Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-10

ing considerably, and was said to have
his skates on great deal of the time,
told me while | steadied him mp 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 is at the confluence of the Al
ton branch with the Wabash railroad
The branch. as it is called. is a road
which runs from Cedar City. opposite
Jefferson City, or jeff. as it is called. to
Mexico. In starting from JEFF we got
on four horse bus at the hotel, filling
it inside and climbing to tho deck and
covering tho 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
slong on one. could feel my late hair
burning gray.
On the way we passed the humble cot
of q colored woman who lives on the
corner and who is the mother of two
bright little twins known as Eyether
and Nyethcr. Each passenger had some
bright little episode to get off at the ex-
pense OF the broad and massive mother,
but she took our sallies good naturally
and replied with many q little esprit du
corps of her own.
When we approached the boat we saw
ut once that it was not the City Of New
York. Even the novice could detect tho
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 landing our
driver sounded the sackbut as signal
for the old colored inebriate who acts
as crew to 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 a
burned boot.
When the omnibus passes over this
bridge the entire crew has to stand on
this corner to hold 1t down or the wheels
will not go over. but the crew had been
out the night before attending dinner
given by the board of trade. / think. and
he did not have entire control of his
faculties. so be neglected to stand on
the warped gang plank. and a serious ac-
cident WAS only prevented by getting
osf the bus and lifting it on the boat.
The boat itself IL broad amidships.
with no saloon to speak of. though IL
you are acquainted with the pilot you
can get something ont of his overcoat
pocket which viii answer every purpose.
IL IL said.
The train does not start until this boat
gets acrcss. no matter when that IL. and
v 70 VERY uncer tain. for the boat might
change TOT Bresea ,ass.ies and the heel
saps 81 large Pablo dinners. is erroneous
and snrht 10 t@ exploded somewhere on
vacant let eutsi le the city limits
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