Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-04-05


ter by reckless and revolutionary party
then in . minority, and now growing s'small
by degrees and beautifully less" This band
Of political wiseacrcs, among whom the Des
Moines delegation stood prominently forth,
may now hide their diminished heads and
End that retirement they have 80 richly de-
served.
CORR EsPoNDENGE OF THE HAWK EYE.
The following is from lady correspon-
dent, who writes ~ from the Missouri Slope
under date Of
WESTERN Iowa, March @, 1855.
Gentlemen Of the Hduk- Eye:
Perhaps it is thought by your eastern read
ers, that Life in Western Iowa is dull and
prosy but had they been with US the past
winter, think they would have found enough
Of interesting incident to relieve life of its
dullness, at least; to say nothing Of the po-
stical they might have found mixed with it.
Instead Of the deep SHOWS, piercing cold
and pinching want, which We read have Wis
tied the eastern portions Of our country
here has been but little snow-the weather
has been mild, 80 that scarcely a week has
passed but the bees have hummed msrrily
about AID the birds have sung; and better
than all our gamers have been full Of wheat
and corn.
To relieve the nonotony Of Tho times,
where no Lightning News is heard, and no
Steam Horse is seen rushing furiously by,
dragging after him his freight of life-ths
old possessors of our soil--ths Pottawatta-
mics have visited Us as they had come up
from their homes in the Kansas to kill deer
on their former hunting grounds. The deer
are ofttn seen here twenty and thirty in a
troop, az We are crossing our wide and fer
tile bottom lands and two more fear
than the rest have during the winter fed in
the timber surrounding our house, often COM
ing to the logs where We salt our cattle, and
with much app trent self possession licking
the at and taking observation. of the prem
Uses. Whether they have come to the same
conclusion that have done, that it would be
nice idea to have high fence surrounding
several acres Of our fine timber and turn it
into park where ssthe deer might bound in
his wildness Free" | cannot tell, but fear
not, as | have seen nothing Of them for two
or three weeks.
But We do not depend alone upon the Pot
tawattamiss and deer for amusement; for
We have calls from some of the many cels-
brated personages who are come to help fill
the embryo cities Of the west and while We
entertain them to the best Of our ability with
our log-cabin fare, in turn find entertain
ment in the fund Of information they may
have t. bestow; or in the city airs which
some of them see fit to put on when coming
scout into the country" leaving as they think
all rein ment and civilization behind.
When our s'Untamable Missouri could
boast bridge Of ice, the Lords of the the Ne
bra<ka soil visited US to buy, beg and steal,
and complain of their Great Father because
he is 20 long in sending the money which is
the price of their lands. And the poor un-
lucky settlers who were 80 unfortunate as to
AXE possession of the land before the FORM
ar owners were removed, sometimes tell US
ruefu! tales of their petty annoyances. The
women are afraid to stay alone, and the men,
,ot afraid for themselves, but for their
lorses aud cattis, most be continually on the
Ilert lest they lose them. The Otoss are
'eally becoming very impatient Of the long
lelay Of Government to fulfil thsir treaty by
sending their money; aud the Pawnees sag
hey will treat when they see the money in
heir hands-but ssAka'' they do not ant to
make bargain and then be obliged to wait
Nth "sick-minds" as long a. their Otos
leighbors have done.
We are not only favored by becoming the
tumble servants of tho crowned heads of
Nebraska, but some of the officials of Ne
raska Legislature, from pure necessity hon
red W with call; and the du!lness of the
lines was not only made sharp by one Of the
sensst north.westers We have had this win.
sr, but by comparing notes with the digni-
aries. This to me Was rich in incident as
i've much, not only to see the acts, but SO
II - possible to know the heart workings
{ the officials Of our nation, that may the
stter be prepared to judge whether it is true,
} have feared that our Government is COR
lpt from he farthest extremities TO the
carts core.
Another great source Of pie ,sure to US, il
} hear the rumbling Of wheels at the door,
i'd the next moment have . bevy of rosy
,aAked snarklinr.eved rirls coma rushing