Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-09
AVERLAND!
A Tale OF Our Coming Land
lords---A Story of Ire
lands Wrongs.
BY SARAH MAB1E BRIGHAM
CHAPTER xr.-sIGur SEEING.

CHAPTER XIi.-sIGHT SEEING.
cf.icago' What wonder of the age, whose
frs ;..r@ny school teacher is still liviuRI
What shall ! say for it. Twice it has been
laid waste by fire. But with the nerve and
push peculiar To this people of the West,
they have rebuilt with greater beauty than
before
We took morning drive throi.,h the
parks that surround the city like selected
remnants from the garden of Eden. Here
those VIII" long for the beauty of nature,
the fragrance of flowers and the songs of
birds can enjoy them while resting from
the noise and confusion of the busy city.
This drive is an extended boulevard that
surrounds the city with II belt of beauty
The parks were brilliantly beautiful with
the rich green Of the grass mingled with
the gay colors OF flowers and shrubs
The business streets of Chicago are
living throng. Each one rushing on to at
tend to his Own affairs forgetful of the
crowd and needless of Ill about him But
th;,t, we found. is characteristic of the peo-
pie of the West One evening we stood By
The bridge on Wells street, near the great
Northwestern depot, watching a tug boat
towing in II large vessel, when the whistle
sounded FOR the bridge to turn. Men
grabbed by the arm the ladies that We're
walking with them and rushed ahead.
Children ran on Juggling at the skirts OF
their mothers who could not run AL was
hustle aud confusion | thought there
surely must be but one train per day. and
ali must reach that or 80 without their
dinners
Just us the bridge began TO turn q,,cru-
lods old woman her arms full of bundles,
and an umbrella in her hand. ,>,mc rush
ing mp the wall. turning to a brisht-eyed,
rosy-clleekrd girl who was with her, she
said:
There. we'll be left. That is our train
standing there just ready To go. Sainan-
tina .Ianeil think We're LOST
'Oh, aunt, its only an hour to the next
train. what If we do miss this one" sud
the young lady with compos,re.
Only IN hour | said to the duke.
"Why. ! thought it would be Il week, at
Least, from She fuss and hurry these people
make"
You'll get used to this" laughed the
duke. They must hurry to make room for
the next crowd. There are one hundred
and fifty thousand persons who come and
20 in This city every day"
Then do not wonder at the rush. 1t
seems strange where 50 many people come
from and 20 to / said, soiloguizing.
The Board OF Trade attracted our attcn-
tion II sa very large e.liiice built OF stone
and marble very finely flushed Having
tickets we We're admitted to the visitors
gallery, II is II ma 5niticent room, with
massive marble columns. frescoet ceilings,
beautiful pictures and finely wrought bal
comics
'The people of Chicago may justly be
proud OF this huildia,,' said the duke. 1T
is the tlr,! one they have built since the
fire of ISL. The first was little wooden
structure. Then a fine stone building was
erected This in turn became too small and
plain for them, SO they have built this
one"
We'll, this ought to satisfy them for
some time Ia come. What babel of vol
,ces. One might almos: think that he was
,t the ancient tower on the plains OF
Shinar.
"Only see how few of the men are of
even middle age" said the duke. Some
look like school boys: yet here they are in
this wild exciting rush of speculation. i'll
,oxicatcd with the hope Of success, or vain,
ly struggling against defeat"
Are yol familiar witt. their workings9'
! asked
81 understand it takes thousands of dol
lars TO become IL member"
"What do they mean hy throwing tEcil
hands on, IN that frantic Styles'
THE. ara bidding; and in that very aci
some ore may be financially ruined. .
How can that be-" asked. puzzled tc
know how such an act could har.il anyone
They big and sell on what they call 4
margin, and they may exceed TIE amount
they have on deposit. The pri,cs of crop,
are in a measure established here before
the seed is sOwn or the crops grown."
From the Beard of Trade we visited the
panorama buildings where the battles OF
Shiloh, Missionary Ridge and Gettysburg
were represented In these great triumphs
or art the hand of man has so skillfully r..
presented the spirit of the scenes that al
we needed to make us dodge was tn,
sound Of whi$;iing bullets. and burStn.
SHELLS. The wounded, dead and dying
We're So lifc-like that we felt like Offering
our aid to help care for tie suffering. a:
we stood leaning over the railing trying tc
separate the real from the ideal tail
i!ne-look!nS man standing near us said:
''There, that man on the bay horse ii
the gray uniform occupies the position
held in that battle"
When he ceased speaking, Il slender mar
with " gray beard turned toward him, say
ing:
THAT man OH the gray horse in the hlut
coat is occupying the position hello in the
same battle.
''Then you are General Prcntiss," .,aiG
The first speaker.
And You are Marmadukc," WINS the an
swcr. They shook hands rs cordially a,
though they had never drawn sword:
against cac:! OTHER in deadly conflict. Or
inquiry we learned that nearly one thou