West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-05-26

DEAR ARGCS:-
Our last letter was written from
st. Louis and this is the lirst oppor-
tuniiy we Lave had for writing
since. We left ST. Lous Monday
evening at $3.50, on special train,
consisting of the engine, baggage
car and five Pullman Palace
Sleepcrs. Our delegation is nearly
all from the south, about 200 i'm
all, mostly from Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Florida and Kentucky. My
lot has been cast in pleasant places
and | have had great good luck so
far. am III the Pensacola with
the Alabama crowd and no better
people ever trod Gods green earth.
The clevcrcst and jolliest of them
all. are the Clays from Huntsville,
relatives OF Henry Clay, of Ken,
tucky. Hon. William l.. Clay, who
is Clerk Of the State Senate and n
prominent lawyer and politician, is
the leading spirit in making pleas
ant this long journey, while his wife
who is from Frederick county,
Maryland, is so genial, handsome
and winning in her manners, that
every man on the train is more or
less in love with her. Then, there
is Miss Nirgi1ia Clay. sister to MIR.
Clay and Assistant Secretary Of the
National Editorial Association, and
Secretary Of the Alabama State
| Press Association. She is the only
lady editor in the State and runs a
red hot Democratic paper ut Hunts
vile. Col Bob White (who has
not heard of " Bob White ~ has
charge of our party. lie is from
Mexico, Mo-. and looks very much
like Col. Bill Lavellc, Of Tunnel
ton. only he is about n third larger.
Tuesday we Travelled all day from
western Missouri clear across Kan
sas and din't find il near as dry as
We expected in that STATE. They
had been visited by very heavy
ram day or two before and
the whole State and clear on into
Colorado was soaked with water
and standi:g In pools and in little
lakes everywhere. The. food had
almost drowned them out for the
time being, but still was worth a
million dollars to the State. Our
party had made special arrange
ments for travelling through Kansas
and several cases Of fine beer was
spoiled that day, and just as ex.
pected, | got into trouble by for.
getting my excursion credentials.
Some fellow wanted to know il there
was any body from West Virginia
on board and as / am never ashamed
of being Vrglnian, stood
up to be counted. lie said, d" Are
you from West Virginia ?"
Eyes sir" ! answered promptly,
as ] pulled down my vest and swell
ed up with pride.
And a Democratic editor ?"
asked he.
! nodded assent.
" Well please loan me your cork
screw" said he.
And when bIushingly acknowl-
edged that | had forgotten it, he
eyed me with suspicion and seemed
TO regard meas an impostor. How.
ever, delegate from Kentucky.
I promptly handed out the ''travelng
companion" necessary for liquida.
ton and prohibition in Kansas. on
board our tram, was q dead failure.
At Hutchinson, We stopped an hour
for supper and found beautiful
little city Of $4,000 inhabitants.
Wide streets, splendid brick aud
stone business blocks and all the
modern improvements. forgot
about being IN Kansas and stood
on a street corner, looking up and
down and across at the different
corners for a lager beer sign. ]
couldn't sec any and asked q citizen
about it.
90, they can't hang out signs here
you know, but just go into any Of
those drug-stores and you can get
all you want" said he.
walked down street and noticed
the moon hanging out over us as
full as it could be. ] thought this
rather strange for Kansas and spoke
TO a policeman about it and asked
him # the /" Man in the moon /"