The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-02-07
Editorial Correspondence.

When left Kinsley on Sunday
morning about an hour late, was con-
siderabiy worried for fear l would
miss my connection at Burton. For
tunately the Frisco tralnw was also late
and was awaiting our arrival.
Saw Paul Noble in Wichita. He
was looking we'll and seemed interest
ed in news of Kinsley people. The
train was little late but he assured
me it would reach ST Louis on time
Left to it's own devices it might have
done so but unfortunately, at Severity
we found wrecked freight. On reach
ing Springfield our train was made a
"special'' OF three cars and an effort
made to Overtake the five hours of our
lost schedule.
The bright moon shone on a land
scape made brilliant by the newly
fallen snow. The view from the car
windows was entrancing. Dimly seen
through the clouds of steam, an en-
less procession of telegraph poles
rocked and rolled as they rushed
frantically past treading on each
others heels, before US two silvery
bands of glittery white were widding
up on the engi mes wheels, ever drawn
from the darkness beyo ond.
The morning found US high in the
Ozark hills passing villages as if they
were milestones, making our way
through the wonderful land of the
"big red apple" with the speed of
rushing winds. This country seems
very barren and Improbable to a
man from the prairie, and the general
character of the buildings on the So
called farms would Indicate that the
residents found it SO. The article of
commerce standing along the road
seemed to be all cord wood and ties.
The majority of the fields have such
a tip tilted air that NO Kansan would
trust himself on one at uight, for fear
he might fall off and land unexpected
ly in the "unknowa." Not but what
at home, should sucn calamity over
take him. I reached St. Louis at
noon, just good time to get lunch and
take the Wand ALA train out at one
for Washington, d. c.
Leaving st. Louis at l p. m. 1
.aveled through very beautiful
C .untry all of the afternoon, arriving
Pittsburg at a. M, with five
.Itnutes in which to get to the Wash
igton train. [ made good time,
r shed up to the brakeman and asked
that was my train. He replied,
SHOW your ticket Grips were
hand sought the familiar
hip pocket and came up empty. 1t is
often said that in facing a great ca
lamity visions of the past flash across
memories page, clearly showing every
mean act committed In a life time.
1t failed But in its place appeared
very superior man bidding his wife
adieu as she was starting on an eX-
tended Journey. She was given min :
unite directions as to how TO dispose
OF her money and transportation.
She was told to divide it and place in
separate pockets, or places, as women
never nave more than one pocket. l
saw visions as sought the depot
master, who, with supercifiOus air.
assured me had been in that depot for
u years and had never known of
robbery. This made such an impress
sion that my hands involuntarily
searched my other pockets and dis
covered the lost pocket-bOok on the
inside of my vest. l made sneak
and reached a seat on the train with
out detection, leaving those depot
officials still searching for q man who
had lost his-head.
The day light ride through the
mountains of Pennsylvania is n con-
tinued revelation of the beauties of
nature as the train climbs upward
the valleys with tower ing
peaks on the one hand and brawlng
brooks deep down in the valley on
the other, where miniature house, dot
ted the fields and pigmy men and wo-
men could be seen passing to and fro.
The famous horseshoe" bend was
reached about noon, where as you
LOOK out of your car window you can
see the rear car of your train, APP
parently travelling in the opposite dI-
rection. l arrived in Washington at
I:3O p. m.
The changes wrought in by years
impressed me so strongly that home
sickness began to be felt. A half
hour later seated in the handsome
home of an old friend the symptoms
disappeared.
i have done little but call on old
friends who seem to regard me as a
practical demonstrate of the theory
of the resurrection. The changes of
this city can be estimated by the fact
that 1t now takes seven men to ill the
position in the city postoffice that l
did at one time.
A .Seeing Washington" car runs
each morning and evening. This
covers the entire street railway sys-
tenn, passing all points of interest
The conductor on the car explains as
the different buildings come To view.
This is q reversal of the usual PAM
ramic plan where the picture is placed
before TN audience: here the specta
tors do the sliding along.