The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-03
Letter from Boston.
BosToN. Jan. 9. 1855.

DEAR ST. received your letter few
days since, and am very much obliged
to you for remembering me.
Supposing you wrote those questions
contained in your letter with theexpecta-
ton of receiving candid answers as soon
as possible, take this opportunity to tell
you all about my tour to Kansas and
back. Well, in the month of October, l,
like every one else, was taken with the
western lever; got tired of my business.
which was too confining, and resolved to
90 out to Kansas at once and secure a
farm. 1t was with some difficulty that |
got my friends consent to leave the store,
where | was getting good salary, and
go two thousand mites to settle as farm
er. Perhaps you can imagine what ar
guments it was necessary for me to use
in order to dispel from their minds those
fearful apprehensions of Indians, squat
ters' troubles, cholera, DC, which they
told me l must suffer if | went there. l
had to talk long time before they began
to show signs of a disposition to consent
to my going. availed myself of every
paper that had any information from the
new Territory, and of character calcu-
lated to excite a desire in the minds of
my friends to 60 to that beautiful country,
(as the papers represented it to be. You
may rest assured that l read all such
articles to them with much interest; and
at lastthey gave their consent, which made
me feel like a new man. 1t filed me
with sunshine; my heart bounded with
Joy, and was impatient TO possess the
goodly land. The hours began to grow
longer and the days were numbered, un-
til at last the hour arrived when party
of emigrants were to start for the beauti-
full pralries of Kansas. Having made
everything right with my employer, with
all my money in my pocket, | bid my
friends adieu, took seat in the cars, and
we were on our winding way After
long and rather tiresome journey we
reached Buffalo, where we took passage on
one of those fine steamers which cross
the lake; and after days sail, l reached
Detroit, and left Immediately in the cars
for Chicago. The journey was not very
pleasant. The weather was dry and very
dusty.
We reached Chicago late one night
and went to the City Hotel, which wa
the meanest house ever stopped at
Leaving the next day for Alton in tho
cars. we arrived there and took passage
ON board a steamer for ST. Louis-ths
first time / was ever on the 'sGreat Fa
ther of Waters,'' and the sight pleased
me very much. After sail of twenty
miles down the river we landed on the
Levee at St. Louis. Istopped atthe Cit,
Hotel, took supper, and afterwards a stroll
about the city. As you have been ther'
yourself, it is useless for me to say any
thing further on this subject The mex
day / went on board Of steamer to
Kansas, which we reached In Ave days
| Nv expenses thus far were much NOR
than i expected, and my funds wer'
growing less and less every day, whici
made me feel unpleasant.
Landing at Kansas City, No., | tool
rooms at the Union Hotel, which wa
told, while in Boston, belonged TO tn
Emigrant Aid Company. and that w
could get boarded for Sc 80 per week
After remaining there a few days, to ge
rested. l concluded to square up ami
walk up to Lawrence. Come to settle a
the bar for my board, found that Their
was some difference between paying a
the rate of 81 80 per week and So
which they charged me. / paid tn
money without saying word. KNOWN,
that had been humbugged by the agent
| in Boston, and resolved 10 look Gu
sharper in the future. l have learne,
since that members of our party wer
boarded at reduction from the regula
fare; and the reason of my paying $
much was, because they did not know