Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-10-05
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dissatisfaction warned US that we
were in danger. Why, we could
read whole columns of admirably
| put and thrilling advertisements ID
the Dolly Journal without seeing 6
thing we thought would improve us
Hagan's Magnolia Balm or Instan-
taneous Hair Renovator moved VI
not we needed nothing to enhance
our beauty. All this was perilous
SO we started out to find other people
in other places, places of course not
blessed as Madison. SO inwardly
declaring that no bluer lakes, fairer
skies or gentler zephyrs could be
mustered than in Madison, we started
| en- route for
CHICAGO,
the Gotham of the West, TO be treat
ed for our imitation, Not in all the
wide world is there better place to
go. Stepping out of the cars you
find yourself an infnitismal particle
OF mighty whole as you 90 up.the
street draw-bridges whirl round from
under your feet, leaving you to gaze
blankly into the dark river, and pitch
in if you wish, and perhaps if your
name is on your handkerchief, the
undrowned may read it in the paper,
one in a long list of untimely "shuf-
fling off the mortal coil" At the
hotel the waiter grins his stereotyped
grin that he has for every meal dur
ing the last quarter century, whisks
a chair under you, and goes for the
Same food everybody orders. You
don't, some how, feel so big as you
did, and feel that you have had show
cred upon you what Burns asked
for
%oh wad some power the gifti. gle us,
To see oursels as others see US"
Now, just in your ear, friend Herald,
We we're not prepared for such severe
treatment, for though we did not
anticipate making a sensation, we
thought we would amount to some
thing. Our toilet had been under
consideration for o week, panniers,
crimps and chignon, We thought
were a la mode, and the tout ensemble
no mean one. Nobody said it was a
mean one, nobody said a word, and
what is worse tLan total indifference
why, we got to hate Chicago, Just
ached to be back in Madison, where
people knew at glance you had
come out in something new and
talked about it. The pill was bitter
but effective, we soon began to care
as little for ourselves as other people
did. Big shrunk to the same pro-
portions as small you, and then we
began to enjoy ourselves. We be-
came wrapped up in Chicago, its
hustle, its enterprise and its progress.
The time allotted to us for sight
seeing was exhausted IL looking at
the
TUNNEL,
Lincoln's Park, and Field, Letter &
Co.'S new dry goods house The first
mentionend work is one that not
only is an advantage to the citizens,
but every person who visits Chicago,
and it is contamination devoutly
to be wished for, that not far distant
many streets will possess the same
convenience. The tunnel is on
Washington street, and about twelve
hundred feet long. 1t has both a
carriage and foot path sloping grad
ually until reaching under the bed
of the river, then level for short
distance and then rising gradually
until you come out on the outside of
the world again. The paths were
dry and well lighted by gas; some
places were little damp, but it was
on the whole much pleasanter than
one would imagine walking under a
river would be.
LINCoLN's PARK.
This Park is still in crude state
and vast amount of work to be
done, but from the little now to be
seen, it is evident that in time Lin
coins Park will become one of the
arincipal ornaments of the city. The
grounds are situated about three
miles from the center of the city,
very near the lake. A portion Of it
was once graveyard, but the graves
are being depopulated and in place
of vaults and slabs are pleasant
drives and shady walks.
An artificial pond, fed by river
dug from the lake, forms the center,
round which at present cluster the
principal attractions of the Park
Hills have been raised, from which
is obtained at the same time fine
view and invigorating lake breeze
On the pond and river are pleasure
boats, gaily painted, and swans, wild
geese and ducks. The green sward
is dotted with rustic pavilions, re-
freshment rooms and bars, giving a
pleasant welcome to the many who
either ride or walk out to rest the
city-wearied eye with a bit of immi-
| tation nature. In an enclosure we
saw a couple of strange animals
which on nearer approach we found
to be bufaloes, which were thus ban.
ished from freedom to crafty curios.
ity, for the ugly creatures did moth,
ing to enhance the beauty of tbs
| scene.
The six storys Of Field, Letter
Co.'S store crammed almost to burst
ing, to be touched on az al would b,
taxing your patience too much, which
we fear we have already done. 81
with the conviction that we wer,
cured for the nonse of our malady
we return to Madison to get ready
for the State Fair, which comes OF
next week.
Madison Wis., Sept %, 1869. CRAYoE,
The editor of the Louisvill