The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-02-27
MAa1l1rA. ONO. Feb, Goth, 1873.

DEAR J0URNAL:-The trip from Ea st
Saginaw to Toledo, one hundred and forty
miles, occupies five hours-which is good
time, in good cars, over good road. For
much Of the distance, way for the road,
the Flint and Pere Marquette, has been
hewn through woods, and for miles moth
ing il to Be seen on either side but con
tinuous lines Of fallen trees with here and
there . solitary pine. Ooossionly H. d
weeds rsesds soasvhAt to givs .plass t>a1
= t,ast sf>saas61a.i II . sslsisaaeA, NJ !
sAs ses,sry 4 ~. a.a ~. Bat M
p.sass Heily-ths p,tas Il junction viii
the Detroit and Milwaukee road It
becomes moro rolling, and faint attempts
At hills now and then appear in tho dis
lance.
It was dark when we reached Toledo, so
that we were able to see little or nothing Of
the city. In the Union depot were many
other people waiting for the departure OF
the trains which should carry them to their
destination. To the right of me was
mother and three children-ihe two young
est having reached that interesting age at
which children can cry by the hour with
out stopping to take breath, while the third
was just enough older to feel An interest in
keeping the other two busy at their favor
tie occupation. The mother spent most of
her time darling around the room gather
ing together her youthful progeny for fresh
excursions among tn feet Of people hurry
ing in and out. To the left was o fully
developed case of the whooring cough
little further on, sappy youth of about
tweR,y-three summers stood in front of q
party Of giggling, befrizzled young misses,
whom he entertained in condescending
scrt Of way. But his principal atten-
ton was devoted to the weakest, sickliest
moustache that ever had the hopeless task
Of overshadowing mouth constructed az
ter catfish model. A woman entered the
room and stopped beside table which
stood near me. She was Joined BY q little
girl who had been sitting on the other side
Of tho room, evidently awaiting the COM
ing of some one.
"Did you get my letter :" sharply in
quired the mother.
"Yes, man," was the subdusd answer.
"Could you read it -
''Father read it to me-"
''Did he say hs WAS glad wss coming
home :"
HE said 10 didA't osrs-that you might
stsy longer II you wanted to-" the child
answered With the unsuardsd simplicity Of
her years.
II wish had staid ~ said the mother
angrily, as, with eyes flashing and thin
lips compressed, she douncel out Of tho
room. The husband undoubtedly wished
she had, too.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
railroad furnishes its passengers with ele-
CANT and comfortable night scoommoda-
tons In Pullman cars, and the two hun
dred miles between Toledo and Cincinnati
are. passed over in eight hours Of pleasant
obliviousness. No road affords travslers
grester facilities. We reached Cincinnati
ct six O'Clock, and had over four hours for
breakfast and looking around the city, be-
fore taking the Marietta and Cincinnati
road for this plsoe-snother two hundred
miles ride. This road il remarkable for
the number Of its bridges. You seem to be
almost always pssring down.. down into
the bottom ef dep fsvins or gulsh. But
Me cars dash sIsng II such sslf-os,adsst
M that an:. IL u.,aalsssr ars:
bsalshsa - 80 ssa,ly asss hss ssysli.A
5er IL dsah - ac~sHy Il iii Ut Sfsi1
tr.vslisg % diAGult from ths = ma4.,r-of.
fact way fthe railroad over our Min nssota
prairies.
AS We neared Marietta the snow, which
had boen gradually disappearing, even be-
iore We reached Toledo. was to be seen on
gym spots' and Va alighted hero In the
midst Of q rain which continued. with Int
slight intermissions, fer two days.. T. "a.
varied one day by q pelting storm Of sleet
The rain has been succeeded by warm.
euuny May-like, days and instead OF te-
ing white with, snow, tho spongy hillsides
and garden. slopes are taking on : green.
ish tinge, aad the crocuses are just ready
| TO burst INTO bloom. This wooing sunshine
-, .-i s..