outside, he appeared upon
the balcony. when such ashout rent the az
- ks will not soon forget. Weston thep re
tired to his room, where his shoes. btochiuga
and pants were removed, and his feet and
legs were carefully b,thed in warm waite.
aud salt. His feet were not swollen, and
seemed scarcely in the least TO have suffered
from their almost fabulous performances oil
the past two weeks. lie exhibited few fi-
fling abrasures of the skin-said that . lum-
Der yard fell on here, and burly Buffalo po-
/ ice san scppe0 on there, bat they would not
havs beeu noticsd had he not called attention
70 zthtm Weston did not seem hsll
~ fatisued ~ many . dusty and puff
ing individual in the hotel corridors, who bad
joatlej on after him through the city. Al
zoos Is his fessand legs had been dried, be
vas not quiet . moment, but was nervously
moving hither and thither,-donning clean
linen, aud neat parlor dress, and bandying
jests with the few gentlemen who had been
Admstted TO his presence. He had srea,
deal to cay about the rough treatmen, he had
received at tho hands Of some crowds, of ~.
Capttin frasee for the excellent manner IN
which the police had protected him here.
A large crowd of ladies and gentlemen
awaited HE provence in the hall outside, and
he finally appeared, metamorphosed from the
dusty pedestrian 10 the nevening dress gen
ileman. lie appeared to be - happy and
frssh n lark, aud skipped half way down
the great s.aisvsy. towards the Office. over
the bannis. ess of which be shook hands with
many Of those below, Who received him 18th
loud shouts. he ssid he fels 6rst.rate, and
should BE- back and have dance with them
in few days. A brief chat with the ladie,
followed, and then the young pedestrian 70
tired to rest, -nndoubted TO dream Of more
Wild scenes on the morrow.