The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-25

man who raised the alarm above stairs,
{ and who swore that there was no mistake
about his snake, l proposed that we should
examine for it; and after examining his
bunk, be found that his fellow bunker had
placed his cane in bed between them, fear
ing that some one might take it in the
morning before he was up. 1t was one OF
those canes you sec every day in New
York, with dogs head, with crooked
neck, eyes, ears and teeth. This proved
to be cur friends snake. After this, we
retired again, each one to his bed. Af-
ter getting in bed it commenced thunder
ing and tightening, (Which is done up
brown in this country,) at each flash you
could see distinctly through all parts of
the house. The boards being green when
it was put up, had warped so much you
could almost put your head through the
crack, the house not having lath or plas-
ter No windows in the house, only brown
sheeting nailed over where the sash be-
longs. The result was that the bunkers
were all soaked out up stairs, and after
that we all got it below. / obtained an
umbrella and held it over nay children
and wife until the shower was over. At
daylight in the morning we wcro request
ed to get up as they wanted our sheet for
a table cloth, and our bed as the break
fast table. L objected to this until the
boy upset cup of coffee on my foot, when
l concluded the place was getting too hot,
and got up. After breakfast, which was
but repetition of our tea, and my fel-
low travellers took stroll about the city
to examine the public buildings. The
city of Lawrence is situated on the Kan
sas river, about 100 miles up. This riy
er is navigable up here one month in the
year. The city contains about dozen
frame houses of miserable construction;
one log house, (store) the best in the
place, and the rest, about thirty, are mud
huts, built of sod and mud. You proba-
bly, have seen picture of small Hotten-
tot village. IF you have, you can fancy
the city of Lawrence. There is one poor
miserable saw mill. The day left there,
two more mills or the machinery for them
was arriving in town. The water was
very poor, and to get it, the landlord tells
me, he goes about mile and half, The
lumber scarce, mostly cotton wood, which
is hardly worth saving. l should add
that they are now putting up two build
ings of stone, which from present appear
ance, look as if they might be something
when finished. One is intended as ho-
tel. There are also three printing Offices,
or three newspapers, (the population not
over 6OO) These persons cannot make
enough b to pay the printers devils board
of one paper. There is no doubt that
these papers are supported by the aboli-
tionists of the East, as the editors have
the appearance of being fed at the public
expense. To conclude with this, town
lots sell for three hundred dollars. There
were about dozen Yankees who started
this town or city, as it is called, with the
intention of making their fortunes. 1t
yet remaings to be seen how they will
succeed.-The three newspapers in that
place are only intended to stir up the
feelings of the public against the slave
States, and also to puff up their city lots,
which are at present, hot beds for disease.
In fact, the whole affair, at the present
time, is not fit for a white man to show
his head in.