San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-31
MAKING MANY MILES.
A Very Pretty Pair OF Girls Who
Are Taking a Trip.

Among the passengers VINO arrived this
al train, was Miss Edith Day, who Is one
of the two charming girls who are travel.
ing in opposite directors on a Journey Of
ten thousand miles The Light mem
toned several days ago that she would
be here today, and this morning when her
train arrived. a reporter for the LIGHT
met her and found the young lady as
pleasant and happy as If she had just
started out on a sight seeing trip instead
of heaving covered nearly one half of
very long tour. The traveller is Miss
Edith Day, OF Portland, Oregon, and re-
presenting Lewis Il Dryren's Railway
guide and MOrine Gazette and one of its
editorial staff She is a small. pup, blue
eyed and dark haired girl of about 10.
wearing a iaunty black cap and gray
travelling gown. She spoke of her trip as
being surprise to her in every way, say
ing: Il expected when started out to be
bored TO death by solitude and only while
away the tedium of the trip,
while the trains were in motion by read
ing, but have not opened book since |
started, and all OF my journey has been
pleasant. | have only changed cars four
times since | left Portland and do not
change again until | get TO the narrow
gauge rOat at New Laredo. | have met
mem berS OF the press at every prominent
point where | have stopped. and all of
them have entertained me and given me
the principal information | have received
on the journey. | am not required, as
Miss BeSS Mitchell Doolittle is, not to
leave the coach or step on the ground. |
had most delightful time in Washing
ton. where Senator D0lph presented me
To tn senators, and for a while during the
recess OF the Senate, sat in the chair of
the ice-preSident and chatted with them.
| was to have been presented to the Pres
ident and his wife. but arrived on day
when there was a cabinet meeting on
hand. and therefore missed meeting them.
but | expect 10 meet President DiaZ. of
Mexico. in the City of Mexico on Sunday,
and | shall dine there with Miss Doolittle,
as we meet there. make the Pullman or
Wagner cars my home on the lurney and
do not 60 TO the hotels. but have no
restrictions placed on me as to leaving the
trains or walking about. | have never
encountered the least difficulty, or re-
ceivCd any but the most courteous treat
mCnt. on all my tour, and do not expect
10. and IL will demonstrate that a lady
can travel, as ! shall, 9,3lO miles. safely,
and without any but the pleaSanteSt eX-
pCricnCe. The scenery Of all the country
| have traVCrSPd has been so picturesque,
aud the climates so diversified. that
could not help but feel deeply interested
|, of course. nave slept SOundIy. but re-
grettcd that could not stay awake to see
all of it. aud especially have ! been
charmed with the beauty of Texas and
Arkansas scenery. have found more to
interest me than could ever have found
in all of the books that | brought along
expecting to read, and'-hcre the train
pulled out, bearing the pretty girl on her
journey.
Miss BcSS Mitchell DOOlittlp. who IS to
travel without touching her feet to the
ground. an equal distance. will arrive here
from the City of Mexico. at o'clock p.
m, on Tuesday next. by the international,
Hers is much more combining task than
that of Miss Day.