St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-02
BRIEFLY VISITED.
A Beautiful City Astounding in
Pretty Women and Fast Horses.


Taking the s:55 train on the Chicago &c
Milwaukee railroad ON Tuesday morning,
after a run of a little over two hours
through a country unsurpassed for beauty
and fertility reached Faribault, my OBJ
jective point. 1t was my desire to see the
Second regiment Of the state guards en-
camped on the fair grounds near that beau
tiful city. A carriage drive of about mile
from the depot took me to the encampment,
which l found practically deserted The
governor and his staff having gone down on
the o'clock train, were met at the depot by
the state guards and Mai. Smiths regular
battery, and escorted to the hotel, where a
reception speech was made by the mayor
and responded to by His Excellency and
Others. l proceeded to Mai. Smiths tent,
and there remained until the return of
the command with the governor. On
the return from the city the battery
was in the advance and on entering the
fair grounds, fired a salute of thirteen
guns in honor of the governor. The
officers with the battery are Maj. +. G.
Smith. ia son of DR.. 4. Il, Smith of this
city) and Leuts. Stewart and Lundeen.
The management of the command was
such as to show very cOnclusively that the
officers have been faithful to their duties to
secure perfection as nearly as possible.
Smith commanded a battery in my division
during the war, and a more gallant soldier
never knew. / could not remain long
enough to witness the drill of the Second
regiment, but from the appearance of the
camp and the neat and tidy dress of the
command, / infer that Col. BObleter and
his officers have labored to establish thor
Ough discipline in the regiment, and that
their labor has not been in vain. Some of
this command served in the late war, while
many know nothing of the hardships of real
soldier life, and L trust that they may never
have an opportunity to test their mettle and
their manhood upon the bloody fields of
genuine warfare.
The wheat fields along the route do not
look well, possibly for want of rain. In
quiry of those from other portions of the
state revealed the fact that the same may be
said of the crops in their neighbOrhOOd.
am at loss to account for it, but it is
nevertheless true, that pretty women and
fine horses always inhabit the same locality.
1t is certainly true of Faribault. At the
fair grounds L saw many handsome double
and single teams, each drawing one or more
handsome ladies, whose fine compilations
and beautiful faces attracted my attention.
You know, Mr.. Editor, we have passed that
pSIlOu III lle witch We are APT W Dc
carried away by handsome face,
but there are many beautiful women in
FaTibault, and if you do not believe it go
and see for yourself.
The population of the city is about 1000.
! The schools and colleges make it an educa-
tiOnal center, and those who desire health
full climate and an intelligent community
/ in which to rear their Children. can find no
more eligible place than Faribault.
As your correspondent stepped from the
cars to the platform he was addressed by
two ladies. who wished to know if he was
a delegate to the convention, to which he
replied in the negative, whereupOn they
begged his pardon and said that they had
taken him for minister. So you see your
special conducted himself in a manner not
to throw discredit upon you or upon HIM
| self. X. w. j.