Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-05-26

WEDNESDAY, NAY, 28s 1858.
Eaasoraaa Csares

May 18th, 1858.
On sAs morasag of shs I0th iass., y.
wers aToassd from osss arg . rvpossbl
those familiar words to ali travellers b.
Stage, and which are 50 sonoriousIy pro
noanesd By all staga Drivers, aEasssrl
Stage, all aboardp In accordance viii
pFegio0s grsAagensarss, weagOse, pus y
cdr travelling attire, kissed the baby
bade our better bali goodbye, alipysd
into one Of the eOmmodioas Coaches o.
the WssssTa Stage Campahy !, csAak ven
the drivers whip and we we're ofFfrem ths
sSsy Of eur adoption, fEom che plAes
most dear and sacred 10 as--cuF home
On we rolled and soon crossed Mesquite
Grsak; passed tbs the splendid farm q
aouE woEthy citizens, ltohn L, ehiIds, and
were surprised to witness the extensive
improvements whish be has made witEin
the last year. 'Phe farns along sls rouas
70 Gage's Station, psassns promising
sppaakaaoa. 9AaSpriag v heat ana Oats
has already oaYsRed an unusual number
Of acres with fhslF green blades, and in
come places sAaa Ksstern Staple, Indians
Com, was N aAiug It's appearance above
ground. From what we saw we believe
tAAt the farmers in the vicinity spoken of
ss@ determined to cultivate aTasY faas of
land possible, aRd In this respect Old
PottAwattamie County may be said 10 be
eoiipsiag Aszsslf, when compared with
former years. A ride Of an hour and .
half bEaRght as 10 Gagaas ststioa, whefa
we found good warm breakfast in wait
ing to satisfy the demands Of our keen
aPPetites. We were sorry 70 learn that
ear friend Gage eontsmplates st no dis
tAnt day, removing from his present res
ldence. He says that his ehiiaTen must
be educated, and nam might IS we'll
live IL The '.far tosst" ss 10 live where he
does, SO far Is the advantages Of schools
ars concerned. Breakfast over, "all
aboard" salutsd our ears, we sprang into
the Stage and were of for she next Sta
tion. The Stage route passes over as pref.
y a country as ever bIrd few sEer until itl
reaches the bottom land On the Wost Nish-
nabottana rivsE, where the scene changes
from prettyte delightful. Some Of the
farms - this point would be good moa-
elsfor some Of our eastern friends, in
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New YoEk.-,
They beat their book farming all hollow.
Crossing the Niahnabottsna We soan ar
rived at Reeds Station where every thing
looked delightful, The Spring Wheat
and Oats covered has magnificent fields
with coat Of greea, While at intervals
Of three and half feet Zach way might
be seen in aaothsT lisld the Indian Corn
just putting iss blade above ground,
claiming the rays Of old Sol which had
been hid for several days behind cloads
which had drenced the earth with rain.
While tha driver was changing hogses we
took 4 walk into the field, MOI fox the
purpose Of "taking testimony" to be US
cd ia the decision Of the Grasshopper
question bat strange as it may seem, we
dId see q few thousand Of the little hop
psEs bus thea don's mentioH ID, for she j
Editor Of the Clarion might 60 into fts
again The people however are prepar-
ing for them By sowing and planting
much more extensively than any former
years. EAlI aboard,'' and We were of
again for Lewis, in Cass County. Our
route lay over a beautiful country inter
spersed with magnificent farms. We az
rived at Lewis and found that the gen.
ticmauy landlord at the 4, K. Smith
House had anticipated the wants Of the
way faring man by providing sumptu-
Gus dinner which we found smoking upon
tbs table. Lewis is one of ths prettiest
places in Western Iowa and bids faiE to
be a place of much trade.
San aboard" )" brought as again to our
seats IN the coach, and away we rolled
fog Hedges Station. The route passes
through bsaulif ful country for fifteen
miles without house or farm to break
the monotony Of the scenery. We aEEi-
red al Hedge'sand found che young and
old, tina grave and gay Of the country
round about assembled there, which re-
minded as Of those good old days Of our
youth, when our fathers neighbors for
four or FIVE miles around, woald assem-
bic at his house Of Sunday, and pass
d pleasant day in friendly intercourse
and the discussion Of the relative merits
Of yellow and brown legged ehiekens.-
Those we're the days when true happi-
ness was not disturbed with the wrang-
ling of supper tens J" when cast8 in So
eissy were unknown, and it 10 shs Eemsma
bFanee Of those times which makes us
aome times sang in our beautiful and ar
tistic style, "Ths Farmers Iifesis the life
for me-" &c, We'll, We said we were at
Hedges Station, yes we we're st PEEER
HGDCE's, the man who knows as we'll as
any man in the State how to tEeaG his
guests, and his wife and accomplished
daughters can get up 3 supper in doab-
le-quick time, and In q style not surpas-
sed by any Ia the State. ssAll aboard'
--it was dark, but we found our seats,
and the next morning we found ourself
at the Station on Middle River-gos our
breakfast and we're OF again for Winter |
set. We arrived in due time in sight Of
the towR but how to take ltf--thsxe |
was che rub. The farmers have fenced
all the good land for farms, and the poor /
traveller has nothing bat slonghs left for
road. We we're however determined
to tak the town, and like good gsasr-
al began 90 lay our plans, bat as Ii the
case some times with the best of gensg-
ala, we found ouzselF al dead halt IN
about ''fouE feet large" Of blask mud.
We had "shoulassed the responsibility
and take the l0Kn We muss, and at lasAy
by DIM Of good walking, We reached isy
and s4ormsd . dinner table at hotaI
which surrendered at discretion after a
few rounds. We forgot to mention that
our baggage tfain--ths Coach arrived In
due time. GAN aboardn oace more we