Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-22
Lewiston Journal. |

All Eastern Michigan Is laughing, 1ust
now. over an untimely experience OF Uncle
Solon Chase and his elegant stecr-train,
which LEFT Portland and Lewiston Tor Chi
cago. few days since, with flags flying,
and steers nailed To the outerswall. II
will be remembered that this special Green.
back train contained such distinguished
leaders as Mr. Scion Chase, the Hon. r
N. Fogg, and others well known To fame
This train not only contained elegant
Pullman sleeping cars such as few gentle
men with cowhide boots are ever permit
ted TO luxuriate in, but car specially
fitted and denominated "a Dining Car
Now. nothing Is more innocent In Itself
or considered more proper, than dining
car. but it Glanced that in this car there
reposed not only hams and sirloins and
pastry. but full assortment of those
stimnlants, which transported statesmen
of many parties regard as indispensable to
their existence abroad, If not at home
Naturally enough few additional baskets
of bottles We're taken in at Montreal. where
liquors were reported TO be cheap anC
exceedingly unadulterated
Everything passed OFF inspiringly, as the
triumphal coaches rolled onward through
Canada. The staid KanuckS opened their
ewes i'm amazement at the steers. Friends
OF the cause, this side the line, mere inyitet
into the dining car and Jared sumptuouSly
every day. washing down their vianhS e
the health Of economy aud reform and the
prosperity of the toilmg masses.
At Sarnia the dining coach and the sleep
ers were ferried across the Saint Claire
IL was about > O'Clock in the morning
Uncle Solon'S cowhide boots were protrud
ing from upper berth, NO. Is OF an elegant
Pullman coach, and he was vocifcrously
snoring. There were few statesmen OF
the train but were also Slumbering. One
or two of the lieutcnantS, friends of econ,
omy ard reform, however, Were awake and
on guard over the liquor department
The train was made up at Port Huron
when there entered the dining coach q
gentleman much decorated with gold hut
tons and blue broadClOth, with lantern In
his hand and several pcrplcXing couun.
drums OH MS hp-.
Have YOU any dujilbie goods In this
carr exclaimed the Customs officer.
None of your d--n business" cX-
claimed Solon'S lieutenant, one OF the most
gushing OF Names labor rcformcrs and
Que o. The most ardent friends o. rrctec'
tiou.
~ am come in tie performance OF NV
duty 10 inquire for dutiablc goods, and II
will De well for you 10 expose Your goods,
If you have any.
The customs officer never deals In cheap
tGls. he .eyeI le,orts IN kiHU. Aut
retirlu. from the ear, gave orders As fol-
lows
Mr.. Conductor, you will please switch
this train of on a side track until further
orders from me
There was ne appeal. The train was in
the hands of the Custom House officials.
The lieutenant. for the first time in his en-
tire political career, grew alarmed. Rush
ING into the sleeping coach, he crcpt soitly
a. cat - berth number Is, whence pro-
traded The Cowhide boots number / OF Mr..
SCION Chase Awallng thar eminent lover
OF mankind, the wcaihcr-heaten 'front.' of
the statesman OF ChsSes mills protruded
between the curtains.
"What In the Devil are YOU waking me
fur:" said the founder of the Greenback
party. Il was Just dreaming that | was
nominated for the Presidency by rird
c0ce vote.
We are ~ a --- of a Scrape ont here,
exclaimed the lieutenant, notnoting solon'S
remark, 1--WE shau't get 10 Chicago until
snow flies unless you get Us out of the
trouble"
The Lieutenant then explained the high
handed outrage on American citizens, is
already recorded. Uncle Scion got under
his white hat. ami with one lex or his
brooches over his bootstrap aud the upper
part Of his person considerably desha'Hlc,
ran out 10 the platform.
SO wise person - Uncle Scion never
would have got the Greeuback statesmen
of Maine into such an unhappy collision
with the constitution and the laws. Uncle
Scion was not long in finding the officials
and IN explaining, apologizing and raising
the uutimely blockade. AFTER al hours
delay the authorities were appcased' the
blockade raised and Uncle Scion and his
steers again were rolling Chicagoward.