Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-09
UP FROM PALISADE.
How Strange we Seemed TO Those
Who Saw Us Meier Before.

VINO Saw Us Ne'er BEFORE.
In a strange land everything is strange
to the stranger-which is a strange SEN
tence-and if you want to see anything
new under the u you must go abroad.
A perusal of the following notes taken by
a gentleman lately EN- route to Eureka is a
convincing proof
"Palisade | Change cars for Eureka 7"
sang out the Central Pacific conductor.
l left my companions to pursue their East
ern journey alone, whilst I looked around
Pslisade. Quite ar appropriate name, for
the red rock has a very ''palisady" look,
and seemed to me as if it hemmed the
good folk in pretty securely. But l doubt
ed not the ingenuity of the E. & P. Rail-
way would find a way for our escape.
"Claim your baggage here !" And a burly
fellow endeavored to "swish" my ~insignif-
icant looking little trunk from the barrow.
Pull, push, twist, then seven or eight good
round s'swears," but it wouldn't move.
''Tarnation take the cussed thing, it's stuck
somewheres p And so it had, but not
outside. And it was truly astonishing to
see that porter when another of his craft
came to his assistance, for his face lit UP
with quite an interesting smile as he eX-
claimed, "Another of those darned En-
glishmen travelling again, with all his
stock in trade in this ERE blessed trunk"
But he could scarcely make out whether I
was Yankee, Irishman or German as l
hauled the extra dollar out of my pocket
to pay his charge. Into the cars | man.
aged to squeeze my burly frame. Ten
minutes afterward l wondered how in the
world all the folk that were accompanying
me contrived to find seats. But they did.
Hello Who's this ?" A man with a
lead pencil and paper enough to write a
few octave volumes on. "Name, please"
Impairment, rather, 1 thought, but as
others gave the required information l did
the same. The man passed on. My next
n%eighbor behind was a lady with a slightly
whiskyish smell. Her answer was in as
loud a stage whisper as any eavesdropper
q quarter of a mile off could have desired.
Susan S%muggins; but can't you change
it and give me another name? Do, there's
a dear fellow" When l read the morn
ing's paper, l found it transformed to Miss
Lillian Punella. OFF we started. Before
long we came to the side Of a little stream,
and as the track seemed to be just on the
edge of the water a stout old lady on that
side OF the car gave a scream and leaned
over this way in order to prevent the train
from upsetting into the river. | thought
that old lady was cousin to the dame that
always puts her head out of the window to
watch lest there should be a collision una
wares. l went to sleep and was just set
Ting down to enjoy a good nights rest
VIXEN the bell rang, signaling our arrival
at Eureka. Cold and half asleep 1 man
aged to get out Of the car, when I was
seized upon $50 it appeared to me) by
about a dozen yelling hyenas. In the dim
light and with my sleeping eyes I could
not distinguish the forms, but soon the
voices were distinct enough. Parker
House." Jackson House." "Turner
House, sir p BEST hotel, sir? The Bu-
reau." And before 1 could utter any pro-
test or frame a remonstrance to such a
proceeding, 1 was hoisted into a bus and
wheeled along to some house or other,
where / propose to rest a while, ere I again
write to you. GEENUJAY.