Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-11-03

collar gone and cuffs flying and tne Old
gentleman with his cravat worked around
to the back of his neck and the lapel
of his coat torn. They were two wrecks,
and were discussing the price OF return
ticket home. They had seen Adam and
Eve. A few minutes later we saw the
young man from Harrisonburg lie had
been through the mill in the art gallery
and looked very much as if ne didn'6 care
whather he ever saw Harrisonburg, or his
girl, or his clothes any more. tie was
asking what time the II o'clock train star
ted-his mind was unsettled and he look
ed like he had been pressed in pair Of
waffle irons.
AT the depot, coming away Friday night
there was the same crush. men and women
were trampled down and the platform was
covered with the wreck of smashed lunch
baskets. The mali from Stanton with
the seven girls was ON hand bravely fight
ing for his lambs and got them IN safe.
The way home was spent by most OF the
eXcursionists in trying to recolect where
they had been and what they had seen and
done. Most of US thought we had been
to the Centennial but everybody's head
was too much confused to swear to it.
Many of us got off at the Rela@ and had
CHE satisfaction of seeing our baggage
glide away to Chicago.
A vote was taken on one of the trains
consisting Of seven cars, OF Which one was
filled with Virginia excursionists and the
other six with excursionists from Pitts
burg. The vote stood Tilden 1876 Hayes
81.
Having spoken of note books ought to
tell you how it is done. A man or woman
aa the case may be gets q note book before
leaving home so as to dot down the strik-
ing points Of the exhibition. Getting it is
one thing and using it is another. Generally
it is left in your valice at home or on tie
street car seat, but if not, then you stand
damned in vice before something and try
to get room enough to open your book and
make note something like this: "Stat,
wreste fin muss'' which if the writer could
make it out afterwards, which he Can't,
would read, ''saw the statue OF wrestlers,
fine exhibition Of muscle" If it was d
woman S note book you would see the en-
try: 'tNeed TX Primo Beat beautifully y
which translated is, 'saw the needle work
of Princess Beatrice, b-e-a -u-t-if-u-l.'
These note books are invaluable-as cigar
lighters, 1 may add that no living woman
ever went to the exhibition that she didn't
try and hunt out the PrinceSses' work, the
diamonds and silks, and the butter woman.
have thus given you a very full. cor
rect and hope instructive account of the
exhibition at Philadelphia. Some few of
the articles exhibited there | may have
omitted, but if so they are Of no impor-
lance. [ have done this at length because
J feel that at the next centennial many OF
your subscribers will want back numbers
of the paper to compare the two, and that
Journal giving the fullest account now will
sell more then.
I cannot close without acknowledging
the courteous assistance Of the Russian,
Chinese and other Centennial Commission
ers in preparing the comprehensive view
have given Of the exhibition. Efforts may
be made to detract from the accuracy of
my letter-t!lat is the fate of success, but
[ may safely claim that am the only wri-
ter from the Centennial who knew what he
was writing about.
TT. II.