The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-10

md SWELLING. Nevertheless they keep lae
and healthy. Beer, whisky and tea are sold
at the stations. I.try them all. The WHISKY
is Scotch. 1t has a smokys peaty taste ana
1t costs 12 cents a glass. Tea Is tuppence a
cup. Every one takes it with milk and sus-
ar. It is strong. but not bad. No coffee Is
sold, for no one wants it.
Hot Water for the Ba-i-by.
The chief trouble with the cars Is the
lack of heating arrangements. The wealth
err was cold and every passenger had a
travelling blanket, which he wrapped
around his feet I had a foxskin one. ana
TO this 1 added my rubber potue.
I took 1t from my bag and had II niieo ny
the girls at the tea stations. one gouhs
woman was amazed at the request uio
wondered what l wanted hot water 1or. ~
last a smile lit up her face and she saiu'
AZ understand. You want 1t for the paioy
babyS." -.
yes, my dear" said I. as 1 handed her
a shilling, but I am the alb
That is something like the English they
talk down In New Zealand. You hear q
great deal of the coclney accent. a Is
| frequently like "P' or "ai." and you have
to often translate the phrases you hear.
| This is SO in the stores. In buying the
! foxskin rug 1 spoke of 1 asked the depart
ment store clerk where the rugs were KEEP.
He said: go through that aisle and down
| by the Ices 1 could not think what he
| meant by 1.-The ices" and a brief vision
| of crawling insects and frowzy hair came
| before my eyes until on the other side OF
| the store I saw some white lace with car
| pets and rugs beyond, and l knew the
| Young man meant laceS. AS for the letter
''h,' have never heard 1t so mistreated In
England as in New Zealand. 1t is always
| on when 1t should be off, and always OF
when it should be on. Even the school
| children butcher the Kings English In this
| respect, and in everyday conversation the
| faults are common. They remind ME OF
the blacksmith whom 1 like to quote When
| ever our English cousins talk about such
Americanisms as II guess" The black
| smith was discussing the effect of hunting
| versus macadamized roads on the horses
| feet. when he said:
Hit hisn't the 'opping hover edges what
'urts the 'orses' 'oofs. but hits the ammer.
| 'ammer. 'ammer on the ard hiron road"
Riding Over Hndes.
But to go on to the Yellowstone. AS We
proceed we pass through a region of ferns.
| They cover the hills. and in the valleys rise
into trees like umbrellas. The whole earth
is matted with them. The tree ferns have
stems as big around as a telegraph pole
and some rise fifteen feet without a branch.
Farther south we came into highlands.
We pass through forests, the tall trees
bound around with vines and their wide
spreading branches covered with green
leaves. Many of them are loaded with or
chids. which ornament the living as well
as the dead. hanging down amid the green
leaves and wrapping themselves around the
dead limbs to make them green again.
When we reach an altitude OF about
1000 feet above the sea we come into a
region of active volcanic energy. The earth
seems hollow. 1t rumbles and grumbles
as our train goes over it. We see steam
coming forth from the cracks here and
there and we wonder If the crust may not
break and drop US into the bubbling. boil
ing. steaming mass which evidently lies
below.
We pass the village Of koutu, which is
almost hidden in columns Of steam from