Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-09

ofci VIC Gnu podru ol GneIf pdltS, more
dry goods boxes covered with sheeting
and much other wonderful parapher-
MALTA.
We can't tell half we saw. Men
drssed in cheese bandage tights, and
excessively moral girls in very loose
habits, &C., &c. A dozen giants with
the big head made moral sport and one
ate little boy at gulp. The freck-
led girl said very feelingly to Jack,
'sWill he % will he % and Jack I'M
feelingly said he didn't know what the
boys name was, but it looked as
though he might. A robust maiden
slung four or five of the most moral
men around as though they were pig
mics, and shouldered cannon while
little boy touched 'er off,-the cannon
and we felt thankful that she didn't
get her dry goods charged to our &C
| count, A heather Chinee turned 2
little japanese urchin inside out, and
slung him around as though he didn't
cost five dollars at an early day in that
boys history, and blushing maidens
drove moral chariots around that OBJ
long circus till we were reminded that
we were dust, and then very moral
man in ginger colored tights walked
around the ''platter" once while
horse 'srung" it twice, We should
think the horse could go mile in 2:15
ON the cars. and the man could earn
at least twenty-six dollars a month in
saw mill. Much more we saw, but
what struck us was the very moral
young men who sold palm leaf fans
for 25 cts and lemonade for dime
We thought what glorious timber for
a corps of Sunday School teachers. A
sprightly lad of about forty summers
who sold the life of Barnum, we
thought maybe was the Chaplain of the
great moral show. Maybe he was the
superintendent of the Sunday School
attached to the great moral show. He
asked US ''Would we take Barnum's
life, only one dollar 2" We told him
we would for a quarter, but We had no
jack knife. His quotations from Scrip
tare were now remarkable.
Well, we busted at S P. NJ. and hay
ing transacted our business, and made
the train, we found Cook, and Cook
had found all Arcadia, and Arcadia
had found all the beer in Winona we
thought. We shot away from the
bluffs, and soon night settled about US,
but there was music on that train even
in the night season. Arcadia soon
claimed her own, and now we would
have thought We were in a grave yard,
SO quiet was it, but for jacks snoring.
He had improvised bed, and lay with
his mouth open like the gangway of
Mississippi steamboat, and the sparks
were coming in at the car window and
scooting down his throat like custom
ers crowdiGg into a store that adver-
tises. But Jack slept unmindful Of
his illumination. The train ploughed
through the night tearing it into shreds
of darkness. Rose looked ac5lted but
he'd been just as wilted under any
other name If he did shout 'tick-
ets'' occasionally as he got into a
browse, as Cook made her squeal max
ing crossing, We could excuse him,
for so sudden transition from tumult
to quietude, barring Jack snoring, was
never before experienced by sober men
on train. When we reached home,
nights candles were burning out one
by one, and jocund day was on her
very tip toes not on mountains top
exactly, but with cloud Swallowing
her brow she looked toward the land
of the prairies and smiled in the valley
of Trempeleau. We had been to Bar
NUNS.
PersOnals.-Mrs. Ella Hall and
Miss Lizzie Reed have been visiting
in the city the past week. A host Of
friends gave them cordial handshakings
Miss Lizzie's presence brings back
pleasant memories Of school days and
choir practice. They have gone to the
Point to visit friends.
VIM. Mccormick was in our streets
last Saturday having strayed away
from s'My Merrillan.' %
Honest O. Fl. Lameraux was in
town the other day. Lam. didn't