Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-03-14
v1NlrA PILGRIMS,
Mako q Hasty Flight Into the
East and Back.

from our feet and took the train
fer st. Louis and the east. The
morning found MS at Sedalia where
our friend and the friend of Wor-
cestor academy, Rev. B. f. Boiler
was awaiting us. Our two hours
stay at Scdalia were much short
ed, breakfasting as we did with
MIR. Boiler and his excellent wife.
We were so thoroughly wrapt in
our enjoyment of Mr.. Boilers
home that when we remembered
the train it took smart walking
and running to get to it. Missouri
is familiar; her coal, lead and lime
stone are well known, as arc the
features of her scenery. We had
an uneventful but thoroughly en-
joyable ride to st. Louis, Pitts
burgh and Harrishurgh, il a first
experience in a Pullman vestibule
train can I've called un ventful
The luxury and convenience OF the
appointments, the politeness Of
the officials which did not suffer a
break from Mr.. Decker at Vini-
Ia, back TO Mr.. Decker again,
make a plain American citizen
I
feel like a king; it comes high, but
we want it every time. A slight
mishap to the locomotive detained
us for a while upon the long bridge
over the Susquehanna near Harris
burgh it was only little after
midnight. One Of us was on the
lookout to transfer some baggage
at Harrisburgh; the other, who
dotes on mountains, was quietly
reposing in the car; immediatel y
overhanging the river were two
black masses which in the dark
ness were mistaken for clouds. 1t
soon became apparent however
that thoy were mountains, two Of
the boldest and handsomest OF the
Blue Ridge. Here was a good
chance to test the interest of the
mountain lover a hastily dom
ned shawl covering the figure from
shoulders to feet, a ghostly ap-
pearance on the platform Of the
car and a delighted exclamation,
ooh ~ proved that tho interest
that party takes in mountains is
genuine and sincere.
A costly breakfast, but again one
fit for a king, at the great Broad
st. Station, Philadelphia, looking
out at the immense City Hall with
its statue Of VIM. Penn on one
of the highest structures in Ameri-
ca, a glimpse of Fairmount park,
and we are being whisked through
New jersey at a rapid rate. The
broad difference in building be-
twoon the east and the west was
here impressed upon us. The
farm houses, the colleges and
academies, the residences and sta
tions in the west give one the i'm
preston that they were built for
time-in the east, for eternity.
Their solidity, size and elegance
called for many admiring com =
ments both from the traveller to
whom It was a revelation and the
one to whom it was a memory.
Almost before we realized we
were out Of Philadelphia, we had
flown through the heart Of Jersey
and many Of her finest cities and
were upon the ferry boat crossing
to New York city. Besides pur-
chasing a few articles, our only
errand for this day was a call up.
on the Secretaries of the American
Home Missionary society at the
Bible House. The interest Of tn c
secretaries in Vinita and Worces-
ter Academy is unabatOd. If they
pass safely through the present
financial crisis we may look conf
IDENTIFY for the additional building
80 greatly needed here.
Taking the boat for Norwich al
3 p. m. we enjoyed a view ol
New York harbor. More than the
well known objects Of interest in
the harbor, the Statue Of Liberty,
the East River bridge, etc, We en-
joyed the cool, braeing, salty at.
mosphero coming up from the
ocean just beyond the islands in
the bay. A thirteen mile ride along
the winding right bank of the
Thames, little river lacking the
bold ruggedness Of the Hudson
but having many beauties
Of its own in long quiet coyes,
and lovely expanses of water and
varied hillside. The CLINT and
sparkle Of the water and the varied
and evei changing contour Of hill s
over and beyond and behind other
hills was again revelation to one
traveller accustomed to prairics and
the "clayey" not to say muddy"
streams of this Trans Mississippi