Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-15

tufhei Ou inc raucet, Out eOon nau I'd
poke ont the water with a stick. At
table asked for glass Of water and
the colored man aud brother went to
this same faucet to get my glass filed.
A man in Mexico who had been drink
ing considerably, and was said W have
his skates on great deal of the time.
told me while stcadied him up against
the depot that his only reason for drink
ing was that he had To cut away the
sandbars in his system every few days
or run aground.
Mexico IL at the confluence Of the AL
ton branch with the Wabash railroad.
The branch. as it is called, il "a road
which runs from Cedar City, opposite
jefferson City, or jeff, rs it is called, 10
Mexico. In starting from jeff we got
on "A four horse bus at the hotel, filling
1t inside and climbing 10 the deck and
covering the entire outside to depth of
four feet.
We rode some distance to the ferry
across the Missouri, sometimes riding
on four wheels and then gayly tooling
along on one. could feel my late hair
turning gray.
On the way we passed the humble cot
OF colOred woman who lives on the
corner and who Is the mother of two
bright little twins known as Eyether
and Nyether. Each passenger had some
bright little episode To get of at the ex-
pcnse of the broad and massive mother.
but she took orr sallies good naturally
and replied with many a little esprit du
corps Of her own.
when we approached the boat we saw
at once that it was not the City Of New
York. Even the novice could detect the
little points of difference. can truly
say that never saw a sadder sight In
the nautical line than the steamer which
treads the dusty road between jeff and
Cedar City. As we approached the mud
pie which is used as a landing our
driver sounded the sackbut AZ "a signal
for the old colored inebriate who acts
~ crew 10 lower the drawbridge The
latter is an old and well gnawed collec-
ton Of warped fence boards, one corner
of which curls up like the toe of
burned boot.
When the omnibus passes over this
bridge the entire crew has 10 stand on
this corner 20 hold 1t down or the wheels
will not 20 over. but the crew had been
out the night before attending "A dinner
given by the board Of trade. | think. and
he did not have entire control Of his
faculties. 80 he neglected To- stand on
the warped gang plank. and serious ac-
cident WAS only prevented by getting
off the bus aud lifting it ON the boat.
The boat itself is broad aIhidships,
with no Saloon To speak Of though if
you are acquainted with the pilot you
can get something out of his Ovcrcoat
pocket which will answer every purpose,
u j. said.
The train does not start until this boat
gets acr,ss. no matter when that L., and
II is very uncertain. for the boat might
spring alrak and fill full Of sand in
little while Then il would be very
difficult for 1t To start up again.
The crew. rs said. consists Of col
ored man named Potiphar l.. Rawlo, of
Galloway county. He has beeu mar
ried ten years. and eight children have
blessed their home. 80 he is told: but ~
he has lived on the boat all that time.
night and day, he only knows about his
family 10y report Lately he has taken
10 drinking, and talks Of establishing "A
residence at Sioux Falls for the purpose
Of obtaining a divorce.
How sad II il, after ten years Of we'd
ded happiness, living of course simply
bat happily, the wife Ola shore and the