Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-09
HARD TO GET OUT.
dent Broke His Rule or Never TRAY
cling on sunday.

dent Broke His Rule or Never Trar-
cling on SUNDAY.
President Harrison prides himself on
never having travelled on Sunday except
once. Then he was driven out. The
story has just leaked out. 1t runs this
way: While going through the country
last year the presidential party stopped
on Saturday night at a little place in
Colorado called Glenwood Springs. On
account of the name it was decided to
stay there over Sunday for rest The
president awoke the next morning to find
himself at one of the jumping off places
OF creation; but as quiet was what be
needed more than scenery he made the
best of it and went to church. 1t was
there he learned that he had reckoned
without his host. for scarce had the ser
vices begun when the music of a hand
smote his ear. 1t seemed that the news
of the presidents arrival had been sent to
mining town a little distance up the
road with the result that a little before
noon train of open freight cars
miners wearing store trousers tucked
into their boots, flannel shirts
and stovepipe hats. Moreover, all were
accompanied by their best girls They were
feeling in high spirits and with yells they
jumped off the train before it stopped,
caught their girls as they jumped after
them and forming into line they m arched
in the middle of the road, headed by the
mining town band, 10 the hotel.
"Whars the president of this yere coun-
try?" they demanded.
Gone to church." the proprietor re-
piled. Then off to church we go.
Strike up there Musicians, and give US
something lively and appropriate" the
leader cried. And at the first note of
1--WE Won't Go Home Till Mornin'," the
procession started for the church.
1t was then that the president heard
the band. He may have had his oats
with him; but, he didn't feel them. He
knew what a mining camp reception was
and he knew that if he escaped he would
have to play the strategic. He tried to
listen to the preacher; but it was no use.
Tee crowd had by this time reached the
church and just to show that there was
no ill>feeling the band struck up Near
er, My God, to Thee" And when
that was finished the band in order to
Tighten up the gloom, so to speak.
played with great force and frequent
repetition, "Where Did You Get That
HAITI" the crowd joining in the chorus.
The president Gidn't say anything. but
he was doing pow erful sight of think-
ing. There was no help for it, however.
and so he simply sat there until the
crowd, weary with waiting, went off to
lunch.
This was the presidents time and he
made his way back to the hotel by the
shortest path ran up TO his room and
locked himself in. All was quiet and he
lay down for nap. But his eyes were
hardly closed when the band and the
crowd put in an appearance beneath his
window and for a whole hour played and
sang Where Did You Get That Hatf
It was then he resolved TO break his
record about travelling Oh Sunday. He
summond his servants and ordered the
train made ready in the shortest possible
time The rest Of the travellers were
notified and, escaping by back door.
the party was driven to the depot ard
whirled ont of town before the crowd was
aware of the departure. a sidetrack was
found in gully few miles from town.
and upon it the presidents special was
switched, and there it lay until the arrival
of Monday morning.