The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-06

There Are Some Wonderful sights fol
Foreign Globe rroiters.

Foreign Globe rroiters.
Sun FdRciteO PIptr.
AS last Tuesdays west bound train pass
ed Cape Horn, large party Of English
men, OF the "directfrom. Lunnon" variety
crowded out on the platform and loudly
expressed their dissatisfaction Mt the seen
cry, which was "not at all up to the guide
books, you know, by Jove"
AS they returned TO their seats to enjoy
q jolly good British all.around grumble
entirely oblivious Of the indignant glances
Of the native passengers, a meek.looking,
gentle-voiced journalist from Frisco ap-
preached from the other end OF the car and
volunteered to give the tourist some valua-
BILE facts concerning the country. In an
ingenious and plausible way he answered
their questions in manner that reduced
our critics from over.the. pond to q condi.
ton OF profound amazement not to say
awe.
The next morning the journalist was in.
formed by the reporter that committee OF
gentlemen wished to see him in the bag,
gage car. As he entered the latter he
found dozen travellers, all native and to
the manner born, waiting to receive him
hat in hand. The spokesman advanced
and said:
You are the party who wasgiving those
globe.trotteis in the rear sleeper some
points about the coast, l believer"
81 am, sir" said the quill.driver, med.
cstly.
"You told them, understand, /" contin.
ued the Chairman, that Mount Shasta
was 10000 ieet high?"
"The same"
"You diyulged the well-known fact that
trains on this road were often detained four
days by herds OF buffalo, and that they fire..
quen,ly had to use Calling gun on the
cowcatcher 10 prevent the locomotive be.
ing pushed OFT the track by the grizzly
bears ?"
ayes, SIR"
'You further acquainted them with the
circumstance that the Digger Indians live
to the average age OF 204, and that the rare.
tication OF the air on the plains is such that
an ordinary pin looks like teiegraph-pole
an the distance OF forty-two miIes?"
II think Tedged thst in" responded
the newspaper-man.
'And We are informed they all made
memorandum OF yourstatement that at the
Palace Hotel an average OF two walters per
day vera shot by the guests for bringing
cold soup-eh 2"
"They did"
"And, finally, we believe that You are
the originator Of that bcautiiul-tbat
b e.a-utiful-er-iact regarding that fallen
redwood tree up at Mariposa--I mean the
hollow one into which the six-horse stage
drives, aud comes out OF knot hole lG5
feet further along?'
Il told them all about it,
Just 80 Just go !" said the committee.
man, grasping the patriots hand and pro.
duCing well filled buckskin bag, 'and l
am instructed by this committee OF your
tellow-countrymen to present you with the
slight token OF our appreciation OF the
noble manner in whichyou have vindi.
Gated the honor Of our noble land; God
bless you, sir"
Gentlemen" said the true Californian,
much affected, 81 understand your feelings,
and although l blush TO be rewarded for
simply doing my duty, accept the gift as
a sacred trust to be devoted to the further
exaltation Of our common country"
"In what way p asked the Chairman,
earnestly.
"Why, l am going back to rope those
fellows into little game OF studhorse
poker" And as he left the car they gave
him cheer that nearly shook the train of
the rails