Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-02
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VI the OHlteQ StateS. doubtless you
thought Mr.. Roosevelt was in charge
of the nation. We were under that
impression until we started on this
tour. Mr. Brodie is in full charge.
He had just stepped into the middle
of Arkansas, somewhere in the neigh
borhood of Little Rock, when Susie
asked him about Rhode Island.
1T isn't cut off from the eastern
end of Connecticut yet" he replied,
but I'll attend to that soon.''
"Oh!" said Susie, quite satisfied
with this extraordinary explanation.
Our little party walked on down the
middle of Long Island sound without
getting our feet wet, and finally
reached New York, the great metrop-
oils of America. George wanted to
stop awhile and go down to Coney
Island, which he said was "a great
show; but Mrs. Brownsmith, the chap
erone, Indignantly said that Coney
was entirely too boisterous, and as
she was chaperone we had to pass it
by. We knew, of course, that the
really great show is to be seen next
year at ST. Louis.
Then where shall we go next?"
asked George. ''New York is not very
attractive now, because the town is
all torn up by the subway eXcava-
tions. Let's go down to Florida
But we haven't been to Boston
yet" said Susie. Al want to see Bos-
ton, where the Indians threw the tea
overheard"
Very well. Wen go to Boston.
fhor, ~,
by taking a few steps along the state
line between New York and Connect
icut. we reached the edge of Massa-
chusetts and locked for Boston, but
to our surprise couldn't find it.
Now isn't that most remarkable ."
said Miss Madge. "Just TO think. the
hub of the universe is missing"
I'll attend TO that later. miss"
called Mr.. Brodie from tie interior of
Michigan: you must remember that
| haven't quite finished the United
States as yet. I'll not forget to put
Boston in its proper place. but just
now | want to locate Detroit"
We continued our journey, follow
ing the state lines. because we wanted
to avoid stepping on the states. There
was danger of iniuring the young
crops if we stepped on them, and we
were not disposed to destroy any of
our beloved country.
Walking down past the Carolinas
we stepped around the lower end of
Florida, passing not far from Ha-
vana, Cuba. Then we strofied along
the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to
the mouth of the Mississippi river.
Susie complained that the weather
was too hot down south and wanted
to go north.
''All right, my dear" said her moth
err. well just walk up the bed of the
Mississippi. Most people take a
steamboat when they want to go up
the river to st. Paul. but we can walk
faster than the boats travel
So they walked up the river. right
in the middle of it, and passed by ST.
Louis, the worlds fair city. without
stopping to learn whether, they could
of the great exposition by stepping up
on the levee. Proceeding northward
we reached st. Paul. Mimi, about a
minute and half after leaving the
Gulf of Mexico. From here we took
our trip over to Chicago and Buffalo,
mentioned earlier, and returned to ST.
Paul.
Then Susie insisted upon going
west, and we walked along between
North and South Dakota and entered
the Yellowstone park. We did not
stop to view the wonders of the park,
as Miss Madge was so eager to get
to California.
I've always lOnged to see Califor-
MIA she said, land now l have the
opportunity. I've heard the climate
is delightful"
1T is fine place to go on a bridal
trip" remarked Mrs. Brownsmith,
whereat George looked slightly en-
barrassed.
This is the state" said Susie,
where they grow such delicious or
anges, isn't it, mamma?'
Her mamma replied that it was,
but we would not have time to visit
an orange grove, as we ought not to
leave the Pacific coast without visit
ing Washington and Oregon. So we
walked up the Pacific ocean. II few
miles out from shore, to Seattle and
Portland. The Pacific is a very placid
ocean, you know, and the walking is
perfectly safe.
Next we took a trip to Texas, walk
ing down past Nevada, Arizona and
New Mexico. Though Texas is very
big state, by far the biggest in the
union, we did not step on it for fear
that we might hurt it. We realized,
as never before, how very large Texas
is in comparison with the other
states. In fact, we found that it is
big enough to take in a dozen ordi-
nary states such as the eastern people
occupy. We were impressed by the
largeness of all the western states,
and Miss Madge was much disappoint-
ed because her native state, New
York. did not make much of a show
ing when compared with Missouri,
Kansas. Illinois, and other middle or
western commonwealth. Al
"Anybody who takes a walk like