The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-06-18

and with thousands of cattle quietly gfa.
zing on these verdant, soul-cheerine
Islopes, spread out three beautiful prai.
ries, until lost in the distance, far NJ
against the deep blue sky If such as
Kansas, it is truly worthy Of every effort
of the noble freemen to save it from the
shackles of slavery! The sweat of the
slave, nor the prints of masters foot,
should never touch the soil of such 8
country, for such spectacle, would be a,
war with the impressions made of tha,
Great Creator, (who did all things well, J
when beholding this delightful scenery
Ga beautiful stream of clear water) and
81 miles from Chicago, is-certainly a
most delightful place. The river runs
about sixty feet below the general sur
face of the country, with tolerablv bold
but gradually sloping banks. and leaving
valley of level land between the banks
of about one fourth of mile in width, on
which the main part of the town is stu
ated. The surrounding hills are cover
ed thinly with small growth of little
oaks, amongst which are built many OF
the most beautiful private residences l
ever saw, giving the place truly pistu-
rescue appearance. Two railroad bridges
cross the river here, far higher and more
expensive than that at Sandusky. Rock
river, also, affords unlimited water power.
which is not common in this part of Wis
consin. At Janesville, we changed cars
for Milton, eight miles distant, on the
Milwaukee and Mississippi R. r., which
placewe reached in a few minutes. It being
Sunday at Milton, the stores and all
places of business were closed, and
meeting was Just OUT This place is
settled by the sac day Baptists, and the
change, in the short distance of eight
miles, seemed truly strange. The coun-
try between GAINESVILLE and Milton, and
indeed to Whitewater, 12 miles north
east of Milton, is generally oak openings,
with small praires and wet marshes, but
very picturesque. I knop all about at, as
you will soon find out from my story.
These openings" look like apple or
chards at distance, as the trees are
about of the same proportion, and hardly
as close together.
And now comes a different feature of
my railroad travelling. At Milton, the
train we came on from Janesyille, took
the Madison road, leaving one car with
the passengers in it for Milwaukee and
other eastern points on a side track until
the train from the west should arrive,
then the passengers for the east were to
take the two front cars for Milwaukee,
DC, while the two hind cars would take
the passengers for GAINESVILLE, Chicago,
DC. Well, all were ready, as they sup
posed, to go to the places they desired to
reach, at the snort of the iron horse
The signal was given. and off we started !;
but soon number of us found we were
in the wrong place. for the pin was drawn
and we were left on the track, perfectly
still, while away sped the snorting steed
with our trunks, as we looked after him
with no little degree of disappointment
Whitewater, as before stated, was 12
miles distant, and jefferson, which I de-
sired to reach by private conveyance, Is
still further, and it was then 3 O'Clock,
P. M. For the first time in my life had /
been headed by the iron horse, and what
to do was not certain. Well, / looked
over my documents, found | had ticket
to Whitewater anyhow, and that | had 4
hours until sunset, and making that the
hour for arrival at Whitewater, conclu-
ded to start with nay Darn train, hoping to
to t'make time" took my overcoat
and carpet sack, put them or my bag
gage car, took in some water, but no
wood, and started on the track! [ soon
found that the steam was rising, and that
must decrease the speed so, making
sure calculations for connecting, trudged
along After makingt the first eight miles,
saw before my train train coming from
| the east. and to prevent collision, the
effects of which would have been awful,
Ito me) switched off, and let the
ugly, snorting 6aste go by. After few
moments delay, I was again going for
ward at a more moderate speed, as I
feared damage to nay tracks, and, finally,
ahead of time, brought ap at the Depo,
where, to my satisfaction, was safely
stored away my trunk and, more than
all, came in ahead of the train. but not
the one understand that started ahead oil
me it was the one due at midnight !
How I felt next day, you can judge as
well as can tell you. but g brainless u
things like iron horses" need not try
to fool :. this child % in that way again
Whitewater is a mostdelightful village
of about 8. 500 inhabitants, and built on 6
succession of black sand ridges, which
gradually rise above each other as they
lay more distant from the little Lake OF
their east side. It's, in fact, one of ths
/ prettiest places have yet seen. Th,
houses are neatly built and tastefully
painted. all standing back from the street
and surrounded not only by the nativ
scrub oaks, but by many ornamental trees
shrubs and flowers. remained in thi
pleasant Wisconsin village-nothing lik,
which I have ever seen in Ohio-ove
Sunday and left for this place on Monda,
morning, it being l2 miles distant. Th'
stage did not leave till half past 10 A. M
and as I was anxious to take another viey
of the country on foot, / left orders witt
!, the landlord to put my baggage aboar'
and T started over those beautiful. oal
opening hills, and broad. dishfaeed prai
ries, expecting to stop when tired unit
the stage would comeup. Having, how
ever, SO lately been running an oppos't'o
line on the Milwaukee and Mississippi