Wichita eagle., 1889-06-20
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ulaue IL lOur mieS and hair ana the neAt
four miles was polishing OFF the distance
In good shape and SO was satisfied Finally
Clifton avenue came to an abrupt and I'M
timely end, and the street that branched OF
was called Lafayette avenue, l think. 1t
went at right angles to Clifton and was
equally beautiful After a uresome trudge,
l came to a gang Of men fixing the road.
Among them was civil engineer taking a
sight through his telescope, which stood on
the usual tripod
''How.far is it to street car line?" 1asked-
1.-THE nearest street car line is at Cum
mingsville You had better go back and
take the cable road"
GOOD heavensl Don't say that. It must
be twenty miles to the cable road"
mot quite so far. But it's five miles and
half to Cunningsville."
"Oh see here" said, you've got to do
better than that. A man miles back told me
it was only five miles then and l have been
offered Cunmingsville at four and half and
four miles since that time. Make it three
and a half, ike good fellow"
Cant do it, my boy. You see, I've meas
ured every inch of the way. They couldn't
deliver Cummingsville at that rate. I'll tell
you the very best can do; I will take twenty
rods from the five and a half. I'll let you
have the cable cars at five and a quarter, and
not 50 much up bill work at that"
II wouldn't have the cable cars at any
figure; it's CumningsviIle or bust with me"
You'll find the vile a long time cum
ming" said the surveyor, and after he said
that left.
From that time forth the valise weighed
ton. Bat | soon came on view that was
worth all the toll There was tremendous
ravine, and a small lake at the bottom. On
the other bank was a private residence that
looked like castle on the Rhine. Further
on the view became even more extended. The
road was now at the top Of steep hill At
the bottom ran q canal, and beyond that was
a town Away in the blue distance stretched
long valley, and the outlook reminded me
of some of the minor ravines Of Switzerland
l was wishing the town at my feet was Cum
mingsviile, when came on some more road
makers
"What town is that below thereF" 1 asked.
Communicable, i" was the reply.
"Thunderl 1t can't be very far there"
"About five miles by the road; about
quarter Of mile down the hill"
''Then I'm going down the Hill"
"They won't let you. It'll be treSpessing."
s'Trespassing be hanged. Pm not going to
walk FIVE miles to a place when can get
there IN a quarter of a mile. Here goes for
Cuululingsville!" With that l swung my ton
and a half valise over the garden wall and
started down the steep hill As I neared the
bottom I noticed a man coming to head me
off. AS he came within hearing distance l
said:
sOh, / know all about it I'm trepassing
and doing it deliberately. You can arrest
me if you want to. ! don't object. In fact
would rather like it, for Pm dead tired out
and you'll have to take me to town in the
patrol wagon"
II don't object to your trespassing," he
said, calmly, II merely wanted to know if
you knew where you were going2"
''Pm going to CummingSville."
"Really2 Then may ask can you swim!'
Certainly. WhyF'
"Well- you'll have to. There is no bridge
within five or six miles, and you'll have to
get across the canal before you get to Cum
mingsville"
whats the matter with my going along
the bank Of the canal TIL come to q bridger'
Nothing, except that the tow path is on
the other side, and to go along the canal you
viii have to climb about a score of fences,
some of which are made to prevent people
from doing Just what you propose. Then
there are a dozen hedges, which you CANT
possibly get over and which would tear your
clothes from your back if you tried to so
through. That's all. p"
1 sat down on the green sward and groaned.
''Take my advice and climb the hill again
It's your only chance"
'sYou don't want hired man, do your I'd
rather stay here for the rest of my natural
life than try to climb that hill The only
consolation would have would be that when
I got up there / might massacre some of
those road makers who induced me to come
down"
The darkest time is before the dawn. Just
at this moment canal boat came along. l
shouted to the man at the wheel in spite of
the restriction there is generally in vogue
about speaking to that individual, and asked
him if he could slew his craft near enough
the shore for me to get on board. He did so
and l swung on my two ton valise and got on
after.
''See here" said, ''what will you charge
to take me to CmcinnadF'
TWENTY-FIVE cents, was the reply.
''An right" agreed, III make myself
comfortable, for I'm very tired"
DO" said the man.
After we had gone about mile he said:
That don't include board, you know"
was nearly asleep and started up.
what don'tF'
1.-THE twenty-five cents"
ooh, all right"
~ think its a mighty cheap ride as IT is"
''Its only five cents on the street car"
Eyes, but you see we go to Toledo first.
We won't get to Cincinnati for three weeks"
''Whatr'
he was kind enough to swing his boat to
the shore and let me get off. The photo
graphic valise weighed three tons during the
dreary tramp along the tow path to Cum
mingsville.-Luke Sharp in Detroit Free
Press