, 1870-09-26
THE. X. P.,:ExcuRsloN.
a Two Days Euffalo Hunt.
Scenes and Adventures.

scenes and Adventurcs.
The Plntns.
There arc certain things common to Iii /
railroad excursions whan tho opening Of
rusd its -entiro length is celebrated and |
corporation Ia the host 1t every stopping
place the people turn out to see, aud, as all Of |
any motto, to do honor to the passing guests. |
The la.e excursion over thu f 2.
Road WAS not wanting in these Incidents. |
from fts beginning ut Eansas City to it's ter
mination at Denver. Action, action, action,
Demostheoes s.id, was The chief element Of
eloquencs. john Randolph stole tho idea,
AEl said, that it wsz the chief merit Of =
hossc. steal from Randolph, and declare |
that it il tie chief buainess Of IN excursionist
At St. Louis, We we're put into carriages aod
driven to Shaw's Gardens, place tAat
ST. Louis has never Dragged Of. 90 far ~ I
kK on, but which, rcxt to Bastram's Garden,
in Cambridge, MAas-, ia a. worthy OF > visit
for the richness Of it's flower beds. lta co1lec-
tion OF e1otics, and its display Of American
forest trees. IA ANYTHING else Of the kind in
this country. At Ksns1s City, Ne we're put
into carriages and driven to the St. James for
4 late breakfast, and Afterwards shown tho
sights Of the town, iuclucing-tor some Of us
-one Of those remarkable evidences OF how
the freedom Of Westezn life dominates the
accident Of cducation,- an opera honss built
BY worthy Quaker gentleman, forgetful Ut
Tho ':t-stinnries of his Church, who does
nut cilooee that the cily OF Ids choice shall be-
bsi.iudhand in anythirg. At Learenwort1, We
were put into eariageH for + drive to the fort,
and around the ne'ghboring country. AtLaw-
1eDce, We we're rnt into carriages and shown
that lhunix Of town which rosa into new
life in brick and stone after the rebels buznt it
10 ssbee shown the corn-Ae1d In whlcn Jim
Lane hd himself md saved his i;fo
Wien the tuflsus were hot upon
His track; shown the log house,
now falling into ruin In whicl. Johu Brown
once lired, which the Lawrence people will
preserve from further decay it they hold at
its truo value the history which he aud they
have mace thown IN exhibition OF the stu
pendoua vegetables and fruits which Kansas
soil produces shown, more interesting still,
II may be permitted to say 60, the mothass
Of Eaneas children, snd thoee who will yet be
mothers. And here may remark that, no
doubt there arc women IN Kansas and Colo
,ado, otherwise the goodly number OF chill
dren would ho / ccnundrum more difficult Of
solution than any other to sbo found on the
p'aiub but, 30 far II rersonal observation
ie'e@ss9 'AeaA' to'.o A,o uoue' " sat! !sH. az
eopt at lawrence Tor thry kept cut ofsight. 10
| the great dettiment Of the landscape. Along
the road, vhere towns we're few or small Va
were tu1red out, On foo1. to son = so1d;ar,s
gnaeIgfoo9a 1oIt, to examine the coal Of the
! ntet seam alseosf1eu. 70 l9ox At tue progress
~ ~ at.eeaaa "eA, u Gatcn RON N emtnano8
soe "s. Naa" ot EaKes fe.k, sevsnty
MUGS aaaH 70 examine any object
Q. mle4eet noicAuse OF tho character
Of ne @ country. the progress and the promise
Wo!en tnla 5enat5aole enterprise ia making
ana seslng. al Denset again We were put
lnto stsees aof ar1se OF 1fty miles into the
mount1ns ~ oeosgetoHni nnt passing the
ss sns1 nGs g9n ep H. ana 10, ,eo a. idsho iSs
