The Iola register., 1889-02-22

fom place to place by telephone. In
fact, that late invention has
almost completely taken the place OF
the telegraph in this Southern coun-
try.
Well, L went down to the station
Yesterday and telephoued to the
wharf boat at Greenville, to know
when we could catch a boat going up
the rive, and received the answer
back, Tomorrow evening at eight
O'clock So we are very busy to day
getting things in shape to start. AS
soon as we commence packing the
darkies commence coming in. AT
first they stop at the door, but the day
is wet and chilly and some old auntie
asks if she can come in and warm and
of course is admitted. Pretty soon an
other old auntie slips In, then an old
uncle ventures in to the fire, then an
other and another until the houee is
so full of them that Mrs. K. makes for
the door to get a fresh breath. And
az often as five times 1 have had to
"get on my ears" as the boys say and
clear them all out of the house and
still they creep back again. They are
very anxious to help us pack things
and fix up, and two or three old aunt
les did succeed in persuading Mrs. 4.
to let them wash the dishes and wrap
up the knives and spoons, but when
we arrived at home those articles were
missing. I guess they got out of the
trunk by some means on the way up
the river or else were never put in.
But here are the wagons to take US
to Johnsonville. So we pull our
trunks and boxs in and are off. We
arrive just at dark and this time put
up" at the Parker House, Or with the
five widows that spoke of in my last
communication. In one wing of this
hotel the Johnsonville P. o. is
kept, and is presided over by Mrs.
D0zier, one of the five widows, and by
the way she is clever officer and an
accomplished lady. 1t was by her
that the writer was introduced to a
Mr. Sullivan, perhaps one of the larg-
est railroad contractors in America,
who furnished me with a great deal of
information in regard to railroad build.
ing and other things and matters per-
tanning to the South. But it is eleven
o'clock and we must sleep. Soon the
porter is yelling for breakfast, SO We
are up and jump into our boots, throw
a little cold water over our face, jerk a
comb through our hair a few times
give our mustache brush, twirl our
forefipger around them a time or two
and drop down to the table, just as we
hear the ferryman hollow "All aboard
hose that are bound for Greenville:"
that is US, and We swallow hot biscuit,
nav our bill. which is six dollars for
i've of us, and we are of. We arrive
in Greenville early in the day. and
again take in the town.. 1t was here
and on this very day that We sa" a
travelling quack doctor rob the darhies
of over six hundred dollars. He was
stopping at our hotel, and the office
was crowded all day with the poor
dupes coming to be healed and be
stood ready to cure, no matter what
the disease. However he did not heal
them Immediately, but wrought hi:
wonders by talking and selling them
a small phial of liquid of some kind
and bid them 60 in peace.
could not help reproving him fol
robbing the poor fellows of their hard
earned money. To which he laugh
ingly said to me: 1--WE all have tc
make living some way"
Our boat did not arrive on time ano
On W. settled our board bill and called
for 4 bed, instructing the porter tt
awaken us as soon as he heard the
Cairo whistle. which he did, and al
Two O'Clock We tumbled out of bed
jumped into our clothes aud was start
ing out when the porter presented u:
with a bill of six dollars for our lodg
ing. We politely invited him to go t'
and we pulled for the whar
which was near by. We just reached
the wharf boat in time to get aboaro
the packet as she pushed off.
Mrs. X. and were assigned a nics
stateroon,, aud retired Immediately
and did not awake until the sun was
shining down on our wstery wav. W.
are soon up and viewing tbs scenery
OH the great Mississippi. This Miss
issippi riuer is indeed great stream
sad is constsatly changing its chan
NET. cutting out great islands some o
which, contain Thousands Of acres
These gradually wear away ty to-
continual ws-hing of the waters, and
ina short time sssNe of them disappea
entirely and are swallowed up by tn
water and other necks are cut off ant
so the waters are continually ~essiat
AWAY. which makes the river yer,
crooked. am told that it frequently
happens that ia single freshet th'
waters cut through and destroy ie
wees that it costs hundreds OF thous
:auds Of dollars TO build.
But here We are at Arkansas CITY
ss.sd / propaaA@i in a former letter .
write this place ~ on my return trip
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