The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-02-19
QUEER PICrL GE-TEAT +. V. MAY



In conversation with gentleman whom
we met, as TO the decay Of families with
great names, he mentioned Il neicbbor of
his BY the way Of illustration: and. on nv
expressing a curiosity 10 Zee so marked u
picture OF ob!lvious life, Le kindly offered
while my companions we're called elsewhere
to be my guide rs well rs to furnish an ex
cuse for Il visit! OF course in describing
an incident Of thl. kind, can neither givo
place nor name, so will merely designate
the object Of our curiosity Us Mr.. Y. and
my obhging guide rs Mr.. A.
Furnishing ourselves with sticks as de-
fense against the savage dogs that were
known to guard the prinises, we left the
road and took our way across sev eral ruda-
ly fenced lots, the only access to his dwell
ings, being by thus climbing the rails ani
striking n bee-lne for the distant chimney.
OK the Old famiiy estate we were thus cross
Ing, and which consisted OF 4 hundred acres
or more; no reasonable sum would probably
bay n portion. The preseLt teaaat ard
holder Of the name one of tho most aristo-
cratIc) manages, alter his fashion to Iire
upon 1t, and all he wants Of the remainder
u creation IS - sell Just 80 much Of the
yearly produce Of the estate ~ will furnish
nI'n with Whit he requires Of the un get for
noth'ngab.es OF I.ie--cohee, sugar, wLisksy,
AC., 49,.
Io'!I"o n's. - " 20 '''?."2 o'4 moss cover
ners and in tn" COW yard irrond stood
ragged little drlod up man, Ct perhaps Gftv
'".' u "6s', VA" MS ";;uuI IN ms pockets,
.3 1'"'' d" VI .'''' q '0"!'E u negroes count
y", ''" t'"', ''V', 4.' "",'iy give US
'''' oA'''0e' ~ HF S!ags'sh!y re-
'1', ,i.' "Ii '"'1''tti'" Du' on NIr. Us ln-
W !'s ~ "'d any a!isd aP-
t,nr hS,IP Pae' N"n'0N my lt!' 'I1 hHe" ""s
a,' ,1, 'I'I"', az" "1lcA nc Aa-l
siohr NJ tho ir,a-;nr> ..,,,, 50 - 70 st'
tbo+ w., ,,1,,Id E,',j p - We "T'' "ilsHy 'o'a
sn,v a,,oD rarrantI- o.; a, ','' hoa'e 'he
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for III. n~,,v v,,tta,.,r th, ,:,s5,s = ,eu a1so
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relchs.I tn, Ihr.;.,,I 'I,>' =, NY i'leiin
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with her tas,, a. .or,;a,- ''' tN't''y
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bureau, with a sla,;n, to,, ,,ya -. ,t'-,.
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,,,"'" ,,''i'''' o3HGA near II" 0"or, holding
5''0'' tHc'r"h variety oL cooking UTENSILS