, 1869-08-18
AN EXCURSION PARTY.
Our Country Cousins In Chicago.
kissing at tho Court House,
Astrological Researches.

| Chicago Il great pllce-thcre Ia no question
about that The nat.rcs think 10, and haro .
vcrJ good opinion Of tho prosperity and Ercatuc.a
Of ihcif city. nt II Chicago appear 10 magnificent
10 those Who arc familiar with her Ways and By.
| WAYS. how much greater and morn magnificent
| must ahe appear to those who Aec her from Ata1
| and 10 whose Tcw dAiance lcnda enlargement ~
| well u cncnantmcut7 Our notions of Eden are
aolnoWhas yaattc and hax3, owing to tho fuci lint
! VIC hare nortr tccn thcro. aud one Of lhcao daTs
when NO walk upon liz pavement nni slt down BY
&ht ba!s'sshg fountainA md explore and e1A1ni1o
| tho numbtFiesa beauties h!ddoa from mortal
yluou NO will 10 AtonIahcd, pussel
| md Kr1u6ed. Eden bcals xo,powha.
tic same relation 10 M thn Chicago docs 70 Our
countrJ cousIas. thoso who ilro In tho hackroods
; heaven uion carti. ami who pray morning aud
night TINT their eyes may not eltac 10 death until
Win rhi1dlsa terror. 30 smprra%:d arc tho rus
tl!s city, That some Of them are sa to mistake It
ior htasrn. when they die An! make loufney
h!shrr. They oniy dlHcorcr their ulihtaIe when
ttlcI nII,tp within smelling distance Of poetic
North Branch, nnd then they wheel about ia tlIa.
RdEt. One Of these Iittlo ones III a ne'9tlonng
town asked her mother II Heaven Wasn't In chi.
cago, aud il u l}oI lidnt sc here iict inother
sCtcsl ln the ncRutlrr, and shc wasnnt far assfay
lhcaFoAi'a oro GENEROUS and hospItAhlc. no
cHlI n s1t hra4 and tho Ir1Ih edoi rnith EatHhs,
md the ltaiians Horucthlng else. 1'ne ylatora
from the eouHtrJ. Who cA,nc here yesterday on
tI4eexcu!Blon gotten ur by thc rnterpriAinR chic.
nTo, Burlington i .t(ulncy md tic Illinois t'enlrn
1t.!lrOAda. were no exception. The cuB. u travel
Ing wnA 1rHs thAn AlnR'e faro tor tho rDund tEp
make pilgrimage 10 Tits modem Mecca. They
tihtInonfked ut hAlf-paHt Ut the EuIou Depot al
hungry as srafs wakinz up trpm their winters
NYp. Ati1 repaired to the yar10uB heteta whe1t
eAofr ona quantities OF food we're tsYouftd.
In thu AFTERNOON thes went OUT TO sec tho e1c-
na As co. sr yisT q Of ~, teas1a9;s = @
CouT1 liouse 30 as to get birdseJe view OF httu.
1t ~aa funny 10 see young couple, evidently Gu
WI au a5 q enefs
t!0n Y 81 follow ed By report THAI Was heard al
nc Wy aoxn y ,t a,sractnz re- atsn
nothing except pretty stri biushlnR and a likely
youuE fellow standing By her Side looking Al
hear Vi inaE Ilss, nnd it VIII ~ nsnfed down 10
postesisy 2s traditional heirloom Of the family.
The tunnel was an object Of much Interest The
ctes Of the pastoral youth. They inquired how
the hole was built a courteous Chlcagoan e1
p!aned that the river ~aA pumped Into the lake
While the hole Nus Constructing.
While IN the Court House, an innocent danasel.
leaning OF the manly arm oi her lover, read the
room where III. schintz dlst11hutes pa.dons. she
asked her bean II shat IVES q atable, nad what knd
Of . mare was st1lled there. Tho companion.
oilicc Of IN illustt1ous "tWo-legged 9uadruped"
Another rural beauty was terribly anxious TO see
o divorce. She had heard they were spontaae-
GUS production Of Chicago.
Going down Clerk street were comelg pAir
who had Int recently been welded She Was
pe oSer q n1sg ps fa sua
unt!er the thumb Of his pretty wife. She came 10
town 10 conau1t an RstroIogist to her future,
sna 5 nss ba eae ez - f. tsRs LIT S,, M,
nomcwhat as followB:
Bessie. Now Mlah, uny beloved, don't he angry,
for sue told me coed tnany things thas hsppened
Nehemiah. ID Ike to know what they were.
Bcasie. We'll, she said 5ou fell IN lore with me,
and that re we're married, and that, you know.
aock.S and soa M Know VI he sei Went % "on she hooxs %
very suddenly. Then she went On 70 tell ne that
grandma nsd . daughter and Jou know ste hal
baIy, and that had The lneasIea, aud very
neariy died BY the hclp Of The ch1cken-pox.
esse e. 1aat n eTn ass1 Ta
Nehsmlan. What dId she say, you goeae Come
% es ee d. aa San g.? S1t ts sf you WILL
I'm to have two babtea.
NehcHiah- M II hcnr7
bessie. On no, thank y0u, they II fAke tutnE.
Nehemiah. Euppose tho cllest Will oFItre first
Itessle. She d1an't eny. deas, hut suprose 80.
tic one. Anything el5e7
BESSIE. Yes, she aald II !t!nt look out I'd 10
buried altye when die, and ehe told inc tO make
you promise lou- would not bnry tne I'LL was
ihree days ttcad. Won't you promise!
Nehemiah Yes II jta not III harvest. when
We are too Eusy getting In our hay, I'll pustpore
the funeral.
I.essle. oh, son wicked fellow, you.
Nehemiah. did che Eay she would marry youE
grandchildren
IesR.s- No, lore, she never mentioned tho de1
creatures. .... .........
Al ihls point the pair turned up Lake Erect and
Onr reporter frft.
ufeat many uf tie Visitors Inspected the Water
Wurkr, the cerHturp, The Sj1ot tUwer, TEIR THiR-
rfT it,tt'l.Dr, a.h RoMe went ~ the Sosth 1fanch
10 sce ZONE Of the "fAI hHella," /"
Thc Majority Of tile excuraIOniss were from
FrccrUrt, Iatltyyc, fovratnn, 1lal'lnnr. raa0.
WonsunF. I,Iann. Amtuy au,l auhlcttc. The ttaJu
Will return to-dnr, lrnstng ri r. IN.