New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-02

covered with roses, with pinks, with bundles of
hearts ease, with wresths Of laurel twined with
rose buds st ef the loveliest Of conquerors, with
great masses Of peones aud syringas, with dali
sizes, with wild roses, and | know not what other
beautiful flowers There was no end TO this love-
ly deluge every one on the cars had both hands
filed with flowers. and even after our cheers had
all been given, and the cars slowly moved away,
we were pursued by the charming missiles uou
bless the girls of Monroe, say !, and 90 sa'u VIC
all. There are not many half hours III lie noie
pleasant than that in which we stood there III 'he
public square receiving their beautilul "e'colno,
bestowed with such natural and unaffected, ana
half-mischievous delight.
veryrapidly we were now borne over tue Nail-
road. most substantial work it is, laid with
q single track ana turn-outs through the whole
distance to Chicago, 2i6 miles, with heavy
rail. running through a country almost level, re-
curing neither cuttings nor embankments, with
no grades of above 80 feet to the me and none but
very broad curves, built with astonishing cheap
ness, as indeed may always be the case IN pral-
RE country, cheap to work and cheap to keep IN
repair. cannot here name the many growing
important ofwhich, in Michigan, is Adrian. The
country in Michigan is fine and fertile composed
in good part Of small prairies and oak openings.
The farms are in higher state of improvement
than | had expected, and there is everywhere
an air of greater thrift. Still all the features ola
new country are there and room enough for any
amount Of additional thrift aud agricultural skill.
Especially, | was sorry to see so little attention
paid to the culture of fruit many farms were al
together without orchards and those which had
them proved that no care was given to their man.
agtment.
We were to dine at White Pigeon, one of the
last stations before crossing the Indiana line bat
as our coming had been fixed for the day before,
we feared the dinner might have been prepared
and lost But all anxiety on this head-snd there
was not much of it, to tell the truth, every OOdy
being fully occupied with the excitement of pass
ing through so novel a regon-was grolndless.
The citizens Of White Pigeon surprised us at
dinner, though in another kind, quite as agreeaby
as those at Monroe had done with the floral well
come of the morning. Never was banquet bet
ter or more abundant never was attendance more
superlative. The people Of the place were the
puveyors, and its young ladies did the honors of
the bOuntsous repsst with charming nimbeness
and grace, answering every desire as soon as 1t
was uttered. We gave nine cheer. for the one
and nine heatier cheers for the other. Boncdc-
tions on the girls of White Pigeon! The future
sons of Michigan VIII rise up and call them
blessed
Northern Indiana is a glorious land, mere fer
tile, more beautiful than mans eve often rests
on. Like Michigan, it is a country ofprairies aAd
oak openings but is far richer and more romantic.
Those forests, Of scattered oaks, with no under
growth and with dense grass covering the thou
sand paths that open up in every direction, as if
to tempt the wandtrer away to some rustic para
disc, are incomparaoy beautiful. The surface OF
this country is gently rolling with no high hills
or unchangng plains Its finutfulness locks to be
uneQualed.
But there is no tme to pause. As we approach
the end of or journey, the train hardly stops at
the succeeding stations. The shado WIS lengthen
in the afternoon, an added GOODNESS in the air in
dicates the approt CHI Of the Lake. We glide from
the prairie and the oak forest into range of low
saId-mls covered with stunted pines; we pas,
with expectation, we are suddenly whirled around
a promontory, and the blue expansc of Lake
Michigan is before our eyes. 1t is vast a. the
sea, but without the long, heOvng swell. Its sur
face stretches 10 the distant horizon and on all
sides but our own it is shoreless. On and ON we
dash, the track running almost within the spray
OF the gentle surf the sun sinks 10 the west, and
the veil of approaching twilight is flung upon the
air; we begin to cross streets laid out regularly
as If for city presently houses appear, and NJ
last, with loud shrek, the engine rushes toward
the depot, and then is silent; the train stops-we
are at CHICAGO.
Here cannon welcome US, and DIR. McVickar.
with neat and appropriate speech in behalf of
the citizens receives the leaders ofthe enterprise
then in cabs and omnbuses we throng into the
central part of the city, from which the railroad
depot is some mile and half distant. The next
question is where We shall all be bestowed: the
hotels are crowded, and the hospitality of private
citizens, though freely offered cannot, so great is
the Jam, find out all who would gladly be it, OBJ
jects. Along with half dozen others of the par
ty took lodgings for the night on board steam
boat in the harbor
The next day yesterday we devoted to seeing
Chicago. We ascended its pinnacles, and drove
apd wandered through its broad and far-extend.d
streets. Whether the pleasure of the excursion
and the beauty of the weather made us sood.na-
tured do not say, but we were charmed with the
town, even if it does stand upon an endless and
UNMARRIED plain. 1t is place of 10000 very busy
people, fall Of Western geniality, freshness and
yigor. One feature it has whose capacities 10
city that | know of can equal. Along the lake
shore for sniles, stretches noble Avenue, occupied
on one side by the houses of wealthy inhabitants.
1t is to be hoped that there is taste and public
spirit enough in Chicago to preserve and finish
this Avenue with all t beauty of which it is Gu
pablo 1t may become such public promenade
as the world cannot rival. Fancy our BATTERY ex.