The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-06-25
THE EDITORS TOUR.
Pixies Peak visited.-Con
tinuation of History
From Last Week,

FROM LdSt w eek.
We left the party sitting in the
little granite church in Manitou.
Col. listening to the eloquence con
J cerning the relation between the
mountains and their maker. all
were attentive and thoughtful and
when the Doxology was started,
the Ohio Press did credit to her
self with voices as strong as the
rarifed air would permit. We filed
out and down the polished steps
and again stood beneath the starry
canopy of Heaven. surrounded by
towering mountains, far from home
but happy. By aid of the elegant
electric light system we were en-
abled to find the way to our be-
loved, Ivan, the car that had won
the heart of each. as we sank down
IN her soft cushions. The night was
upon US and after the usual editor
ial memoirs were related and
smiled at, the births were made
ready and we of the uppers pre-
paired ourselves for the assertion.
Bro. Pursell of the Gazette tells US
very nicely of tho pleasures of
sleeper, but he bad no experience
except with o lower birth He
knows nothing OF the sensations
felt by one as he, with tender feet,
ascends perpendicular ladder, as
the rushing train strikes sudden
curve. Like a man on rope with
with no balance pole. like a bird
in the air with no wings, his heart
stands still, but he dosn't. A
drowning man grabs at a straw,
but man floating at top of Pull
man sleeper dosn't grab at any
thing. He dosen't see anything
The air in the mountains is so
rairfied that it won't support the
body of man. 80 ho descends, sud
denly, because it isn't safe to float
around in that way. Of course in
alighting it isn't necessary to touch
your feet first. The back of your
neck or your shoulder is good
thing to touch first, and then let
the rest of the body down slowly
for fear of hurting it. We did
and found it an advisable thing
to do. If some one in The lower
birth reminds you that you have
sprung Teak in the end of his
foot which he was hanging ont TO
breathe, you need not pay alien
lion 10 that, but gently stroke
back your hair where it has been
ruffled by striking The corner of
a section. As soon as you are
sufficiently composed, which you
will be in a short time after re-
placing the nail of your great
toe which has been shifted a lit
tie from Its place, tits a goud thing
TO gather up your clothes as we'll
IS you can and make your way
through nine loaded coaches to
the engine and ask the engineer
how long it will be before yon
strike another curve, and if the
time Is sufficient, return to your
ladder and make another bold
attempt, but ifs isn'I, experience
will teach you 10 wait until you
have passed he curve. But this
particular Sunday night in Man
itou, with tire words of the rev.
erend gentleman still i'm our
thoughts, mingled with the ex-
pectations Of The morrow, on
Fixes Peak, we LAID our head
upon the soft pillow and our
sleep was so sweet, we could al
most taste 1t.
The morning broke on Mon
day in all lis glory aud magnif
icence. Cloudless and pure, with
air as light in weight, as the
glorious sun in brightness. We
were beginning to think that the
geniel w Ii Fisher, who had ar
ranged SO perfectly for our
transportation and convenience
on the trip, had also telegraphed
ahead to the breezes of nature
and secured for US wee ks
of weather of the brightest,
most glorious, and most perfect.
All were up early aud ready for
for the cIowning feature of the
trip. Armed with over coats, we
found ourselves near the extreme
west of Manitou at the Iron
Spring Pavilion. From here the
cog railroad starts up the mount
ain. The engine is a curious
looking affair, about 3 feet off the
ground behind and one foot IN
front, so that when it is on the
incline of near 45 degrees, its
body stands almost level. The
motion is affected by the action
Of the engine Oh the powerful
cog wheels beneath, which fiji
with the double cog rails
hat lay in the center between
he smolh rails upon which the
ear runs. Going up, the passen
ger coach is pushed in front and
down is held behind,
The train waiting at the Pavll
on at $50 was a special for the