The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-17
Our Milwaukee Correspondcnce.

Mmw.rsrr, August 7, 1851.
Astonishing Grcrth Of the W,stern Ci,ies-Nsg Yerkey
Take, by Suprise-No Place for Lavy~r,, &c.
Propose to occupy portion Of your columns in
deavoring to correct the mistaken view that many
Eastern people have this portion of the Great
West. The actual condition Of the country a., by
ority moderated while at the time IL Is overrated
in reference to many supposed facilities Thus travel
rs surprised to ni cties Of commercial Importance
at tire West reckoning their ten, twenty aud fifty thou
sand Inhabitants, ard nearly every man merchant CT
else a professional at leisure.
Take the city Of Milwaukee for an example containing
twenty thousand inhabitants stranger upon arrival "a
rpied to find himself I'm portuned by score or moro
ohsckmen or hotel runners and after a ride Of three
fourths ofa mile through briaut lighted streets with
magnificent show windows upon sid he arrives Of
the or rather hotel where hs lie again surprises TO Cad
all the comforts Of the best colducted hotels &. the East
where he had imagined be would be called upon 10 en-
dure frivstion. and which Re had eroicay prepared
himself to endure for the sake Of the adventure and after
travelling night and day with undisturbed rest upon
his journey he anticipated sound nap when ne should
get to the country This anticipation was vain one sos
the roll 81 the omuibusses and mikmen's cry or srs
alarm. makes him think of home, and then who car
slctpD
Al breakfast be ssan surprised to hear Gentlemen
d. cussng the VI ue OF "ysy road stock when he has
expected only TO bear q crop quotations.
Rsmtrf out to take lo' the town he /. surprised
iaesed up at every entrance. IA Wall street and
be hinsef should happen to be lawyer having intep-
IONS of stepping hIe to practice e IS ei,oe.thsr probs
tech into the county or else back home TO be laughed
a.
II he Is green enough to a. any Of IA. lalo-er en-
geged aroUrd the numcr us buildings procass OF
ton, Why they don't burn Their brck before using
rne chances thy will Laugh AZ him. and the
rtrnpirg chance u that u, wi, BE- Informed that thu
M~suke brick y nai uraily cream color after being
buried and that ths Nwau de brick Is the best brick in
he World
~ L nov longer surrrieed anything AMI brass
ba- d W tbtir adverting announcing tho thea
In exact imitation Of Chat ham s'lces with ststioaed
az each door are sssed by Without notice unless indeed
wben tho R'ore'aid dealers ia him the h nj ter and
invite him 20 walk n;r then feel, that hs l. green
and tia; they think and woDd.fsH ne Looks like the
cotntiyhen ne USED 10 laugh az sbsn me In GOTHAM
Ccs' to wonder at the mativi'y ~ raye Of getting
WING exhibit berr A. the cuu.tui bu.tlc and ex-
cite mcLt h The str eta the buildings airea
dy butt ~ vl as being built h comes ~ he grave
clu ION tnat this great country and enters pro
t,st against rckens' uotss
At he relates hts oserv atoms old settler
who has lived In tne place Eve years; tells him that he
cane With the intention q practising law ba that
tLetc many i'm the place he shall 10 further
back Into The country where thu many law
yis Nhtn the old settler d Eve years advises him T.
say tells him he came for the snsuc purpoes eve Years
ego that the are excellent opportunities u praotdn
The law COMPLAINING the word the) bu, that N n e 81,
cutey necessary that he should 20 where there arc noe
many lawyers he would hir, TO 10 49,
a. TAR ls New York for said he there IL not n,e b.
l"he Michigan and sunset that not oversun With
eh' n''h ohNt ZOO tnotCh they did show
" eemne out here, but they would show IT, IL they
hau money enough. by hnp back -
nm stranger nltDd rminds the old settler that he
IA excel eut county Tor the practice
IL ad the settler TOR the practice Of the Law
ItcNd'd IN the 9th Of the 50 u Uenesst In the
iWrat oftoy face shsh thea bread tai thou return
MT" he grounds; and you will find that In warm Yea
iher there aie abundant opportunities TO sweat although
Tie next por ion Of the law difficult TO practice,
% there l. difficulty ~ getting the bread, but the
after r,r' q the Law Jun ind Easy enough whom The
I liver and eeue gets hold II yuu "
Our friend cuts short bis dinner, retres TO his room
and counts The money In bis purse 10 ascertain II he.,