Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-24

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And that run across the continent! To
me, after all-all that had led up to it
IL was a raging fever, that beat its quick
pulsatiOns upon the iron rails as we
whirled across country, through roaring
tunnels, past cities and towns, by night
and by day. | speak of it, of course look
ing at it, In the aggregate, with NeE
York at the vanishing point, as the artists
say. AS it went along, from station to
station, every hour was electrified and
even made merry with swift and exciting
incident. And to discuss 1t, in hyperbole,
could no more have occurred to any party
10 IL, while 1t was in progress, than could
1t 10 wander into the philosophy Of the
rumbling thunder, while the lightning
strikes.
The start had been too late in the even
ing to permit Of much execution. 1t began
at Buffalo, early next morning. Tele-
grams from New York, Albany and
Rochester by the Associated Press, ad-
vsed the line In advance that the great
traveller was on the west bound train. At
every stop the train was boarded by a
delegation Of newspaper reporters, and
another of newsbOys, selling papers "ail
about" 1t; the crowd grew, and jOstled
and listened, and took copies Of the papers,
and the voice Of the Chief pervaded all.
A little jar OF the train, cheer or two,
the air filled with newspapers, and we
were off again. AT Toledo, holding fast
the papers that las with everybody else)
had been thrust at her, a young lady-re-
porter backed out of the crush. saying:
"Well, good bye, Mr.. Train with a half
abashed smile and simplicity Of manner
that made the rest OF us feel like getting
off and writing her story for her. How
could any editor expect a modest little
thing like that TO take an assignment Of
this kind, In a railway crush, TO compete
rssh lot NJ arNlV
burly competitors looked after her, with
half-sorry smile themselves, seeing her
retiring so early from scene that, for
their purpose, was too short at best. AS
for them, they STAYED until the train had
gotten well under way, and then, in all
the proud agility of manhood, jumped off
and waved their hats. And then the re-
firing little lady reporter, walked down
the aisle from the other door, with Just a
suspicion of twinkle in her eye, as of
triumph. She was going to ride to Bry-
an, and get the straight story Of it.
Forty teegrHms prepared Chicago
against any shock of surprise in our hav
ing come upon it unawares. They had
been sent TO newspaper men personally
known to Train, and to other citizens,
and to the depot hOtel-the latter giving
directions for dinner to be spread for
forty. As result OF some Of these, ten
or dozen Chicago Jews paper men board
ed the train at South Bend, Indiana. hav-
ing come all this way to learn all about IL
before the rush between depOts in the
city. The western passenger agent of
the Lake Shore road had come down with
the newspaper men and bawled us across
the city in the Chicago and Northwestern
station In some big husSeS. The supper,
ordered by wire, was case In line In line
with the London lunch, and revived
memories of Mother Hubbard's poor
dog. The dining room door was locked
and the room deserted.
That night carried us beyond the Mis-
Sourta, and Omaha was an incident of the
next day. The daily papers brought to
us hours before reaching the city, were
care the Bee almost silent concerning
the Swiitest Journey, and when we ar
rived there, Train refused to leave his
seat or be seen Of the crowd That Oma-
hal his child! should turn from him even
IN the hour of triumph, was not to be
forgiven.
and the nights of the Rockies In
Wyoming-the long stretches of I'M
troken pratre, with its intervals OF
hours and hours between settlements
Do you think this was the idle time of the
journey? Il is because you do not know
the man Train. The kilograms we sent
~ every station, back and forward: the
letters we wrote on the tables covered
with CRIME; and all day long the folding
and wrapping and addressing Of the Suns.
and the mailing Of these, In which the
whole car, every passenger and even the
train crew, was enlisted; our legs cramped
by the satches and bundles that crowded
every space; this from early morning I'M
I'll the porter let down the berths az night
and, being compelled, we cleared away the
wreckage and, tired, dropped behind the
curtains.
To sleep? | cannot say whether in
sleep or waking that the train ratified so
and kept up, with increased vehemence
throughout the night the everlasting
monotone OF the day; sixty seven days,
sixty -seven days, sixty seven days, sixty
seven DAYS, sixty seven days, sixty seven
days, sixty seven days, sixty seven days
sixty seven days, sixty-seven days; goin'
sts-l-can, goin' -fast's- Lean, goin'-
fast's-I- can, goin' fasts.I-can; sixty
seven days, sixty-seven days; goin' fast's-
can, .goin'-fasts- Lean; sixty-seven
days, sixty-seven days; goin'- fast's-I-
can, sixty-seven days; goin' fast's- Lean,
sixty seven days; goln' fast's-I Lean,
goln'- fast's-I- can--H -E-Y-T- HERE [!
h-E-Y Hey Hey Verysorryforit,
verysorryforit, yerysorryforit, yerYsorry-
iorit, ,yerysorryforit, verysorryforit. yrry-
sorryfortt, verysorryfOrit, verysorryforit,
verysorryforit, verysorryforit, very
sor-ry: Gottostop!n
Then could hear a murmur of voices
outside, growing louder in moment, with
perhaps tapping at the window. Then
kusb VI "1uu tiHoHRH bHe car, ioftoWeu
by some men, talking low, coming
down the aisle, ard when Just
nj my berth some one would say:
He's In therel" And then the high
CHEEKY voice of the chief would break out
again, and the introductions and hurried,
rambling incident would rattle on. just as
in the day, broken after a few moments
by: "Oh, yes? we have some copy all
ready for you-prepared It while on the
Atlantic. Just pun aside those curtains,