The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-23
ATRIP TO FORT UNION, NEW MEXICO;
SOLEBURY MAIDEN,
WEDNESDAY. June s5tb. ISIS.

etc. Rather close quarters for so much
music.
AT Trenton, changed cars aud took the
New York train to Philadelphia. Acuri-
GUS party were on the train, evidently
participants in the Dime Museum. There
were three miniature men, and two very
small women. They had several attend
ants, all of whom were Germans. A
friend sat with me from Trenton. lie
was very much interested in my trip. At
Broad street, Philadelphia, he made in.
quiries concerSing my ticket, then car
ried my package as far as Wanamaker's,
where he left me after wishing me a
pleasant journey and expressing the hope
that | might lecture on it next Winter.
After taking walk around Wanamaker's
and down to Sharpless, l returned to
Broad street and took the lilo express
to Harrisburg. Along the road noticed
the new Devon Hotel, which is one of the
finest in the state, and quite an improve
ment on the one that burned down year
ago. The farmers of Chester and Lam
caster counties, seem to be pestered with
the weed, white top, or Geld daisy; whole
fields being covered with it. Arrived at
Harrisburg at 2:i4 P. NJ, and found
friends.
At the station on our way home it be-
oap IN rain CO s;,ht caainr In uorc;shrr IN
was prevented. At 10 o'clock the omni-
bus called at the door and took us to the
station. The western express should
have left at 1890, but was over an hour
late, aud we had to wait until 40. While
waiting we noticed some peculiar charac-
tiers, also waiting. One was quite beau
tiful woman, with a lovely little daughter,
with whom we entered into conversation.
The lady proved to be Jennie Moore, the
"Jersey Amazon She came from Brook.
Ign, but had spent number of years in
Texas, where she had taken part in true
frontier life, aud horse and rifle had
been her greatest delight. In shooting
with a rifle she had never been surpassed,
being able to set fire to a match, knock
the ashes from q cigar distance forgot
ten), and perform other "Tell' like feats
Since her marriage, she has lived in the
wilds of New Jersey, and has given les.
sons in rifle shooting to number of la
dies in Philadelphia ana New York. She
guaranteed to make Miss II. an expert in
three days. She is now on her way to H.
linois, where she expects to spend foul
months on the plains. She expressed her.
selfsas preferring a night on the plains to
an hours waiting in Harrisburg station
She carried a handsome silver mounted
rifle and pistol with her. Her little foui
year old daughter is a beautiful singer
(True) Another person that interested
us, was story writer, evidently writing
for the Neao York Ledger. (Supposition.
Cousin V. had telegraphed for lower
berth on the sleeper; but when the train
arrived they were all taken. We ex,
planned how it was to the sleeper con
duetor, who seated us in the drawing
room, and went looking around. He soor
returned, and informed us he had gotter
us one and hadn't told much of story
The rain poured until daybreak, whel
it ceased, and the scenery was delightful
1t was about five o'clock on Thursday
when we passed through Altoona, and
few miles farther on is the horse sho
bend. The mountain passes in man,
places were covered with mountain laure
and wild roses in bloom, and the heav,
rain during the night, had produced many
miniature waterfalls over the bluffs, alop,
the road. The small mountain towns ar,
curious looking places, and it couldn'
take very high wind to tumble then
over. In many places log cabins are still
in vogue. At 0 A. NJ, we arrived a
Pittsburg and breakfasted on the train
The coffee was delicious. The buffe
conductor seems to have taken us undei
his special charge. At Steubenville, O..
he took us out on the platform to see Tho
burning gas mine. They bored for OF
and found gas, and it is now burning in {
large fame. They expect to use it in thu
founderes at S. The conductor inform
ed us that the train would stop fol
dinner at Columbus, o., but If we wished
to remain in the sleeper, we could have
lunch from the buffet. This explained
the mysterious mystery of buffet sleep
er; buffet being side board, provided
with lunch, bread, butter, coffee and tea
Our buffet breakfast cost us 25 cents ,
piece. We produced greater variety t.
the menu" By adding from our luncl
boxes. sliced tomatoes, cold tongue, cakt
and bananas.
We see no fine looking farm houses o.
barns in Ohio, and, indeed, the farms ar,
by no means remarkable. Tunnels ar,
numerous and the scenery not SO fine
Arrived at Columbus at p. NJ. IIat
twenty minutes for dinner, but as we hat
ours on the train, we spent the time walk
ihS oh tiio pihtiOins VIC Whutcu W Do
the town, but couldn't for railroads ant
station. The country is becoming NOR,
and more level. The towns are com
posed mostly of two story frame buildings
AT Richmond just over the line in In
diana, the train stopped for supper, ant
we had little time for a walk again
Richmond is a very pretty town. w,
soon took the sleeper. only awoke a
Indianapolis and few other cities. II
the morning friday, we were in Illinois
SO Indiana was all lost to us. Illinois !
prettier than Ohio. The farms look bet
ter, and some of the wheat fields are i'm
mense. The wheat is mostly bald heat
In some places they are harvesting, blu
great deal is still standing. Corn i
about like ours.
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