The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-08-12
4 KINIsTEHrAL PARrY.

vnOAA0- nave 4G4b QQ10lC ana
Parso 'Ee g. parish s and =. people, hoop
skirts and stove-pipe hats and al care
behind, and are as free a. the. ployer
now skimming with quiverine wings
over ths fields il. front Of my tent.
The ladies can handle thu fishing
rod and .riAe.a They. tried their aim n
with a Henry carbine, last sight, al a
knot in the fence, and if it had been a
prairie chicken. instead of a mark thew
would have had delicious morsel for
breakfast. 's;&1 s" eig=s.a4ss'sI ali: l:S,.u 10
1t may seem to the ladies Of the East
letting down Of dignity On the part Of
these women of the West, and that is
Just what they are out here for-to let
down conventionaiism and take on
health. They do not intend to be ANA
IONS, or train in an: Amazonian band,
but they do intend to be careless of the
sun and rain. Six weeks hence they
will be as hsslthful aud rugged, as at
tractive and charming as Maud Muller
raking hay, on that day when the
Judge passed by,and Maud, beholding
him. had had, t 'h'5 dream Of what might
have been '~" %. 49,. s:>. re- ''z.,''
~. .y>s T.. :. 49,. ~, At 81. CLOUD. s
The appearance aof the exploring
party in Minnesota has awakened great
enthusiasm among the " people. The
Northern Pacific Railroad Is to. pass
through this State. The people be
lieve, and with reason, al We shall show
in subsequent letters, that It rs to l. 81
the Great Highway Of the Nat'pn.
We have been welcomed by bands !of
music" the Z thunder Of cannon. 'bv
cheers, hurrahs and dinners; at Mime
apolis aud 81. Cloud. Space, is, want
ing to speak Of the ovations in detail,
but everywhere tie heartiest enthusi.
asm is exhibited .'432 N&&9& So
4oAttSt. Cloud the party was enter
tanned by the. city governments / The
falls at Sank Rapids were visited, and
then came . dinner at the hotel, follow
ed BY speeches and toasts. Ii was a
pleasure to take once more By the hand
my friend, and everybody's.e friend,
Oseian 3. Dodge, resident now, of St.
Paul, no longer concerting, but Score.
tary of the Chamber of Commerce in
that city. On this occasion he oonvuls-
ed the company by an original song, in
which the namea Of visitorsi and
speakers were freely and humorons]v
dealt with, I>-. = ..'
10 Our filst night in camp 70, w.s ss spent NJ
"Camp. Thunder" and Why it Vas no
named will presently b. apparent, Is
was nearly night when No LIFT st. Cloud
for . ,foar miles ride to our quarters.
I'VE could zee in the rays Of the set
ting sun, g we rode Over the 81 prairie.
our village Of white tents pitched BY
the road side, and our. wagons packed
nearby. 1t VAS an sxhileratinp scene.
bringing, "a remembrance the !; nav az
tented fields Of the wass and those soul
stirring days when tho armies Or the
Republic marched under their great
leader to victory {! I'll t-y:5s4S,
The sun went down through . blood
,colored haze. throwing its departing
beams upon i bank Of, leadeni lined.
clouds that lay along the horizon. Old
salts at sea, rehearsing their experiences;
on: shore, say that suoh suussts ID the
tropics are followed by storms: j. osI
;, Through tho evening, while sitting
in the doors Of our tents aud talking = 81
camp life and its pleasant experiences,
ne could see faint flashes of lightning
along the horizon.1 The Ileaden clouds
grew darker and rose slowly Up the
sky. Through the deepening haze W
caught faint glimpses Of celestial sarchi-
tecture -castles, towers, massive walls
and ~ sfs ,ss;l ass5 21siS 1861 :y',<t.s al
ADJOINING bastions ffinged with ire"
ri Far away, rolled tho heavy thander-s
so far that il seemed the diapasQn Ola,
distant organ. Slowly rose tha;sd vanc-
ing clouds. Then We lost sigh Of tho
gorgeous palacee, temples and cathe-
drnls Of tho upper air.' az We saw them
only when: the bright flashes. of,flig6t.
ningaillumed the sky s.z..zss..sel 80
aaI THiaBuasT1Ha 81. rH1 sroHH.
Vi Il was plsts nidnigkf-wa had been. !
asleep and swera vakened h, Lhe|sdds
den bursting of the storm. The roof
and walls Of our house tapped sudden