Smyrna times., 1886-06-30

Railroad. They are BrObdingnagians
among railway locomotives and can
pull long train up the side of a noun
tain faster than seme Wilmington
ward-wOrkers can vote at a nomina-
tiOn election for Sheriff.
I will have you stop over a day
with me at Albuquerque, N. M. Here
is the junction of the Santa Fe road
which runs down to El Paso, where
connection is made with the Mexican
Central for old Mexico.
Albuquerque is busy place of some
5000 people. It's business houses are
large and carry heavy stocks, there is
a hotel big enough to carry a $4,000
mortgage, md the thirsty wayfarer on
the business streets may moisten his
interior department every twenty or
thirty steps at fifteen cents a moist.
l had not been in Albuquerque fif-
teen minutes when mosquito came to
me and bit me just as familiarity as if I
had been an old acquaintance. l did
not expect to meet mosquito here,
4,049 feet above sea level, but it is al
ways the unexpected that happens.
The Albuquerque mosquito is not large
but he bites as if he were hungry, and
when he has inserted his suction pump
in one of your veins and sampled your
blood he shuts one eye and winks at
you with the other, as if to say: "I
know the brand of liquor you drink,
old boy !" That's the sort of brazen
sinner an Albuquerque mosquito is.
A good many cOnsumptives go to
Albuquerque for their health. l am
told"that if they stay there, and do not
die within year, they almst invari-
ably recover from their lung trouble.
But l was not favorably impressed
with the climate of Albuquerque.
There was too much climate crowded
into the one day l was there.
You will find Delaware folks almost
everywhere in the West. Albuquer-
que has happy pair of them, DR.. and
Mrs. Pierce, personally known to many
readers of the Transcript. DR.. Pierce
formerly lived at KirkwOod, this
county. His talented and accom-
plished wife, formerly Miss Eva Lock
wood, lived in Middletown several
years. called OH them in their pleas
ant home at Albuquerque and found
them carrying tender memories of New
Castle county but with new and
strong love of the great West. They
even conscientiOusly defend the Albu-
querque climate. DR.. Pierce enjoys a
lucrative practice, built up in less than
year. lie is.a very companionable
man and cane talk to you of the future
greatness of Albuquerque in seven Ian
guages. He took me in road cart and
drove me for miles right into the teeth
OF sand storm to convince me that
Albuquerque has fine climate.
There is an "old town and "new
town" " at Albuquerque. The old town
is the Mexican quarter, built of adobe,
of course, around plaza. went out
to the old town and was persuaded to
taste thirteen kinds Of native wine
and now l will say, without mental
reservation, that the wines of Aibu-
querque are good. ! had no headache
neat morning. Tho man who samples
thirteen brands of wine in the course
Of two hours and gets off without an
immense headache will always carry
home good opinion of the wines.
Albuquerque supports two daily pa
pers. The EUeniag Democrat, a seven
column sheet, is one of the most enter
prising papers in the West. Col, ], G.
Albright presides over its destinies, and
Captain Friend makes its local depart
ment a joy forever The captain is as
fair sample of the bright, versatile
and tireless Western newspaper man as
you will find anywhere. And he is
well-nigh ubiquitous. You see him
everywhere with his note book and
buttOn-hOle bOquet, and when the
Evening Democrat goes to press you
know he's got all that's worth printing.
He can entertain a friend, write a
bright item with his left hand and shoot
a bad man from Wayback Gulch, who
is in after satisfaction, all at the same
moment. More than this, he can pre-.
side ut a temperance meeting, is a
good judge of Bourbon, can make a
rafting stump speech at moments
notice and play game of draw poker
that is simply artistic. The man who
thinks that any slouoh can edit even
the city department of Western daily
paper doesn't know anything about the
( West.
Twill try to get the reader through
to California next week. Scott Way IN
MiddLetOOn Transcript.