The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-03-17
ORvILLE 7.
SK|LLMAN
Gives The Readers of The News
An Interesting Acc cunt of His
Trip To California.
Wonderful Sights And Strange Ad.
ventures-A Land of Almost
Perpetual Sunshine.

rainy Jay III " lhHu Vi dinOsL perpetual
sunshine creates helpless feeling in the
breast OF the tourist and pleasure seeker
and compelling him to remain in doors
sets him to Eliminating over past pleas
ures, and to wishing he could get at his
friends at home. That he might make
them listen to his tales Of wonderful
sights and strange adventures.
In lieu Of their presence he sometimes
has recourse to his facile (?) pen and
with vigorous grubbing in the mantansas
like dessert of his mind brings forth
"reminiscences galore which the readers
OF his home newspaper sigh over and
submit to with beautiful generosity.
1t is the regular order of things, and
not wishing to alter the plan of the Uni
verse, we like other tourists, on-the-way
start the grubbing process and thereby
hangs this tale:
1t was on bright morning in January
that we stood waiting at the depot for
the train that was to start us on our jour
ney. All the pretty girls had assembled
to bid us good bye. For once in our life,
we felt popular, and the dizzy and intox-
icating discovery for time seemed too
good to go away from and we almost de-
cided to stay and enjoy the delightful
sensation. Realizing, however, that the
sensation owed its existance to the fact
OF the going away, we stood heroically
on the platform OF the car and saw oui-
self rolled determindly away from so
charming situation.
In Louisville brief, but very pleasant
little stay was made, ending in farewell
banquet participated in by six of us gid
dy young things, who happened quite
accidently to be in the city at the same
time. Next morning at 81 30 the Illinois
Central flyer bore US out Of the city and
we were really launched upon our initial
trip to the great West. During the day
following, with eyes and ears on the
alert, we were properly prepared, that is
our calls were properly set to catch all
the varying bret zes OF excitement that
are ready to blow with their several de-
grees OF interest at 80 many times during
our trimmings about over the country.
We waited not in vain this time. \
pretty bit OF feminity, whom We had been
furtively watching for some time, flashed
a few bright looks in our direction and
presently smiled irresistably. We don't
believe in resistance 30 We quickly asked
II we mightn't raise the window for her,
or lend her magazine, or-or any old
thingP
Considering that it was showing vigor-
ously, she didn't want the window up,
she was tired reading, she wanted no old
thing, she-would just as leave--talk.
Alb, how nice is travelingl
A short distance above Jackson, Miss,
we came to wrecked freight train, which
detained us five hours. Cars were tum-
bled in fantastic shape s, one upon anoth-
er until by the aid of little imagination
the wreck became truly magnificent
Five hours contemplation, however,
eventually made it seem trifis dull and
we inDocently asked man whether he
thought we should ever get by. ooh l
'wreck-'on so" he said whereupon We
swooned and were carried in blissful I'M
consciousness into New Orleans No state
OF letiiargy was possible now The hor-
rible cabbble-stones of which the streets
generally OF the Crescent city are made
will vouch for that. With rumpity
bump, bump the omnibus rolls one to
his headquarters where he is truly glad
to arrive leaving behind, as he fondly
hopes, the awful stones and terrible filth
he has seen in the streets from the win
dows of his conveyance. He is doomed
to disappointment. With the exception
of the new parts Of the city where as
phaltum is used, and those streets de
voted to residences he will find cabbl,
stones and dirt wherever he goes. He
concludes his time has come to eat his
peck and good-naturedly cbews away.
Dessert time comes, however, when he
climbs aboard st. Charles street-car
and hies him to the residence portion.
Here is fairyland. What beautiful flow
ers and what comfortable, coy dwellings
with their green and flower bedecked
settings What transformation is this
from his cold and cherries North II
certainly Is refreshing.
1t must not be understood from above
that New Orleans is not interesting. 1t
has been truly said OF 1t that sit is the
only city in then Union that isn't like
every other city" and 1t is to be hoped
that it will never get SO big or SO modern
that it will lose its distinctive character
istics. A few OF them are its French
quarter, its old shops, its Cathedral and
other churches, and especially old ST.
Rogue chapel and Campo Santo. The
l. latter being the last resting place Of many
? OF the foreiathers OF the city. The chap.
el itself 10 noted for many authenticated
miracles performed in answer to prayers
Upon shelves and recesses Of the inner
walls are set many artificial limbs and
parts Of the human body, which have
been presented after the miraculous resto'
ration Of these lost members by the De
ity.
The Cathedral stands where the dr'