The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-04-21

o'clock the following morning. 1 was
enderly urged to remain at Cairo I'M
il the train should leave. But I had
heard Of Cairo hotels. 1t was the old
story Of the "Spider and the Fly"
So, I "aew," on the boat for Columbus.
The principal object Of enterprise that
Fastens your gaze as, the steamer wheel.
|ng about, you leave this delectablc
mud hole, is the plank walk, stuck up
ou stills some ton feet high, built for
The accommodation Of such Of the citi-
zeus as cannot afford to keep a boat
during eleven months Of the year. A |
stout railing on either side was found
to be necessary for the safety Of the un-
fortunates who are likely at any mo-
ment to be seized with fit of fever
and ague and shake themselves off, 60.
ing to watery or m Eddy grave. The
ground was visible in several places
through the town, so I Judged this was
Cairo's good month.
From Cairo to Columbus, KY, was
an hours ride. At six o'clock train
on the Ohio and Mobile railroad started
from Columbus for Jackson. AS it was
only local train, the number Of pas
sengsrs gradually thinncd out, until af-
ter leaving Humboldt scarcely half
dozen remained. Among these were a
couple Of antiquated, safron-colored
females in sun-bonnets. As the con-
duotor passed through, one Of them
called out. "say, couduok !; Kin I
smoke ?" Having obtained q reluctant
consent she soon filled tho car with the
fume. of what smelled like half.dried
pig-weed. Regaled with this and tho
melody Of the myriad Of green.ooated
songsters which inhabit the marsh
Is on either side Of the road, time pass.
cd until at midnight, We reached Jack
son. Flooding my way to princely
establishment near the depot, I burrow-
ed place in a mattres filed with
chopped corn-stalks, and had just So
cured the FIRST wink of sleep when. q
voice at tho door inquired, "Wan'
your boots BACKED ?" As I hadn''
given the matter much anxious thoug ht
I did not arise to reply. Bre *
fast was a sumptuous repast of corn
bread, bacon aad coffee. Tho mistress
Of the establishment sat at the othe
end of the room, and unintermittingl,
inquired of Caesar, in tones .scaroel,
Of the nightingale order, Why he didn'
"tote" the provisions along more rapid
ly. As I was the only person At til
table, I considered this an insinuatio1
that the disappearance Of the supple
was somewhat surprising to the 81
lady. Moreover I could not blam
the boy for being slow. How he eve
got around At all with tho amount {
yellow clay which chung to !. pair {
: boots we'll along in their teens, v.
the great mystery. Jackson, althoug
much scattered, appeared to be quit
pleasant place; large trees, in parti'
foliage, growing in the streets ~
; yards, gave;to it quite country-like q
pearauce: A company Of troops 0
drill in the morning showed that Ii
late unpleasantuess had not sutire]
passed away. The landlord growle
out that them soldiers weren't Nv 4
sort o use." At ten o'clock the r
gular through train arrived aud I one
again started southwark. The countr
on both sides of the road is low an
matshy, the water much Of the v.
entirely covering the roots Of the il
different looking trees which grow
this soft ground. 'sAs rein fell all da.
the view was anything but attractive
cheerful. At noon the cars stopped
, Corinth, where are still to be seen SON
ofthe earthworks thrown up when 20
Brains" was besiegiug the place.
might have been Of importance then I
a military point-it certainly presen
nothing worth sighting for now. Dil
ner was served At the scrugg's aou.
,, MIR. scruge's proprietor. A thimbe
!. FULL Of soup; =. homeopathic allow.n,
= OF bsatst.ak, = little herring andsa b
5 cupfulls Of sassafras ,tsa q guess it y
sassaft,s) represented one persons sha
y Of the meal. For E. this, Mr.. Soruga
I -
: requested tl.00. Mr.. s. u evident
4 an admirer Of round numbers. {
y does not Ike to trouble himself or b
d guests With such vulgar things
= fractions. Corinth will undoubted
occupy a larger place in history tn
It in the affections Of the traveliog publ
st As We continued to go south the oh,
p aoter Of the country remained unchan
b. ed, presenting always the same |,
vet appearance. With perhaps one
Itec exceptions, there we're 10 TOW
Is alosg the route worth the msn,ioniu
81 The k.le stopping places cemnris
: generally = dozen O. % dilspidated, III,
j. ble-lown buildings. The largest Il
most prominent sign always re-