Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-08-19

the scale. Alf Burnett might profta-
bly, take lessons in his art of deliniat-
ing the human character, if he were to
spend few days in the. Chicago Board
of Trade rooms at time when No.
was cruelty fuctuating in price.
To say that our excursion party
created no sensation in the great city
of Chicago, would be to state an. IN
truth. Composed as it was of good
| looking ladies and gentlemen, and
bellies and beaus that understand the
prophecies of high state Of civilization
and refinement, it obviously attracted
attention even in one of the most ele
giant if not the largest city In the United /
States. 1t was little amusing to read |
the CITY papers the next morning af
ter our arrival. One of them said |
that Hon. A. NJ. Stimson, in company
with so ladies and gentlemen from
Washington, Ohio, is stopping at the |
Sherman House, and were "taking in
the CITY" Another one said large
party from Washington, O., is in. the
city, stopping at the Sherman House.
Ten couples of the party are on their
honey moon, gay and happy. As for
the honey moon, that happy condition
ef life has passed off with the things
that were several years since, with
those who wear the silken ties. But
we will not undertake to say what eff
feet a social pleasure excursion like
this may have upon the matrimonial
market in the future. Far be it from
US in the slightest degree to betray
those little evidences of more than
mtre friendship and etiquette that will
now and then unintentionally crop out,
that betray an affection that is sure to
!, lead loving hearts to hymen's altar
No, no, we would not for the world
be so cruel as to betray any of our
e young friends in any little evidences of
this kind that may mystriously have
come under our observation.
We cannot close this article with
out returning our thanks and the
a tn anks of our whole party to Messrs.
!. French, King and Sibley, members of
the Board of Trade of Chicago, for
, their kindness and gentlemanly treat
ment to the party during our stay in
!, Chicago. At their own expense they
: furnished carriages for the whole par
tv to take a ride to South Side Park,
:, a drive of some five or six miles
This is, as we learn, the finest park in
d the city. The drive about two miles
u on the Boulevard is certainly the finest
/. we ever saw, four rows of fine elms
/. for two miles or more ornament the
Boulevard, and the parkssis literally a
flower garden, comprising the most
: beautiful and costly varieties, and so
a arranged as to produce an effect that is
!. perfectly charming different varieties
, are planted in .tastefully laid out gar
dens, and so arranged as to variety
and colors as to produce the appear
= ance of very fine zepher or worsted
9. work, the colors being so blended as
to produce a beautiful and charming
appearance.
IL On Wednesday afternoon Mr.
y French, Mr.. King, and Mr.. Sibley
= chartered steamboat for the party to
70 take boat excursion to Evanston, 1C
:, miles down the lake. Most Of the par
ty eagerly availed themselves of this
re provision SO kindly made for theil
n pleasure. Circumstances prevented
e US from enjoying this portion of the
!; programme, but we learn that the ex
. cursion was enjoyed to the utmost by
most of the party; a few however
r. came ashore with stomachs rather
l. averse to floating over the waving lakt
er waters, but most Of them were ready
=, to duplicate the pleasures of the lakt
" excursion. -
Re The city of Chicago is most beau
If tifully and expenseively built up, anC
IS it is said that there is but one city il
- the United States that exceeds it in ell
egant and costly buildings and wei
d paved streets, and that is Boston
s, But Chicago is dastined to be the mos
n magnificent city in the Union. He
a. business is simply magnificent. Th
~ Sherman House where our party wa
- so kindly and handsomely entertain
7o ed is model hotel in every respect
e, has over three hundred large, Well-fu
r. nished rooms, and the most orderl,
bo and accommodating servants that car
- be found in any hotel, and the hous
10 is good enough for any body to stoI
fy at. Chicago now claims populatie
'st of 100000.
en- Our party visited the Palmer Hous
and were shown through its ample an
richly and gorgeously furnishes
st, rooms by an attentive and obligin:
Oh guide. Our party also visited man
a. other places Of interest in the city, {
- all of which they received the kindes
- attentions.
Mt Our passage from Cincinnati to Ch
is, cago was mos tly by night, and throug
X our obliging conductor, a Pullma
~ sleeping car was seoured for the spt
> cial accommodation of our party. A
ng proper hour all took their quarter
ut in hopes of enjoying a good SLEEP
ell but there are always those in a lare
,st crowd who never sleep on such occi
,.r sions, and it is a matter of regret tbs
their iubilations were INDUCED in |
Il such an extent as to drive sleep entire
up ly away from such sedate, quiet fe
7as lows as our friends DR. Harlow, DR.
t+v C. Roberts and Charley Stevens, an
. our lady friends, Misses Rill Coffin al
WI Liss Millikan, Lou Emmitt and Sail
co. Pursell. We expect it was suchSfuu
av- loving, young gentlemen as j. R. Rec
we tor, j. L. Van Deman, Peter Hess, I
Of Irons and maybe we were little jovi
:, en- that occasion; we won't name Il
'eo ladies that helped to drive slcs
DIX from the quiet, sedate ladies and gel
3ed tlemen above named.
.et- On our return, from Chicago to Gil
olt cinnati, on Thursday afternoon,
" splendid palace car was furnished e
rs pecially for our party. We left Il
Ike city a little after twelve o'clock, N
gh, and arrived at Plum street depot
mn Cincinnati, 40 minutes after 10 o'cloc
(at The party enjoyed themselves to Il
az fullest extent. Songs and innocel
ain and amusing plays were INDUCED i
uld and to say that general good tin