The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-11-06
Railroad Ramblings.



Before tho nc1t trans con junction,
Until wO came back, on \ different track,
It Is proposed to etato and briefly relate
II these rhymes perform their function.
Jcnkin:own Junction Ia near town,
Aud "Jenkins to us still romains but noun;
Tho town consists OF depot OF stone,
Standing with ono or two sheds alone
By a muddy stream, In worry stin breeze.
Between high hills and surrounded by trees
The nearest dinner twelve miles away
And tho fuAl resnlt-6ve houra' delay.
We loft the station as soon ~ we could,
With Its Wind and water aud hills and wood;
At Fort Wellington got a good dinner, and
then
Begun to approve OF tho land Of Penn.
Stone houses and barns, alt built to rcmain,
GranAries filed With their stores OF grain,
Rich pastures, orchards and fertile folds,
Tho choicest fruits whioa the autumn yields,
Hcrds on tho hIlsIdes-everywhore
Prosperity, comfort aud thrifty caro-
wo noted, with ploniy OF time to spare,
For tho train was late, We had to wait
(our perpetual fate In tho Keystone State,
Thou h not to bO commonded);
But At last, As the sta Its course nearly run,
With lcngthsnlng shadows Llended
Descended to rest, in the blazing wost,
Our fTst days j5urney ended.
The next day wo rested, tho next invested
In Centennial exploration.
Tho morIi 6 va anc-at quarter past nine
wo arrived vt our destination;
Soda Fountains hotels, stoam whistles and
bells,
Cars, carts, a conglomeration
OF sights, sounds aud smells lncossantly
dwel'S
Around tho Centennial station.
IT, cyOs aud to oars "money!' "moncy!"
appears
In persistent reitcration
On tho signs at tho cato, by our aldo as we
wuit,
And In every domestic relation.
A specimen graveyard on entering Is SOen
To the luft-wlno before us, iu glistening
Ereon.
The lArlli ,idl fOuntuin-wlilo OF to the righ
Mia bdidn.; aud -ick-c,lairs attention invite.
w.hlu 40 10 nj Gains, JapSn, AleerinCt,
BoRl,. bureau, snd leds:c4d-, mapr, kcttlct
ard rrr ens.
NrS. = Hu $ ten. with figures In platter
Rapro.entiug their people III Joy aud disaster.
The Ccneunal Gru, Drya vAse, RusOian
hahlus,
Ftvach el,vo-, Spanish b"Ot., Turkish pipes,
ChinerU tabU-,
sik-, satius ALd ascs, ragr, hardware aud
drug.
Molel steamships, oil, diamonds. died lIzards
aud bnsr.
wo went Oa tho Roof AID theu cAmO down to
dino
Noar sOuo big carthen pots Of domestic
dosisn,
Then hurried acrosa to Memorial Hall
As u sllrtoking tteHm ongrc cAmo rushing
along
For locomotives, great and email,
Run rafting about through the sight seeing
throng,
Who eemehaw contiive 20 got out Of the way,
Avoiding JuggeinAut displMy-
twe had royOrAl narrow escapes that day).
Hero arc paintings sud status Of all degreee,
Ftom CaliiornlA's giant trees
To ~ i:,fa;t att 'tNiIpting lts vtry first sneezei
Aud up from the Juvenile snctzHr
To Il zpAl watching bssidC tho slain,
Tho freedman lashins aside his chain,
And tho doAth CT Ju!las Cesar.
In Ma, linely Hall wo got some bricks
And candy, examined tho weaving
or carpets aud ribbons aud glass, until siI
O'clock caiusd tho signal for leaving
Tho crowd was groa!, wO got home late,
It raInod aud wO got u voting;
but things like these arc borne with ease
As scarcely worth rogretting.
Aftor tho rain we won't again,
Completing Investigation;
Saw iceland aud Spain, but searched III vain
For Sioux delegation;
Stuffed solIiOrs and flsh, frozen meat on a
dish,
A lighthou,o and fog horn and cannon,
An improved cannon ball, Horticultural Hall,
Patent cars, md tho track that they ran on
Across tho rAvine, = dsh washing machine,
State buildings, Now England log cabin,
With cradle aud clock from behind Plymouth
Rock,
A bazaar with living Arab In.
Agricultural Hall, wherO II seemed nearly
all
Tho machines had boon sold to tho Japs,
Tho women's pavilion, instruoting the million
In intAntile dresses aud caps
We got some tin pals, were weighed on the
scales
or Fairbanks and looked at mummy,
Baw Japan's house aud rails, all built without
nails,
Aud had short ride with tho dummy.
On subscq qusus day wO proceeded to pay
Our 70 ipects to the shtines OF tho nation
Philadelphia then, with lts charter from Penn,
Commanded consideration.
Independence Hall, Declaration, with all
Tho names OF tho uISuerA faded,
Aud Liberty boil that sounded tho knoll
OF tyranny truly as they did.
Al the mint wO saw gold STAMPED, melted and
rolled.
And silver In br.chs aud in bars,