Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02

Scribblfngs on the Grail -
We started on a second tour, through
Portage and Marathon counties last
Tuesday a week, taking the 2:1O p. m.
@. b. & NJ. train, for Plover, from
whence we proceeded by stage to our
sister city, Stevens Point. We found
IN the cars. our townsmen Jas. Miller
and JOS. Hasbrouck, also Mr.. Robin
son of Baskerville, the two latter 60
ing to the Bay 10. used to ride over
the Davis stage line route on a paste
board, for he was the horse-shoer of
the company, and so We were not sur
.prsed to see him present a porus plaS-
ter to conductor Rose the inference
IS that he does the shoeing for the G..
B. 4 NJ. Co. We judge SO, for the
iron horse was sharp shod as we scudded
along over the slippery rails, making
never slip till he Jrohe at Ployer.
Arrived at the Point at an early hour,
riding in a regular blizzard for six
miles, over as tame country, and yet
as wild as can be found in this north
ern region. We stopped at the Man
sion House, kept in fine style by L. E.
Whipple, formerly Sigel's supervis-
or. EH. fights nit Sigel" no longer.
Harry Grace is Ef's efficient clerk,
and ne does the business up handsome
We found the rare and radient Char
ley Wiley, who viii persist in scraping
the everlasting cat-gut for fantastic
toes to trip after The Centennial
year is keeping him busy, and Wash
ingtons birthday and other holidays
weaving in, calls Cor the use of an enor-
nous quantity Of resin and less sleep
We think Charley has used up SOME
thing over barrel since the holidays.
The Jooo7o1 Office had peculiar
tas eination for u, so we clambered up
a fight Of narrow stairs, separating
the darkness with our hands as BEST we
could, and passing along though a
long hall gently rubbing our nose
against the wall now and then, or
stumbling over cat cudgels, we reached
the outer door and passed in like an
angel Of light expecting to meet the
devil, when 10 Bros Mclaughlin
and Simons stood, or rather sat, before
us. We had never before met the
Jouuo5 boys, but we waited for no
Introduction. We found Mae. just
what we had pictured him-one's pho
tograph you know will show itself in
his or her business, and the Journal
had pictured to us thoughtful, care
full gentlemanly fellow just about Macs
dimensions. Simons, we Judge is the
fighting editor of the Journal. He
weighs about 400 and is put up for
public, rather than for family use.
His radient face dispels all fear, but
we mean TO be careful how we talk
back to the Journal The boys get
up one of the best local papers in the
state and are prospecting. We have
only two wishes in their behalf. Pros
perity in abundance, and six shilling
lantern in that stairway, still if this
latter suggestion don't strike Simons
favorably, we'll take it all back-we
are only joking, Simons.
At 1880 we took the western bound
train on the Wis. Central Road for
Junction City, thence to Wausau.
Arrived at Wausau at $50, and salts
fed the inner lnan with good things at
the table of the Paradis House.
Mr.. Paradis keeps most excellent
house, and cares for the wants of the
travelling public with true French cour-
tesy.
We made brief calls after transact
ing our business, upon old friends.
We called at the parsonage aud had a
i pleasant chat with Bro. Cole, who is
laboring with his accustomed zeal in
the cause of the Master. Evening
meetings are being continued with
most excellent results. The church
has some thirty accessions from among
the best citizens of Wausau. Rev.