Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-02-21
Fllc PctCrEins at the Centennial.

In this way they could get an idea of
the whole. They joined y crowd of
people rushing to one platform to
secure seats as train came along
Mrs. Peterkins was near being left be-
hind, it was so hard for her to decide
which seat to take and the hurry
was so great, the rest of the family,
think ing she was going to be left, all
got ont again and were obliged to
hustle in the minute the train was
starting.
The little boys were anxious to get
out at the first stopping-place, but Mr..
and Mrs. Peterkin preferred to make
the whole tour and see everything
first. In and ont they went among
the various buildings. Mrs. Peterkin
said she would ask nothing better
than to spend the day in this way
Agamemnon had a map, and tried to
point out the several buildings rs they
came to them, but it was difficult to
discover the numbers attached to them
III the map. Meanwhile Solomon
John studied the different coors Of
the flags. After some time Elizabeth
Eliza said:
81 did not know they had so many
Of these Womans Pavilions.
81 thli.k they must have one for
each State said Mr. Peterkin
"It is astonishing how much they
are alike said Mrs. Peterkin.
"With 80 many buildings" said
Mr.. Peterkin, you could not expect
to have them all Different
''Still," said Agamemnon, 81 should
not think they would have so many of
these statutes Of horses with wings"
"They are very fine" said Mr.
Peterkin. "No wonder they repeat
them SO often"
"Thcy come in pairs,' said Solo
mon John.
"We have seen them five times
| counted, sad one Of the little boys.
Elizabeth Eliza started: awe
must have made the tour at least five
times! l have seen five Woman's
Pavilions y
'This is the very place where We
got in, said Solomon John.
The whole family made q rush to
get out. for they had just reached q
platform, and the time for stopping
was very short. Mrs. Peterkin stoop-
ed to extricate her camp,stool, which
she had put under the seat, and get
ting it out with trouble, she looked
up to find that the car was taking her
on, and all the family behind on the
platform. She wished to get out,
but was held back by the other pass
enrcrs. who declared she would break
her neck if she jumped from the car
in motion
But at the next stoppins-place she
felt 50 tiustered she hardly knew what
to do, SO she kept on and on till she
ielt she must somehow make up her
mind to leave that car, and with a
desperate resolution sne stepped out
on the platform. She found herself
in Il deserted part of the grounds, a
few gentlemen only getting out to 90
to the Brewers Hall. Though there
was a crowd every where else, it seem-
ed very solitary here. Mrs. Peterkin
went round aud round the Brewers
Hail. uncertain where to go. At last
a gentleman noticed her, and asked if
he could help her. When she told
her case, he asked if her family had
appointed any place Of meeting in case
of accident. Mrs. Peterkn thought
she remembered their talking of the
Main Building as rendezvous. The
gentleman advised hertaking the train
directly for the Main Building. She
shook her head she had already |
spent the morning in the cars. The
gentleman smiled, but asked her to 90
on with him and he would show her
where to get out.
Mrs. Peterkin joined him gratefully,
and they took train at neighboring
platform. But they had not gone
very far, and were making another
stop, when Mrs Peterkm gave a
scream There was her family stand
ing in row ready to receive herl-
She was 50 agitated she could hardly
get out, and almost tainted with de-
light at the meeting [Lucretia p.
Hule, ST. Nicholas for February.
1t isn't better sermons church
people want, but mirror so arranged
that every one can see who enters The |