The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-08
NEW ORLEANS no JOHNSON
CITY UNDER Diff
CULTIEs.

OAAN UlNDElHA ARAA + -
CULTIEs.
We Local Escorted 90 the Train
by Friends.
We Local left New Orleans on the
night OF the 2Sth Of February amid the
sounding Of whistles and the ringing
Of bells Con the L. & N. train) with
heart SIS light as his purse and a crate
of vegetables from the French market
with which to break the fast at THE
COMET editorial mansion. After
waving our escort, 2 (hundred) in al,
a farewell from the rear platform OF
Pullman as the train slowly left the
Crescent City, we retired to our berth
1.-TWO seats in the coach, had no Pull
man pass) and were soon oblivious to
our Surroundings, until we were awak-
ened at Mobile by colored gentleman
calling out, shot coffee, sandwiches,
pies and cakes" AS soon as we found
out he sold them we were asleep again,
and were not molested any more until
we got to Montgomery, for breakfast.
After trying for 80 minutes to eat
steak that was so tough we couldn't
cut the gravy, we gave it up, walked
out in the Office, paid our rs cents like
o Gould and went back to "our car l"
happy in the thought that we would
be home the next morning. We had
Just settled ourself for days ride and
were becoming interested In a novel
when we stopped at Verbena, 80 miles
from Montgomery. We shall never
admire that flower again. When the
train had stopped unusually long
we looked out to see what was the
matter. 1t was not necessary to ask
the conductor, "wat er you stopping
here for?" for just before us the track
was covered for miles with water
from 2 TO II feet deep. The L. & N,
Co. were watering their stock again
We spent the day and night in this
watering place" from necessity. Fol
want of something better to do, we
took in the town" between showers
Going down to the creek to see mil
that was in great danger of being
washed away, we found dam by 9
mill site, but no mill by dam site
1t had drifted with the tide"
s Tuesday morning our train wal
backed to Montgomery, where we pu
. in the day watching the Alabama riv
er rise until it was near ten miles il
!. width. At 6 20 p. m. the L. & n. Co
e made up a special train OF 3 sleeper
and coaches and sent us to Allan
ia via Macon. On arriving in Atlant,
y we were informed we could not ge
y out On any road for several days, a
= the streams above were still rising
n There were people in our party from
. all parts OF the country, some on bus
= mess, others returning home from tn
Is Exposition, but all joined in the ger
d eral growl at the delay. If tickle
s. agents could be talked to death the
- would have died in the 3 days we wer
in Atlanta. Out of the 500 passenger
10 / suppose each one asked every hou
"when will you get a train through
&C.," The women wouldn't believ
h that the trains could not run, and lai
g, all the blame on the Superintendent
& Some of the young fellows that wei
q "flying light" were feeling rath'
u "blue" the third evening and bega
y to think of some way to beat the hott
le We first tried the "press racket " b.
q" couldn't "CoM ET;" then we trit
y coming down the stairs backward
y with our grip on our back to make Il
~ proprietor think we were going u
ne but he was on to that too. Sever
G. of the boys found an "Uncle" in Il
% city, who relieved them. of the
" (watches) embarrassment and SCI
n them on their way rejoicing. Lea
en- ing that party there we came to d
n ton, where we struck another lot
;s waterbound passengers that could
a. peat whole chapters in the bible.
W We floated in home Sunday MOI
cir ing, having travelled days, lost vet
q tables, patience and everything e
&c, but our appetite and the new a
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