come oal o. tns ground at that place. aud
Mblch; II INC meaning Qaant1ea clalmei for
t.'en. 10 eqah! 70 she cieaas1pS qualities which
ne e1rcIencen Mnst " ths Fet1tabla fonn-
/ N*+N
did not 80 far enou6h,-the kausas Pacific
Eoad rot be!u6 then tnlshed,-to find. III
carriages again, on our return to Denyer, to
| public supper Which the citizens would not
wait,pg for TO eat, aud where they sJeechel at
Us and We tpceched back again 'ttiil the vel
kin rang,"-if there is such thing u q vel
kin in Denver. And 40, from beginning to end
of the whole ten days, there waa une constant
movement, from Incident to Incident Of fresh
l M tt7fh 0$n hr,r.r
men. turned boys again, who had left their
eafes behind IN u Item IN tho States, beyond she
papers and tho mails /; Who did nos
whether Empero1s wero tafan nr;sonors''
OF republics rroclaimcd, or Popeg lott their
temuorsl power. hall 20 mucb ia thty lid
whether That last shot lit prairio-dog, Or tho
leap OF that last antelope vas from ! xound
in lis shoulder. And then when the puff Of
our faces, .a1ncl back again toward tho world
aud its cares. lad begua To tesuuan tho 1ook
OF lug intss Acd anticipated peFple1ity over
pi1ed-up desks that awaitod us, General Gus
tar iksuea I reprieve, which was ntcapteI By
portion Of tho party III eagerly as doomed
man Epatches at a..other day Of life. He in
vited us to stop at Fort Hays for
AIwo pAya' BUFFALO HUNT.
1he train had dropped at Hays oae Of tho
Pullman caTs On it, Way out, and this Mr.
We transferred our light baggage and slept
the sleep Of TIC Innocent in anticipation Of
the next days work. undiatuEl'eu By occasional
ra'rts With wh1ch tho inha1ltsnts VARIED tho
s9 smssemenfs M tho nish " ns.nE at essn other.
content 70 iong " II was .nne Of our FUNERAL.
breakfast a public hong that 70 might
complete our expet1et;ce OF lilo On the plsina-
We bought it and paid for it md found new
lieht on he subject af kiskingo cotfea-pott.
wo do not Ees wby men who live after tina:
ts1aelen 1le .s! shon'd not find eomro: sas.on some
shoot eo9t o2 Or M tse .!.ss we can
SeG Se~;eH NV. y, 10 Eooa !9Asoa WY " shoula .e
atSo ~ II ~, .u". gen1enan onee, coming ont
9a,, ~ ns wv catAa r. aouse, asaee nfeaktast,
t,nS "a mtn s,saa h''n ~ aooe oa no doorhtep
t;el5S5 5 ~ H. s1ue. uamn you. eaid ne. as ne
ssrsra tpin ~ ro4 me me gatteE arg
M"sse t{ing 5our shoe! The opportunity OF
ny "saan "ss ne innocent passenger; tho re-
Iote cA!ee NAs n,s , breakfast. There ls phi
tosSHny IN epen thnes, foE nature - well -
ealAzaton, nAA hef JAWS. Ono could not an-
sTef ior tne conaequenees t. his moral nature
~ N.Y. Th;s4s. TMu "o4a . wcek % aa5s attne Rea
2. lMeses s-hefetoIoso spoken of-As hh
ItIeou. 9ue q cur company, concerned 1or
re moral welfatc Of that con1@nnity. asked
s1e Gospe! vas never preached thefef Tho
ISply was that thefe h.d been Clergyman
~. mere not sonG since' ana ne. the Keeper 0!
mosaMss haa hos onls gwen nm ten doltats
9nt vent to bear hun preach He liked his
noesrne 20 mneh tnAt ne Invited lutu 70 hts
Place and asa,tted him to understand its
chsracter " presenting him with few
''rhecks. The preacher WAS lucky and rose
than be bad ever made BY = days preaching
o. the gospel. In PuEsnit Of further knowl-
edge he extended his acquaintance to other
institutions Of the Den. First he gambled