The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-14
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T gf1daayms cry began 70 cp1nns eyes, ana by SIX
HERO WITH A cARPEr-BAa
| made bis appearance, Dragging to every ono be
| aBin rAilroadln' since was knee high and never
| got lett, no, SIR" HIS first query was:--
"Say. Jones round yetr'
To which the stalwart policeman made his re.
This scuIson wan ssr az no nine
| nOunced himself sold and proceeded to mutter sub.
dued curses for the following five hours. one by
one prudent Westward 'hoers dropped in to secure
sleeping berths Tor the next night having utterly
destroyed one nights rest for that purpose these
| sagacous people proceeded to grunble also. At
| Ing IRON the local trains accompanied by in.
Vulnerable trunks, valises satches and huge has.
Each individual asked for Jones, and alter hearing
the poceman's reply only iOnnd cheerrulness IN
| which they had laid in Tor their journey West
"Guess We'll have to feed the crowd before we get
far" was remark which tickled these Jolly junket-
crs when the waiting process became any way
| tedious. Time wore slowly on, and no Jones was
visible until his existence became matter Of douos.
Az quarter to nine O'Clock smart LOOKING young
man made his appearance. ana thrill OF Joy shot
through some seventy five persons who had assem-
| Dieu, as II beam known that this was
THE vERITABLE JONES,
and no myth. Sleeping berths were now disposed
or at the rate OF five dollars for the night between
indianapolis and Omaha by the Pullman palace car
people which was considered toleraDly steep, but
pay. AT last the bell commenced ringing. and with
the CHEEKY cry OF call aboard p' three OF inc extor
onae Paaee cars moved out toward the setting
Railroad. 10 may be well to explain that this was
but one portion OF the 'grand transcontlnentai
excursion train from Chicago and ono from
| 81. Louis, leaving for Omaha at tue same time,
where all would unite. Through the rich corn and
course OF the Indianapolis party lay, ana In the
sight OF the fertile country oil the first vexalions OF
the m naaa were forgotten. The railroad running
PRAIRIE COUNTRY,
Is level as becolned lake, and aided by the cheer
full ollcials OF the line all wore soon in the best OF
spirits. At various stations along the route parties
laee turning out to see its great men OF At Oraw
tordsviIle, Ind hale. elderly gelueman, In blue
companied BY lovely daughter and prankish son.
was particularly sent on. This was Colonel Wilson,
President Of tho Indianapolis, Covlngton and West
.Qute send.of. Colonelr
"Bess my soull'' was the Colonel's response. 'ir
the train had been on tme you'd have seen sight.
they had brass band OF three pieces playing there
Better, pOndered tho reporter, to pe
FIRST IN A HOosIER VILLAGE
than ninety.nne thousand nine hundred and ninety
ninth In the Empire CITY. At Uroanna twenty
minutes was given Tor dinner, hut mine hosts pro:
visions were almost raw, the chickens having to all
train came In sight. Several ine1ectual attempts
were made BY the hungry upon them, when
THE STURDY GRUMBLER OF THE CROWD
laid down his knife and interviewed tho chicken
scorcher as toilows:-
pretty Wild chickens in this country, reckons
Taxes three men and boy to run one crltter down,
don't it : Game birds, | guess -dle game, JoOR
50 as % hen
cook under three bushels o. coal and a half day
s dner So ns Inc
heads are level. Give me o glass OF iced tea and
don't stand looking at me with your mouth open.
I'm not goin to hurt your feelings by asking you to
would II / were 70 cat 1t. ANYHOW, &C."
The unfortunate host explained That he had only
An hours notice and he had to go half mile to pick
up his Chickens which were OF self-supporting but
Then IT'S jones' fault" said the grumbler; az
knew It,"
neither chickens the chastener could mar It,
and the train Dowled along amid the thousands and
the 81
quarter past SIX O'Clock p. NJ, with It's
looking very prominent indeed-a fountain verify Of
unclean spirits and last home to that unclean but
M p ne5S TO-
take some say 1t Is through the surliness Of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad others
and on hand, finally receives all the blame. The
more charitable connne themselves to the remark
"a SCREW LOOSE SOMEWHERE"
| which. however, frightens an old maid who has
taken policy in the Accidental insurance Com
tsegraphing. and over the rolling prsiries Of nj nos
the train goes on, and another ngnt darkens about
| berths whose hgh-priced softness o quarter past
eleven supper at Gslesourg cannot induce them to
THg MISSISSIPPI IS CROSSED
| at Burlington, Iowa, the rumblng over the iron
bridge being the principal evidence thereof to the
sleepy tourists Towards daybreak there was a
copiOus fall OF rain, which had tho very pleasant
eject Of laying the Dust and cooling the atmosphere
through tie greater part of the days ride. The
| country was already
but the immense spread OF cultivated prairie, with
| mammoth fields OF corn, wheat and oats, which
ton ie Few trees are seen, save here and there
| patches OF scrub oak and cottonwood At Charlton
] splendid breakfast Is served IN a sort OF shanty
| hosf wi wOnd have Sh AIMED mQuV
city hotel in quality and variety Of food and cleanl-
ness In serving BY and by Creston Is reached said
TO be the highest point In Iowa, but which stands
with It's score or two Of houses in the centre Of
plain level as billiard table far as the eye can
bali N as If Il was Central Park On now through
into long bNlowy rolls until at three the afternoon
the abrupt rise OF Council Bluns is In the dis
their base, and next the brave Missouri broad with
its 1000 miles OF flow, meets the gaze ana IN few
moments all are on the depot platform gazing across
OMAHA SITTING WIDE AWAKE
on the rising ground upon the opposite bank AS
pleuon the ferryUoat Is si9naled aud the ungainly
creature paddles painfully over to the Iowa bank
Se6rasKa That Omaha stands in the track Of mani
fest destiny It's Inhabitants continually aver and with
Sans city, anS are eeyu bnspga &
brains and bOtherinG their visitors about the higl
ouna sevsr Of the george
Francis, VINO owns some real estate which one OF
these centuries will be worth millions, Its streets
are uphill and downhl and roundhl and very
much like other shantyish cities Of the far West.
The principal objects OF interest are the public
schoolhouSe and classic advertisement In letters
fifteen feet high anent the qualities OF
| BuNKuM'S BEDBUG BUSTER,
| which encloses The site OF the new courthouse.
From the crest Of the hill which Omaha Is built
magnificent view OF the Missouri River Is obtainabe
But what Of the excursions The Chicago and st
| Louis parties to the number OF some one hundred
ana thirty had arrived a. ton A. n. and had oocu
pied their time IN gazing across the river like Sste
Anne, the female Mlcawber OF the Arabian Nights,
| TO see IT anybody was coming. They wcro In q
painful state OF heat and excitement when the In
dianapolls party arrived. Either through want o
| foresight on the part OF the excursion manager OF
ungraciousness on the part Of the Union Pacific Rail
road-most probably the latter-the last arrivinS
party had to scramble for
TWO HOURS AND HALF UNDER A BRoIIiNG SUN
TO get their excursion tickets changed Tor Union
Pacific paper-s process which, II absolutely neces