The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28

and size required; but such certainly is
the case. cannot trespass on your
space to dwell longer on our stay in
this city of clean streets, beautiful
parks, and magnificent business pal
aces, so / will leave. We took the
Fitchburgh route through the live
AthOl was announced was remind
ed of H. NJ. Burlelgh, formerly OF lola
and Humboldt; nOw-(?) We passed
through the 1IOOsactunnel. This tunnel
is something over J miles long. Ittakes
about ten minutes to pass through, but
seems about an hour. Passed through
North Adams, and Williamson where
Garfield, Ingalls, and our Whitaker
were graduated. 1 will hurry along
through Albany, Utica, Syracuse,
Rochester, to Niagara Falls where we
found we would be compelled to lay
over nearly all day, or if We SO chose
we could 60 to London, Ont, and lay
over there. The reason of this delay
was the train we were in would cross
the river ut Detroit, while our tickets
took us further north to Port Huron.
We decided to take in London, arriv-
ing there about 1Oa m.
While here quite serious railroad
accident took place near the city total
ly demolishing two engines, several
cars and killing an engineer. Nc. and
the writer visited the scene soon after.
We found all London astir and gather
ing at the depot; the cause was the ex-
pected return of the Halifax Battalion
of Canada Militia from the northwest
where they had been putting down
the rebelliOus half breeds under Riel.
The band was there, the girls, old men,
boys and everybody, and I actually
partook of the enthusiasm and felt like
giving the boys good, hearty well
come. The railroad track passed right
close to the hotel and soon it was an
nounced, Ere she comesw And rs
the train shot into view by the corner
of the hotel I saw the engine all deco
rated with the British flag and every
window and platform filled with red
coats. Now 1 may be all wrong, but I
could't help it; the enthusiasm was
knocked all out of me. 1t had not
entered my mind how they would look;
and 1 found that red coats and the
British flag aroused no enthusiasm in
me. felt like cheering the band for
they played "When Johnny comes
Home Again."
Ipity those poor fellows. They wore
the most uncomfortable looking uni
form 1 ever saw. Short-waisted coats
of coarse ret stuff of horrid fit. the belt
nearly to their arms, and little cap
with no visor. They were burned and
tanned as rel as men could be, and
take them all in all they were any,
thing but prepOssessing in appearance,
but on the other hand they were a
stout, rugged set of fellows and looked
every inch the old weather-beaten vet
eran.
Leaving London in the p. IN. we
crossed the river at Sarnia and Port
Huron early in the evening. Nothing
presented itself during the re-
of our journey. We stopped a
few hours in Chicago and employed
our time in looking over the city. Wei
got our tickets ''vi>ed" as we were now
over time, and soon started for home
over the same route we before travelled;
md arrived home in the usual time of
travel and ended our pleasant trip of
i've weeks. wish to say to the COM
rades that during the few remaining
years Of their term they should try at
east once to attend the National re-
lnion of the G.. A. r. S.