The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-12-31
WAY DOWN SOUTH IN DIXIE.
Trip Oft south Dakota xsdttors
to the Home of the Alligator and
the Ora,.ae.

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We left the tourists, last week, at
Cincinnati eating breakfast. They
must have had their fill by this time,
think you, and so we will have them
plank down their little half-dollars at the
cashiers counter get them on board as
soon as possible-for the train men are
as anxious TO be off as we. We were to
have had an hour in the city of pork,
but the breakfast was served in a hurry
in family style-and but little more
than half that time was consumed. As
a result, four of the South Dakota people
got left-Mr. and Mrs. Haasell Of Red
field and L. T. Boucher of Eureka among
them. They caught us next day at
Chattanooga.
We left Cincinnati over the famous
Queen & Crescent route. Conductor E. A.
Sherman was placed in charge of tho
special, and he proved to be one of the
~pleasantest and most agreeable cOnduc.
tors the tourists met on on the trip. He
took the trouble L bid them all good
bye, Individually. upon leaving his run
at Chattanooga and all were sorry lie
could not remain with the train longer.
The special pulled out of Cincinnati 30
minutes behind the fast mail, and was
drawn by m of the most powerful
engines on the road, a "85-tonner." The
schedule of the fast mail is a fast one,
but our train soon overlook it and beat
itinto Chattanooga several hours, making
a very fast run
Leaving Cincinnatii we were soon
crossing the Ohio and spinning along at
a 50-mile-an-hour gait through "Old
Kaintuck." the land famed for its fast
horses, beautiful women and fine whiskey.
The writer, a crank on horses-if not on
beautiful women AID whiskey-strail-
ed his neck to catch sight of a standard
bred or she OF beautiful face and regal
pose. But nary a standard bred nor
pose. The whiskey was forthcoming,
however. We had not got very far into
the state when n two-gallon jug was
placed in the baggage car with the COM
pliments of j. B. Thompson, a prominent
distiller. To the handle of the jug was
attached his card and on it written:
"Protection-from Florida snake bites"
1t afterward appeared that many brought
their snake bites along with them for
just such emergencies.
We were disappointed in the appear
ance Of Kentucky. The route lay
through a portion Of the famed blue
grass region, but from the tram the
farms do not compare with those of Ill
inois and other Middle states. The roads
or turnpikes, however, are magnificent.
all OF the country roads being macada-
mixed and are smooth as a pavement.
Fine farm houses and costly outbuild-
ings were conspicuous by their absence.
OF course the state contains many valu-
able sock farms with all the modern
improvements. but the average farm
houses and surroundings are nothing
like those OF the older settled portions Of
the North. Here we were treated to our
first view OF the little log cabin with no
windows but the door, and big chimney
on the outside. This is, by the way, the
prevailing style of architecture in all low
cost houses throughout the South. The
negro log cabins are all constructed with
an immense chimney or the end, built
entirely On the outside with open fire.
place inside the. cabin, and the majority
of cheap houses in the small country
towns are built in the salne style. II the
owners could visit the North and see the
more modern palatial residences con-
structed artcr the same manner they
would be entitled to feel that they were
strictly in it.
Here the tourists also caught their
first GLIMPSE of the traditional mis1letce
bow. They grew and thrived, evergreen,
upon the limbs OF the oaks barred of all
else By the frosts,and were a novel and
interesting sight to those who had never
seen them.
A few ordinary sheep and now and
then a a Jersey OF fair breeding was all
the good stock the travellers could see
from the flying train. We reached
Georgetown, a town Of about 1850
people, at 1905. An old darkie-"darkie'
is the southern nomenclature for the
%negro-sat on a barrel propping up one
side OF the depot.
"How many people in this town.
uncle?"
"Sahf"
How large a town is this2"
well, l KANT tole yer, but it reaches
out mighty smart"
All aboard, and we were flying toward
Lexington. On the left rs we approach.
Ell that city, the sporting city Of thu
state, standing in a cemetery, was tbe
towering monument Of Henry Clay
We left Lexington at 1880. and 20 milei
farther on the train was stopped on the
center of High Bridge. q lofty structur,
that spans the Kentucky river. Tn,
bridge is 2s6 feet high aud 1850 fee
long. After allowing the passengers .
few minutes to view the beautiful
scenery from this elevation the trail
moved ID.
Suddenly. with q roar and q rush, tn,
train was in an impenctrable gloom
Cli~ckety-clack, clickety-clack, the trail
tore along, and ali was as dark as sever
thousand cats in a dark cellar Oh q darl
highland every married lady wished
she knew where her husband was
Whew! how dark it was, and it seemed a
though a thousand devils were tearin,
the special along at a thousand miles
minute. Pop! and like a flood OF electri
light the glad sunlight streamed into tn
windows. 1t was the Kings Mountain
tunnel, the trainmen said, seven-eight
Of a mile long. "Tlele are 26 NOR
tunnels" they added, between here an
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