Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-14
FATHER RYAN ON THE WEST.
4 Man with an Appetite The Country
where Everybody Works.

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Entering sleeper ~ NV prk, you
reach, without change, ChlCaSo III twenty.
four hours by the fastest line. Have your
berth secured 4 day or two in advance or
able i. at hard for your comIo" "' "'e
train is
mining Car aumpIupnsty Furnished
Whatever you can for, frOm iooihplck To
a hottie Of champagne, is at your service.
IL WAS my first experience. ! eh'efe' NV
,.iuiug-car. and was assigned to q sea! op
nr.Irr large. rnrtly gentleman. when
The t,I of fare was offered 10 MIN l Sd"
him take from his pocket lead rth,'i an"
L.pin 10 mark his wants. ] thought ne
voulG never come tn Ill end. By ahu uS
the waiter brought him his dinner. Ahh
such a dinner wouldn't and cUu'un
eat 80 h quantity Tor a week. In nan MI
hour
The Dishes Were Empty
and il seemed he was far away from oeine
fu,l His appetite was colossal. Bat IN
this country the stomach does q might!
work. s!led for few dishes ana pulrt
ly went on with my frugal dinner, Dui
could not help but watch my viz "rs.
When had finished he was attacking his
third piece of pumpkin pie. J viii never
fnr,et that mar, nor his amazing appetite
W.. reached Chicago in - hours. Ihere
was Iope delay for breskfsst, change OF
cars and away sped the train l0r kansa'
CIV. Mo. another journey o! " hours
The route lies through
Rich and Very I"rti" county.
T, was October. on either side OF the raii
,osd inc were immense corn Nrlds, ana
here and there long patches OF sInsil
,,,t.,mpIons which seemed h6ashod q. 10"
grandcur OF the pumpkins NOW and iheh
we 1.,ssed stock farms, where the me"
cattle ever saw were grazing. AZ ia't we
reached Kansas City, situated on tue hb
| souri, river. Hills and holloss every sh't',
ram pouring down in torrents, ana ipu"
| that ,rn't be msichud suywbere-thit ~
! vha, / ljrstsav Next day sui poured the
| rain.
Then . Few Bright Days
| A,, ,he mud ~ A. stubborn as mule and
| will not yield Here you meet the West
| ern ,yue Of American civilization. strong.
| brarnv men, brUsqur IN manner ootd
| ui,L,It being impulItr III speech-TofE'
| ,.n all-rIrh apd ryGr. meet you every
| .Uherp. This is no gisCe Tor d, d.s. Ihty
| arc fnund IN SeR ! oTE. boston, PhiiAdsa'
| rbis 4 wonder are there any IN New of
| can. - hut they hsy. no plsce ia the Mc't
| I remark that they speak here o! the ""''
| y,tb The sane pride in which We speak Z"
| the South. IOu had better
| Not Gall Them Yankee.
TLey will accept the adjective Northern
br, they preler the title Western. This Is
q rlsc. of over $3.50 inhabitants. Thsr'
are magnificent stores here and vast blsi
ness IL done. Everything IL sstir IL mus'
Re a beautiful place in Summer. Wherever
90 meet with eIiies from home; they
Generally call on me; many are doing wel
m business. but some not 80 T''i out tne,
ali are faithful TO the memories OF ths
rs., and the most Of them are often home
sicE and sigh ior the South. ln Lsayen
ur-tb Kan and in - Joseph, No, me
nsnyot them. Las, sunday week ! saic
mass in ~. Joseph.
AnOId Cosfedernie SoidteS.
v,o las worn gray ever since the var
,.k.d me 10 let him serve at my mass. J
~ rour,e, consented. Tie church va
C,oyd.d. over bis gray pants, mp 70 hi
knees he wore pair OF cayalry boots: h
1aye a gray Jacket The people were some
~, snrprised at the sight, but he ieit II
ssyying The mass Of the rebel priest some
What Of the same pride he felt - soidie
| in our wa.