Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-08
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his property, and offered back this field to Don.
aid, but now al the price Of 5000 dollars. .,hia
he at once agreed TO give; and bargain was
struck accordingly, and the FIRST crop Of wheat
yielded the purchase money.
Donald's whole establishment smaeks
strongly Of the Highlander His domestic ar
Engagements include none OF the delicacies and
but sparing allowance Of the comforts life,
in short he appears TO be as much scorner of
luxury as his sialwan coun,ryman of old who
INDEPENDENTLY kicked away the SNOWFALL
which IN their 6ipouac, his too eiieninate son
had prepared for his pillow.
In his farming economy he has improved
nothing on what he found TO be the practice of
the country---one large barn receives his crops
and accommodates his horses and cattle, and
like others he burns his straw and ploughs in
his clover for manure; yet Donald has made
money and continues to make it. What might
not be accomplished under more rational
system.
Limestone abounds here. but is not as far as
| could learn, made use Of in culiiva.ing land,
and perhaps ills not necessary il should, as
the soil may already contain sufliciency of
cacarous earth. Stone bikes enclose tho
fields and are as neatly built as in Scotland.
The storm having long detained Ne. ] had
il not in my power TO visit any other Of the
Scotch farm.houses. but proceeded to Caledc-
MIA. considerable town with two hotels.
Here procured an interview with Scotch
man, from whom learnt that $50 Scotch FAM
lilies are settled in this neigbborhood; the great
er part of them came over forty years ago with
very little capital, many of them with hardly
sufficient to purchase yoke Of oxen; they
all got wealthy and now they own farms vary
rying from 200 to GOO acres each. According
to my informant, the mode of farming among
these settlers, does not differ from that followed
by Mr.. Macnaughion, and he, ! have already
noticed plods on in the imperfect course com-
mon in the country.
also so learnt that, no doubt from the cal
carious nature Of the soil, the land here is Pc
culiary adapted to wheat, which at present
sells at from four TO five shillings Of English
money per bushel for 60 10.
CHATTER VIII.
Departure from Overwhelmingly ption
of M American Hotol-Lockpou- to the
Falls OF Niagara--Le wistown--Arri,al ot To-
! sa".~, I.,.i.-i % Upper Canada.
AT Caledonia took leave Of my kind friend.
Colonel Wordsworth, and having brought q
phea,on from Genesee, i set out for Batavia,
distant seventy miles, at six o'clock Of the
! afternoon. The road passes through fine
corn country, all on limestone and enclosed
with substantial stone dikes,. but more rugged
than any had yet seen.
r About nine o'clock arrived Of Batavia, and
determined next day 10 take the pheaton
on to Lockpori. distant thrty-ihree miles. put
up for the night at grand-looking hotel.
which found greatly infested with bugs. IL
is not, however, from the irritation these bed.
fellows occasioned me, that am led here 10
notice. iha, the interior Of an American hotel
may BIO in wofu contras. with It's external ap-
pearance.
In most towns there arc 10 be seen Two or
three hotels ofmuch outward show, promising
great things within, but. on entering any one
Of them, you find the accommodation consists
of wha, is called bar. being just largo tap
room, ihronged with people Of all descriptions.
and great hall In which there 10 regularly
every day an ordinary at fixed hours---break-
fast usually at seven, dinner at one, and sup
per at five o'clock. The hall not only is tho
eating-room Of strangers, but is frequenied by
great proportion Of the towns people, who
certainly despatch every meal with wonderful
celebrity and instantly depart. Private psrlors
there are none and il you wish to DO alone. you
must Sit in your bedroom, but unless with
much difficulty and grudging, you can be ser
we'd nothing away from the ordinary; for %
the business Of the house centres there and
in the bar, no attention 10 willingly paid any
where else. Mine host himself 10 seldom Wis
ible, and the waiter attends 10 your orders so
lardly and with so much tho appearance Of
indifference, that you are strongly tempted TO
accelerate their movements by certain appli-
cation Of your foot. However, by putting a
restraint on my temper, which ] confess at
first managed with difficulty, found that l
ultimately got whstI wanted.
Nertday, the Goth. proceeded On my jour
ncy to Lockpor, the country gradually less.
eninp in aitractiveness; the quantity Of cleared
land being comparatively small, and thePropor'
ton Of forest consequently greater than IN Tho
country had just lef.
From Lockpon passed by the railway to
the falls of Niagara. the distance being twenty
four miles; and on The &c | crossed over TO
the Canadian side 10 behold these Amazing
works Of nature, Of the grandeur OF which
descriptions are familiar to every reader.
| have only 10 observe that on viewing them.
/ sensibly experienced the disappointment u
sually attending the actual sight OF any remark
able object regarding which previous accounts
have piyen rise 10 unboundesd expectations.
No doubt the whole body OF mighty riyer
falling precipitously from height so great as
$50 fee! or more, is an object Of true sublimi.
nv. but now found that ever Of such On
object exaggerated ideas may DO preeon,
.eived. and although the scenery connecica