The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-05-11
substantial lunch was awaiting US spread
on long tables in the station, and every
one on the train, from conductor to col.

ored porter, joined in doing it justice.
The chief excitement of the homeward
trip was caused by the spreading of the
rails at, ore portion of the track The
section gang were working at the place,
and the train crept over it at a snai's
pacce, but visions of what might have
happened under such conditions were up
permost in the minds of us all.
We returned to Denver in ample time
for dinner, and later enjoyed stroll
through one of the city parks. and up to
the State Capitol, from the steps of
| which we watched the full moon rise,
and incidentally frightened away a pair
of lovers who had been "spooning" in a
secluded corner behind friendly stone
pillar.
Next morning sightseeing trip about
Denver was in order. and we made it
very enjoyably in private auto, with
an extremely pleasant chauffeur, who
was guide as WELL We were most favor
ably impressed with the city-its pros.
porous appearing business district, its
attractive middle-class as well as splen-
did millionaires' residences. it's numer-
Gus and beautiful parks, and above all,
the splendid, bracing air, which is the
chief asset of its mile-high elevation
combined to make it one of the most at
tractive cities we had visited, and one
that we would be glad to call our home.
From Cheesman pavilion on COM
handing height in one of the parks we
had a splendid view of Denver's encircl-
ing ring of snow-clad mountains, and
when told that some of those in plain
sight were from $50 to $50 miles away,
we found it hard to realize, so deceitful
is the clear, rarified atmosphere to one
accustomed to views at sea-level.
A visit to the Mint was in order before
lunch, from which we brought away an
impression of government slowness-
and from some standpoints, inefficiency-
as well as CT an exceedingly grumpy
| door-keeper, who had apparently never
heard of the word "politeness. 1t was
not nearly so interesting as the Mint at
Philadelphia, which we had both of US
| previously visited.
! We spent the afternoon in City Park,
! where we found much to interest US in
| the fine Museum. The Zoo, with its
great number and variety of animals,
j was also an interesting place, and we
! spent many tedious minutes in front of
the peacock's pen, hoping that he might
| be moved to spread his gorgeous plum
age for our edifcation. At last our
! patience was rewarded and we found
that his magnifcence exceeded our fond
| est hopes.
A few necessary purchases, and some
last souvenirs bought, and we were
ready for the ten o'clock train for Oma-
ha and Chicago. The night in the Pull
man was enlivened by the vigorous and
| audible circumstances of the ultra-Bos-
| tonese lady across the aisle, who found
| that one of the curtains of her berth was
some six inches shorter than she wished,
and thereupon proceeded to give the
long suffering porter piece of her mind
in no uncertain terms.
We had just escaped the heavy rains
W hch visited the. Middle West SO often
last season, but the traces of their
devastating effect were apparent In the
flooded prairies, and the frequent
glimpses Of hopelessly mired automo-
blles, as the train crossed Nebraska
next morning. A two-hour stop at Om-
aha in the afternoon gave US the oppor-
tunity of varying our long train ride
with trolley trip, and incidentally of
gaining { passing glimpse of very at
tractive city.
Our travelling companions were NEST
pleasant, especially lady from North
Carolina, who with young lady from
Virginia, had just completed tour of
Yellowstone Park by the hotel way, and
, we derived much enjoyment from ex-
changing snapshots and experiences.
| We said goodbye to them at Chicago,
where we arrived at eight o'clock next
morning. A call on business friend of
Willis, visit to Marshall Fields great
department store, and an afternoon in
jackson Park, filled the day until the de-
parture of our train over the Grand
Trunk at five O'Clock. Any lingering
regrets that l might have entertained
that the beautiful Exposition buildings at
San Francisco were so soon destined Cor
destruction, were dispelled by the sight
of the Field Museum at Jackson Park.
This building, once the splendid Fine
Arts building of the great Chicago
! Worlds Fair, is now little more than a
crumbling ruin, whose contents are be-
ing removed to more suitable structure
o1aowhora