The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

" RapidsY'
NO"
Whirlpool"
=" No"
i, Devils holc."
y "No."
" Horseshoe Falls"
NO"
"Chiton House"
mo"
y "Lundy's Lanc."
who is Lundys" said |, for had been Al
all the other places.
why" sad he that is where the great
American Eagle scared aloft and with one
fell swoop plucked tuft from the name of the
British Lion"
"No" says l.
YES" said he
Have they preserved the tutt?" asked.
He said they had.
What became of old Lundy?" said I.
:. Alas" he said, he sleeps beneath the
|sod." And the poor driver wcpt for old Iundy
How much to do Lundy." ! asked.
"Well,'' says he, seeing its you, I'll take
you there for II dollar, ard you could not 70
for less than that in wheelbarrow."
| got in, and soon we arrived at Lundy's.
1t was two or three patches of grass, with a
fence around them 10 keep the cows from eat
ing the grass Here the driver said he guessed
I'd betrer pay. gave him dollar green
back. That was when sreenbacks were below
par
| why" said no, I'VE are IN Canada, and
want gold"
81 have no gold" | said
He was bruiser, much larger than |, and
Judging from his appearance could get away
with me without much trouble. He looked at
me tor Il moment and then said:
You little cuss, if you don't come down
with quarter I'll punch you IN the snoot."
| said, "3Iy snoot feels better when it is not
punched" 80 | came down with the quarter.
Then said, Il guess I've got enough Lundy,"
and made a move to get into the hack
What in thunder are you doingg" said he
| SAID, Getting i'm
Well" said he, that's cool, You had
better get out again darned quick"
Then he broke the news to me, very gently,
that he mad agreed to bring me out for dol.
lar, but the price for going back would be five
dollars.
"Non said l.
YES" SAID he.
Then I'll walk" said l.
walk and be darned," said he
| looked like 4 chief mourner at a hack
funeral. Gong out everything was lovely,
but returning it was roasting hot, and, oh so
dusty. AS we logged along he talked to me
all the time and let out much of his wit:
"Hot, amt It'll never saw such dust before.
Going to have a shower soon" Up came
the clouds and down came the rain. had
walked mile, and | said, 81 guess III get
in" | handed him five dollars.
SAID he, "Give me another dollar"
told him he had agreed to take me for five
dollars.
"Oh," said he, lit was pleasant them but
you see it is raining now"
gave him the dollar, and if there is any
satisfaction in swearing | thought had at
least htHety-nine cents worth while remained
in that fellows hack.
But lately the Falls are getting to be quite a
respectable place to visit. 1t is not quite the
terror it was few years ago. The hummer
element that runs the hack business is growing !
beautifully les. and Il new system of "hackng"
inaugurated. The hotels have come down to |
trade dollar prices, and admittance to all the /
principal places of interest has been reduced. |
The system now is, when large parties, eXcur-
sions or picnics visit the place, each individu.
al can purchase Il ticket for t,cO doIidrs, which
includes hack and admittance to every place |
seeing. At least four persons are expected to
compose hack load, while SIX can be accom-
modated, but in special cases they will give
hack to parties of three. Ample time is given
at each place for seeing everything, as no
special hour is set for returning. This Is done
by what Is termed "Thc Reconstructed Hack.
ing Co. of Niagara Falls" The outside nacks
charge one dollar and fifty cents for the first
hour and one dollar for every subsequen.
hour.
But there is still much room for improve
ment; and now, that the hacking business has
been rec INSTRUCTED, let there be reconstruction
in many of the other contemplate swlndles
that are practiced on visitors, so that " in the
sweet by-and-by" people will recall their visit
to Niagara with pleasure, instead of disgust.