Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1884 — The First Arrival from Chicago. [ARTICLE]

The First Arrival from Chicago.

“So you live in Chicago, eh?” observed a garrulous old chap from down East somewhere. "I hain't never been out to Chicago, though I’ve always wanted to. But the fact is, I’m afra ; d to go there, it is ’such a wicked—town. Down where I live people believe ; Chicago was twice burned out by the Lord, for being so wicked, and that the third time’ll do the business in earnest. There’s a mighty good story told down 'in our section ’bout Chicago. 'Spect it's an old yarn with you as ’tis with us, but some of our folks are half-inclined to believe it true. It’s about a man that went from the East to Imy real estate -and settle in the Weft. He stopped at Chicago and was tempted to : settle there. But the first night he ■ went to"bed he had a dream. He dreame 1 that he settled in Chicago, and after many years died and went to heaven He knocked at the goldengate. when St Peter came out ami wanted to know who he was. He said he was Mr. Jones, from Chicago. fc>t v Peter shook his head and said he never heard of such a place. But the man insisted there was a Chicago and that he came from there, and that if St. Peter would | get his map of the United States, Earth, ' he could see for hiimolf. So St Peter i sent an angel for the map. and when it came looked it over closely. Finally he 1 paused and remarked,: ‘Chicago? ' did you say Chicago ? You are right; here it is. But you must excuse my ignorance, Mr. Jones, because you havethe honor of being the first one that ever came from there here.”— Chicago Herald- '' . ■ ' ... . :r .~ The disease of the meter —gas trick fever.— Oil City Derrick.