. The dream of "Ellen N" : an illustrated descriptive and historical narrative of southern travels . - beginning of our travels. Of course there was a great deal of prelim-inary planning and much studying of maps before our arrangements werecomplete. In order to make the way easier for other travelers I have jotteddown our experiences in this book. Cincinnati was our starting point, andill a moment or two we were rumbling over the massive iron bridge that spansthe Ohio, and the city, with its teeming thousands, ,ind miles and miles ofnoble buildings, was left behind. Cincinnatians see this bri
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. The dream of "Ellen N" : an illustrated descriptive and historical narrative of southern travels . - beginning of our travels. Of course there was a great deal of prelim-inary planning and much studying of maps before our arrangements werecomplete. In order to make the way easier for other travelers I have jotteddown our experiences in this book. Cincinnati was our starting point, andill a moment or two we were rumbling over the massive iron bridge that spansthe Ohio, and the city, with its teeming thousands, , ind miles and miles ofnoble buildings, was left behind. Cincinnatians see this bridge so much thatseldom stop to think what a wonderful stnidlure it is, yet it is built to defy time. Its mighty stoneand iron trus.ses not only bear the trafll^ of a great railroail. but over its --- - -Tgre and. f(K>l-vays tluTf flow two unceasing stream^ i>i mIikIc.-. and people between Cincinnati and its fair vounKsister city Newport. Hut we are fairly across llie Ohio and in the South, and not only in the South butin Kentucky, that blissful region of fair maidens and gallant men. And Newport has more than its pro])or-tion of beautiful girls and brave men, and it is noted for its blue blooded families and generous hospitalityas uuich as the other Newport is famous for its summer cottages and gorgeous display. Newport, however, isvery familiar, for every Cincinnatian visits there, and liea simply remarks on the extreme quiet of the place incontrast to the bustle across the river. Look, she cried, were running right in the middle of the street, just as though we were in acarriage. And this is true, for the I, . tS: N. goes directly through the town in a masterful kind of wa-. notskirting it and stealing through the slums and back yards as is often the case in railroad approaches. There