Syracuse to Hudson 183.2
Soon we was on Genesee st in Syracuse but soon turned off a blk or 2
and puled up in front of a hotel that I cant ether spell or pronounce
besides witch they must of been a convention of cheese sculpters or
something stoping there and any way it took the old man a hour to
weedle a parler bed room and bath out of the clerk and put up a cot for
me.
Wilst we was enjoying a late and futile supper in the hotel dinning
room a man named Duffy reckonized my father and came to our table and
arsked him to go to some boxing matchs in Syracuse that night.
Thanks very much said my father with a slite sneeze but you see what
I have got on my hands besides witch I have been driveing all day and
half to start out again erly in the morning so I guess not.
Between you and I dear reader my old man has been oposed to pugilisms
since the 4 of July holycost.
Who is that man arsked my mother when that man had gone away.
Mr. Duffy replid my father shove the ketchup over this way.
Yes I know he is Mr. Duffy but where did you meet him insisted my
mother quaintly.
In Boston my father replid where would a person meet a man named Duffy.
When we got up the next morning it was 6 o’clock and purring rain but
we eat a costly brekfus and my father said we would save time if we
would all walk down to the garage where he had borded the car witch he
stated was only 2 short blks away from the hotel. Well if it was only
2 short blks why peaple that lives next door to each other in Syracuse
are by no means neighbors and when we got there the entire party was
soping wet and rarther rabid.
We will all catch our death of cold chuckled my mother.
What of it explained my old man with a dirty look at the sky.
Maybe we would better put up the curtains sugested my mother smirking.
Maybe we wouldnt too said my father cordialy.
[Illustration: _Dr. and Mrs. Heywood and the Closed Car._]
Well maybe it will clear up said my mother convulsively.
Maybe it wont too replid my father as he capered into the drivers seat.
My father is charming company wilst driveing on strange roads through a
purring rain and even when we past through Oneida and he pronounced it
like it was a biscuit neither myself or my mother ventured to correct
him but finley we reached Utica when we got to witch we puled up along
side the kerb and got out and rang ourselfs out to a small extent when
suddenly a closed car sored past us on the left.
Why that was Mrs. Heywood in that car explained my mother with a
fierce jesture. By this time it was not raining and we got back into
the car and presently over took the closed car witch stoped when they
reckonized us.
And witch boy is this quired Mrs. Heywood when the usual compliments
had been changed.
This is the third he is named for his father replid my mother forceing
a smile.
He has his eyes was the comment.
Bill dont you remember Mrs. Heywood said my mother turning on me she
use to live in Riverside and Dr. Heywood tended to you that time you
had that slite atack of obesity.
Well yes I replid with a slite accent but did not add how rotten the
medicine tasted that time and soon we was on Genesee st on our way out
of Utica.
I wander why they dont name some of their sts Genesee in these eastren
towns said my father for the sun was now shining but no sooner had we
reached Herkimer when the clouds bersed with renude vigger and I think
my old man was about to say we will stop here and have lunch when my
mother sugested it herself.
No replid my father with a corse jesture we will go on to Little Falls.
It was raining cats and dogs when we arived at Little Falls and my
father droped a quaint remark.
If Falls is a verb he said the man that baptized this town was a
practicle joker.
We will half to change our close replid my mother steping into a mud
peddle in front of the hotel with a informal look.
When we had done so we partook of a meger lunch and as it was now only
drooling resumed our jurney.
They soked me 5 for that room said my father but what is a extra
sokeing or 2 on a day like this.
I didnt mean for you to get a room said my mother violently.
Where did you want us to change our close on the register said my old
man turning pail.
Wasnt it funny that we should happen to see Mrs. Heywood in Utica said
my mother at lenth.
They live there dont they my father replid.
Why yes my mother replid.
Well then my father replid the real joke would of been if we had of
happened to see her in Auburn.
[Illustration: _Albany’s Rich Policeman_]
A little wile latter we past a grate many signs reading dine at the
Big Nose Mountain Inn.
Rollie Zeider never told me they had named a mountain after him crid my
father and soon we past through Fonda.
Soon we past through Amsterdam and I guess I must of dosed off at lease
I cant remember anything between there and Schenectady and I must
apologize to my readers for my laps as I am unable to ether describe
the scenery or report anything that may of been said between these 2
points but I recall that as we entered Albany a remark was adrest to me
for the first time since lunch.
Bill said my mother with a ½ smirk this is Albany the capital of New
York state.
So this is Albany I thorght to myself.
Who is governor of New York now arsked my mother to my father.
Smith replid my father who seams to know everything.
Queer name said my mother sulkily.
Soon we puled up along side a policeman who my father arsked how do
we get acrost the river to the New York road and if Albany pays their
policemans by the word Ill say we were in the presents of a rich man
and by the time he got through it was dark and still drooling and my
old man didnt know the road and under those conditions I will not
repete the conversation that transpired between Albany and Hudson but
will end my chapter at the city limits of the last named settlemunt.