The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-05-31
i. M hEELER,
g. A. GEssNER, :
JNo. P. ELDBRKIN, JR.
Incidents and Eccentricities Along
the Way - Remarkable Ruins Of

Incidents and Eccentricities Along
the Way Remarkable Ruins of
Chicago-Glimpse Of Milwaukee.
For many years We have felt an abiding con-
fdence in tbs greatness, goodness and infinite
wisdom of our harmless but beloved and be-
nign oldfrisnd H. Greeley, N. P, IN. P. means
never President) Circumstances have con-
tinually combined to prevent us from acting
upon his Sagacious advice to ego west" until
recently, when we took an informal leave of
Office duties, and with picture Of H g.,
carefully pasted in our hat, we set our face to-
ward the setting sun. We also took with us
a copy Of the Liberal Platform adopted at Gin
cinnat, TO ward of those little contagious, such
as smallpox, &C., that in some localities endan-
ger the happiness of the unsuspssting trav-
eller.
Some Of our readers may have heard ru-
mors Of fire that visited Chicago last fall,
and left the city in very unsettled state; that
report was unquestionably authentic, and
aver since, Chicago has been the Mecca of
America, toward which Pilgrims from every
sea cost town and inland city have travelled to
feast their curious eyes on the scenes of almost
unparalleled ruins and devastation. It came
to pass one morning short time since, after
demonstrating to our creditors that our bag
gage comprised nothing available to them, and
furthermore assuring them of our sincere
purpose to return ere many suns should
set, We located systematically in a com
Portable portion of palace coach, to await re-
suits. Now, gathering people into railway
car is like gathering closed buds into the
green house, they suddenly unfold into full
blossom, all the beauty or ugliness which they
contain. So in railway cal, the characters Of
individuals are suddenly unfolded and their re-
spective beauties or deformities made appar-
ent. We have not space for all the incidents
which came within scope of our observation, |
but In behalf of moral reform, and as a note of
warning to drowsy tobacco cheWers who ex- |
pectorate impulsively at rnndom, we give an |
item. A plethoric genus, much given to |
beaviness Of the eyes, had slowed himself COM |
fortably into a seat by window, the glass Of
which was SO clearly transparent as to almost |
render its existence imperceptible at first |
sight. The industrious sleeper was not dis |
turbed by the tread mill working of his jaws
upon the NOW of fine cut that was slowed |
away In the huge cavity under his cheek, un-
til the continuous flow of SALIVA threatened q
freshet, when jerking his head up out Of his
bosom with spasmodic movement, he poured
forth turbulent stream of the pent up liquid,
which instead of streaming out of the win
dow as ne intended splashed against the glass
and being shot forth with the force of a Bah
cock extinguisher, the sound went crashing
through the car with terrible echo. The
look Of utter amazement and horrified sur
prise which spread over that mans face baiflled
portrayal, and made picture of ludicrous mis-
tifcation worthy an artists efforts: He did
not experiment again in that direction. We
survived the shock occasioned by this mans
adventure, survived the demoralizing effects of
a domestic wrangle, which fourished vigor-
ously at our left; survived the profound wis
dom which modern solomon vouchsafed unto
us with matchless freedom and beneyolenoe,
from his pew Just in front. We survived all
these little anti-tranquilities and arrived in
Chicago Just as the peaceful shades of evening
were gathering over the surging populace.