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Dunstan Times, Issue 508, 12 January 1872, Page 1 (Supplement)

The following characteristic story is from St, Louis. It is the story of an understanding genius, living in that city, who, hearing of the magnificent desolation of the ruins of Chicago, determined to visit them as a worthy curiosity. Finding that he had but ten minutes to catch tire next train, lie started, pell mell, for the depot, lie was stopped by an astonished friend with flic inquiry : “ Where are you off to in such a rush!” “ Going to Chicago” wr.s the panting reply, “to see the ruins,” “ O, hold on,” said the friend, “ wait until to-morrow. There is a party of us arranged for tire same trip, and we will all go together.” But our puffing hero had experienced doses of Chicago,s enterprise in the past and was not to be cornered again. “You may wait if you like,” was his answer, “ but 1 don’t. Give those chaps a chance and they’ll have their d—d old city built up again in twenty-four hours, and then theie won’t be any ruins to show.”