noon
They even saw the capitol building standing high up on its shaded grounds , many steps and massive pillars giving entrance to the structure which grandma Padgett said was one of the finest in the United States . It was not very long before they reached the western side of the city and were crossing the Scioto River in a long bridge and entering what was then a shabby suburb called Frankfort . At this point aunt Corinne and her nephew entered unbroken ground . Grandma Padgett had prepared the noon lunch that very day , but scarcely expected to make use of it . On the western borders of Columbus lived a cousin Padgett in such a country place as had long been the talk of the entire family connection . Cousin Padgett was a mighty man in the city , and his wife and daughters had unheard-of advantages . He had kept up a formal but very pleasant intercourse with grandma 's branch ; and when he learned at the State Fair , the year previous , her son Tip 's design to cast their future lots in the West , he said he should take it very ill if they did not spend the first night of their journey with him .