The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-06-04

ing TO arrangements made by the
weather bureau for the occasion.
The streets were thronged with
sight seers eager to catch glimpse
of the royal party in their midst,
but the distinguished guests seeing
them first made their escape out
the back door, carrying their trunks
on their respective shoulders seven
blocks to the terminal. This ar
rangement was preferably occa-
stoned, as the gorgeous apparel and
rich robes were of such delicate
texture, that to have been jostled
in carriages or to have been trans
ported through the Gaping throng
by others than those most interest
ed, would have knowingly wrought
discomfixture, for to have mussed
one shirt, (having but one) would
have been shiftless occurrence.
At the terminal special Pullman,
Especial having become a common
word by this time) was provided
for the royal party, and tiny gold
and silver mounted elevators were
constructed at the car entrance,
that none need strain themselves
lifting their.trunks In. Extraordi-
nary precaution had been taken
that no intrusion come upon the
party, and brilliant signs were
placed In the glass doors, "This car
for white passengers only" This
kindly arrangement caused some
little discomfixture at first as some
of the nobility were compelled to
take their annual bath, that they
might be permitted to remain,
while others were required to sever
their left ventrIcles to let out the
blue blood, thus bleaching their
epidermis, also their cuticle. How
ever, this was of little consequence
as the rolling palace Of the smoothe
J l.. and N.sped away to the south;
Ito the land that rolls in sqilk and
honey, aud hospitality and whiskey.
The wbiskey however is pot the
rot gut OF the north, but re.sweet,
rye whiskey that will not make
you drunk. unless you drink l..
The line of travel was through
beautiful scenery abounding In
mountaine, rivers and bounteous
fields and fences and bridges and
trees, etc., much to the amazement
OF those on pleasure bent. The old
state of Kentucky loomed up on
each side of the rail road for quite
o while, with her tall distillery
spires and oxen plows, here and
there dotting the green fields. Her
old metropolis, Louisville, was
reached after the dinner hour, and
the royal party served on silver
walters to fifteen Cent coffee. and
sandwiches likewise embellished.
Some OF the party insisted on pay
ing twenty-five cents each, but the
servapts not being authorized to
take this amount, it was refused.
However, they kindly consented to
telephone to the proper authorities
and obtain permission, but time
was precious with the pleasure
seeking guests, and they ordered
the conductor to proceed on his
mission Of love. At length it was
noticed that instead of Kentucky
having the honor of such distingu-
ished visitors, the old border state
of Tennessee spread out like mo-.
lasses, on both sides of the railroad.
A perceptible change came over
the party as soon as the line was
c1ossed-Tennessee whiskey is diff
erent. The line that divides these
states is perhaps the largest of any
that separates states of the Union.
n When told by the kind conductor
| that the Tennessee iinewas about to
be past over, The royal party, by his
kindness, were permitted to stand
out on the platform and see this
mighty line. Soon it was reached
and a grand sight it is. We can
hardly describe It except that it
mHch resembles a huge tunnel
across aoderP rayjns. The train
takes a good start to cross it, and
peculiar concussion Is felt, and then
Il waking up into something differ
ent.
(To pR coSrI unrp TN OIrD NEWT