Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-07
THE JUMpINa-eFF PLACE.
And the Kind of Hotels Some Ladies
Found There.

THE JUMPING-OFF PLACE.
And the Kind of Hotels Some Ladies'
found There.
The following extract from private letter,
Mother and have had delightful trip, tray
cling nearly 7C0 miles in seven days. We
reached the jumping off place, Mitchell, last
Friday morning, aud say without hesitation
and with the deepest feeling: May God have
mercy on his or her soul who is led by false
promises to such place.
The first-class hotels charge Sc per day 1--WE
will only refer to the Davenport house, as we
had no experience at the Bradley for. sleeping
on straw and boards (straw painfully scant
and ponted), boarders compelled to do their
own chamber work or fee waters royalty, and
to 90 to restaurants for hot water for the sick
and dying. This happened while we were
there. and the sick one was lady, too.
The only things that are given freely are.
bed bugs, prairie wilma and water. The latter,
it is said, If it does not kill within six months,
will be, after that time, harmless. Up to
mint, hot drops, whisky and brandy, with
mustard applications, are the staple articles
of nutriment and comfort.
1t was amusing to see zoo FOUNDER begin
to tell funny story, all at once stop, look up
at the ceiling, gasp, grow white in the face,
open his mouth as if to say Farewell to
earth" and then to see the uncorked bottles
presented Not a word said, no one needed to
be told-it was the water. Each man and
woman had his or her own peculiar bottle for
the stranger, who, in hopeless agony
took anything aud everything 0fferea.
1t is said not very large per centaee die, but
that death is preferable to what they suffer.
Nv knew what such affections are for we
did feel the same" and when it was said,
.syou may not live 10 reach Ctnten," our in
voluntar, remark was ''deaih going away
from Mitchell is preferable to life there
Emerson speaks of celestial days, when
heaven and Earth meet and adorn each other, !"
aud here it seems poverty that we can only
spend them once-how we "wish for thou
sand heads and thousand bodies that We
might celebrate their immense beauty in many
WAYS and places"
Oh, wernt we grateful to our Maker, in
Mitchell, that we hadn't but one head and one
body. Twas quite enough for us.
There are perhaps some inducements, viz:
Land agents, land lawyers and prairie dogs,
though with these and their statements, as
with other things, snow you see the little
joker and again you don't"
While there We heard about Dog Town,
with mounds and ON each mound sat bark
ing prairie dog"
We tried every way to get some canvas COW
cred wagon to see this wonderful "town, but
failing sent our revolver by party of gentle
men to bring US home one-dead or alive.
The party returned, no dog, no enthusiasm.
show many acres has Dog Town, they were
asked. Zone thousand" was the reply.
Glow many dogs did you sect" "About
six /" us that the reason you brought no
dog back?' "Well madam, its one of the
reasons, but your revolver was about as much
of sell as Dog Town. 1t hadn't single
load in it. THAT awful boy of mine had prac-
ticed target shooting night before came
away We are, however, glad we went to
Mitchell, and for the benefit of drunkard's
wives we publish the Mitchell recipe for
curing drunkenness. We certainly think it as
effective as D'Unger's, of Chicago.
First-Submit to be whipped by your hus-
band Arrange it SO that the af6anced of your
daughter by former husband steps III to
your rescue; then the angel daughter TO the
rescue of her lover, then a general row, pres
enee of the sheriff, attempted arrest; the drunk
en- husband has revolver, aims. at sheriff,
shoots through his hat. Sheriff arrests, in-
prisons, sets at liberty on promise OF arrest
and imprisonment for ten years, on charge of
attempted murder, if the husband drinks
again.
It is supposed this recipe will be as affect
i've if the wife does not happen to have been
blooming widow with four daughters ranging
from Is to 80 sears, and $4,000. 1t may not
be necessary to sacrifice whole family and
fortune for the purpose of saving one man,
still the result, in the minds of some women,
might justify the sacrifice.
Vel, we were escorted or carried down to
the cars at 10 at night by non residents of
Mitchell, placed in care of a physician on the
cars, reaching Canton at Q. Called
for Naylor house bus, said to the Harlan bus
man: 1--WE don't care where we go Or what We
have, if anybody connected with your hotel
has heart In them. We are sick and need
care" "All right" said the young man; 1--WE
have hearts up at our house, and you'll say SO
If you come" We liked his tone, and went
to the Harlan house. Before we got to bed,
fresh water and fine blackberry brandy was
brouhgt to our room, and offers of anything
TO revive and help. He was right, Mr.. Har-
IAN is born Odd Fellow, high in position in
ihe order, and from himself TO the porter each
md all are most kind and attentive. Cordials
md tempting dishes are made for the sick;
lowers adorn the stand and windows, brought
n to add odor and beauty to the sick room.
Surely, some good angel turned our steps to-
ward Canton.
AS soon as able we leave for Sioux Falls,
hen Sioux City, Yank on, Omaha and Coub-
al Bluffs, then up through Des Moines and
CEDAR Rapids to your Minneapolis fair.
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