The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-01-02
The Bachelor Homes Of Kansas,

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Early in the spring several thousand excel
lent young men Of enterprise and talent came
to Kansas from noble motives, This was
ioknRly called the carpet bog emigration,
Not having -the iucumhrucc Of families,
they moved readily 20 any part Of the terri
tory which suited their fancy, aud took claims
and settled down II troubles came, they
were on hand to suppress them, 50 that Kan
sas might no longer depend on Missouri for
posse 10 keep the peace,
We have many pleasant acquaintance
among these young men, and have frequent
ly met them IN their Kansas homes, One
We met In the road about seventy miles from
Lawrence, lie Insisted on our visiting his
cabin and taking dinner, We gladly accom-
panied him, llo had beautiful claim-part
timber aud part prairie, with O creek running
through h. and @ small pole cabin without
Fireplace, stove OF floor, The bed was q pile
Of hay in one corner on the ground and 40
Indian blanket, which answered for cloak
by day and bed cover by night
On introducing us into hs cabin, he iny-
ted Ms to sit on his trunk aud excuse him,
while he iran over TO Jims aud borrowed
little -four for dinner am out" said he.
He obtained the flour and commenced max
ing batter cakes, in the meantime cnlcua NJ
ing M with his new mode uf life, aud the
pleasure, attending It, In the first place, the
people we're free and equal, "ft, ragged aud
saucy," and cared for nobody, He had not
-hll bis clothes of for two weeks, and hpd ,-
olaled no custom or fashion Of the rclghbor-
hood. lie had but two cooking utcnsih--a
frying pan and cotIcc-pot, lie did not
know what else he wanted for he was perfect
ly happy, 81 should like mails To come once
ia while though" said hc "for We have had
but one paper since We came here, aud that
is an old y, Y, Tribune which We boys have
read through so often that We know !' by
heart advertisements andall,"
AfIeF eating II hearty dinner. made sweet
by hunger, we lct, wishing our friend health
and prosperity forever. lie was printer, a
scholar and patriot.
Finy miles farther on We heard Of our
friend II. We had formerly known him as
a tall, handsome, gcntlemanIy fellow, with a
dark curly hair, dark eyes, the manners Of Il
Chesterfield, the learning Of scholar, the
skill of an artist lie played the violin TO
perfection, and was the center of attraction
and the soul Of enjoyment wherever he went.
We lmd directions to his cabin, and dpoyc
up before his door, and called to linn by his
name. lie was lying yet rolled up in hn
blanket on,he door, which he had taken
from lis hinges and laid upon two chunks,
for bcds,cad. lie reused up at our call.
aud on being .jokcd about his bcdStcad, he
rs-,'4. Easaa- -laE- -LiS- -ccnnnmX. that j. was
warm weather now, and the door was not
needed to stop the hole in the logs, so he
put it to this use, for the sake Of lying up
higher from the ground We made long
and pleasant visit here. Seating oursclf on
the bed We watched our friend get breakfast
lie was a cold water man, so our rcpasi here
was even more simple than the other. The
only cooking ulcnsil Was a frying pan. The
only article of diet wa, batter cakes made Of
flour and corn meal, with butter and molasscs
The fire place was four or five stones out of
doors, where the fire was kept We took
our tin plates on our laps and ate very
pleasant breakfast. Soon after this was over
two young gentlemen, travellers, rode up, and
cnquircd for vacant claims. lie replied that
nc could give them no satisfactory informu.
ton, the country being mostly taken up. AZ
ter liult conversation, they lcn.
;" did YOU not tell us said We, that there
were several good claims hcrc?"
"lcs, did; but | am keeping them for
families, am sick of this kind Of society.
We old bachelors go around and sisitnne an-
other, and it is perfectly sickcning We see
no signs of lire--no chickens, or dogs, or ba-
bics, creeping around, and it is too lonesome
it is not human to live SO, and am going
Fast"
What! not to leave the country ~
oh no intend to rc'uX. But must
90 East" II
"Ah! yes, understand. There is a star
in the East, and you are going to Worship
Come, own up"
al must go. You see my nice garden and
fine spring and what good will it do me If | .
can have no one to enjoy it with? am go-
ing East and If the girls love me as well as
they used to, shall bring one ofthem home
that is as certain as you live"
81 am glad TO hear that May success and
happiness attend you. Good bye. - Hansas
Herald Of Freedom.
PRENTICE-ISMs.-Prenu wit coruscatcs
in every column of his valuable paper, the
Louisville journal. The following, 4culled
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