The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-05-27
~. IOTTs LETTER.

W, Mrs. :. {. Truehesrt, OF stanford,
wrote letter 10 the Central h,thodia, IRON
which We extract the following
First LEI me give you some account OF
the journey from beautiful Central Men
lucky, TO the banks Of the Father Of
Waters" the grand old Mississippi. !
need not recount the mono'ony o. my
ride on the Knoxville Branch Of the LOUIS
isville and Nashville hailrosd' Livery
body In our section knows all shout ",
how you feel at intervals that you viii
reach your destination, and how many
times You feel you viii not ~ 'he 700
many stopping places should mu'nP'y,
Before reaching Louisville the rain poured
down, the streams swelled, and wind ragged
however, the sight Of the sun cheered us
As We erept in to the depot very gen.
tlemanly sgen', who stood on the lett OF
our train, invited passengers 70 take the
Ohio a Mississippi Road West. DO not
think have ever met railroad o'hciai
mere anxious to DO his iuii duty re-
eeived the impression that his sppoin'.
Insni was recent, and long service had
not rendered him indiheren, 70 'he oo"'
fort Of travellers : lie really anticipated
my wants and answered masked CUES
tons, and made me sure thst ! knew
where wanted to go, and that l had the
proper credentials, In the shape OF ueke"
aud checks. bid you ever lear tha' some
one would run on with your 'atehei ana
lunch box, when all alone IN an empty
coach What u called the lower depot
was hnally reached sleeper secured ~!
friend ready to Join me, and boxes nor
bind bo5es, sa'chsl', shaWi- aud "une on
board, We settled ourselves ior the n'gh's
journey Imagine our iee'ing' Nhe" All
ready, expecting to he oh' a gentleman
brought US the Eren'ng fos', aud called at
tention to an article IN naming oapitais'
"Waiery H. LOUIS ehpeneneed the
death OF enthusiasm Tie sudden eAun'
gui-hmeni Of fond sniioiPa,ion-, aud in-
stead, saw a wide extent OF submerged
country, with 81. Louis sitting dismaily 10
~aiery waste the tops oil her dwellings
barely visible J My friend and myself,
With the resolutions OF tried travellers de-
elined the polite invitation TO get out and
wait another day, determined TO go as lar
A. the train went and-well' We did not
want to drown, but We did not want to get
out, either ! was sleepy by ten o'clock
and prepared for little mar, with my
mind still occupied by the startling intel
ligenee Of the hsea"g fpst MY niue
nap sie'ohed out into a profound sleep
which reached to the small hours You
have no idea how much that sleep restored
my serenity. "Waiery 1t. Louis oil the
kreH'ag iea' had grown dim' aud seemed
the heading OF an old article OF war times
slept again, surprised al myself mat
could, rushing onward at ieariui speed INTO
the Hood The morning hghi revealed
some evidences OF ram ou' s''de"oe' OF
rain had LETT IN Kentucky. About seven
o'clock, awe approached har 81 LOUIS
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