The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-09-26
A Letter from Michigan.

forgotten that YOU hra a corr, epondcut in
these parts. bat The pca>an, chit chat winch
enjo! with YOU ever, week jog ny memo
". and of late. ha. not q lit,lc disturbed m,
conscience. for broker. oi 4, ica>; neglected
.. promises.
nave been travelling more extensively.
chiefly in the western parts IL, our beautiful
Pcninsular State. than ever lciur,: and here
let me say iha. those who pas through MicE-
igan upon either he Genital or Southern L.
X. get no correct idea a, Ill oi the soil and
culture Of the State. The Central Road, at-
ter leaving this place for tn Wet. passes
for the most part through pr,mc,Ii forests.
and low wet lands. while on either >i.c, ,>rr-
ciallv on the South. there is a, linc and -,
finely cultivated country - the sun Shine
upon. This part of the St~tc abourd> in
small prairics. which gem the whole region.
of from mile or two to eight miles in cx-
tent, and vary in prices from 500 to >loo pcr
acre.
These of late We're covered with the finest
of whcat;" where the winds of last winter
did not blow off the snow, which, whenever it
did, caused the wheat to wintcr-kill. On one
of these prairies my companion counted some
five hundred wheat stacks (for YOU know the
farmers here never gather their wheat into
barns until after it is thrc>hcd) These
stacks. at a moderate calculation would ave
rage one hundred bushels each. which would
give for that single little prairie not less than
fifty thousand bushels.
Beside wheat there is in many places near
" as much corn, though Indiana is the lame
of corn for the West.
BY the way. this reminds ne Of {. stor,
which somebody tells of Yankee who wa>
travelling through Indiana On horse back
when his Buccphclu> took it into his head t'
depart this life at a most inopport,uc time
for Jonathan: leaving him minus a horse an,
plus saddle. Whcrcupon after sandry in
c.Icctual attempts to sell out. he tried at la>
to "swap. or in western parlancc. to make
dickcr." and relieve himself of his uSc!e>:
"trapS." Now corn. You must know. is th'
peculiar institution of Iloo>icr'iom; an,
at the time OF our story was worth but dime
per bu>hcl. whereas our friend had grow
tall and sharp on ionny-cakc, where corn i
one dollar per bu~hcl. Our pv.ipatcticin in th
meanwhile offered his saddle to fat Oh
IIoosicr, who after due examination offered
him in return for it orc irnIted i"yhtiS T.
ro,n! This took Jonathan all alac> am
not having whcrcwith TO ho~tow SO nue.
hominv. and withal hugely suspicious tha
some "pcsky Yankee trick was at the be,
tom Of it. inStantcr donncd his lucklc>> >,lc
die and has not since been heard from.
Wheat thus far has been selling among L
at prices varying from >;l.lo to Sl.23 pc
buShcl. The knowing ones say that it Wi
be down to Leo.
Among the many interesting things WHO
have of late occurred among us. is Count
Sabbath School celebration. at which tnr1
were present not less than four thouSa
children. Entertainment for body, mind al
heart was amply provided; the day was hca
tifu. and though many of the little OH
must have been fatigucd by the exercises
the dav. all separated with manifest satl>ta
ton and delight, more warmly than ever ;
tachcd to the Sabbath School. 1t Was q be
ter dav for them and for their country tn
many Fourth of July. when all the cl:cu,
stance of martial pomp and racket from
FOUNDERS to fire crackers have free cours
and patriotic old grannies sue the tm'
" for which our Fathers fought and blcd a
died mnny time. Let us have more 81
dav Schools and Sabbath School cclcbratIo
I'D. and We shall do much more to save
Union, and to save what is of more val
than the Union-Libcrty and the tca: ofG
which alone gives worth to the Union. a
upon which alone it can stand.
Our citizens have lately laid the corr
I'll stone of Union School Building viii
when finished will cost from 100000 to s.
OOO And still more recently the Trust
of Kalamazoo College have performed 81
lar services at the foundations of a noble
iGce for a Female College, which it Is ho1
NAV be ready for occupancy during the &C
ing year.
loom Our Presbyterian friends are forming
ond more extensive plans for female education
~.,, the establishment. at this place of a Sem
l,on nv upon the plan of the Mt. 1lolyoke Sc
-, nary. in Massachusetts,. They have sci
,. ed a beautiful site of thirty acres, have
:. g taincd large subscriptions, and proc'
:, drafts for buildings which are estimated
800 900, so that kalamazoo-thc Burr
III citv-when all these projected attract
:. have been added and these facilities for
,,o,r cation are completed, will be the New IL;
the Athens of the West. S.
and
I IN ~ On certain occasion the counsel