Show J The Platte River Tho Platte river Is a queer stream It has a very largo circulation but very little Influence Influ-ence It covers a good deal of ground but Is not deep In some places it is a mile wide und thrjquarters of an inch deep It has abed a-bed of quicksand which assists it very much drowning people The Platte makes very IRtle 1 fuss about it but succeeds in being quite fatal You might cross the river without even getting your hose wet and then again you might find that in crossing tho stream you had struck an entirely newcountrj from whoso bourne no traveler returnsBill Nye In New York World |