The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-03-18

in the sea which the c0ast dweller
mag have no knowledge or What
can be finer than to sit I'm a warm,
cheerful, coy corner, and lock out
upon the changing and ftful sesl-deI-
ugsd In 8 glorious sunshine, while the
eye wanders from the sky line fiecked
with the sails Of passing vessels 20 the
drawn out cloud Of smoke Of the in-
coming or outgoing steamer or 20 the
graceful evolutlons Of the gulls in the
foreground, and the eeaseless surge be-
yond-while the lungs are filed
with the pure, invigOraiing air
salted air?
The sea beach at this plaee Is said
10 be the finest in the United States.
It is wide, hard aud firm-the horse
shoe barely making an impression la
the sand. tits said there IL a drive
Of at least IS miles along the beach.
Salina is not without fame in THE
far away place. The dealers, at the
first mention Of Salina, spoke entAusi.
astieally Of our famous brands Of flour.
It is evidently held in high regard IN
that country.
IL II probably unnecessary to men
that we feasted largely on the excel
lent oysters and fish which are found
In such abundance at this port. Red
snapper, grouper, trout, aud other
varieties Of fish with uuprOnOunces-
BILE names, were our most constant
selections from the fish cougse of the
bill of fare. Oysters on the shell,
fresh from the slOop, came in for
their share of attention at most any
hour Of the day. II WAS no cross for
US, with such food, 10 observe Lent
strictly and truly.
We might tell our readers how a
talkative TeutOn mIslOOk the writer's
aPpelation, as pronounced by our
companion, for sandy" which be-
ing interpreted from the southerR
vernaeular is equivalent 20 "SOn."
Our companion seemed somewhat
embarrassed when the TeutOn asked
il we we're father aud son. In expla-
nation Of the mistake the TeutOn adj
vaneef the SANDY theory, and the
similarity Of our AppOllo like forms.
We did not intend 10 mention this,
and hence hope the typo will expunge
the paragraph.
The return trip was made through
the Indian Territory. We found
much TO delight US in the way OF line
land aud its cultivation through the
Northern part OF Texas. We were
much pleased with Dallas Ia city of
10000 inhabitantsl, Sherman aud
| DenisOn. AT all the cities where the
shops are located on the Missouri Pa
cilic system-bOth coming aud going
we saw numerous thrOngs of
the strikers. They were quiet and
sober, but seemingly very de-
termined set Of men. The southern
cities depending on this system are
ularmingly affected by the strike.
Denison was almost entirely out of
coal. Trade was paralyzed every
where. Among the people the strikers
had friends and foes about equal in
number 1t was really hard 10 defer
mine whether or not their position
was well taken.
The ride through the Indian terri
tory was as lovely as it ever Is. There
is more diversity of scenery in this
section than can be found in any Of
the states bordering upon the terri
tory. In the summer time il must be
q perfect garden. Wooded hills, clear
running streams, openings aud prairie
lands succeed each other in quick sue
cession.
We might string out our letter to
several columns in quantity, but
have already written too much, aud
hence bring our remarks % an end.
If you want a pleasant, refreshing
vacation Of ten days, go to Galveston
| by-the-Gulf.