Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-06-23
A Feeling and Truthful Account OF a
Visit TO Niagara Falls.

WHEN first got to Niagara the hack
drivers took fancy to me. They chased
me up 30 that at one time there were
twenty In line, all anxious to do me a
favor. 1t was queer-looking sight. If
hadn't known Twas alive, / would have
thought l was corpse at the head of a
funeral procession. Niagara is nice
place to get rid of money 1t is full of
feather fans with stuffed birds in the middle
of them, alabaster whistles, squaws, bead
mocassins, canes cut out of the ialls eaglets
stuffed with straw, owls chock full of
hay, little birds that wish they were alive,
two cents worth of ice cream for quarter
of a dollar, 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
black broadcloth, all very susceptible, and
all gIeen-very, very green. I'll tell you
something about birdie 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 started a conversa-
tion with me, and we conversed together
thusly: "Take a rider" "No." "To
Goat IslendS" No." Lunar Island ?''
NO" Suspension BridgeY" No"
Rapids?" "No," Whirlpoolf" "No."
Devils HoleP" mo" "Horse Shoe
Falls9" "No." "Clifton HouseP" "No."
You see, I'd been to all those places, and l
didn't sour much to go to them some more.
hadn't been to Lundy's Lane, and when
he said Lundy's Lane" says "Who is
LundyS" why" said he, "there is
where the American eagle scared aloft,
and with one fell swoop plucked tuft
from the name of the British lion" "Nop
said l. EYES," said he. "Have they pre-
served the tuft ?" asked He said they
had. "What became of old Lundy ?"
said l. "Alas" he replied, "he sleeps be-
meath the Sod" Then we wept, the hack
driver and me. He wept for old Lundy,
and | for the sod. 1t was a picture, it was
1t ought to be did UP in wax. Says L,
" How much to do Lundy2" "Well," says
he, "seeing it's you, Ill take you there for
dollar, and you couldn't go for less than
that in wheelbarrow." got into his We
hicle, and going out everything was all
hunky. Byand-by we got to what he
called Lundy's Lane. 1t was two OF 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 pay. So l gave
him a dollar. bill painted green on the
back. why" said he, I'VE are in Cana
da, and want gold" Says l, "I hain't
got no gold" He said was sickly look
ing cuss what had come to the
fails for my health. So he squared
himself and doubled up two
fists that looked like lager
beer kegs, and said; you little withered
cuss, you, if you don't come down with a
quarter I'll punch your snoot." My snoot
feels better when 1t amt punched, so
came down with 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 do
ing" l said,. Getting in" "Well,"
said he, that is cool. You had better get
out again darn'd quick" Then he broke
the news TO me very gently that he had
price for going back would be five dollars.
"Nop said /. "Yes," said he. "Then I'll
walk" said 1. "Walk and be darned p
said he. He got upon his old rattle box
and commenced to move, and l COM
menced to move. looked like one
twelfth dozen mourners at a one hack f1.
neral. He talked to me thusly: Hot, amt
it9 Ever see 80 much dust befores Co.
ing to shower soon." Up came the clouds
and down came the rain. / had walked a
mile, and said, a guess I'll get in"
gave him five dollars. Said he, "Give
me another dollar" told him he agreed
to take me for five dollars. "Oh," said
he, it was pleasant then, but you see it is
raining now" gave him the money and
finally reached the hotel, and didn't take
no hacks no more.-C0r. Nelo York Sun.