The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-23
FAREWELL TO THE
WEST.
The Editors Roll Back to Their
Ohio Homes.

As the great iron horse rushe
on eastward bearing its burder
? of human souls who have ir
their turn burdens almost un
bearable, our heads seem filled
with the busy sounds of Omahs
which ere the hour is late, drift
INTO the sweet strains OF sleep.
With AfarcItes we say. ''God
bless the man who invented
Sleep Sleep that makes the sad
heart beat with the JOYFUL, the
poor heart with that of the rich.
We pass into Inconsistencies
with the delightful expectation
that the early morn will find us
creeping over the bosom of the
a'her of waters. Going west, we
had passed over the mighty Miss,
issippi at md night and none
had seen it, but now as the glo-
rious sun rose, as it were. from
off the waving fields of grain in
Iowa, which stretch far away on
either side, until, blended with
the horizon, the eye knows not
the one from the other, this
mamomth serpent of aqua, that
sewers a mighty nation. was TO
be viewed by the wondering
Ohioans. Burlington was reached
and busy city it is. Situated on
the banks of the Mississippi as it
is makes a center trading post for
the surrounding states. The train
pulls on; and We strike the won
derful bridge near one mile long.
The surging. rolling stream is be.
meath US, and We streatch forth
our canary-b.rd necks from the
windows and smile upon it, as it
never was ''smole" upon before.
The train went very slow con
suming about 10 minutes in cross
ing. and we think we could hear
a sigh of relief from out the lips
of many when were landed safe
ly upon the mother earth. Dirt |
it is nasty thing to have on the
face and hands, but somehow il
Is relieving pleasure to know
that you are on a good solid pile
of it after crossing the Mississ.
ippi. Roll on thou father OF wat
ers. roll on, TILL thy mighty cur
rent pierce the raging sea; and
We Will do the same and by the
iron wheel we reach Chicago at
1 o'clock p. m. Before getting in
10 the city a familiar face ap
peared in our midst; a smile that
had left US days before IN Den
YER. "McC!ure!'' ali said in a
breath. Sure enough, like the
brilliant flower that springs up
amid the weeds of the meadow,
The prince OF western tlanspor
lation, Mcclure, suddenly ap
peared among us with his usual
cordial, courteous greeting, Al
Chicago another prince whose h
grace and stature told US he wac
rom Ohio, stood upon the plat
Iorm awaiting our coming. Ii
W IL Fisher the genial, gentle
manly G P A OF the wonderful
Route. Always pleas
mt, lie seemed like unto a elixir
,f life 10 us. his presence re
,reshing US. Kindly informing US I
where we would find our car at
80 p m., he assured US that ar
had been made tor I
'ur entertainment upon the q
,road Michigan Lake. We did |
lot inquire who had made the I
arrangements, for one acquainl
ID with The courtesies OF this \
gentleman, would know from
Whence it came. 1t was q pleas
mt day in Chicago and a pleas p
mt time was had; = condition of a
fairs OF which the Association b
ad we'll became acquainted by
his time. The writer visited
he printing firm of Cameron &
\ Amberg where the printing busi-
less Is carried on as extensively as
he world knows how. At $50, in {
he language Of D. Ryan In his 1
'atr ,otic speech, ''wo bid farewell I,
D our west and sped away j,
)wards their east" As we left c
'hicago we noticed how convein. I,
Mt the Buckeye Route would be D
,r the travelling public when visit S
lg the Worlds Fair from the east. q
heir entrance to the CITY is but p
Nv squares from the sight of this o
Mammoth exhibition. And the ccur s.
,ors train officials and the e
Dad would add q pleasentness TO n
ie trip that would make ono feel a
8 within their own humble dom {
,ils. A few miles from the city v
res F 3 PurseII III behalf OF the C,
.ssociation presented The deserving Z
' II Fisher with an elegant gold b
eaded cane as q small token of n
ppreciation of his most gentle IL
lanly kindness. And who could A
ave been more worthy. He had {
reached forth his hand DER the
est and 1t was ours. his ar
had been perfect. I
ach connection had been made T,
, the minute and now as we -
ere rolling back 10 Columbus. II
q knew that when the second Il
and touched the mark of our te
me we would ring into Union h.
epot. And who was pulling the !;
rings to this effectg W H Fisher. u
0 then insignificant was our to p'
en-, TO the wOrthiness, that 81