Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-09
GRANT COUNTY HERALD
LANCASTER, WIS, MAY 9. 1857

LANCASTER, WIS, MAY y, 1897
kansas and Missouri Emigration
Fun from the seat Of War
"sosdEer's Return"
Many of our Soung men, Of that age
when adventure is a ruling passion, lately
bid good Jye to home comforts-teIling the
old poman. {mother being obsolete,) that
there's no use in staying here to freeze,
and started for Kansas and Missouri
Many of them are of that happy class who
never worked day if they could help It,
but who are now particularly concerned to
go into country where climate will allow
of their never being idle a day in the ear.
Leaving home and mother with but little
nloney-that little the scrapings of a rel
alive or friend, they put their trust in
themselves whom they never confded in
before, and off for Kansas or some place as
remote. Several of the old boys are also
off on the like boyish brands; though
older in head and ADLER in hand and peck
ct, their design is just about the same;
which is, to work their way through the
summer, make claims to land by the half
section, and return in the ia on their re-
turn report themselves rich in free soil
blow themselves into good credit aud no
toriety-return to Kansas next spring and
find their claims jumped by Border R'y:
fans and Yankee scallawags.
But, the young ones are already return
ing; they can see quicker and deeper into
the milestone, and have already looke,!
through it and seen the elephant. We
are tempted beyond control to ske ;ch some
of their reports for publication.
A gentleman of our acquaintance-a
great talker but VIGOROUSLY scarce in per-
fonmances, writes back from Missouri that
he is out in pockets working at 81 90
per day and paying for board 50 so pc,
day, in order to get money enough to
bring him home; also, that ne Their veg4-
tation or any other greener thing than
himself could be seen on the goth of A
pril; he reports snow, frost and bad wealth
er, want and starvation.
a Young man of Grant County is in
Kansas-one of our easy, lazy ones--haS
always considered himself respectable by
virtue of an uncle who went to the Legis-
lature or the Penitensiary, and his father
vas Justice of the Peace in Pennsylva-
MIA. He writes that his purse is exhaus-
ted-that all the good land is claimed
corn selling at 81 so per bushel--board
81 so per day and wages only 81 3d.
He complains of the weathcr-such per
sons complain of every thing-would com
plain of heaven.
Another complains that he has not had
decent meal nor house to sleep in since
Il
country, and says there are lots of good
fellows there, like himself unable to earn
enough to live.
What a contrast with the letter we have
just read from one who is industrious and |
knows how to work! He says prices are
high, but labor is high in proportion
says the chances for getting claims on
splendid lands are excellent--thinks he can
earn lots of money, break and fence 40
acres BY fall, build house and make a |
fine raise. He says the season is nearly as
backward as in Wisconsin, but this year is
an exception. His kind of men avoid
complaining, are happy and would make
the world Paradise but for the grunbIing
loafers.