Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-16
BY ONE VITO mas nEHN THERE.

By ONE VITO HAS BEEN THERE.
FITcHBURe, May, 1854.
Kansas, No., Apra II, lS49.-Our land
lord, at the Kansas House, has been drunk
several days, and the company are dissatis
fed with their board. A meeting of tho COM
pany was held this morning, when it was
voted that each member be allowed two dol
lars week, and secure his own board. After
the meeting, started into the woods, to seek
boarding place more congenial to my feel
ings and taste. Three miles from Kansas,
came to farmhouse, where l engaged board
for myself and ten members of our company,
at $3.50 per week. Our new landlord, Mr..
H., and his wife, are very agreeable, and the
accommodations good. The situation is very
pleasant, being a clearing in the woods, of
about fifty acres of land, most of which is un-
der cultivation. The house is two stories,
with an l. and slave apartment attached
The barn is not larger than common New
England corn barn, and is used for granary.
and to shelter the horses only, the cattle being
obliged to take care of themselves. with the
help of a little corn fodder, and the like, which
they must eat in the open air. The young
stock, and such as are not wanted for labor,
or the dairy, are driven few miles out to the
| prairie, and left to obtain their own subsist-
ence.
| Mr.. H. has four slaves, three females and
one male He is apparently kind master,
| and has but little trouble with them. The
| young slaves appear to enjoy themselves pref
| ty well, and to be ignorant of their condition;
| but the older wear sad expression upon their
countenances, and cast an imploring look up
on strangers, as much as to say, " Kind sir,
is nv case hopelesss'' They appear as though
they were conscious that there was an impas-
sable gulf fixed between them and the rest of
the world.
1Sth.-Amused myself this evening by not
ing down some of the provincialisms of the
Western people. Mr.. H. had friends with
him from Kentucky, and the following are
some of the remarks: ave had right smart
chance of Shedding last winter GA pow
erful pretty piece of land " Looked like it
was heap good -four" ga heap of springs
was dry last summer" "There was heap
of wind last night 90 right smart horse"
81 had saw the big OK of Kentucky before 1
seed the one in Ohio" al knowed him
WE'LL 81 toted my plumber (baggage) to the
boat" ga right smart sprinking of bears
1 got shct of him." He is powerful weak
I9th.-Visited Wostport, four miles South
Of Kansas, and near the line of the territory
This is small, but enterprising town, with
about five hundred inhabitants, to appearance
Here are saddlers, blacksmiths, and other me-
chanics, with nearly everything needed for an
outfit to California. Business is very brisk,
on account of the great number of emigrants
fitting out here. Our company complete
their purchases here, excepting their -four,
which they will gel at the Baptist Mission,
four miles farther OH our route, in the Indian
Territory.
In the evening, two of our company amused
themselves by singing few pieces from the
N. E. Glee Book, which quite astonished the
natives, who said they had never heard such
good singing before, and thought the singers
would do better to give concerts than to go to
California. After this, our singers were in
great demand, particularly when our host had
company.
Soon after our company left boarding at the
Kansas House, the Cholera, which had ac-
companied US up the river, made its appear
ance in Kansas, and one night ten persons in
the village died. The next day the wind,
which the day before blew up the river, chang
ed and came from the North West, and no
cases of cholera occurred; but the day follow
ing there was another change in the direction
of the wind, and several persons were attack
ed. During the prevalence Of this disease on
the Missouri river bottom, the emigrants re-
moved their encampments to the open lands,
where it did not follow them. Our physician
was in great demand, as he was more success
full in this disease than the resident physicians,
and by request of the people, he met the
physicians OF the place, and gave them his
course of treatment. When the company was
remain, and was promised his board and the
keeping of his horse for year, gratis, and all
the business he could do, if he would stay
Notwithstanding some Of the Southern and
Western people affect to look down upon the
New Englanders, as set of bigoted lGborers,
they are very ready to accept of their services
and skill, when danger threatens them, and
in fact, the Yankees who settle among them,
in spite of all prejudice that some may feel,
are the most enterprising and successful men
to be found in the community.
On the tenth Of May, our company had
everything in readiness for the journey, ex-
cept the -four, which we obtained at the mill
of the Baptist Mission. The trading at this
Mission was done by the missionary, who
seemed as capable of looking after the tenn
poral interests of his flock as the spiritual.
He wished to learn how to treat the Cholera,
should it appear in his fold, and, i'll exchange
for the information received from our phys
ician, gave us some recipes for curing the
Fever and Ague, which he protested to be able
to treat with success. We received a very ia
vorable account of the Indians among whom
he labored, and everything indicated comfort,
contentment and general prosperity. Not far
distant from this station is large brick build
ing, which did not visit, said to be -four
ing mill, belonging to the Methodist Mission.
The country about here is exceedingly beau
tiful, and the land would have long since been
taken up by white settlers, if allowed by the
Government. NEBRASKA.
No one can complain that Governor Wash
burn is unmindful Of the motto upon the State
seal "Esse petit pIacidam sub A6ertate quie-
fe,, for he nrdarad oirf fbn Efrst pr;ood.