Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-16
The Observer.

has not yet been told, ana IL mas Deen
put up to the Observer to tell it.
The trip began with a watch-meet-
ing in the Pan-Americau station at
midnight on the 3rd inst. The sixteen
Cameron county pilgrims, with one or
two commercial travellers and the
waiting train crew, made up the as
semblage. For the most part it was a
Quaker meeting. The most Quaker
like person present was Mr.. Harry S.
Lloyd, silent and all but invisible in
corner, his conscience on the wrack
because of the unpropitious weather
prevailing without. Occasionally
sally from Judge Huntley or quip
from Mr.. Henry Auchu, broke the sole
mnity of the gathering. But the pre-
vailing atmosphere was one of gloom,
so much so that one of the party was
moved to say, "We have the Observer
with us and Mr.. LaBar. All that we
| want now is doctor and druggist"
Punctually on the hour-exactly one
hour late-the train from Buffalo
steamed in. Within twenty minutes Mr..
McNarney had the last of his charges
tucked safely away for the night.
There was no dispute over lower and
upper berths, as the thin men, like
| Messrs. Lloyd, Gregory, Taylor and
Hobson, chivalrously declined to run
the risk of sleeping below such heavy
men as Judge Huntley and Mr.. La
Bar. The Observers sleep that night
was neither sweet nor dreamless.
Once he thought that he was at home
burning gas into the small hours as he
wrote on copy for the PRESS. This
| peaceful and pleasant occupation was
disturbed by heavy, muffied knock
ing on the front door, and the Obser
yer awoke with frightened start to
find that the brakes were being applied
| preparatory to one of the numerous
stops with which we were favored dur
ing the night. A few minutes before
we were due in Washington, the OBJ
server peeped ont from below his
window curtain to find that the train
was reposing comfortably under the
shed at Harrisburg. This comfortable
repose was maintained an hour long
er, and was frequently resumed dur
the remainder of the crawl. 1t was in
the midst of one OF these restful
periods, when the hour for administer.
ing the presidential oath had struck,
that Judge Huntey remarked plain
lively, "This is no disappointment SO
far as we ourselves are concerned, but
just think how distressing it must be
to the Presidentr'
Breakfastless and lunchless, (save
for few sandwiches and also a swal-
low of coffee-said to be hot-indulged
in by few afflicted with humping
headaches and temper aches, the party
alighted on back street, a good mile
from the station. and in few minu-
tes were lost in the throng on Penn
sylvania Avenue. 1t was case of
suuUe qJti peut, for the hour Of the pa
rade was at hand and that was all that
was left for any of US to see. The
Observer struck the Avenue just west
of the Capitol and saw the detachment
of artillery, which formed the head OF
the parade, marching past. The OBJ
server stood for few minutes, gazing
at the thrilling sight and then hurried
along to the Sixth street station for the
purpose of checking his bag. This
! of "a nh fn
form, as 1--WE are all filled up" And
indeed the parcel room resembled the
store room ola tanHery. Thence the
Observer fastened to a building to
which he had a ticket to the third
floor, where he enjoyed an excellent
view of the whole parade. Most of
the other members of the Cameron
county party were here also, through
the kindness of our congressional and
legislative representatives. Numer.
Gus visitors from our district were in
the room, among the number some
friends of Governor Higgins who
: greeted him with shouts of "Hig-
, gins! Higgins Olean ~ as he rode
past at the head of the New York
militia. Governor Higgins was less
stiff in acknowledging plaudits than
was Governor Pennypacier.
The parade was well worth seeing
and hearing. The Observer has only
, to shut his eyes to hear in memory the
imposing din OF the drum and fife corps.
fit shall ever be the lot of the Observer
to march into battle, he hopes that there
will be a loud screaming of flies and a
, heavy humping of drums to nerve
him to the fray.
About five O'Clock the Observer in
company with several others started
up the Avenue towards the White
House Progress along the thronged
pavement was very slow, so we pur.