The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-09-16


August 18th, issl.
Editor Jasper Courier.
MIR. Editor: ~ How do You do? am
lsoin. 10 keep my promise and write you
IA few lines relative 10 this much of my
journey.
| Monday. August 1si. saw me nc 8: IS a. |
y m. on bpnrd The train OF the very worthy |
conductor Farmer. G he well. sir y aud |
speeding toward Evansville nt the ex-
liraordinary speed for which the Il. u. 4 !
r. *. II. Is 50 famous la Dubois and adj |
joining counties. Arrived there, we
found awaiting Us our travelins compau |
ion who managed - say, am glad You
canc; that evening we started for Vim
ceni,cS, and after trip into Illinois wei
started AZ 4 AS a. m. from Ninccnnes
for Cinrnnati arriving there az Ia NJ.
IA friend, Irish By the way, bning met. we
, three started out 10 do Cincinnati the
, hiil-sopS. gardens included. The roo
where we met our relatives. but not the
missing link. unless as a friend suggested
liz was 10 be found iu the person OF man
from Dubois. Many other things we
Isaw aud were pleased, when ut p. M.
1--we saw steaming out ofthe Plum 81. de.
lpot the train that bore US 10 the sea-
l-SIccp --t tired natures sweet rcStorer,
that balm OF hurt mind, soon wrapped herI
Iurms around Us. aud -"what Is il whats
1.-The mattcrw Tickets, sir Yes, but for
,lthat vile interruption should have slept
ltiIl dawn. When We did awake In the
morn the God Of day was pouring his
IIfe-giving rays over forests, glad noun
tains and ycrlant hills and valleys.
IWords are too faint to convey TO you any
If.I..a .I.ss r| -
burst upon our view as we rode along
,ltIlat beautiful morn mature seems ~ have
lout done herself, tor nowhere else In
Aincrica have laid my eyes On anything
llhal approached This At all. Picture 20
\ yourself mountains rising 70 the height
|0f $50 feet above you, aud You yourself
500 feet above The level Of The sea. these
mountains clad 10 the very submits with
forests bcdcckcd IN all their summer
|glory, tier upon tier OF verdure rising up
I'LL il seemed the sky was reached, and
; slllic breezy blue" and the emerald green
Icomminglcd UnconsciousIy we hummed
John Browns body IL moldefing IN the
tomb as the brakesman shouted, Har-
Ipcs's Ferry and, glory. glory haIIejAh
lcame naturally ~ we saw the build
ling where he 50 bravel, Held the fort
a. We crossed the river asked gen
ticman by our side, why Il was q. w.
lcro~Scd tho Patoinac, and when he gave
Iit up. the old answer simple - can be
Twas, because he wautcd 70 get on the
voihrr side Cumberland, Nd, was
reached ia time for breakfast, ~ $50 ..
in. aud then away over the y. y q. again
l,iII 80. when Washington was reached.
Yes. sir it i fact, Washington, the
% Mecca Of our average american, was
- visited by your correspondent. ~
) course, as loyal irccmen, our iirst enquir-
ies were after the President, and shcn
1--we started out to see the sights. Grand
land imposing rises the Dome Of the
Capitol. fair TO look upon outside as well
Ias III. II was with feelings akin -
reverence that we crossed The threshold
n of the house Of Congress. Indeed II par
took Of pain, but rescmbled sorrow only
MN las the mist resembles rain;' for W.
:. .lthought how often, u! how often, hA'
This poor people been bewildered BY ths
laws that cmanatcd from the wisdom
that an intelligent people sent here x
: draw salary and puzzle the Nation bl
their wonderful brain-power As w
lnonntcd the Presidents chair IN IN
Senate. we failed 10 convince ourselves
Il. that ii was Vice President Arthur. an
by no stretch ofa moderately good imagi
nation could we be al all made 70 belicvs
that the Senate had not elected rs tenn
porary chairman. II were easy as WI
IIollcd III the luxurious chairs Of ons
lof the sidc-r0Oms, 10 fancy ourselves |
I'm. q. but the dream, bright aud beauti
lful as ID vanished before tho voice of -
'o'rr saving. Come, hurry up! we won't &c
through this to-day" I" Let me dream
nsagain,v was a prayer uttered IN vain
Wand with patient continuance IL well
y. doing, we commence the ascent Of th'
efDome. As we went up we encountered
IN pair Of cooing doves-that Is the!
were cooling. Hc 10 10 sure was rathc
!. large, good sized dove, and She wei
lyon know. she IL q darling and daisy
were his thoughts, aud we voted hin
correct. Yet, let me venture word 2
.ladvicc 10 those who intend going 4
DO not, IL you care 70
ieeiyonr girl, make love 10 her from IN
Isotunda up TO the top of the Dome, .
I.|somc one Is sure 70 see have no doub
.aIhc exclaimed in his mind, that II ben
Strawberries and cream, aud old pcachc
with molasses on them. We thought
was "too good for any use "too utter
able uttcr,' you know. We did tho Capl
II tol and then we roamed down towr
- called at the Whitc-house, but slccI
aNimg soldier was walked BY our foot-stc
IN On the gravel, and told us we could no
70 III. IIo will never know how muc
am ,.'' Tho country and President lost BY ou
w .,t;..x !, .rot N. Van Eoow Mr. EIito