Year: 1867

ty positive that he knew the quarters


Of his friend, he pulled the curtain


aside, when 10! in place of his friend


he found himself in the presence of a


young lady! Of course Sam blushed


and was ready to leave in ahurry, but


the lady sniggered at him in a man,


ner unexpected and, so lie quietly


drew himself up and in a way that


would have honored Edwin Forrest,


said "Gentle maiden, as a sniggcres,


thou art a successy after which he drop,


pedthe curtain and took himself away


The effect was truly magical-the


story was soon told and Sam STATED


several hours ahead of the party for


Ann Arbor, where he went through


college in order to please those who


use highfalutin words. Early Tues


day morning we we're taken to the


depot Of the Michigan Central rails


road where a special train to run on


special time, was waiting for us, con-


sisting of four of the most magnif-


cent sleeping cars ] have ever seen.


The train which took the Emperor


Napoleon to Salzburg was but a


shadow to the grandeur that we be-
held. The cars were those of Messrs.


Pullum q Co., which stand unsurpas>


sed either for spIendor or comfort in


the world. 10 give you an idea of


the maSnifceuce will state that the


cars cost thirty five thousand dollars


each. The inside forms state rooms


which are turned into sitting rooms


during the day, and present an ap,


pearaucc of nothing but mirrors, gOr>
geous cushions and silver mountings.


Each car is complete house


keeper, having all accommodations
from waiter to a complete kitchen.
When dinner is announced the tables
are set and the car presents a tac
sjmiIe Of first class New York res
taurant. just imagine those travel
ling palaces decorated with bOQuets,
melodeon, sheet music and, in fact,
everything that one can find in a com.
pIete parlor. Think of this and YOU
will find that travelling on railroads
has been brought to perfection. Well
we left Chicago on this train composed
Of four sleeping coaches and one
passenger car for smoking purposes
in keeping with the mognifcence of
the train. We were now in charge of
the Chicago delegation and never we're
a party Of travellers better treated
Nothing was left-pleasure was COM
plctc. The trip from Chicago to
Niagara Falls, without change of
cars, was the gandeSt affair of
the kind / have ever known. -
We had singing during the day, and
visiting from one car to another until
it seemed as though we were upor a
travelling home. At night we laid
down in beds that were easy as the
imagination can picture, and next
morning we woke up at Niagara Falls,
where conycyances were ready to take
us to the International Hotel. The
whole trip seemed more like one of
the fairy tales of the Arabian Nights
than reality; III fact, were the day of
AIodin really to come, his magic could
not surpass that of the iron horse
plougHing the woods at the rate Of
thirty miles an hour in such magnif-
cence as we did. Enough praise cannot
be given to Mr. Pullum for the kind
manner he treated every one under
his care, and especially for his kind
ness in placing such magnificent
train at the disposal of our party -
lie is prince of railroad men and |
am sure that his style of magnificent
pala-e cars will yet be adopted by
every railroad in America.


At the International we met the
other delegation who had come to be
present at the Convention, but Mem
phis people were so much in the ma-
jority that it really seemed as if We
we're not out Of the Bluff city. The
railroaders who attended this Conven-
tion arc as fine looking set of men as
| have ever seen assembled together.
They arc a mixture of all the United
States-thc Massachusetts, and South
Carolina men mingIing together on
the best terms and each seeming to
cater to the comfort and pleasure of
the other. The whole affair is truly
creditable to gentlemen of the Con
vention and to the railroad interest
of the country. | will venture the
assertion that in the history of Con
ventions more friendly and whole
souled set of gentlemen never before
on. any occasion assembled to-
gether, Among the popular men of
Memphis that we met at Niagara
Falls was Saml. W. Shock, general
railroad and steamboat ticket Agent.
Ii to have all those qualities which
make the heart of man the center of
attraction are enough to make one
popular, Sam. Shock possesses them
may he never have wish unful~
filled.


On the evening of the third one of the
most magnificent hops that it has ever
been my fortune to attend was given
at the International, 1t was a mix
turo of Southern aud Northern peo-
pie. There must have been over four
hundred persons present. The hall
was brilliantly illuminated and the
dresses, | am pleased to say, were
more tasty and neat than gorgeous
There was considerable intermixture
Of sentiment. ] had long conyer-
sation with two very pleasant gentle.
men from Wisconsin, Geo w Cobb,
Esq Superintendent of the Mineral