The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-27
A RIDE INTO TENNESSEE.
Desperate Struggle with Snorer in Sleep
-Car-Scenery and Incidents En- Route.

Correspondence Of the Indianapolis journal.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 22-When l
started South took the train for Terre Haute,
in order to catch the Chicago & Nashville ex-
press, which did at 1905 p NJ. This mode of
transporting you so rapidly from North to South
is not always one of unmixed pleasure, as I dis
covered on entering the sleeper. The occupant
of upper berth was a man who evidently
knew no North or no South; he was snoring as
though he owned the earth. and he most GER
tanly had the undivided attention of all the
passengers. When / entered the car he was
furiously engaged in the familiar death scene in
the drama of the habitual snorer. was, of
course, disguised and disappointed. / have
seen all grades of snorers grapple with death in
this scene and the feeblest of them always
comes off conquered. am always on the side
of death, and always loose. However, this is .
time that naturally causes you to think and re-
fleet some. You need consolation, and you seek
it. You recall the lines that
HE who is in battle slain
May never live to fight again."
But what good does this do you when you feel
certain that
He who shores with such delight
VIII live to SHORE another night?
my mind was startled by call for the porter,
and. on looking up, discovered this rascal leaning
on his elbow and making feeling inquiry to
where he could get a sandwich. The
brute evidently intended to load his
stomach and give us at least another act in
his nightly drama. [ very promptly rendered
him cigar, but he thanked me and declined.
saying that cigars kept him awake. You may
imagine my anxiety to get him to smoke one. I
suggested that smoking was not near SO iniuri-
fre6H ia Ill ~
ever seen in health journals this subject. and
many things | had never seen He quoted quite
frequently ard fuently, sustaining his position
and his brutal determination to eat il every
passenger. except himself. spent the night in
wakeful terror and trembling. / was Just as de.
termined he should not eat. Finally the great
bridge over the Ohio river below Evansville,
came to my relief. / called his attention TO it,
but unfortunately let him stand in the car door
too long. AS we ran into the depot at Hender-
son KY, and when he saw the lunch-room
lighted up and read, in large letters, dough
nuts and sweet cider for sale here" knew all
was lost
went to the sleepingcar and remained there
until we arrived at Nashville. The first two
days here 1t raned in torrents and on last Tues
day morning left the place and had most
charming ride through portion Of Middle and
East Tennessee. Part of the country through
Which travelled is rich. productive soil. Cotton
picking has just commenced, and the fields were
full of black men and women
picking white cotton This scene, however,
changes. as you soon encounter the
Cumberland Racoon and Lookout mountains.
The train l was on being the lightning express,
it only stopped at the most important points
The.cross- roads and country merchants are very
considerable, and contribute to gratifying the
curiosity CT the passengers, as you can read just
what their business is. They aunouce this fact
in large letters all over their stores, enumerat-
ing every article they sell. also the additional
fact that they will exchange anything in their
stores for country produce" This information
must all be given for the benefit of the passen-
gers, as their customers, who constantly deal
with them, know all this without reading it on
the front and side of the store One of the most
energetic merchants / have encountered lately
is the newsboy that was my train. A tall
monntaineer stopped him in front of me and
said he wanted ar apple. The boy had his
full of books. but at the chance for a trade he
threw down his books in the seat in front of me
and went back for his fruit basket l thought
while he gone l would look over his library,
and found it consisted largely of the following
standard works: 1.-THE Blunders of a Bashful
Man." 1.-The Marriage Ring" "The Battle for
Bread" and Sam Jones's Sermons" After
this indefatigable youth had disposed of few
apples he, handed me circular. In
this circular he asked me to ask
him. to sell me "a scent package of Ko-ko tulu"
trade mark registered" celebrated, merito-
rious and genuine" 1T will render spirit
otherwise debilitate6 buovant and exharating;"
lit will perfume the BREATH" lit will aid diges.
ton" This young merchant came very near
making customer of me- Anything that was
celebrated meritorious, genuine and exhilarat-
ing for cents will, nine times out of ten catch
me; but this was one of the times was conserva-
tive and economical. When ne claimedi it would
perfume the breath I knew it would be piece of
extravaganza to spend any more money my
breath just spent Is cents on it before leav-
ing Nashvle besides did not come down here
to sell my breath. The last claim made for Ko-
ko tulu confirmed me in my determination not
to purchase. ut will aid digestion;" that is
just what did not want. think they sell their
stuff too high down here and while I would give
dollars for anything that would retsrd digestion,
not cent to aid it. I shook this persistent
peddler off just in time to see tall raw boned
mountaneer and his wife enter the car at one of
the mountain stations. She carried baby in her
arms; in her mouth she had piece of green
mountain pine. This she chewed and spit like
politician.
But the scenery is too beautiful to lose any time
in contemplating the habits or characteristics of
the passengers. Onr iron steed is putting and
blowing; he has already been over mountains
and through them. he is now running along the
bank of the Tennessee river. This threatens to
arrest his progress, and he again makes for the
mountain only. however, to again abandon it for
the river. until, finally, as if in fit of despera.
ton. he shakes them both off runs up beauti-
full valley few miles and stops. He is not ex-
hausted-you are in Chattanooga. H