The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-11-02
Railroad Ramblings.

1t is proposed to etate and briefly relate
If these rhymes perform their function.
Jenkintown Junction is near town,
And "Jenkins" to us still remains but noun;
The town" consists of depot Of stone,
Standing with one or two sheds alone
BY muddy stream in very stiff breeze,
Between high hills and surrounded by trees;
The nearest dinner twelve miles away
And the final result-fve hours delay.
We left tho station as soon as we could,
With it's wind and water and hills aud wood;
At Fort Washington got good dinner, and
then
bsgun to approve of the land of Penn.
Stone houses and barns, all built to remain,
Granaries filed With their stores of grain,
Rich pastures, orchards and fertile fields,
The choicest fruits which the autumn yields,
Herds on the hisides-everywhere
Prosperity comfort and thrifty care
We noted, with plenty of time to spare,
For the train was late, we had to wait
(Our perpetual fate in the Ke ystone State,
Though not to be c0mmended);
But at last az the sun its course nearly run,
With length ening shadows blended
Descended to rest, in the blazing west
Our first days journey ended.
The next day we rested, the next invested
In Centennial exploration.
The morning was fine-at quarter past nine
We arrived ut our destination;
Soda fountains, hotels, steam whistles and
bells,
Cars, carts, a conglomeration
or sights, sounds and smells necessarily
dwel's
Around the Centennial station.
To eyes and to ears "money!' money !!
appears
In persistent reiteration
On the signs ct the gate by our side as we
watt
And in every domestic relation.
A specimen graveyard on entering is seen
To the left-while before US, in glistening
green,
The Bartholdi fountain-while off to the righ
Main building and sick-chairs attention invite.
Within we found Olina, Japan Algerines,
Bowls, bureaus and bedsteads, maps, kettles
q, d scre ems,
dul DHttcL. Will u6 Go III pidStSl
Representing their people in JOY and difsster,
The Centennial urn, Brya vase, Russian
sablee,
French gloves, Spanish b"ots, Turkish pipes
Chinese table,,
Silks, satins AID laces, rags, hardware aud
drugs,
Model steamships, oil, diamonds, dried lizards
and bugs,
We went on the roof and then came down to
Near some big earthen pots of domestic
deaign,
Then hurried across to Memorial Hall
As shrieking steam engine came rushing
along
For locomotives, great and small,
Run rattling about through the sight seeing
throng,
Who somehow contrive to get out of the way,
Avoiding Juggernaut dieplay-
(We had several narrow escapes that day).
Here are paintings and statu q Of all degrees,
From California's giant trees
To an infant attempting its very first sneeze;
And up from tho juvenile sneezsr
To Rzpah watching beside the slain,
The freedman dashing aside his chain,
And the death Of julius Cesar.
In Ma, hinery Hall we got some bricks
And candy, examined the weaving
or carpets ard ribbons and glass, until six
O'CLOCK chimed the signal for leaving
The crowd was great, we got home late,
1t rained and we got wetting;
But things like these are borne with ease
As scarcely worth regretting.
After the rain we went again,
Completing investigation;
Saw Iceland and spain, but searched in vain
For Sioux delegation;
Stuffed soldiers and hsb, frozen meat on a
dish
A lighthouse and fog horn and cannon,
An improved cannon ball, Horticultural Hall,
Patent cars, and the track that they ran on
Across the ravine, dish washing machine,
State buildings, New England log cabin,
With cradle and clock from behind Plymouth
Rock,
A bazaar with living Arab in,
Agricultural Hall, where it seemed nearly
all
The machines had been sold to the Japs,
The Women's p tvilien, instructing the million
In infantile dresses and caps.
We got some tin pals, were weighed on the
scales
or Fairbanks and looked at mummy,
Saw Japan's house and rails, all built without
pails,
And had a short ride with the dummy.
On subsequent day We proceeded to pay
Our respects to ths shines Of the nation
Philadelphia then, with its charter from Penn,
Commanded consideration.
Independence Hall, Declaration, with all
The names Of the signers faded,
Aud Liberty bell that sounded the knell
or tyranny truly as they did.
At the mint We saw gold stamped, melted and
rolled, ....
And silver in bricks and in bars,
Coins tarnished and bright. from the widows
mite A r
To the broadcast gold pieces OF the cAars;
Spent couple Of hours with the engines ard
flowers,
At Fairmount, passed Girard bridge and col
lege,