The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-26

he NAV we'll be congratulated on une
brilliant success OF the event. Mrs.
Tob,n was the gracious hostess of
the occasion. Wacoites noted were
Miss Trice, Mr.. John Dockery; Mrs.
Duree, Mr.. VIII Beers; MIR. James
Baker and family, Messrs. Slevin,
Allen and Terry Baker, Artesia and
IHE News.
Now a word about the route.
Take 1.-The Flyer" over the X 'ty,"
b; all means; travel is quick and
comfortable and the Off ,ias
courteous and helpful. The News
was SO fortunate as to be on the
Pullma1, of which Mr.. McMallin is
the conductor, and it is pleasure
to be able to acknowledge in this
way his kindly and gentlemanly
attentions, for which woman IS
particularly grateful.
Each incoming train brings a
party of tourists home, and we will
soon be mingling in the social
whir, and amid the pleasures of the
dance compare our experiences,
some pleasant, some tinged with
pathos, all, however, making a
nevertobe forgotten trip.
! wonder if any Of you have baen
impressed as l was with the meta.
morphose which is wrought in the
White City when night comes. All
day the buildings g,isten in the sun
light, flags wave from every pin
ma lie, bursts Of music mingle with
the babel of the throngs of people
that fill the streets, but when nights
dusky curtain falls the buildings
seem cold, silent sentinels, and to
me, there is so nething 80 mex
pressbly sad about them as they
keep watch over the noiseless water
that ripples by in the lag oons, no
music save snatch of song from
some passing gondolier and from
the lake front comes the ceaseless
roar of the surf as it beats and frets
against its barriers seeming SO in
unison with our own restless souls
that are ever striving for the unat.
tainable.
With the sunset every body turns
to Midway and there all is hustle
and life. The Irishman plays his
hurdy gurdy while his neighbors,
the South Sea Islanders chant a
monotonous refrain to an accom-.
paniment on their tom-toms. The
buxom German girls sing national
airs and ever and anon the Swiss
yodel rises above all else.
Down in front of the Turkish
theatre an unusually gay crowd
gathers and who among us that have
seen him can forget the fat, ire
pressible, good-natured little Turk
who drums up the audience by
yelling from his balcony a lot OF
oriental jargon, interspersed with
Come on, see Nautch girl dancee,
ta.ra.ra boom-de-ay," and as the
crowd laugh and guy him he sings
out "Snut up, shut up, ta-ra.ra,' .
and holding on to the railing he
fairly dances in his excitement. A
the performance progresses he
rushes into the theatre, points to the
the dancers, claIs his hands and
says, CHATS fine, everybody clap"
But even on the Plaisancs, where
all seems replete with life and
laughter, many are the little pathetic
side scenes that are enacted by those
poor home-sick people, some so far
from their dear ones that even to
tell their little heart stories to a
sympathetic stranger was relief.
And after these little condolences
felt more than ever impressed that
home and friends are best after all
and the words Of an almost for.
gotten song come to me, "Stay at
home, oh heart, and rest. Home.
staying hearts are happiest."
NAN MANLovE ToBY.
Mrs. Walter Plunkett and Mr..
Levine Plunkett have returned from
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. A. Mod onald
lett Wednesday for Chicago and
New York.
Mrs. w. L. Campbell and chill.
dram ro yie;.;, e.: