Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-07-22
Miscellaneous.
interesting Letter From Missouri.

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Interesting Letter From Missouri
DEAR ADVERTISER. R.-Since board.
ing the Bostona at Huntington, en-
route for Cincinnati, l have intend.
ed writing to you, but the time has
passed so swiftly that not until now
have | found leisure time for letter
writing. Fortunately at Cincinnati,
we arrived just in time to make con-
nection with the Ohio & Mississippi
K. Road, Notwithstanding the Bosto-
ma did not get to the Queen City un-
til eight A. NJ. The delightful parlor
car rendered the trip to st. Louis a
very pleasant one; although it must
be confessed that never did a ride of
ten hours cause more dusty and
travel stained set of passengers to
alight, than our fellow travellers and
ourselves on the evening of the
June. The cars were then not run
ming farther than +. st. Louis, so we
had the pleasure of riding over the
magnificent new bridge more leisure-
ly. Enough has been said OF the gran
deur of that structure, and | will
refrain from IN attempt that | am
sure would prove a failure. Suffice
it to say, in all the accounts, that |
have read, of all the descriptions that
have heard, my mind was lily pre-
pared for this wonderfully built bridge
of bridges. 1t is like dreamland.-
Objects appear and disappear. Carri-
ages, hacks, street-cars, busses DC,
foot passengers come in view, then
almost as quickly are lost to sight
down an incline plane until they are
seen again on still lower floor. We
spent over n week in St. Louis. Wis
tied of course all the places of inter-
est in the City. Shaw's Garden was
Just in its lovliest dress. Flowers
from every country, and every CLINE,
were rich in their fragrant blossom
ing. Numberless fountains here and
there played coquetishly in the sun
shine and catching the reflection OF
the different tinted blossoms gave
them the appearance of party-colored
waters.
1t seems wonderfully strange to
me that a man so alive to nature 3
beautiful works, should have lived to
Mr.. Shaw's age unmindful Of "wo-
mans winning smiles. "Yet who can
read the secret history of heart;' this
man who has given so much enjoyment
to the people of st. Louis, and who at
his death, wills the City this beauti-
ful garden of--acres provided the
grounds be kept in the same condi
tion-may have lived life Of devo-
ton to a-memOry. Near his house
stands monument, handsome though
plain, bearing a beautiful quotation
from the bible, and Il blank space,
awaiting the inscription of the death
and burial of Mr.. Shaw.
"The Labyrinth" opening out of
this vale of flowers, must have caused
the plannel a world of study, as no
one was ever known to find his way
clearly out of this wilderness OF
shrubs, and winding walks {; at least
it would be impossible to take the
same path any two times. The varl-
Gus City Parks were all looking their
very best, and seemed well filled with
the heated, painting crowd, eager for
a glimpse Of green trees, and cooling
sounds of splashing waters. We at
tended a Military Concert, given at
the Fair Grounds on Saturday even
ing, and at which place were gather
ed all of the fairest and bravest Of
the City fashionables. Gen. Sher-
man, with his consequential mien,
was present, drawn in his handsome
carriage, and by two Of the handsom-
est horses on the grounds, and sitting
there thro Nn back in his comfortable
cushions, he looked the very picture,
of what his character is known to be
"a selfish, arrogant, yankee. |
found-and right glad did l feel OF
the knowledge-that the good taste
of the St. Louis society, did not hold
General and Mrs. Sherman as their
model for dress and manners, but
looked on them in kind of secondary
way, and in fact thinks but little
about them. We even took peep
in "Uhrig's Cave" one evening
as We passed by, and we're almost
tempted to sit down under one of the
brilliantly lighted forest trees, and
partake of glass of the cool foaming
beer, that seemed to be so much en-
| joyed by the crowds of nicely dressed
Germans and their families, who
were crowded arouud prettily carved
tables in comfortable home circles,
and waited upon by lads in long
white aprons and snowy caps.
Jefferson City was next visited,
where we came across number of
Virginians, and some from the Wes-
tern part of the Stats. The notable