The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-05-31
A Senator at Home.

week to Impe! US 10 iiaho
ffty odd miles, to visit the shady, cool' seque
tered home of Senator Bingham. Getting q laif
as, :, the morning moderate driving, and
,,..n,v Of water enabled good team to BRING up
a, bis gate at shutdown. The Senator appeared
hale and hearty as ever, cordial and hospitaoie'
anil in a few minutes the dust and fatigue OF the
days jaant were forgotten.
Senator Bingham cul,ivates five hundred acres
Of land. his house being upon the seii'same quar-
ter which he took up twenty-five years ago from
Government. There stand the Old OAKS winch
sheltered his first log cabin, which his cary
oeiclbors for miles around assembled to help HIM
roll mn There is the old well just in the rear OF
il. covered up and disused now, and there staiu
,b,. slde trees rooted from the forest by his own
hand. Though utterly without pretension SEN
a,or Binghan's house is spacious, and IN all parts
and part;cuIars adequate for comfort
Tn. character of the soil is for the most sandy
liam Of a lisht Kind, such as is wont Tor the
most part TO form the lighter kind oil OAK open
;nssp Itis however diversified in some parts
With , heavier and more clayey formations, ana
b.son IN. -iIe a handsome belt OF timber Inc
d.n.nd.nce for water is upon "cat-holeS, which
are ,hickly surrounded by aliers and popiars, III
which the water never fails. These are moi
slightly, but extremely useful
About five hundred iine-wooled sheep, chiehy
fall blooi form the Senator's stock IN that line,
and to his family of some hundred and thirty
.nr;nr lambs. he i assiduous and attentive as
nurse to pair of twin babies.
Some choice neat stock erates the eye OF the
fancy farmer. among which are couple oi iuii
blood Durham cows, brought from Virginia,
=, hull calf of one Of whch, year old was sold on
IN. day of our arrival tor sl0o. The Paternai an
cestor OF this phenomenon we surveyed with great
admiration, but at respectful distance, grazing in
a large field, up to his eyes In feed but casting
AN enduring eye at what was going on about MIN.
We cannot speak of his points except the two
forward and prominent ones, which We partcu-
larry noticed.
In horses. the Senator runs to utility more
than 10 fancy. He works three fine, lofty horse
teams. either capable of walking of TO Detroit
with their forty hundred, or of taking the road
before carringe, at ten miles the hour VI one
of the best of these, We cannot spare the Senator
q good story, if it does touch sore spot. II Is
a noble grey gelding, called "Zack." lack being
in Detroit one day, took the eye Of Hal Emmons,
who loves a good horse. Hal was bound to have
him. The (then) Governor had no idea OF selling
him. but Hal wouldn't have no for an answer,
and the Governor named big price. Hal ciosed'
and the Governor went back to Green Oak, and
told the bows that lack was sold. All counte-
nances fell, for lack was a great favorte. Fl
nally, the eldest son, young man, said, Father
what did you tell Mr.. Emmons about the horse:
Tell him" replied the Governor ''why, told him
he wae kind, of course, and so he is" Did you
say he was kind under the saddle" "Of course
did" well, then you had better ride him. y
Sothe Governor ordered lack saddled, and chang
ing his clothes, started for the Post Office, some
two miles distant, intending to meet his lady at
distant friends, to take tea on his return. Lack
went over, docie as lamb, and started back III
the same order, putting his rider entirely Oft his
guard, until in descending hill, he made three
or four pair of deer-leg., landing the Governor
over his head, splitting his new dress-coat from
waist to collar, and scampering home as if lc
gion of devils was after him. lack has never
changed hands.
Some half.dozen likely colts, sprghtly, bright
eyed, smoOthbuilt little fellows, form the rising
generation Of horse-dom And after all, what l.
prettier than a cean.limbed, active, plump, LITTLE
chap, trying to be horse, with all his might
To US, to our shame be it said, it is all the sam'
whether they are Morgns, or Billy Burtons, o.
what not We like ivvi. .h.;- can,hOls all tn,
same.
Pigs interest some people-we confess they d.
us-there is an independence about them which
We admire-those Suffolk fellows are clean, neat
Imbed fellows, too-and the boar is a quiet
long, going chap, satisfied with little, ant
never squealing-we go in for the Suffolks, AM
90 does the Senator.
There is nothing like taking extra care of poul
try-at least, so We have been told. Here ar
found every variety, from the three-story Shang
haze rooster, who growls fsrociOusly TO save crow
ing. down to the "shortlegged hens" whicl
Justice Shallow ordered Davy to tell Will Coo
70 dress for Falstaff's entertainment. They ar
tfeateu Will SIc1t AiuoucSSs es"o he"NS '"A~ w.
responding liberties. Accordingly, one old her
with high tuft on her head, like an old fashion
ed mob-cap, WAS trying to set on the seat OF
three hundred dollar family carriage, and short
legged pullet had deposited an egg in DR.. Bins
hams buggy, who was on visit.
By the way, that was good story told US b
the Senator, at the expense .: the Doctor. Th
two were coming home from Saginaw, in a cutie
ON the bitteress day Ct bitter winter. The
stopped twenty miles north Of Flint to WARM
performed that duty, got in again, and come o
to Flint. They were half irozen, and everybod
gave WAY for them to warm. They had hard
reached the fire when the Doctor exclaimed, b
thunder, Kin, I've left my overcoat back at tn
cursed tavern" Cool, that-to ride and dri'
twenty miles, of winters night, with the me
curry twenty degrees below Zero, and not miss a
overcoat till the fire was reached.
The Senator's farm is in fine condition, and Il
crops looking in glorious plight. He has twent
five acres Of winter wheat, even as a floor, brea
high, of dark beautiful green, and as thick as
can stand. He is blowing a summer fallow
forty acres, in square form, without stump
stone, q beautiful specimen Of plow-work. tt
.o.~ wes Handsomely nm potatoes inst brcakir