The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-17
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
WASHINGTON, DC.
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WASHINGTON, DC.
October 3, '99.
When we reached Chicago we found
were just in time for the Dewey
rain for New York and Washington. !
1t was a crowded train containing be-
tween four and five hundred passengers
and only four sleepers. Not having
had the f%orethought to make our ..elec-
lion sure" for a lower birth, we thought
ourselves lucky to have an upper one
assigned for dur use. Owing to the
gallantry of the porter we made the as
sent and decent without danger to life
and limb.
AS we were passing out of Chicago
the cars bearing the mark, Chicago &
North Western" had the most interest
for us, for we said, these cars will pass
by our own door in Denfson and the
eyes OF loved ones will rest upon them
and it will be long before we see the
familiar name again, and we were in
some danger of becoming lachrymal on
the subject. Our friend, Josie, who
was our travelling companion. got the
laugh on US as we passed along and
found, The woods were full of them.n
Az Baltimore, as VIZ stopped for some
time, there were all the old brands
that we see in Iowa, and the far West.
Truly our railroads are cosmopolitan,
carrying alike, the treasures of all. ma
lions. We think it is Mark Twain who
has given US an amusing account of his
experience in travelling with a re-
former. Now, our friend is somewhat
given to such matters and it would be a
strange thing, in travelling over SO
large a territory, if she did not find
something in her line. We have come
to the conclusion, however, that it is
more pleasant to travel with a reformer
than to be one your self, for you
have the benefit of their experience,
without being responsible for their
deeds. We had journeyed the whole
day without seeing a daily paper. We
had asked the news agents. as they
come through the train with their
books and magazines, but they had
none. In the afternoon, as a young
man came through with his wares, j.
asked why he had no daily papers. He
looked up IN her face in a manner that
persons of his age are apt to think cute,
and said, because 1 didn't know YOU
was going to be on the train" and
passed on. l saw her give him a look.
and | felt | had not heard the last of it.
In a short time he came back, and as
he was passing her seat, my friend adj
dressed him in a quiet tone. us that
your usual way of answering aquestion
when persons ask them on the tramp,
He looked up in surprise. For if it
is" she continued, you will surely
be reported to your superiors, and you
will lose your place, which may be of
Importance to you" You ought to
have seer him, his whole manner
changed. II beg your pardon,n said,
he, II thought after I said it / wal
wrong and l am glad you spoke to me.n
She replied, I did it in kindness. 1t
did not harm me, but such things will
injnre you." 1t seemed as if she had
pulled a shower BATH, for he came
twice more to excuse himself, and they
became quite friends. He said, elf
you but knew how tired we get, and
how our arms ache, earring the heavy
books and baskets of fruit, you would
not wonder we get cross" 1 knew by
her looks she pitied him. but in her
heart she said, II have taught him a
good lesson, one he will not soon for.
get.n
AS evening approached l saw my
friend looked weary, and I knew she
needed her tea. When che made appli-
cation, she was coolly informed that
nothing could be obtained, either to
eat or drink, for less than a dollar. that
or nothing. Now, she thought that an
outrage, and as she did not want their
supper, true to her principles, she
waited till the train reached Columbus,
where it renamed some time, and she
got her tea. We agree with her that it
is a mistake for a fast going train, that
makes so few stops, that no provisions.
are made for lnvalids, and persons who
cannot we'll make their way to the
crowded dining car, without paying a
dollar a head.
Passing, as rapidly as we did, through
the country we had a fine chance to
see the difference in the out growing
crops, and the hay and grain stacks, as
they came to view, within a few hours
OF each other, In Illinois they were
much the same as in Iowa, but in
Indiana the yield was not as heavy.
In Ohio and Pennsylvania the fields
were smaller, but better kept, the land
in those states being too valuable to
allow a growth of weeds. The houses
and barns are larger and well built,
particularly the barns. The next
morning as we passedthrough portion
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