Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-08-26
A Maxlehurster In Chicago,
EDS. SIGNAL.CoriAuAN:

&" write you to-day seated in the pa
Wilton on Lincoln Park lake. The
thermometer Is boiling u little up
town. so l have concluded to spend
the day here, where the lake breeze is
just splendid. lam sitting with my
coat buttoncd up, aud feel rs cool as a
cucumber. am sorry for YOU fol-
lows down home, but the surround
ings are so lovely here that can't
cry. The little row-boats that last
night spcckcd the lake, lighted by
the soft electric lights, and which bore
the precious freight OF hundreds Of
Chicaso's beautiful girls, arc now
laying moored to the pavilion except,
now and then, one rowed by couple
OF girls, glides over the lake with II
smoothness aud grandeur that Is rival
ed only by the snow white swan that
is grandly riding the water by their
side. The sight is SO grand to one
who is not accustomed to it that you
gaze often and long with an utter for
yctfulness of the entire outside world,
and only wish that you could spend q
life wrapped in such blissful illusion.
The park that was last night covered
with frolicking groups OF young people
Is to-day turned into nursery-thc
children have full possession. Our
trip to Chicago was an uneventful
one, except mule (Which WAS said b.,
some to be Barksdale's political trick
mulc) in his desperation, squared him.
self OH the track and tackled our en-
CINE, which resulted in the headlight
being scattered over the track for
about forty feet, and the mule losing
his footing aud being left in the ditch,
cold in death. a delay OF twenty
five minutes. after which we pulled
into Jackson, Miss.
found the crops OH the way good,
especially around Fulton, Ky. There,
| think, the corn i the finest ! ever
saw. Rain il needed MI the way to
within fifty miles Of Chicago: here
there has been good rains. The nights
art cool and pleasant here. With my
curiosity for sight seeing. ! am pretty
thoroughly taking in the city and sub
urban resorts. A trip through Ar
mour Il Co. 5 slaughtcrhousc reveals
sights that are wonderful. | saw meat
ready for market in twenty minutes at
ter had seen the cattle standing on
their feet, and pork is handled in the
same time, and was astonishcd to
See everything handled so cloanly. IL
has disabuscd M mind Of a long fixed
idea OF the cleanliness of meats pre-
pared for market. They killed over
| 900 900 hogs and over 500, 900 cattle
last wear and have increased their ca
pacity this year.
Ispcnt the evening on Thursday at
Chellcnham Beach and witnessed
Paul Boyton's wonderful swimming.
Til, evenin. ! leave hero by boat for
Milwaukee and from there to Waukc-
sha. ~ the girls always say, 81
have lots to tell YOU when sec you
TINT | will not writc-a lack Of time
being the cause, Of course.
There is Il beautiful little boat pass
ing by, rowcd by three oi the Madi-
son street theatre girls. singing
CLONE. sweet Home The music
is lovely, for they are good singers.
As they rcccdc the music softly and
swcetly floats on the waves of the
pretty, little, blue lake. II makes
the heart Of one, who is far ways
from home and loved ones, jump up
in their throat and kinder choke them.
81.