The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
THE ToURIsT OF TODAY,

THE TOURIST OF TODAY.
s Owing to the settled policy which
Jul has adopted in regard to the
question of torridity, this month has
. become the most chosen for travel
ing by those who want to get away
from home some place where they
can lower their temperature and
their bank account, and it is even
safe to state, perhaps, that more peo-
pie travel during July thar during
any of the other months of the year.
s 20 some persons railway travelling
81 is an irksome and unwelcome task,
but the ma jjor.ity of people love to sit
in q sWaying coach with their ears
full Of cinders and partake of the
y scenery which the company has kind
81 and though fully provided for
heir use. N. 81 them it is a great
7ssJTeat TO Teciine IN q wide and COM
fforta Bile seat and watch the rctrcat-%S
a ing panorama Of the prairie, the
mountain, the field and the throb-$
bing city which lets you look; at it a
moment and then hops behind the
\ freig ght cars. ..s5s A.
A railroad car is alsoza good place
10 stud VI human nature. A close stu
dent Sof human nature, after he has.
travelled awhile can become able to-
read tE character Of ellow- -passen-E
n & gers almost at q glance. There are
certain traits or indexes by which.
the student can tell in an instant
$sxheth her the one studied will ask the.
brakeman what time 5it is every time
VI he comes through the car or not. # To
the. beginner these signs are indis-
tinct, but to the old-timer they are
y cry plain, for instance <s
the party back Of you places
his Feet UP across the back of your
seat and tries to put til EN- in your
ear, and then goes to sleep and
,s,es m sores iii fluent and conyi ncingg
tone Soff voice 50 4 he soon com, m
8rnands Is .t he :undi ivid led attention Of ey7
s2e eryb tn the cal, you ear count on
lit hat he IS what is commonly own
as the railr road dShog. The wonnMan M who
I has just come into the car with g g
gi four-acre telescope and what appears
I to be the conte Is ts of some defunct
orphans asy ls1m Isl on her wa y: $$to
visit relatives on her husbands side
hom she enormously thinks will be
glad to see her. Three members o1
her flock have already filed their ap
Dill cat ions for some thing to eat out
az the lunch box while the Others
ssS3s are down att the end Of the car try
iii to see how; long If will take then
tp drink the yy i q nk empty
If the man across the aisle; from
os, ria les wi th his read out the win
dow iii order that he may get cinder
in his eyes and more closely stud,
The pbjects along the route he 3ha
ro II one much travelling g and sGth
chances are thatt u his mind lis as ful
ofaai curiosity as his oots are full Q
money. The boy who. has just yankel
the Wig off the head Of the now il
int over il he seat IA from 4
of Ii IN and is now waving Il aro,un
e cir with il ll-conce gleea ]
tne onI child OF roud and 1ovin
,ar rents who Will some day learn wit
more ors less regret that the WoIl
not take every thing their so
does m the gsIhtt Of ha harmless an
proud and auster
gent tlenlan att the end of the ca II wit
Hi Il, heavy net nustache, plu
ha III and al III a AIMED shirt bosom
lot the preside ent Of the "a ilroad, :
an Of those around him suppos
he ii out ia the interests Of tf
est SUNNI III st Vie Of timing roc
org all else that he AN yyor