The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-06-06
BAEABOo. SAUK CO.. Wis, }

-HNV -V!H. 1901.
My DEAR $: cannot refrain from
ccngratulating Yea upon the beautiful new
dress with which YOU have adorned our good
CALIFORNIAN. l rejoice in this evidence Of
your prosperity: fo-, though hundreds Of
miles away. feel as much irteres: in the
staunch craft that bore us two from youth to
manhood. as when side by side VIC laborcd for
It's columns
Even in its old dress, sccdy and worn as it
was. TnE Cs'Eno>iAS. with its good hcm.
look. was the best reminder could have Of
scenes ard friends left behind. But now ii
LOOKS fresh as this May morning. and seems
to reflect in its clear Typography the budding
beauties of Vermont in early Spring time
You must surely remember how often We
used to talk of the time when We should send
forth our paper to its patrons clean and clear
III new type. But the measure Of mv phvsi-
cal endurance was not long enough for that
and It was LEI: for You to carry out our long
cherished design. Success VII act fui! to
crown Your efforts
For myself. the Great West is around ne
From my prairie home can hear the tread
Of the mighty army tina; is co:.!;n,, up from
the East. ard from beyond the sea. to take
possession of tn, Promised Land. 7 have
mere got away from til r,g:a current of I'M
migration. into 4 comparatively calm cidy.
where stand and watch the tide of living
souls that flows Westward. Westward. still ="
Even this State. whose Western boundary is
the Mississippi Rive. contributes largely to
swell TIE population of States vet farther
West. Many families III this County. Who
nave succcS>iyc y moved from New York to
Oh:o, to lndiana, to Illinois, and to Wisconsin.
are how anxious to 90, Or have already gone
20 the frontier settlements in the new Terri
tories. 1t seems that ma: Who has changed
his locality once is generally more ready to
do so again. Indeed. it is no uncommon
thing to find. in any of the new States, men
who always keep little in advance of civil
zaton, and 10 sooner feel the constraint of
neighbors within half an hours ride, than
they sell their improvements for song.
and take up their march for some place where
Their philosophical pursuits will not be dis
turbcd by intrusive civilization bought a
farm OF one OF these men a few days ago.
lie was originally from PENNSYLVANIA, and
had reached his late home by four removals.
lie SAID he had hcttercd his condition each
time and expected to do so again. He is now
bound for Kansas, across the country. lie
travels with two covered wagons. carving
with him his wife, five children, 1.-THE Oldest a
girl Of sixteen or scventeen). and such articles
as they can crowd into the wagons. or as they
will need on the journey. 1t is looked upon
as folly for the man; vet he will doubtless
profit by it. pecuniarily.
At all events think that what is his loss
here. is my gain for he leaves the most
beautiful place in this part of the State, on
which he has spent six years in making i'm
pro'ements that would not compare unfavor-
ably with mos: that YOU will find in Caledo-
MA County. In fact his price was almost
wholly for them, as paid for the land scarce
" more than wild claims are sold for in much
newer localities.
l am persuaded that New Englander
coming West for farm had better look out
fer such chances. The cost and labor ofbuild-
ihs' breaking, fencing, and in many places of
obtaining water, are SO much beyond what he
IS accustomed to that he is extremely liable to
err in Judgment until he has had experience
Another thing: the manner of farming is 50
different from Eastern modes that man Oft
en- makes great blunders when commencing
new that he would avoid were he 70 take an
improved lot. And hence say, if man is
able. let him look out for farm on which
somebody has done the hard work necessary
at first
speak. of course, Of such as desire farm
Tor home, and not at all of those who wish
to buy cheap and then wait till civilization
overtakcs them for speculation. There are
u great many bubbles in this Western coun.
try that will burst ere long. l know case t
IN point. Twelve miles North of this village i
new "el'y has been laid out 1t j. called I