The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-15

offspring to see their grandmotheTs grave and
learn to be cowboys at one fell swoop. Although
Sunday is tho gayest day in the week, the
natives are liberal and do not object to those
attending church who are so minded. Armed
with this permission | concluded to spend half
my day. at least, in Indianapolis style, and
sought the First Presbyterian Church, whose
pastor. DIR. Palmer, is considered the biggest
Presbyterian gun Of the South The church is
pleasantly situated On Lafayette Park, whose
benches were filed with people, backing in the
sun, under the aforesaid turquoise sky With a
seating capacity of 1800 the ais.es of the church
were filled with chairs, all occupied. The church
was as cold as barn and the amount of cough
ing that was going on was absolutely comicai 1t
drowned out the prayers. and almost over
powered the choir and organ. Such a lombard
ment of barking never heard in my life: wheth-
er they were Southern coughs, to the manor
born, or Northern coughs that had come South
for their various heaths, could not of course, be
ascertained Dr. Palmer's sermon and delivery
were dull and common place-threefourth
doctrinal mud to one-fourth spiritual light. Peo-
pie all about me were yawning and stretching for
dear life, and the benediction was great relief
1t is astonishing how regulations are manufact-
ured and maintained.
Of the worlds fair have as vet nothing to
record / felt that New Orleans. per Sc, was en-
tilted to at least two days of my freshest adm-
ration and devotion. Those who abuse the
hitherto incomplete condition of the exposition,
seem to have overlooked the fact that it is
at New Orleans-one of the greatest sights
OF our great Nation-and that perhaps
never again will an opportunity of
coming here at such reduced rates be offered the
public Excluding the fair entirely, days of
sightseeing can be delightfully."- passed West
End. Spanish Fort, Chalmette, the cemeteries.
Jockey Club grounds, Shell-b beach, the levee and
shipping, the United States Mint; all these
allure, and How happy could be with either
were tother dear charmer away is the all-pre
vailing sentiment. There is a feeling here that
the fair has been hitherto much injured by in
discriminate and uniformed newspaper abuse
Now, however, that all Is peace IN managerial
circles, and the weather is pleasant, there is
prospect that the exposition will enjoy that
species of success known as boom Let as
all hope so and help with our good wishes.
w hen an American elephant goes round and
round all American bands ought to play. When
have paid my respect to the Indiana exhibit at
the fair will again try to catch the Speakers
eye and ask the attention of the house.
LAGNIAPPE.
New Orleans street cars are inscribed: eff the
driver permits smoking in this car he will be dis
charged"
The flagship Tennessee" lies before the city,
and is one of the sights which visitors are anK-
ious to do"
George Cable is now in the city. He is being
rudely overhauied by the critics for his Century
article. "Freedmans Case IN Equity"
A stroll on the levee and sight Of the wine
ana Deer DotCie c0fKS Hoating In th6 river Is
enough to give anyone what Boston girl would
call 'Jamess jams"
The Lee monument and statue is a feature Of
New Orleans. The figure has sturdy, manly
expression which is very taking but is placed too
high for popular taste.
Sunday amusementS, as announced in yester
days papers, included theaters, hcrse-racing, q
wrestling match tight-rope walk, base ballganie,
bicycle race shooting match and dime museum
All New Orleans houses have balconies DIT gal
leres, as they styled here. Appearances in
dictate that man builds all the galleries he
wants, and If he has any money left he puts it in
the house.
The city is full Of joaquin Milers. Every
man with long hair and big white hat falls
under my suspicious observation. The real and
only original Joaquin is said to be staying with
Geo. Gable.
The mud in parts of the city is something phe-
nomenal. Fancy having your trunk deposited
on a corner and carried square because the
hackman wished to avoid being mired. The
main streets and sidewalks, however, are high
and dry.
Women drive many OF the Crescent City milk
wagons. The woman driver sits perched up
behind two immense tin cans on two-wheeled
vehicle like our village carts and bangs her mule
or horse with an JUNCTION most manly, and her
stentorian Hi there!" entirely refutes the theory
that woman is the weaker vessel.
EMMA CART ETON