Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1880-10-09

were on eAnDlttOn, from Inilauclpnla, we
came TO the capital, remaining here just n
week and in that time doing about all the
points of interest and having not n moments
rest. The first place we inspected was the
White House, and think Uncle sam must be
dreadfully poor housckccpcr for the front
OF the house and porch are covered with cob
webs. We visited the Capitol and were de-
cidcdly impressed with It's greatness by the
time we reached the. top. We were very
much interested ana pleased in our visit TO
the patent office, smithsonian, Agricultural,
Corcoran Art Gallery and Treasury. At the
latter place we were shown the Roguc's Gal
lery, where we saw hundreds of pictures of
criminals, and counterfeit money amounting
TO millions of dollars We spent an afternoon
in going through the Navy Yard. Went on
board the Passaic, an olo war vessel We had
II very nice trip to Martinsburg, Va, passing
through Haipers Ferry on the way. The seen
cry there is perfectly magnificent. We saw
the house in which John Brown was confined.
But best of all we enjoyed our trip TO Mt.
Vernon. It is surely one of the most beauti-
tul places in the world. Everything seemed
almost perfect. We had the extreme felicity
of sitting i'm n chair that came over in the
Mayhowcr also IN the one used by the "Fa-
thcr of OF our country" Eut there was an
other object tar more dear TO us, which call
ed up fondcr rccollcctions and more tender
feclings-thc hatchet.
We took n steamer ON Wednesday. bound
for New York via Hampton ard Norfolk,
stopping one day at Hampton, where we had
II very pleasant time, we went on to Norfolk
We were obliged to lay over there day and
II half but put in our time very well. Crossed
over to Portsmouth and visited the Navy
Yard, and went on board the Nandalia, the
vessel on which Gen. Grant made his cruise
on the Mediterranean. The officers of the
ship were very kind indeed TO us and show
cd us everything of interest. We also visit
ed IN Norfolk the oldest church in the United
States, saw the old tombstCnes with such
quaint and curious epitnphs as To frequently
make us smile. Either people were better
in those days than now or else the tombstonCs
lie. The Oldest stone bore the date of 1872.
Norfolk is an exceedingly dirty place. Abso-
lutcly filthy. The air seemed to smell of yel-
low fever and cholera, and the water was so
thick we couldn't drink IT,. We left Norfolk
Saturday evening on the Wynoke, an Old Do
minion steamer, and II very nice one too.
We stayed on deck till we had passed from
the river into the bay and then out on the
briny deep, enjoying it all hugely without n
suspicion ofseasickncss About nine o'clock
we went below to our state rooms ana slept
splendidly all night. But when morning
came, "Ah spare tie talc!" II makes me sea
sick now 10 look at the picture af II steam
boat. We were about IN hour and n half get
ting dressed. They told Us that if we once got
on deck the sickness would disappear, so
with this spark OF hope keeping us up, or rath-
or holding us down, we went above, but were
about thirty miles from land, nothing but the
"decp blue sea" rolling all around us. Watch
ing the vessel as it rose and fell with the
waves and feeling the motion made us death
ly sick, ana what made il worse, everybody
made fun of us. our only consolation was
that we had several partners in distress.
clune frantically to apost and spittoon and
81 would that my tongue might utter the
thought that rose i'm me" We made three un-
successful attempts TO go on deck during the
day But rs evening approached and land
came i'm sight, we felt much better and ate
"A hearty supper. We had eaten nothing since
the nighl before and were hungricr than Tan
ncraftcr his fast. Just after dark we passed
Long Branch and Concy island. Long Branch
was quite deserted, but COncy Island pre-
scntcd a beautiful scene with its immense hO-
tells so brilliantly lighted. just before reach
ing Sew York we passed Governors Island,
General lIancoclIs blissiul abode. We nrriv-
cd nj New York about ten O'Clock, having
been ON the water twcnty-ei8ht hours without
IA moments stop; we remained there but two
daysund nights, but not liking il near 80 well
rs Washington. We spent several hours in
Central Park and saw the Obclisk, which is
being moved very slowly to the park. We
rode ON the elevated railroad and done shop
ping at stewards and Macy's. We were very
glad TO get back TO Washington yesterday
morning rs we feel very much at home here,