The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-22
eHIAUTAUQUN.

earthquake that caused orr departure IRON
the New Jersey coast. There came d long
ing 10 revisit this now classic spot. Chau-
tsuqua-which had been our wont in for
mer days. 1t WAS irresistible. Yielding
to the influence on the 18th we took
the train for the great metropolis, and then
after transit from Gourtland ferry to tho
Payonia ferry. foot of Chambers street, We
were to have a four hundred mile ride over
the New York, Lake Erie and Western
Railroad. leaving New York at P. VI. un-
les detained Usually the cause Of deten-
tion Is the non-arriyal Of baggage.
Some time since | discovered remedy
for that disturbance of mind caused by the
uncertainty of the transfer of baggage in
New York in time 10 catch the outgoing
train. Lines of yexation and disappoiut-
nent have been distinctly traced on many
a persons face followed, am sorry 10 say.
in more than one instance by eannoliade
Of expletiyes frightfully shocking. owing
10 the departure Of a train before the arri-
val of ones baggage. Even if the distance
be but half a dozen instead of twenty
blocks b.tWeeu ferries or stations, the re-
suits appear 10 be the same. a. the trans
fer company seem 10 require 81 much time
in one Gaze a. in the other. For the bene-
fit of the INITIATED allow me 10 say that the
difficulty can be obyiated in New York if
the distance 10 be trayersed II not
T..Tf or
a mile Let your baggage go through
by taking no notice of agent on cars.
At the baggage rooms you will find
responsible parties who will for fifty cents
take your trunk ON hand cart and by the
time you have reached the objective point,
you will be met by the porter with your
trunk. Pay him. buy your railroad tick
cts. get your trunk checked, put them in a
safe place. and now if you have time for a
stroll. why take il. smile sWeetly, show
your beautiful teeth. kiss the wife.-yours
| mean-go about your business and be
happy
Waiting ON the jersey side to take the ST.
Louis Express, limited. We had ample time
for walk aud watch the thousands of hui
man beings as they came from the boats 10
take the cars to their homes after day ia
the city. The first object Of attraction out
side, not block away, was a drunken
Irishwoman. She had not yet got 10 the
point Of reeling bundle of rags, but she
was next door TO it. Many Were making
merry with the poor soul. Her hair hung
slovenly down her shoulders, her bosom
exposed. then with a ieer full of meaning
with fruitlcss effort to stand on her feet
/ she began to pour forth the most horrible
oaths and foulest language conceivable
/ Turning suddenly she missed her footing
fell prone to the ground. fitting emblem
Of the deyilishness Of the liquor system.
Rerracing our steps To the inside, We take
seat facing tile crowds az they emerge
+ from the boats, We begin second ObServa-
ton. 1t was certainly study, this motley
mass OF human faces. Among many
things We saw We were struck with sur
/ step or Two 10 the left and called for lager
+ beer or ale. Thirst for some kind of alco-
holic stimulus seemed 80 strong, though
+ but few moments would intervene before
I apparently resistless Some are already
under its influence To a marked degree
/ The awful shadow of drink haunts their
steps Men pass in hot haste eyes in
E fiuTas.n md liz,
I of Wall street, eyes that tell of the cup as
I a Ineans Of just keeping up. Here is a
man who PUSHES with tremendous speed.
/ He is afraid he get left. Not bit OF it,
/ for he goes straight to the bar, drinks one
/ glass. then the second glass of lager beer
Here, give me one, says another with
one gulp its down. And 50 many. many
/ young men go to that bar. yes, this bar in
a railway station in New jersey. What
/ will the end be What it has been-poor-
house. Jail, broken hearts suicide. morgue.
and the dissectine table. ''All aboard for
I Salamanca, Buffalo Chautauqua and Chi
cage and ST. Louis, on Express Limited
/ is welcome cry. Morning finds Us at
/ jamestown. y. T.. the home OF ex-Goyern-
/ or Fenton. We have plenty of time for
/ breakfast, and We get a good one at the
sherman. Our baggage is trans
/ ferred to the steamer Hiawatha. which
+ is to take Us up Lake Chautauqua
to Chautauqua. For three miles We
pursue our way up the outlet" as it
is here called. but it is like lagoon in
/ Southland 1t winds in and out with no
room for passing steamers, except i'll two
or three places. 10 narrow is it. As We
thread our way we suddenly catch sniff
Of free. fresh air that tells us We are not
/ far from the famous lake and soon it
bursts upon US. | can only add at this
time that Lake Chautauqua is perfect
gem with green banks. groves and forests.
with ranges of valleys and hills for its set
ting. But must hasten and get to the
meetings of the National W. c. r. L., on
the 10Th and 10Th.
All the services Were in the Amphithea-
tire. The audience ranged from 1000 TO
/ 5000. The addresses exeelled any have
ever heard. There wasn't a temperance
speech made at ocean Grove this season.
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