Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-11-16

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and the attention of their fellow travel
ers. He was so devoted to her and she
was so attentive to him that it was very
evident they were not married-at least
not married to each other. Two men
behind us were discussing the relative
merits and difference in shrinkage be-
tween corn-fed and pumpkin-fed hogs
And man in front talking energetically
about the honesty and virtue OF the
Democratic and the protiigacy of the
Republican party-and he didn't seem
to set himself up for humorist either!
and we watched the little brook that
seemed to be following the track, now
near, now far away, here foaming in
tiny white cataracts over the stones,
there lying motionlcss in still deep places
and then curving out again and flowing
on just as happily in the autumn sun
shine and chill breezes as it had done
when flowers bloomed on Its banks and
dipped caressingly to its waves. Pretty
soon we passed Werley Station, So
called town with good deal of pretty
scenery, rounded rapidly the rising
horseshoe bend and began to breathe
more freely as we commenced winding
around the hills again, and came in
sight of a log house with vivid back
ground of scarlet and gold, few pigs
in the front yard some motherly hens
on the threshold, and woman in the
door with . baby in her arms and anoth-
er hanging to her skirts.
There's house. growled a dyspep-
tic man, II wonder why they don't run
the track round there and have another
stopping place."
"Becauser' said a jolly looking fellow
with grip-sack under his feet and
another on the seat beside him; '.Be-
cause it always takes two buildings on
this route to make station?n
"Ohr' said the other man as if con-
vinced, "ohr'
AT last we reached Fennimore, par
took of good dinner at the "Varrel
House" and found on the parlor table a
novel with the rather ominous but al
ways interesting title ''What shall we do
to be Saved and after reading a few
pages we found the author had answered
that question in n novel manner by adj
yising everyone to get married. AS
that was not the kind of salvation we
were after we laid the book down and
went ont on the sidewalk, counted the
big trees up the street that had put on
their colored nightcaps preparatory to
saying good night TO the world till next
spring. Viewed the lumber yard, pat
ronized the candy shop, visited the mil
lenery store and found all of nature S
colors reproduced in feathers and flow
ers, inspected the stock yard with the
eye of connoiSseur, let our glance
range over the prairie till tired of the
monotonous rolling sea; and then we re-
turned to the hotel and at last the day
actually ended and we repaired to the
depot to find the train an hour behind
time. When this intelligence was given
us the men swore audible oaths and the
women thought-but we wouldn't like
to tell what! After an eternity Of wait
ing the great red eye of the engine look
ing for danger in the way appeared, and
a moment more the train drew up at the
depot, and just as the whistle sounded
and the cry of ..All aboard rang out
team dashedup by the side of the train
Mr.. Smithers leaped on the platform,
entering the car saying as he passed US.
''How long has female got to live in
the house with man before she learns
that he can wake mp any hour or minute
of the night he wants too anyhow" As
this was form of intelligence we never
knew he laid claim to before we said
nothing but sat in silence meditating
upon the greatness of man until we
reached Lancaster, where we left the
train, a happy but tired crowd feeling
convinced that one of the greatest jour
ncys on record had been accomplished.
CHAT.