The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-10-25
CHICAGO LETTER.
Experiences and Observations of a
Gate City Visitor.


Chicago, ILL.,, Oct 81, 1894. In
company with two merry compan-
ions left Texarkana Tuesday morn.
ing Oct. 9th, for Chicago, first stop
ping in the Getty of Roses where
l spent five days most pleasantly,
the guest of friends.
The two great attractions for
the week, we're "Keene the Trag-
edian" and ''The Last Days of
Pompeii " | had seen Keene many
time before, and was much disap-
pointed in his conception of the
Mad Hamlet" The stage setting
of Pompeii was better than l had
expected, and l think gave general
satisfaction. "When in Rome, you
must do as the Romans do"-so our
happy party assembled the elevated
forum" and for the first time gaz-
ed upon the ancient "City Hall
Square" of Pompeii. The view was
very realistic, the public edifices
grouped round being resplendant
with gaily colored lights, and beau
tiful NEUROLOGICAL statuary. The
great Vesuvius doomed up in the
distance, its sides and meadows COW
cred with grazing cattle, at its feet
lay the slumbering sea, upon whose
gentle bosom, ships, both great and
small, were rocked to sleep. 1t was
indeed a grand spectacle, as the
three hundred or more actors came
forward from Temples and palaces,
and all public buildings, and enter
ed into games illustrating symbolic
stories and noted occurrences OF
the long ago. 1t was simply impos-
sible to recognize the many charac'
ters of Bulwer's famous novel
"Nidia the blind flower girl" alone
standing forth a dream of beauty
While every eye watched with in
terest the brilliant scene, a shower
of binding sparks fell, followed
quickly by very perceptible trem-
bling of the city walls. The earth
quake came and with it darkness,
and then the tragic end. Buildings
fell, people fled from left to right,
the earth, sea and air we're in a
mass of flames and pandemorium
reigned. So ended the "Last Days
of Pompeii in a perfect blaze Of
glory,
Saturday evening in company
with lady friend left Little Rock
for the "Lake City" Arriving in
St Louis bid good bye with many
regrets to my friend, and alone
finished the journey here. Wher
near Bloomington, our sleeper was
thrown into state of excitement
by the careless or malicious firing
of a gun or pistol through the Cal
window Fortunately the lady who
occupied the seat happened to lear
forward as the shot was fired, the
ball passed behind her head and out
of the window at my side, near the
top of the sash, Both glasses were
completely shattered. With this
slight diversion, my trip was devoit
of interest, and / soon found my
self landed in the crowd and hustle
of the great union depot, Is there
anything SO bewildering to little
country girl' as to find herself
alone in such a place? How deep is
her appreciation of the kindly smil
ing face of friends and kinsmanl
Chicago is at all times crowded
but at this season of the year it il
something overwhelming Day af
ter day visit the city and never
grow weary of watching the ever
changing panorama of this great
metropolis. 1t is equal to the "Mid
way Plaisance" in interest, and
think everyone, be he from the
northern climes or warmer zones
feels a national pride in this great
"White City" Sure it is, Chicago