Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-09-26
CORRESPONDENCE
ON HIS TRAVELS.

1 consequence VI tlO ooOn@N<Aho NV
having been apprised of the fact so as
to chronicle it and send the important
| information throughout the world, l,
Will Carson, left the romantic pre-
| cincts of Frostburg Aug. Goth for
parts-well, not unknoun exactly-but
known to very few, and those who are
posted would, I'm sure, prefer to re-
| side in some suburban retreat on the
Hudson or in the home-like little city
| in the mountains, known as the place
| where the FROSTBURG MINING JOUR
NAL is published, and where, on ac-
count of its magnificent altitude and
consequent unexcelled climate, can
be obtained immunity from all the ills
that flesh is heir to.
Joe Hitchins, Nick Boynes and your
correspondent struck out together and
we'll, we had a pretty good time, save
that from Cincinnati to st. Louis over
the 0. & M, we gathered enough soil
in the shape of dust to start land Of
flee for Its disposal, but we didn't, and
arriving at st. Louis, were met by our
fellow-townsman, Stanley Hitchlns,
and escorted to his Office in the Adams
Express company building, where we
disposed of the accumulations of the
trip, and having eaten a hearty meal,
for which, having once been employed
by an express company, and represent
ing that we were all O. K, the pro-
prietor of the restaurant only charged
us 50 cents. We were cutting our eye
teeth, "as it were" The only really
| important development as to the char
acter of our party was the fact that
neither of us chewed, smoked, or
drank-anything stronger than coffee
and all that either would admit being
guilty Of was a sort of hankering after
tho opposite sex-a sort of longing,
$50 to speak," that had been i'm
measurably augmented by leaving our
sweethearts (Nick said he had none,
but his assertion fell fiat and discredit-
eD in the village at the foot of Savage.
At Kansas City we were met by a
large concourse of people who seemed
the "eagerest" in the world to take us
} in and do for us, but we willed that it
should be otherwise, having been out
r some in the past and (ah, med been
nell taken care Of. So we sauntered
along, struck hotel, put down our
names in ga big round hand" Cook out,
don't throw bricks so carleessly don't
mean anything) and went to look ur
old friends-found 'em, too. Charlie
,, Oder was first, and he was as glad tc
see us as-as- well, he was glad. He's
"a'top of the pile"-chief in big
hardware house, and says he wouldn't
i go back to r for any money, and sc
i on-any way Charlie is all right. After
: rambling, don't-know-hardly-
J. talk-about - first sort Of
n chat he piloted us to Miss Eliza HAHN.
! residence, where we were cordially an6
also sorrowfully welcomed by that lady
and Miss Rose Wade cordially because
they were q don't see hoo anyone coult
q be otherwise) glad to see us, and sor
h rowfully, because they were moving
and-well, it didn't matter, we had {
:, long, pleasant talk about everything
most, and as our friend, Cooper Hitch
Il ms, had come in while we We're talk
ing we soon started out to sec wha
l. we could in the time that l would re
e main, and Cooper is splendid guide
@ untiring both in talking and walking
o We visited all the places of interest
o saw the cable-road ears go skipping
along with no apparent motive power
went down to Armour's great butcher
i shop and packing house and saw then
# kill and clean seven hogs a minute
and herds of sheep and calves Eers
" all suffering determination to such al
alarming extent that it's u wonder the
species do not become extinct.
. We also visited Will Stark and found
him busy as yellow-j jacket in picnic
$ time. but he made room to talk with
us all the same. and we had Il lively
u time for little while, He is fixed ny
real snug. Sterling Oder came nYei
to Wills residence after supper, and
t at one time there was eight in the par
I lor who had formerly resided in Frost
q burg.
! 1t having now arrived ut the time
! for my departure babe the ladies
goodbye, and we boys started for the
depot, taking in the ice-cream saloon
on the way. We went in and there
were the ladies; had a good laugh oven
the rencontre, and all went to the depot,
/, where, after good-byes had again been
said, poor, lonely me boarded the train
for Deming, New Mexico
Nothing worthy of note occurred on
the way and ! arrived all straight at
my destination, from whence ] am
writing this, and as | have already
scrubbed past dinner time I'll tell of
: this camp in another edition. Yours,