Smyrna times., 1871-07-12
A Visit to Niagara.

took fancy to me- They chased me up 50
that at one time there We're twenty in lire,
all anxious to do me a favor 1t was queer
looking sight. If | had not known | was
alive, | would have thought | was corpse at
the head of a funeral procession.
Niagara is a nice place 10 get rid Of money
1t is full of feather fans, with stuffed birds in
the centre Of them, alabaster whistles, Squaws,
bead moccasins, canoes cut out of the falls,
eagiets stuffed with straw, owls chock full OF !
hay, little birds that wish they were alive, and
such like
You can buy ten cents worth of anything at
Niagara by just paying one dollar for it.
This is the greatest place in the world for
bridal couples; they are always here with
orange blossoms growing around the women'S
heads, and the men done up in brOadcOth, all
very susceptible and all green-very, very
green.
I'll tell you something about bride couple, |
not a bridal couple. A pair of hack horses
are bride couple, and it's about pair Of
hack horses have to write
A fellow who had one of these teams started (
a conversation with me, and We cOnyersed
thusly:
Take ride ?"
"To g 7 Goat Islaud?"
"To Lunar Island? 2"
"Rapids?'
"Whrlpool?'
Devils Hole?"
No"
Clinton House p
You see Id been tc all those places, and
dldn't sour much to go to them more, hadn'
been to Lundy's Lane, and, when he said
Lundy's Lane says |, Who is Iundy?'
"Why," said he there is where the
American eagle scared alOlt, and with one fell
swoop plucked tuft from the name Of the
British lion
Coz said |.
" les, said he.
:, Have they preserved the tuft o. asked
He said they had
What became of old Lundy?" said |
Aas !" he replied, he sleeps beneath the
sod -
Then We wept, the hack-driver and me-
lie wept for old Lundy, and for the sod 1t
was picture-t was. 1t ought to be did up
in wax. Says
How much TO do Lundy?"
"Well, says he, seeing it. you, I'll take
you there for dollar, and you couldn 90 for
less tnan that In WheelDarrOW.
| got into his vehicle and going ou. every
thing was all hunky. By.and-by we got to
what he called Lundy's L1ne. 1t was two or
three patches Of grass with rail fences around
them, one brindle COW with fence around her,
and country road.
The driver said he guessed had better paw.
So gave him dollar bill painted green on
the back.
'Why," said he, we are in Canada, and
| want gold. "
He said was asickly looking cuss what had
come to the Falls for my health. So he squar.
ed himself, and doubled up two fists that look
ed like lager beer kegs, and said:
You little wthered cuss, you if you don't
come down with quarter I'll punch your
snoot y
My snoot feels better when it ain punched
so came down with the quarter Then
: said: | guess I've got enough of Lundy,
and went to get into his wagon, when he
yelled out
. What in thunder are you doing?"
said " Getting in p"
"Wcl that is cool said he "You had
better get out again, darned quick.
Then he broke the news to me, very gently,
that he had agreed to bring me out for a dollar,
and the prlce for going back would be five dol
lars.
"No!" said l.
! "Ycs!" said he.
"Then III walk ~ said l.
"Walk, and be darned !" said he.
D lie got upon his old rattlc-box and COM
+ menced to move, and commenced TO move.
f | looked like one twelfth dozen mourners at a
n one. hack funeral. lie talked thusly to me
Hot amt it? Ever see so much dust
before? Going to shower soon.
Up came the clouds, and down came the
rain had walked mile, and | said:
guess I'll get in"
gave him five dollars.
Said he Give me another dollar,