The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-10-20
HOCkJN q SENTIN EI. OCTOB FIR 90 '92.

the party by a generous treat to
chewing gum, which displayed q
reprehensible lack of professional
courtesy, knowing as she did that
her co-laborer in the journalist
field had never been known 10 re-
fuse IA thing bit gum.
During the two hours wait at
Macarthur Junction an inventory
of The party resulted in the reve-
lalion that all were Presbyterian
which so eIated the visiting mem
Der from Bucyrus that she gave
the whole party a weigh-on
the drop-a-nicklein- the-slot plan.
While the generosity of Mrs. Hop
lev in thus coolly and ruthlessly
expending thirteen cents. without
even resortlng to the supreme lit
lleness of endeavorlng 10 press a
button into service TO help fill out.
she was, nevertheless. found to
weigh the least of any OF the party.
Al dinner Harry Ambrose emerged
from The den at the Junction and
sauntered into The dining room
with an air of easy grace and self
possession that would have done
credit to one of the four hundred.
| His advent was hailed will delight.
He expressed regret at not having
time to drive the party 10 all of
the public buildings. places OF
amusement, parks, geological gar
dens, &c, but later he took them
10 the rear of the station and point
ed out the house where he board
ed, which is the leading hotel,
public park and amusement hall
all in one. Mr.. Ambrose seemed
general favorite and IN an un-
gardcd moment kindly expressed
his willingness 10 serve the party
in any way. Alas for he untu
tored youth no! familiar with the
avarice of the eastern journalist.
Before it was possible to warn the
Young man. this veritable parasite
had with an assumption OF lnn0-
cence which was most refreshing,
asked The voung man if he had a
postal card or two handy. The
young man politely excused him
self, returned shortly with Two or
three dozen and invited the Young
woman TO help herself, which she
did, pocketing the entire pack.
After a refreshing dinner in which
soda buiscnit and wild grape pie
figured conspiciou>ly the thirteen
sauntered, according TO instruc-
lions, up the track for one hundred
feet. The question arose as to
who would step off the distance,
and there was some difference in
who would do the stepping off.
Some one found either a horse
shoe or a mule shoe. This was the
innocent cause of another IA half
hour discussion. A matter of vast
Importance, tor a horse shoe would
bring good luck and Il mnle's shoe
the raverse. Two stakes were
driven in the ground, however,
and the sioe pressed into service
for game of quolIs (?) and bad
luck and dull care was tossed off
with tire tossing of the shoe. Dur
ing The game those not interested
gathered golden rod, michaelmas
daisies and enjoyed the beautiful
sunshine and the glories of the
perfect day. Mr.. Kitsmiller with
rare cood sense and the knowledge
of thirteen in the party, the recOl
Il eciion of soda bulscuit and wild
grape pie and their possibilities,
together vii h a mules shoe in the
party. whiled away the time by
searching diligently for four
Leaf clover and if possible clear
himself from all the evils resultant
from the foregoing i'll omens. His
efforts were crowned with success
and he boarded the tram with a
sigh of relief aud an elastic step.
The trip from Macarthur juno
lion TO Portsmouth WAS delight
full one, through such wild country
and app arant lack of civilization
that one WAS forced to wonder that
such plebianism existed i'm the
midst of enlightenment and pro-
gress. Everywhere could be seen
OK carts, while the popular. uni
versal and apparently the only
head gear for he far sex was the
sun bonnet. The road about hlrty
miles above Portsmouth makes so
many curves that one moment the
sun comes in from one side OF the
car and sudden curve will change
the position so he sun comes in
on the other side. This roa for a
long time was known as the Rams
Horn, which is wonderfully appro-
pirate. The road strikes the Ohio
river few miles out of Ports
and the Kentucky shore on
The opposite shore looks wonder
inllv like a continuance of the fair
state OF Ohio.
Ii was wonderfully independ-
ent surveyor who laid out the road
through The enterprising city of
Portsmouth, running as il does
right up The principal streets. now
through some ones back ward, now
so close to the front door Steps
that one could jump from The car
Steps into the front door. down an
alley here and public house there
One of the things which attracted
the attention and exclied the ad-
of these peopl" from fur
iher north was the profusion of
roses blossoming in Portsmouth
and Kentucky. Not a small bush
here and there but in The yard of
the humblest home could be seen
great bushes ofroses weighed down
with dozens of blossoms and not
the ordinary garden rose, but reg
blair beauties pink. cream, white
or red, like he Mareshal Neil, Bon
Catharine deMermet and
Bride rose.